Oh where, oh where can it be??

So, if you look real closely, you'll see Dad taking something out of the truck.....and, what? No camper? Where is the camper? Oh where, oh where could that camper be, oh where oh where could it be??? You have to sing that......

But I digress....yet again. I must go back to the start of the day....Monday. We all got up pretty early and were all packed and out of the house by 6:08 AM. Mom had wanted to get an earlier start than that, but she slept in. Dad and I did, too, so big deal. It's a vacation, right? We tried to be very quiet and CAT wasn't anywhere around, so I got to be quiet, too.......until they put me out in the backyard so I wouldn't get in the way while they packed the truck and I was sure they were going to leave me behind so I barked. How else was I supposed to remind them that I was there and needed to be remembered?? Ya know what? It worked!! Mom was right there to shhh me, but she put me right in the truck so I felt MUCH better ! Whew! I know I woke Aunt Susie up, but it was almost time for her to get ready for work anyhow. And Uncle Dick's a real softie, so he wasn't too mad, I'm sure.

Well, anyhow, we got on the road and everything was going very well. We stopped for lunch at a truck stop and I got to meet a very nice man and lady who were on their way to Alaska!! They had a bigger camper than we do, but we're not going that far, so it's OK. Mom and Dad played a game of cards while they had lunch, and I just had that old dried food. I got in big trouble last night when I helped myself to one and a half raw hamburgers.....they were on the counter, real close to the edge, and I was sure they were for me, so I just helped myself! I was hungry! Dad put me in my kennel after that one.......but I got him back.....I farted all night....really nasty, smelly ones.

After lunch, we got back on the road, and all of a sudden the sky got dark and the wind began to blow and the rain began. Mom kept looking for funnels...I'm not sure what those are, but she didn't see any. We were in Illinois by that time, and just beyond Chicago. Everyone slowed down a lot and we thought we might have to pull off to the side of the road, but the rain was gone in just a little while. The wind, on the other paw, was another story. It blew and blew and blew and suddenly, we all heard this scraping noise. Hmmmmm, wonder what that is!! Dad pulled off to the side of the road and got down under the trailer to see if something was wrong. Wrong? WRONG??? Nothing was wrong except the underneath part of the trailer had torn loose and was scraping the ground!! Daddy was really upset. He tied it down with some rope and down the interstate we went. For about three miles........and it started again!! Off the side of the road we went again, and this time, Dad just pulled the damn thing off and hoped we could get somewhere to get it fixed. Soooo, down the road we went again.........about four miles this time, and the scraping began again! Should I tell you all the words Dad used???? Prob'ly not........off to the side again, and he took the second part off. This time he used rope to tie all the underneath things up so they wouldn't get hurt, and we SLOWLY drove to the next exit. Just off the exit was a place called the Hot Rod Barn, and we went in there hoping they could help us. They couldn't, but they found the closed RV place for us. Back on the interstate, going slowly again, and about half an hour later going back east, we found Rick's RV in Joliet, Ill. So, that's where the trailer is!! Wasn't that fun??? We're all in a motel now, watching TV, and playing with the cookie ball. Well, Mom and Dad are playing with something else, but I prefer my cookie ball.

The trailer will be ready for us about noon tomorrow.....and Dad said something about a lot of money, but what're ya gonna do? We have to have our home, so we have to get it fixed.

Anyhow, that's what happened today. We had an adventure!! I had fun, but I'm not sure Daddy did. Oh well......won't it be fun to see what tomorrow brings? I'll let you know!! Good night for now.