All's Well That Ends Well!

 We - or I should I - was not ready to go home so we decided to stay Monday and then Tuesday and then Wednesday!

It's been such a blessing to be here and it ended up being a full week!

Loving all the flowers.....

My rosemary is thriving!

I love that herb and use it often - even making bouquets of it since I dearly love the fragrance.

The kitties are enjoying themselves and play hide-and-seek nearly every day.

I break an egg and mix it up really well before setting it down for them to enjoy.

If I don't mix it up - they just eat the yolk. Mixed up - they eat it all.

Louis Dean didn't mind staying and that made me happy.

He spent several hours dragging dead tree limbs to the front yard that Dean had arranged for him to use for firewood.

 Plus Dean loaned him a 'gator' cutter and this kept his dad busy for more than a day AND we enjoyed several campfires.

When I woke up Wednesday morning, I saw what I thought was a frog - or a rat - or a mouse.

In fact, it was a baby bunny!

He stood motionless in front of the kitchen sink cabinet.

I have no idea how he got in the camper because when I took him outside and released him, his back legs were so wobbly I thought he may be injured.

He disappeared under the front deck where we knew rabbits live.

Did one of our cats bring him in? There's three steps up from the front room into the camper and no way he could have come in on his own.

Tabitha would be my first guess as who could have escorted him in.

As it turned out.....I did not see Tabitha on Wednesday. At ALL!

It's like she disappeared!

I spent most of Wednesday in the girl bunk as I woke up not feeling well at all.

Louis Dean and I both looked for her all day and evening and on Thursday morning. We checked all the deck boxes and anywhere she could have gone and be trapped. Under the sofa area in the camper. In all the nooks and crannies of the camper, front room, bathroom and Louis Dean's work room.

Bottom line - we left the camper with one cat!

We assumed she got out and either ran away or met her demise since there are coyotes and all sorts of predators in the country.

Dean and Sherry both assured us they would keep a look out for her and if they spotted her - put her in the front room which had a litter box, water and food OR in the camper where there was the same.

To cheer us up we stopped for BBQ at Joey Victorian's place.

The food was delicious....

We ate every morsel and will eat there again on our next visit to Mart!

He was featured in Season 2 of Netflix Barbecue Showdown.....

Poor Samantha! She kept looking for her sister.

I admit I did too, unreasonably.

The reason we came home on Thursday was because I had an appointment with my eye doctor on Friday. Good news...my macular degeneration has not progressed....but the cateract in my left eye is ready for surgery.

Sherry called to check on me that evening and told me she and Dean had found Tabitha - safe and sound! Long story short - while they were down at our place listening for and calling for her - they heard a faint 'meow.' They finally found her wedged into a basket under the bakers rack in the front room by the camper door. HOW she got in there was amazing and then once she squeezed in - she could NOT get out!

Sherry had to move gallon jugs of water and several pairs of mud boots plus other debris to get to her!

Praise GOD and thank you, Dean and Sherry!!

It was Saturday night dinner and movie with Ilene and my heart was so much lighter!!

We had homemade hamburgers and chips with baked beans for dinner and had a really good time.

Although next week we hope to find a more light hearted film.

I watched church online Sunday morning and we were dressed and ready when Amber came to pick us up after church.

It was such a blessing to have her drive us down to meet Dean and Sherry in Hillsboro.

We had lunch at Lone Star Cafe and enjoyed visiting together.

Together again!!

I know it's been a week since my last jornal entry and I do have more to say but I'll save it for the next entry....