The Howe Generation

ooh, oooh, talking about my generation..... well, here is my lame attempt at rock and roll classic punning. Today we discovered that we do in fact have a generator! We were blatantly misinformed by the last owner of our little old RV about what did and did not work. Today, wonderful news, we discovered she was all wrong! Everything works! We have electricity! I am laying in bed blogging on my laptop! And it is 10:43 p.m. I can stay up late! til all hours of the night, even! And I didn't have to spend megabucks buying a generator--we had one all along!

Life just got better! Just think of all the things I can now do, that I couldn't do yesterday. I can use my computer whenever I want to. The microwave works! I can watch movies for entertainment! TV shows! I can do Blogging check-ins. I can even download my pics. And you thought your life was dull! Think of how much you love your electricity! Think of doing without it for 4 weeks! Now the big question will be who gets to use the laptop and when!

Will asked me what I do and am I totally bored. A very good question. Today was not a boring day. Today I visited Martha, I went out to breakfast, I did my laundry, I bought vitamins, and filled Grover's prescriptions. I went out to lunch, where the waiter accidentally sent Grover's full cherry coke spilling across the table in my direction. (I wish I had had that in video slow-mo.) After getting some tips from the RV expert at Camping World, I did not spend $2000 I thought I was spending! I bought real homemade tamales on the way home and I got electricity! I'd say it was a pretty productive day!

Tomorrow is a new day! What in the world shall I do? Hmmmm, I have so many choices now. I'll keep you posted.

off the planet

If you are a reader then you will be shamelessly jealous of my situation. I am still traveling, but I have endless hours to read. I am, at this very moment, sitting in a library considering what great treasures I can take home and peruse. Grover is writing and while he writes, I read. Periodically, he comes into my room and gives me a "reading by the author" of the fiction he is creating. I have my very own real live audio book! I am really lucky. And he is a really good author. He makes us both laugh, and when I ask the reader's natural question about why or what happens next, he is very pleased. It's just what he wants a reader to do. Get hooked, ask questions.

My little old RV has very little in the way of upkeep--so household chores are practically non-existent. I have no guilt over grabbing a book, a chair, and situating myself in a breezy spot to read at my leisure. The worst thing is when the sun goes down....we are conserving our limited battery powered electricity. But I even thought of a good solution for that...audio books. I don't need to see to enjoy my audio books!

So, for those of you who think I have dropped off of the face of the planet, I have. I am reading.