Texas!

I can't recall what time we arrived in Texas but it was sometime in the middle of the night. We are still here and stopped for gas and breakfast in Ozona Texas. We had stopped about 20 minutes earlier because Maureen just couldn't hold it! 

Can you see her? Hahahahaha 

I got so excited about the picture below until I read the fine print. 

Ironically enough the sheriff did make an appearance.  

My morning yoga was done next to a pay phone in front of the liquor store. I felt like part of jay and silent bob. Maureen went off on her skateboard and found a park to do yoga in. 

She's so balanced! 

We got back on the road and stopped in San Antonio only because they closed part of the freeway!!!

Here's me and Jaqui stuck in the San Antonio parking lot on the 10 east. Maureen was sleeping. While stuck on the freeway Jaqui commented that we only had about 800 miles until our final destination. Exciting, until I pointed out that half of that was still Texas! Texas is almost half of our trip distance.  Amazing!  It is so beautiful too.  

Once we left San Antonio, one of the cats would not be quiet. I learned that Jaqui can actually distinguish each cats meow. I am very impressed. I guess it isn't much different than a mother distinguishing between her children's cries. Jaqui's cats are her babies which is why she also talks back to them in soothing tones and meows back. I was not aware she was such a linguist. :) Despite Jacqui's verbal attempts to soothe the cat, the poor thing was so upset and kept mewing. It wasn't an annoying meow but a sad "please let me out" mewing. It was pretty sad. At some point we passed a sign for a snake farm and I said "if the kitty gets any worse we can always threaten her with the snake farm." Fortunately Jaqui knew I was joking (come on, what are the odds that you pass a snake farm when you have a pitiful cat meowing in the car) and laughed heartily at my joke and the irony.

I have been driving since Ozona, Texas and needed a reprieve about 70 miles outside of Houston. This Mommie needs a nap. I did drive for about four and a half hours. Not too shabby.

I got to talk to Claire this morning and while we were in the phone together she and her daddy looked at a map to find where I was. The first thing she said was "how come I don't see you?" Oh how I love her! I almost lost it when she started to cry and said "Mommie I just want you to hold me!"  Oh what is a mother to do! My heart, oh my heart! Mommie will be home soon my little peanut. At our next stop I will take a picture of the bug graveyard on the front of the car. It's nasty and reminds me of the scene from that bee movie with Jerry Seinfeld. Hahahahaha Most life moments remind me of cartoons. Until later.