Our New Addition

This is our newest addition. This is Otis. He is a six month old Brussels Griffon.

He is a little bashful right now.

It is taken everyone a little while to get use to the new kid.

Making Interior Changes

We have very busy making some small but comfortable changes to the fifth wheel. The first thing was removing the ugly flower border that was pasted throughout the trailer. We want to add some personality to the trailer. We want it to reflect who we are. This will soon be our home.

BEFORE

We have removed the sofa bed that was so uncomfortable to sit on. We have replaced it with a studio sleeper sofa we found at World Market. The arms come up to make a love seat. We have decided to leave the arms folded down because it makes a really nice large sofa. it fits perfect in front of the rear window and does not interfer with the slide when we bring them in for travel.

The cushions and pillows came in one color WHITE. That would not be practical with our four legged kids. Our good friend has recovered the cushion and pillows with a denim and brown fabric. It turned out really beautiful. We are so lucky to have such a talented friend.



AFTER

We have moved the recliners where the sofa originally sat. This makes for more comfortable viewing of the TV. The recliners will be replaced soon as well. Neither of us like the recliners that are in there now. They just aren't very comfortable.

We have removed the sides of the window valances and recovered them in a stamped faux leather material. It has been a lot of work, but it has been worth the effort. Now it feels very cozy!

Christmas 2008 in Bossier City LA

This has been a fast and furious year. It was time to kick back and enjoy a little leisure time.

We decided we would spend Christmas Eve in Bossier City, LA.

My youngest sister, her husband and Mom went with us. We left Christmas Eve morning and drove to Bossier.

We made reservations at the Horseshoe Casino. We visited all the casinos. Everyone had a great time.

We drove home Christmas afternoon.

Road Trip through Mena Arkansas

We woke up this morning and decided to drive to Mena, AR to take in some of the fall colors. Wow, what a beautiful drive. The drive was relaxing and the colors were outstanding.

This was our first trip to Mena. It has to be the perfect time of year for the drive. The weather was cool and the colors of fall were everywhere. The trees were showing their fall wears of copper, brass, golds and reds. The view from the lookouts were awesome. The country side looked like a giant quilt done in patch work colors.

We took our time and drove the mountains and stopped at all the lookouts. We shot plenty of pictures and enjoyed the cool autumn day. We left the Mena area and drove over into the Broken Bow area of Oklahoma. We stopped for dinner and arrived home a little after six.