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I recently had an opportunity to go to Tennessee to pick up some pups for ARROW and visit my friends while there.

Now I have made this trip a few times now.  Memphis Animal Shelter is not known for their care of keeping animals alive.  So ARROW will pull animals from them to save lives.  This trip however was pulling from two fosters.  Joanie who had beauty a lab mix about 40 lbs. and located in Memphis.  Then Pat who works with little puppies so I got Peaches from her at a whopping 4 lbs. Who lives in Macon, Arkansas.  This all happened after time with my besties in Memphis Lyn and Melissa.  I truly believe these two woman could make me laugh no matter what I going through.

So from here on out I would like to talk about my drive to and from Tennessee.

   *Lick creek road! I sent a message to my friend Mary saying “What did our founding fathers do?  Decide to lick the creek and there ya have it lets call the road Lick creek road!”  Of course I’m cracking myself up.  Meds? Maybe.  The fact that on the way to Tennessee there is a lick creek road just is funny to me.  Any thoughts?  Yes I am sure some of you agree its hilarious.
*Cooter!  My hand to the big guy in the sky there is a town called Cooter.  I sent my friend Paula a message that I just passed Cooter.  Now I had to amend that and clarify that it was a town named Cooter not a real live Cooter.  LMAO  Are y’all following me on my crazy adventure.  Yes I have noticed these things before but for some reason they were extremely historical this trip.
*When Meg and I made this trip few months back we stopped and picked up a couple of things at a fueling station.  I picked up a bumper sticker that says “Nuttier than a squirrel’s turd” best investment ever.  I put it on my driver’s side door so whenever I pull up to stop or stoplight people look over and giggle.  So this leads me up to stopping to potty on the way to Tennessee.  There were about eight motorcycles and riders.  I go inside to potty and come out to two of the bikers looking at bandana’s.  One says to the other “I just don’t want one that looks gay!”  Of course I say “What’s wrong with being gay? So the other biker says “Nothin” LOL “He just came out himself” of course the other biker is backpedaling “No I didn’t stop that!”  I said I was just messin with y’all anyway.  Too funny.  So I proceed to go out to my car and I see a young lady taking a picture of my bumper sticker. LOL.  I said you’re not the first nor will you be the last and I giggled.  So I posed and said what a photo of the crazy lady that goes with the sticker?  LOL she said yes.  I’m rolling because normally I don’t want to be in front of a camera, I prefer staying behind.  Who know’s maybe I am getting some mojo back.
*Test pavement sign!  Soooooo what is this actually telling us and what are we to do with this information?  I mean felt like the pavement I was just on so do I call an 800 number to report this or what?  There was no 800 number so I suppose it is one of those things that you just have to wonder about until someone who knows fills you in on the big secret. LOL
*Mounds road-I took that to mean that is the road you travel to get your original mounds candy bar nice and fresh.  LOL I’m not that clueless but who comes up with this stuff anyway?
*Fish lake!  Is this letting us know there are indeed fish in this lake or you can fish in this lake.  I mean most lakes have fish don’t they?  I’m not a fisherman so I really don’t know maybe that is why people have to have a sign so they know what’s up.
Most of the above was noticed on the way to Memphis and had to note them as you can’t make this shit up.  I was cracking up every time I looked over I swear.  Maybe my mental illness has reached a hilarious point I am not real sure. 

So that was a few things on my journey starting out.  I was only on the road 3 1/2 hours and I was nodding off.  Now I had napped and set my alarm for 1 am so I could drive with fewer people on the road.  Apparently my naps did not to the trip so I had to stop at a hotel at 3:30am and beg for a room.  Wasn’t willing to risk my life and I know my limits.  Only needed a few hours-$71 bucks! Really? She said she gave me a discount I’m thinking its a freaking Super 8 not the Hilton but I took the 71$ that I really didn’t have for a few hours sleep and crashed hard.  Was back on the road about 8 or 9am.  I’m on a fixed income now can be wasting money but wasn’t comfortable sleepin in my car to old for that shit.  Yea I’ll admit it I was scared.

So that sums up a bit of the ride to Memphis.  Forgot to mention 1 1/2 hours into the trip I forgot my crates for the pick ups.  Thank God my friends in Memphis are lovers of dogs and once again helped me ass out.  Broke the mold when these two were made for sure.  But I can go on and on about them another time.  So I enjoy my time with my friends. (As I always do) Works well because well my friend Lyn has something that keeps her indoors.  I never can remember the name but she’s homebound pretty much unless she absolutely has to go out and then gotta take meds just to leave.  I can truly relate.  I just enjoy their company.  The don’t have to entertain me per say by showing me sites etcetera but when we are together we laugh.  The Depression and Anxiety I have been dealing with makes it hard to laugh and its much easier with my Memphis besties.

So it’s time to leave to pick up first puppy which was 30 minutes the opposite direction.  All went well except for the face I forgot my glasses at my friend’s house.  I’m like really how do I forget my glasses of all things?  Only in my little world.  So I load up Beauty and head back to friends house for cookies and well treats and a toy for Beauty cause my friends are awesome!  Say good-bye again and head to Mason Arkansas to pick up Peaches!  All was mostly smooth except her street is divided and I was on the wrong side so I had to go around to get to her.  This lady works on puppies only.  The one’s they don’t think will last.  Retired school teacher spends her time bottle feeding baby pups.

So I get on the road to head home.  Both puppies are angels fall asleep and didn’t hear a peep.  I hit construction…..12 miles of construction at 55 miles an hour I was secretly hoping lightning would strike me and the pups would like magic make it home.  But I lived it through it by talking to myself and noticing the beauty around me.  I was behind a semi forever (12 long miles) that had a dot on the back and the word DOT in it.  I’m like really does this mean Department of Transportation, is it noting the obvious that it is a dot and for those that are clueless the put the word there to clarify.  Nope some food service company.  LOL  The things you see on a road trip.  So we clear the 12 miles finally and I didn’t fall asleep or kill anyone.  I did note that many songs along those 12 miles said no passing.  Like anyone could if they wanted to.  Little construction sticks sticking up out of the ground the entire 12 miles.  Did I mention it was 12 long miles of construction?  LOL

So on the way home I see a sign 1/2 mile to Dix.  I had to go there in a half mile I can go see dicks/dix.  LMAO  Took pic of that sign and the sign with Dix and an arrow pointing to where you could see dicks/dix.  I must admit I laughed pretty darn hard on that one for sure.

So here I am today July 5th taking Tif to work at 8:45 this morning and on the way home.  Car breaks down.  UGH  It’s always something in my world.

Love to all…