DAY 1: Our 3-Month Goals......

July 1, 2010 - Wichita Falls, TX

Hello from Wichita Falls, Texas!!  On The Road Again.........

We are at the end of DAY 1 of our 2010 Road Trip and thought you might like to see what our goals from the next 3 months are:

1)  Chuck's goal is to follow the Cool-Weather Weathermen.  Yes, you heard me right; we are going only where the weather is nice and coooooollll........wherever that turns out to be!

2)  We (actually, just Liz) are in search of the "perfect" Goodwill store.  I'm going to check out every Goodwill Store in every town we go to and pictures will be sure to follow, so this should be lots of fun (wish you were with me, Sissie!).

3)  Murphy is in search of a replacement for his Senator McCain doll.  He got him last year while we were in Colorado and, well........., let's just say Senator McCain made it out of Vietnam a lot healthier than he did Murphy's toybox.  After finding rain-soaked pieces of McCain in the yard after being mowed over by Chuck, and after the neighbor's dog, Uno (don't deny it, Uno!), knawed off one of his legs last year, Obama simply refused to pay for any more surgery due to McCain's age.  So, a replacement is being sought after.

4) Kruger, the 1-Clawed Cat, is in search of a new family.......she wasn't too happy about being forced to  go on this trip.

Now, not meaning to sound negative or anything, but here's the things that went wrong today:

1)  For some reason, we have no dash air.  Not sure why; but we're hoping in a few days, we won't need it anyway.....you know; we're in search of cooler weather!

2)  A few months ago, we purchased an electronic Tire Sensor for our anniversary gift to each other (bet you didn't know that  your 13th anniversary is "Tire Sensor" metal year, did ya??).  After going about 2 miles....yes, I said 2 MILES from home, the thing is beeping its fool head off and driving me CRAZY, so we pulled over and rechecked the tire pressure manually which turned out to be fine.  I see a new anniversary gift in my future......

3)  How is it I can drive this tank through downtown Dallas without a hitch, yet I get lost every time I come to Wichita Falls, Texas???  Errrrrrrr.......

4)  Oh ya, I almost ran over a bicyclist...a stupid bicyclist.  While avoiding the bicyclist, I "might" have run a few on-coming cars into the ditch............stupid bicyclist!

So, there you have it.  End of DAY 1 of our 3 month Road Trip.  Tomorrow is a LOOOOOONG day on the road heading to Raton, New Mexico.......