May 31, 2017 through
October 2, 2017
Chicago, Illinois
During the period May through October 2017 I make monthly trips to Jacksonville, IL for week-long visits to attend to financial affairs and cargiver services for Sharon's older sister and her invalid husband.
Sharon remains at our home in Chicago caring for “MO” (our faithful, adopted 16-year old male toy poodle).
Tomorrow many new adventures with MO continues.
May 13,
2017
Chicago, Illinois
We finally arrive home, after an extended stay in Jacksonville, Illinois, with Maurice (“MO”), our new member of the family. MO is a 16-year old male toy poodle that we acquired from Sharon's older sister, who was no longer able to care for him.
We set up MO with a spa day with a local groomer. MO gets all spruced up and is ready for his visit with our local veterinarian. During the examination, the veterinarian informs us the little guy is almost blind and is deaf. That explains why he ignores any verbal commands and bumps into things quite often. We presume that he recognizes our presence primarilly through scent. From the time we arise in the morning until the time we retire at night, when MO senses our presence his little stump of a tail wags constantly. He so enjoys when we cuddle with him. He likes to snuggle up next to us and takes naps. He is such a sweet little dog.
MO very quickly develops a strong bond with Sharon. He follows her everywhere. He has become such a joy in our lives and it is evident he really enjoys his loving, adoptive parents in his new home with a large back yard to explore and enjoy.
Once again we are grateful that good health has allowed us to travel south to warmer weather for the winter period December 2016 to May 2017.
On this winter sojourn we visited the following states (in the order they were visited): Alabama, Kentucky and Florida.
It is good to be home again and to remain in one place for a few months.
Tomorrow many new adventures with MO continues.
Travel Details:
Departed: Jacksonville, IL
Departure Time: 9:40 am
Arrived: Chicago, IL
Arrival Time: 3:00 pm
Miles traveled: 248
Expenses – 12/15/16 to 05/13/17
| Total Expenses | $5,794.00 |
| Towed Miles | 4,208 |
| Total Miles | 5,230 |
| Fuel (Gallons) | 429 |
| Fuel Cost | $952.00 |
| Average Price per Gallon | $2.219 |
| Average MPG | 12.2 |
| Camping | $969.00 |
| Groceries | $2,662.00 |
| Dining Out | $1,205.00 |
