After feeding and walking the 6 girlz this morning, we headed east from El Pitto (oops I mean El Paso) Texas. The only thing worse than the hundreds of miles of sagebrush and flat dessert were the horrible stickers that hurt like hell when they get you. Walking the girlz was difficult and it didn't help that I chose to wear sandals with no socks. How smart is that?

The same scenery went by the window mile after mile after mile. Then, about three hundred miles into today's trip, flat topped hills began to appear in the distance and sagebrush gave way for some kind of yew thingies. The hills grew closer and the vegetation grew denser. We began to see more and more critters and the Texas road kill zoo kept us entertained trying to figure out what strange animals lay by the side of the road. Some look more like aliens than animals.

We saw three little wild piggies that were very cute and lots of deer. The piggies were close to the road but still among the living roadside zoo animals and, hopefully, will stay that way.

Those flat top hills drew closer and soon we were traveling up and down the hills. Prairie fever subsided and we actually saw a few trees!

We went hundreds of miles with no emails (OH THE HUMANITY!) because no internet connection. Then, finally, about 520 miles behind us for the day, I heard the familiar thunder sound telling me emails were rolling into my computer! The day was saved. With emails and internet connection, we searched for a campground (not a Wal-Mart in sight for many more miles). Mel was tired of driving and the natives were getting restless so we stopped just outside of Kerrville, Texas for the night.

About halfway into the trip today, Josephine insisted she had to potty NOW! Mel stopped at the next rest area but all the spaces were full. He pulled over on the gravel but the road tipped a LOT to one side. I thought we were going to roll it! I heard crashing and banging and drawers flying open. I yelled that it was all Mel's fault (which of course he loved hearing. He always loves it when I nag him or blame him :). JUST KIDDING MEL! We cleaned up the mess and some bracket under the front left side of the Global Warmer broke. That made me nervous but Mel said it was nothing. I asked him if that meant that bracket was just for looks (sarcastically of course). He loved that comment too BTW.

So after all that, Josephine was lying. She didn't have to go potty; she just wanted to stretch her legs and look around.

Dinner eaten and dishes done, I opened the cabinet with the vitamins, etc. to get Isabella's pills. Evidently, everything really shifted when we nearly rolled it so when I opened the door, two LARGE bottles of pills came flying out and hit the floor, shattering and sending pills everywhere! What a mess!

Now off to bed to dream about sagebrush and stickers.

Helen & The Girlz (Mel too)