{"id":8822,"date":"2023-04-12T09:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T16:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/day-8-arkansas\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T10:18:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T17:18:25","slug":"day-8-arkansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/day-8-arkansas\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 8 – Arkansas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It weird to think that it\u2019s been over a week that we\u2019ve been \u201con the road\u201d and that we\u2019re not even half way through this adventure. It\u2019s been a lot of fun, so far; and we have so much more planned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s another gorgeous day. Not too hot but gloriously warm and sunny. This is where I sit in the sun in the morning and drink my coffee. I look out at the trees and every day the green fills in more and more; and it gets even more beautiful. This morning the woodpeckers were out. There were a couple of them flitting through the trees, pecking away. I also saw the brightest red bird that I\u2019ve ever seen. No idea what it was; but it was sure pretty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jon made waffles. These guys have a fancy \u201cdouble waffle maker\u201d and we\u2019re gonna have to get one of those. We only have a single maker and this speeds up the process significantly. Jon made \u201cDynie\u2019s waffles.\u201d We stopped by their house one day – 20+ years ago – and Dynie was making waffles and they were so delicious that Jon asked for the recipe. He\u2019s been making them ever since. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mac was sure that Xani was gonna share; but she didn\u2019t. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After breakfast, I went out and set the trailer in order. I love trailer living because everything has a place and if you put it back where it\u2019s supposed to be, then everything stays neat and tidy. I really like neat and tidy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Front of the trailer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I did a load of laundry and put that all away too. After a week, we had one load and I\u2019m a bit surprised at how many pairs of socks the 3 guys go through. I don\u2019t often wear socks as I love my Birkenstock sandals but they wear at least a pair every day and sometimes more because once you\u2019ve taken the old pair off, you can\u2019t possibly put them back on! (Insert eye roll<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back of the trailer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After the trailer was tidy, I grabbed the crochet dishcloth I had started the other day. I just needed to add the scalloped edging to it, so it was the perfect \u201csit in the sun\u201d project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jude came out and asked if I want to shoot the BB gun with him. So we set up a table and some pop cans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We hit some and missed some, and even hit the table and the bucket that the cans were in. I\u2019m pretty wobbly and have a hard time holding the BB gun steady enough to consistently hit the cans. I like it when they are clumped together as I\u2019m more likely to hit at least one of them, then. Ha!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jon came out and joined us for a couple of rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The bugs started to get annoying about this time but when you\u2019re in the zone, you adapt, right? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Xani and I used to go together and get our nails done and I hadn\u2019t had time to get them done before we left, so we booked an appointment at her nail place here. Little mother\/daughter bonding time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jon sat in the sun while we were gone. It\u2019s really nice to have some downtime moments, especially after the past crazy years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I finished the edging on my dishcloth while sitting in the shade, in a rocking chair on the back porch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then I grabbed a glass of sweet tea and headed out the front to sit in the sunshine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can you see my little frog friend? I love the sound of frogs chirping. This little guy has some serious camouflage going on. I only noticed him because he hopped. I have edited the photo like crazy to make him stand out a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dalton\u2019s dad asked if the boys wanted to drive the tractor and Jude was ALL over that. That boy would thrive out on a piece of property somewhere. But maybe somewhere with less ticks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n