The ultimate camping trip was the Lewis and Clark expedition. ~Dave Barry

Charlie took Rhody back to the vet last Wednesday and, as expected, Rhody was given a clean bill of health. He now has the complete run of the house and is free to use any litter box he wants.

Kaci and Rhody in Sheila's kennel
KOA Kampground

It didn’t take him long to start spending some of that energy that he couldn’t use in his room. At first, Jonesie and the twins welcomed Rhody back into their world. But, soon their enthusiasm wore out. Jonesie does like the fact that he’s not getting clawed in the face by Rhody when they wrestle and play.

Rhody still has antibiotics to take through Monday evening. I’m going to make sure he gets all of them too.

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Charlie and Sheila

We decided to take our RV and spend Friday and Saturday night at our local KOA Kampground. I had received an email from KOA and some of the campgrounds were giving a free night. If we stayed Friday and Saturday night there, one of the nights was free. We couldn’t afford to miss a free night at the KOA.

Of course, we took our dog, Sheila, the twins, Jonesie, and Rhody. Rhody had never been in the RV while it was moving and we were anxious to see if he was going to be a good traveler, like the twins and Jonesie are.

Kaci (I know it's her because she's wearing a pink collar)
Jason wears a blue one.
When you have twins, it's hard to tell who is who

We went to the campground around 3:00 on Friday afternoon. It is not far from home, so the ride wasn’t bad for the cats. Sheila was with me in the car and Charlie had the cats with him in the RV. He said they were all as quiet as mice.

Rhody, catching a few rays

That afternoon and evening, they settled right in and did what cats normally do.......sleep. Then they played at night while we watched our Netflix movie.

The next morning around 6:00, the sound of crows cawing woke us up. It sounded like there were hundreds. They were in the tall trees on the hill above the campground. I didn’t know that crows could make so many different noises.

After breakfast, Charlie and I went home to check on the other cats. Mr. Creme and Lexi were fine. They wanted to go outside for awhile so we let them. Ellie, Jezibel and Debby were also fine. They were asleep and didn't really change their positions much while we were home.

When I got the mail, I saw a card addressed to “Master Jonesie Walker Bell”. I knew right away that it was a birthday card from our friend in Virginia, Jan. I don’t know how she remembers all of our cats’ names (even middle names) but, also their birthdays. In fact, I think she remembers their names better than I do.

Jonesie

Jonesie was a year old on Thursday, the 15th. We had seen Jan when we were in Virginia last May. Of course, Jonesie was with us and he was a big hit with everyone who met him. But, for Jan to remember that he would be a year old this month is amazing.

We started calling Jonesie “The Yearling” and since Rhody is six months old now, he is “The Halfling”.

Mr. Creme and Lexi came back inside before we went back to the campground. We like to "camp out", but it’s nice to be able to go home and check on things too.

We had a nice afternoon back at the RV. I found that when I am in the RV on a Saturday afternoon and I feel sleepy, I’ll take a nap. But, at home, I won’t take the time because I can always find something to do. The nap felt good.

Afterwards we took Sheila out for a long walk. We enjoyed it, but she is just as happy to curl up inside of her kennel and sleep. She is really a lazy dog.

Charlie and Sheila

We sat outside for awhile. The cats were at the door looking out, watching the people go by, some walking their dogs. A couple strolled by. The man was carrying a little dog and the woman was pushing a stroller which contained a big cat. I guess we’re not the only crazy people who take their pets camping with them.

This morning we were awakened at 6:00 by the crows in the trees squawking and trying to get their day organized. When they finally did, they flew around and some landed in the park and walked around like inspectors, checking the campsites. Our cats were watching every move.

More later..........