Time with Mom

I spent a couple of nights in WV before leaving for Kentucky. One night with Mom and one at the Princeton Railroad Museum.

Mom and I had a delicious lunch at the best Dairy Queen around anywhere. It is tradition to have at least one chili dog there every time I visit. They make homemade chili and have toasted split buns, which make all the difference.

Bluefield, WV Dairy Queen

I also saw the leaves start turning on the trees here.

Bluefield, VA

Mom and I had a great visit. We ate lots of good food and laughed until our stomachs hurt! One day we were in her living room and heard a loud commotion come down her hallway. It went behind her couch and all around the living room. We had no idea what it was, but you couldn’t help but hear it!

After doing some detective work. We found her cat under my bed and she looked like this:

Prissy the cat under the bed and Izzy the dog trying to help her.

I bought some Christmas ornaments at the mushroom farm to give to Mom. She loves handcrafted ornaments to give as gifts. Her cat Prissy “discovered” them in a handled brown paper bag. She got the ornaments out of the bag, but had a bag handle stuck around her neck running through the house! It was the biggest commotion you have ever heard. She sounded like a herd of buffalo stampeding.

Angel ornaments made from dried okra pods. Don’t let your cat see them…

Prissy had two of the angel ornaments in her bed. I didn’t think too much about it at the time, but the next day the angels were back in her bed! I told Mom if she liked them that much to let her keep one. Merry Christmas, Prissy.

Published by Christi Iffergan

Hi! I am Christi, a full-time RV traveller since August 2021. I have always loved to travel, but COVID-19 put a stop to that. I was fast approaching 50, my condo was being placed up for sale and I was ready for a major change. Originally from a tiny town in rural Southwest Virginia, I am the mother to one son and a rescue Shih Tzu, Cappy. For the last 20 years, I worked in public library systems around the Charlotte & Myrtle Beach areas. I met some amazing people and made great friends along the way. Follow along on my adventures as I travel the US. I hope that our paths will cross one day!

6 thoughts on “Time with Mom

  1. I’m reading Nomadland and thinking of you today. A suggestion. Include what books you’re enjoying.

    Lots of 💕 Maggie B

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    1. I will, but to be 100% honest, I have only read one thus far: Hill Women by Cassie Chambers. It takes place in Kentucky. It is a biography that tells about the strong Appalachian women in this area. It reminded me a lot of Hillbilly Elegy.

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  2. Your time with your mom and her CAT sounded like so much fun. Even though I wasn’t there in person, I could see your description in my mind and I laughed! So glad you are having a great time.

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  3. Glad you had time with Mom. Family time is precious! Whenever you leave friends and family always say “See you later! Good bye is too emotional! Safe travels

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  4. LOve the mushroom ornaments story , especially about Mom’s cat’s role in capturing them! Good idea to give Prissy one for Christmas! Love the personal story about visit w/ Mom as well….making memories to sustain you both while apart! Safe travels!

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