[Update On Sugar]

Yes, unfortunately, the other two do not like to travel. I'd love to be able to take the full bunch with us. But Tigger is the big, and I do mean big (17 lbs, no kidding) baby. He goes absolutely ballistic when we try to take him to the motorhome. And Blackie, the other cat, stays home to keep Tigger company.

And yes, Sugar was spayed during her emergency surgery. We had planned on spaying her, but not like that.

[Shared joys]

Yes, we do. It's almost like we were on a high. But that's a good problem to have.

[6-wheel, 2-slide Healing]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience, redbeelips. Hearing about your healing is helping ours.

We're leaving Monday for a week-long trip to east Tennessee. We can't wait. Things continue to get more complicated following Drew's death, and we're spending a LOT of time with our daughter helping her walk through this. We need to get away to re-charge so we can come back and walk with her through the valley some more. We can't wait.

Hope your trip to VT and coatal Maine brings you the healing you need, too.

Wayne

[6-wheel, 2-slide Healing]

We have walked in your moccasins with the death of our 19 years old son, also a motorcycle accident. Though it has been some time ago ... time helps but it never heals. The emptiness is always there. Selling our home and full timing has been very helpful, our choice has sustained us. Being "away, alone, together" is so very special ... then with family and friends in our time frame is where we are in our lives. We feel for your pain. Wally & Iris Schmidt iris.bac@mac.com

Thanks so much for your comments. It's helpful knowing others have been in our moccasins. Well, knowing it intellectually is one thing, but hearing from those who have 'been there, done that" is helpful. We still have to work full time for a few more years, but that just makes the "away, alone, together" time all the more precious to us.

[6-wheel, 2-slide Healing]

I understand myself just what you mean about rving transporting us to a less stressful world. A world were even grief can be healed.

Thanks for your note. I appreciate your thoughts and comments. And btw, I like your profile.

Wayne

[A new member of the family]

Thanks for the comment. I have posted two pictures of Sugar - one before the vet and one after. Just look under Photos and you'll see her.

[Now that's love]

I appreciate the comment and I know my wife will.

I thought about a macerator and asked about it on a different forum. The consensus seemed to be a) all the owners loved them, all the non-owners thought they were a waste and c) even owners agreed they are much slower than a slinky. So for the time being, I have purchased another slinky. This incident took place in what was admittedly one of the most uphill situations I have faced. I'm keeping my mind and my options open. I just know I don't want to have another big break. That was no fun for either of us.

Wayne

Several years ago I invested in a Flo Jet Macerator. Now I can pump sh*t up hill! I have enough pipe and hose to make a run of over 50 feet! Snap together fittings used for pumps in farming operations (look for them at Tractor Supply, Orscheln or Princess Auto (for you Canadians) make connections a snap and they don't come apart until I unhook them. Now I can't be stopped!

The only time I use the stinky slinky is when I am within five feet or less of the sewer hook up. And, oh yes, give my sympathy to your wife. You should buy her some nice smelling flowers!

[Going through withdrawal]

Thanks for sharing, xctraveler. Since I am a little slow responding to your comment, I assume you have your convection oven repaired and you're on the road again.

Right now, Donna and I are going through withdrawal again. I have a major project at the university where I teach, so we haven't been able to get free to go camping for about 3 weeks now - and it looks like 2 more weeks before we can break free. Of course, last weekend here would not have been good - tornados on Friday and snow (3") on Sunday.

Hope things are going well for you. Please do comment any time.

Wayne

Our withdrawal is different, we are living in our Southwind for January through April each year. We tend to move on in a week or less as the fancy moves us. We are into our 2nd week in Las Cruces, NM and getting on each other's nerves because we cannot move on until our repaired convection/microwave is reinstalled.

In addition to our daily workouts and sight seeing we added in shopping for real estate because we like the area so much and we thought it would be fun. It occupied a day, but it was stressful because we really are not in agreement on what we would want if we found it. We canceled the 2nd day of shopping because we did not want to waste the realtor's time and stress ourselves and more.

My wife is "nesting" on her new computer, making it hers and I am exploring this new community.

We really are ready to move since we hate feeling tied down by outside forces.