R.I.P. Typsy Gypsy

Just talked to Katie. They are going to stop at a motel in Visalia. She has had a 12 hour day -- and a bed full of wet sheets. She has changed the trailer's name from The Typsy Gypsy to The Soggy Bitch.

Still plan on meeting at Peggy Sue's tomorrow.

The Wrath Of Grapes

I just talked to Katie. She left Lewiston this morning and she is near Williams, CA. Glad she got some cute pictures of the trailer before she left. It poured rain all morning and as she drove, the paint peeled off of the trailer. The grapes blew completely off of the front. The back window leaked and soaked her bedding.
She is going to our Sister friend, Connie's house in Lodi and try to cover the back window in plastic. Hopefully, the bad stuff is out of the way!

Katie's Trailer Is Done! Introducing The Typsy Gypsy

Where in the hell is Tybee Island?

I am really excited and scared. I am heading to Tybee Island, Georgia, with 3 of my favorite friends. We are driving across country to meet up with 70 other Sisters On The Fly, for a week of cocktail parties, good food, and cornhole toss.
We have known about this trip for almost a year -- and none of us is ready! We are meeting at Peggy Sue's Diner, in Yermo on Friday, March 25th. We plan on spending the first day in Oatman, AZ and then heading east on the 40. We hope to see a lot of old Route 66, Dollywood, Graceland, Savannah, The Jack Daniels Factory, Edisto Island, etc... I think we are insane for doing this when gas is probably going to hit 5 bucks a gallon. The other 3 women keep pointing out the fact that this was my bright idea. If I had known where Georgia was, I probably wouldn't have suggested it. I thought it was somewhere near Texas!
I figured out how to put pictures on this blog from my iPhone, so I hope you'll check back and see where we are along the way.

Giddy Up 2010

These are the pictures (so far) from my trip. I am in Morgan City, LA. We took a plantation tour yesterday. It was fascinating. So weird to be in the slaves’ quarters. You realize what a horrible existence it must have been.

I haven’t labeled all the photos yet, but the pictures of the tow truck are when my friend Janet broke down in Tucson. We ended up leaving her there waiting for a part. She got it fixed and then the alternator went out. They fixed that and then she broke down in New Mexico. Her husband, Larry flew in and they got it fixed and then it broke down AGAIN in Kerrville, TX. Janet is a trooper and she is an hour away. She only lost a couple of days getting here, but it’s been a rough road!!

The dress up photos are from our Scarlett O’Hara party. The party and the food were awesome. They had a great Cajun band and it was so much fun!! Another Anita from Georgia (I am Yankee Anita) put on the event with her friend, Karen. Everything has been top notch – the food, the tours, the fun….everything! We haven’t even done the swamp tours and Bourbon St. This has really been the vacation of a lifetime and I would’ve never gotten to do all this stuff without Anita and Karen!!!

I am on a trip to Louisiana to meet 100 Sisters On The Fly. I am at a KOA in San Antonio right now. We met up with some Sisters. We started our caravan with 4. One of the Sisters in our original caravan is my friend, Janet. She left her home Wednesday to meet us in Blythe. She (and her wonderful husband Larry) have been working overtime to get her trailer ready for the trip. She got a late start and got a stinking speeding ticket on the way to Blythe. We left Blythe Thursday morning and got to the last exit in Tucson and her car died. It was 4:00 and (LONG story short) we stayed at an RV park where they were so nice to us and we played Bingo and they fed us dinner. We thought the story was over and the part had to be overnight shipped to Tucson. We hated to leave her there, but felt comfortable with the wonderful people at the RV park.

Bless her heart……..(still condensing the story, believe it or not) they got the part and then the alternator went out. She got that fixed and FINALLY got on the road yesterday (Saturday). She called us last and she had broken down again!!!!!!!!!!! She was in a dark, scary part of Arizona and she was limping along to the next exit. I feel so bad and I know her husband feels bad also.

I guess her trip is officially over.

Rare Egyptian Cat Collection

This is Munchie -- who belongs to my vet, Dr. Haddock. I was pet sitting him last night and looked up and luckily had my camera. He reminds me of "E.T." when he was hiding with the stuffed animals.