December 27-January 9, 2008 (Colorado River TTN, Columbus, TX

January 7 We made our third on-the-road veterinarian visit today. The last time we took Ginger to the vet was Thanksgiving week because I was worried about her eye. Happily, it was a false alarm. Shortly after that she basically stopped eating, no matter what yummy things I mixed up. She was so skinny that I took her in for tests today. Again, everything checked out fine. She has lost almost 2 lbs. in 6 weeks so we have to get something figured out. Anyway, here is a plug for the very competent, caring Dr. Marne Baird of Fulshear Animal Clinic in Fulshear, TX! In this picture, Ginger is 2 inches away from the furnace vent, trying to get warm.

January 3, 2008 We settled in here near Columbus, TX at the Colorado River Thousand Trails park a week ago. This is one of our favorite parks. The deer really do roam free and show up in herds at about 8am and 4pm daily. If you enlarge the picture, you will see the deer that Chris, Bella, Erin, Ray and Josh are watching. As we were leaving Brookshire on the 27th, the refrigerator door fell off, and we are still in a make-do mode. No fix possible until we visit an authorized service center and it will be another week until we are close enough. Good incentive to start eating healthier for a New Year's resolution. It is possible to get into the refrigerator, but rarely worth the effort.

We spent New Year's Eve with Erin and family, playing games and having that last good food of the year!