We've been working on getting the motor home ready to go after being parked for the last 3 months. I finished sanitizing the fresh water system yesterday, and have about half of the outside either cleaned and/or cleaned and waxed. Taking our new cat on it's first motor home trip is causing us to be a little bit apprehensive, due to her ability to find the darnedest places to hide. We've twice taken her out to the RV while working inside, and even though she's been looking for that perfect hiding spot, so far, we haven't had to call out the cavalry to find her.
Starting this evening, we're keeping Laila for the rest of the week, while Mom and Dad take a New Years trip to CA. When they return this coming weekend, we'll be hitting the road for Indio, Yuma, then Quartzsite.
I smoked two more pork butts yesterday, and discovered that it takes longer to cook two, than it did one. I put them both in at 5:30am, and one had reached 180 degrees 12 hours later. The second one took 13 hours to cook. By the time they sat wrapped in foil for a couple of hours, and I had finished pulling the meat apart, it was time for bed. When the kids bring Laila out this evening, guess what's on the dinner menu? You guessed it, smoked, pulled pork sandwiches.
Be careful with your new kitty hiding in the MH. On our 1st trip with our cats, one of them managed to get through a small opening in the slide next to the floor that was only open when the slide was retracted. Once in the slide, when we opened the slide out she was trapped. We had no idea she had gotten in there for several days (we assumed she had somehow gotten outside). This opening was only about 4" square so you would think no chubby cat could get through. But if she can get her head through the opening, then she can squish her body through as well.
ReplyDeleteAlso, another pork roast recipe (that's probably not nearly as good as your smoked version) is to put the roast in a slow cooker with a can of regular coke and a bottle of bbq sauce. Cook on low for 4 to 5 hours. It's unbelievably moist and tasty.
Enjoy your blog...especially pics & stories about your kitty.
Thanks for the tips. We're going to be on full alert with the kitty on this first trip.
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