Mea'Ola's Meanderings

After we got home from our MLK weekend trip mom decided that we needed to go hiking every weekend so that we are in shape for our March trip. On Sunday, January 24th mom loaded me in the  truck with her friend and co-worker Hannah and we headed off to Fort Caroline National Memorial. After a bit we stopped so I could have a water break. Mom wanted to take my picture but I was too interested in all the other people.  We passed this really neat looking old Oak tree. There were so many different smells on the trails, dogs and people and animals I never knew of.   At one point we stopped to rest, there was a good view of  the St. John's River.  Just off the trail was this headstone marking the grave of a Sgt. Spearing. He was a soldier in the Confederate Army. Mom and Hannah spent some time wondering how he came to be buried here. It is nice that people still place flowers on his grave. At another rest area there was this marsh view. I couldn't really see much becau...

Mom got a 3-day weekend in January for Martin Luther King weekend. Since she gets so much time off she added an extra day and made it a 4-day weekend.  Mom found this cute cabin on VRBO in Penrose, North Carolina. This was the view from the driveway.  The first thing mom did was to take me for a walk. Then I sat inside and watched her unload the truck. Since it was a short trip there wasn't a lot of stuff.  Once mom was done going in and out she turned on the gas fireplace, it made the living and kitchen areas nice and warm. I settled right in. Mom is getting really good at helping me feel comfortable on trips. She brought my bed and all my toys.  Saturday morning came and mom was hoping to go hiking, however the high for the day was about 27 plus the wind. we spent the day in the cabin, watching movies in front of the fireplace while mom worked on a needlepoint project. When the afternoon sun came in it was really nice. I was glad we stayed home. Sunday morning came...

It is finally here! Today is Christmas Eve and we are heading up to Decatur, Georgia to spend Christmas with mom's son and his girlfriend. Like our last road trip in October, mom had to deal with some weather issues. First it was freezing rain, then torrential downpours. Mom was very happy when we arrived. This is her son's Christmas tree, it has lots of presents around it.  Since it was so chilly there was a lot of firewood to help keep us warm. Mom had gotten me a Christmas collar. It had lots of little bells on it and I didn't like it. Mom then cut all the bells off the red parts and then it wasn't so bad. On Christmas morning mom showed me my stocking. Santa Paws found me! There were two new toys in my stocking but I wasn't feeling good. I had a bout of stress colitis. Mom thinks that maybe I got too excited on Christmas Eve when I got to meet Buddy. This is Buddy. He belongs to the girlfriend of mom's son. When we meet on Christmas Eve I got so excited that...