Day 5: RV Living

I'll start Day 5 with a quote from our friend, Thom:

Remember, $411.00 to pay for the Vet.
Having Prince Ricky back in your arms.....
PRICELESS!

Thom is so right. I awoke at 8am to a very happy Ricky ready to eat. He and Cookie downed their yummy food and bounded outside for a piddle, barking at everything in sight. I'm so grateful he's ok. He's really back to himself. I hope he can now enjoy the trip as much as Cookie has.
After feeding the kids, I made my coffee and faffed around on the computer. The wind started picking up and our awning was beginning to cave in. When we set it up the previous night, we forgot to wind one of the latches and it was blowing all over the place. I had to wake up the Lord and we were able to fix it all.
Breakfast consisted of eggs for me and a lovely diced ham sandwich for the Master. Cookie was very observant and helpful during this process. We left on the switch for the water heater, which uses a pilot light to warm the water. The mix of leaving the heater on a bit longer than we should, followed by the wind outside, concluded with a loud alarm: we set off the carbon monoxide alarm. Well, now we know it works. We ventilated the RV and the alarm calmed down. Note to self: do not leave the water heater on all day.
Today was my first day at attempting the RV shower. Rob's been in there twice. I have been a fan of the showers on site because they are bigger than our bathrooms at home and the water pressure, along with HOT water, is complete heaven. However, it was REALLY chilly outside today and I didn't feel like walking over to the shower area and walking back with wet, albeit clean, hair. Since our adventure with the water heater left us cold, haha, I decided to use the RV shower and risk having a chilly one.
The shower is in a tiny stall in the back of the RV with the toilet. The most you can do back in this closet is turn around. There isn't even room to sneeze. I pulled the privacy curtain by the bed so I could change outside of the closet and took the chance in the shower. It was me, the shower and a bottle of Herbal Essences. I was blessed to have HOT water! It really wasn't that bad, as long as you aren't in there for a half hour like some British folk I know. As long as you are just cleaning and toweling off, it is very doable.
The afternoon began with my soap opera, Days of Our Lives. I found it on our portable black and white and I am on vacation. So, I watched it with a feast of chips and a peanut butter sandwich.
Rob started putting our pictures online and added my blogs to it. You can visit our blog, complete with this stuff and piccies of us at:
http://lordandladyofthemanor.blogspot.com/
It looks really great and the pictures will give you a good idea of what life is like so far. We'll take more of the inside of the RV soon.
I took the kids for a walk halfway around the lake. The wind was still going and I didn't want to walk headfirst into it, so I just went for a short walk. Actually, I was pulled by SuperCookie and SuperRicky. She has really been enjoying this lifestyle all along, sniffing, barking, pooping. Now that Ricky is back in the game, he is enjoying it just as much. I'm not used to being pulled by two dogs that weigh less than thirty pounds combined, but today I was. There were just too many bushes to mark and too many blades of grass to sniff.
This evening's dinner was yummy. Rob made soup on the stove. I made a salmon dip (none for you Thom!) and made Rob and I salad. We watched some of the Office TV Show, BBC version.
Tonight's main event is curling up and watching "Mr. Deeds", maybe with brownie dessert. It's just too cold tonight for a fire, so we might do that tomorrow.
So far, we are doing well. Cabin fever set in a bit for me today, only because it's hard for me to relax and actually enjoy my vacation. Having Ricky better is making a huge difference. I'm so grateful.
Love to you all,
Lady B