UPDATE: THE CAT WHO CAME FOR CHRISTMAS IS REUNITED

 Currently in Kerrville TX (Low 48 Sunny and Warm High 82)

As you know in late-December we added Probie, The Cat who came for Christmas.

http://bobandjotravelblog.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-cat-who-came-for-christmas.html 

 

Probie gets some toys and goes on first car ride.

 

http://bobandjotravelblog.blogspot.com/2023/01/what-have-we-done-part-1.html 

 

Probie gets enough toys for 740 sq ft (Raymore MO) even though we live in 400 sq ft (Kerrville TX).

http://bobandjotravelblog.blogspot.com/2023/01/you-would-think-we-live-in-740-sq-ft.html 

Probie is reunited and it feels so good (we hope). With the changes in the park the family that thought Probie and her twin were their cats, even though Bob and our neighbor were the only ones feeding them, left a couple days. Whenever Probie saw her twin outside she made the strangest noise. We talked to the neighbor who couldn't keep the twin so we adopted yet another cat. Keeping the NCIS theme, meet LJ (short for Leroy Jethro).

 

The introduction didn't go as well as we had hoped. It was quite the shock for LJ to go to a new place being an indoor/outdoor cat and then be confronted by a mirror image that was immediately in his face and now and indoor only cat. We split them up the first night so LJ could gain some familiarity and confidence in his new surroundings. That worked out pretty good but Probie decided she had 2 months of playing with her twin to catch up on and wanted to play, play, play, sometimes a little rough. This overwhelmed LJ so we had to keep an eye on them all the time. For the first few nights Bob had LJ in the bedroom and Jo slept on the recliner downstairs with Probie. It is getting better each day so we hope to remove the isolation protocols soon. We are seeing more times when they can be together w/o playing.

We'll keep you posted on the twins as they adapt to each other and the journey to/from Raymore Missouri twice a year.

 

Till next time,

 

Bob and Jo

UPDATE: UPDATE ON WHAT HAVE WE DONE, PART 2

Currently in Kerrville TX (Low 51 Very Warm with Clouds and Sun High 83)

 

We met the new owner group when they came around and had us sign leases. They seemed nice but were vague on what improvements they might be considering. The only thing that is certain is that the monthly rent is going to go up $50/month beginning March 1st. Certainly expected and as far as we are concerned doable.

 

The new owners are being more stringent with the rules as reflected in the lease and some have chosen to leave already. Others are cleaning up their sites which is good to see.

So far so good, we'll keep you posted as we learn more.

 

 

Till next time,

 

Bob and Jo

YOU WOULD THINK WE LIVE IN 740 sq. ft.

 Currently in Kerrville TX (Low 28 Snow Late This Morning High 35)

Our Kerrville Texas homestead is a 400 sq. ft. RV and you would think we were living in 740 sq. ft. like our place in Raymore Missouri as we have added way too much toys and stuff for our kitten. 

Before we got Probie we had already gotten rid of our sofa sleeper in the RV because the brown pleather had severely peeled off and it look disgusting. That left room in the corner for a cat tree, shown here during Christmas. 

 

We also added a lot of other toys like the flopping fish shown in an earlier posting and balls to chase and a cat scratcher pole.

 

Her new favorite is a tunnel that she will sprint through chasing a feather wand and even falling asleep.

 

Probie does have a weird obsession and that is the sink where the faucet running water on her doesn't seem to faze her.

 

We plan to carry some of her favorite toys back and forth with us and will have some duplicates in both places. There will be certainly more room in the Raymore apartment so having more room will be interesting.

Till next time,

Bob and Jo

UPDATE: WHAT HAVE WE DONE, PART 2

 Currently in Kerrville TX (Low 31 Times of Clouds and Sun and Wind High 55)

The complex that we are staying at (restaurant, RV park, owner's house) has been sold. We really only have this fact, everything else is rumors. When we hear more we will let you know.

Till next time,

Bob and Jo

WHAT HAVE WE DONE - PART 2

 Currently in Kerrville TX (Low 45 Breezy and Mild with some Sun High 71)

A potential wrinkle has come up with our plan to leave the RV parked in Kerrville and spend the winters in Kerrville and summers in Raymore Missouri. The park that we are at is up for sale and we just traded in our truck. Can we tow the 5th wheel with our new SUV?

 

 

Bob has researched options online.

 

 

Do you think either of these would work? 🤣

 

Of course there were rumors circulating about the sale. The first one we heard was that the new potential owners were closing the park and redeveloping the area. As you can imagine that rumor was very disturbing to us since we no longer have the truck to move the RV. 

 

Our plan was to sell the RV after a few years of winters here and summers in Raymore but this may change those plans.

We'll keep you posted!

Till next time,

Bob and Jo

WHAT HAVE WE DONE - PART 1

 Currently in Kerrville TX (Low 42 Partly Sunny and Very Warm High 79)

Subtitled: What have we done?

As you know we have a kitten named Probie. We had forgotten how much energy a 8 week old kitten has. We have bought a lot of toys to keep her entertained the latest being the flopping fish shown here.

 

 

At first she was a little frightened of the fish but is now pouncing on it activating the flopping feature. She carries it around and then flips it up in the air. In other news Probie had her first ride in the car and seemed to do OK.

 

 

We did this before her first visit to the vet to get her acclimated since she will be going back and forth with us to Raymore Missouri twice a year. 

 

Subtitled: Getting used to our new SUV 

Just a quick note about driving our new Hyundai Tucson. After over 13 years of driving a one ton pickup we got used to the acceleration and braking of that vehicle. The very first time both of us drove the SUV you would have thought we were driving a manual stick transmission for the first time. We both pressed the accelerator and lurched forward then applied the brake in panic and we lurched forward as the brakes are so much better and stopped us fast. Took a few drives to get used to the sensitivity of the accelerator and brakes.

 

Till next time,

Bob and Jo

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 Currently in Kerrville TX (Low 42 Partly Sunny and Very Warm High 79)

 

May God's blessings surround you each and every day of the year!

 

Just a quick note about driving our new Hyundai Tucson. After over 13 years of driving a one ton pickup we got used to the acceleration and braking of that vehicle. The very first time both of us drove the SUV you would have thought we were driving a manual stick transmission for the first time. We both pressed the accelerator and lurched forward then applied the brake in panic and we lurched forward in the seats as the brakes are so much better and stopped us fast. Took a few stops and gos to get used to the sensitivity of the accelerator and brakes.

 

So if you see a video online of a white SUV lurching and bucking it just might be us.

Till next time,

Bob and Jo