After a few phone calls in the morning, we settled on moving to the Sunny Side Stables in Corpus Christi, which is also the PeeWee Pet Adoption orphanage, a no kill animal shelter with hundreds of pets, mostly dogs, looking for a new home. Proprietor Ernie generously didn't ask for a fee, she simply asked for an appropriate donation. She found us an open paddock and a place to park the RV way in the back, which was a lot quieter than near the front, so we were grateful. I ran out to the local feed store for an extra bale of hay to get us through the weekend. It was a warm day in the 80's, and the forecast is for colder, windier days for the rest of the weekend, so our original plan was to go right back out and ride today, but Hubby decided we needed to finish some repairs and cleaning chores before the new year, so that's what we did for the rest of the day, though we stopped by 4:00 to start our New Year's celebrations. Spent the evening watching movies, munching and drinking, finishing the evening with a bottle of sparkling wine which we opened when the East Coast rang in the new year and was finished by the time the fireworks started here in Corpus Christi. For some reason, our big dog Marina was very bothered throughout the evening, behaving uncharacteristically needy, jumping in my lap a few times, which was very unusual for her (and rather crushing on me, she weighs 75 pounds!). I can only think it was all the explosions and shooting that was going on around us, but it's never bothered her like that before. I hope it's not anything more than that, we'll know soon enough tomorrow when all the bangs will be over. Late night, and really looking forward to another year of freedom on the road!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Friday, December 31, 2010 - Move to the Sunny Side Stables
After a few phone calls in the morning, we settled on moving to the Sunny Side Stables in Corpus Christi, which is also the PeeWee Pet Adoption orphanage, a no kill animal shelter with hundreds of pets, mostly dogs, looking for a new home. Proprietor Ernie generously didn't ask for a fee, she simply asked for an appropriate donation. She found us an open paddock and a place to park the RV way in the back, which was a lot quieter than near the front, so we were grateful. I ran out to the local feed store for an extra bale of hay to get us through the weekend. It was a warm day in the 80's, and the forecast is for colder, windier days for the rest of the weekend, so our original plan was to go right back out and ride today, but Hubby decided we needed to finish some repairs and cleaning chores before the new year, so that's what we did for the rest of the day, though we stopped by 4:00 to start our New Year's celebrations. Spent the evening watching movies, munching and drinking, finishing the evening with a bottle of sparkling wine which we opened when the East Coast rang in the new year and was finished by the time the fireworks started here in Corpus Christi. For some reason, our big dog Marina was very bothered throughout the evening, behaving uncharacteristically needy, jumping in my lap a few times, which was very unusual for her (and rather crushing on me, she weighs 75 pounds!). I can only think it was all the explosions and shooting that was going on around us, but it's never bothered her like that before. I hope it's not anything more than that, we'll know soon enough tomorrow when all the bangs will be over. Late night, and really looking forward to another year of freedom on the road!
