tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40414162122648339592024-03-17T15:39:18.372-07:00Driving Miss DonnaDon and Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15828254257289108860noreply@blogger.comBlogger374125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041416212264833959.post-59690669755401432132024-03-08T18:00:00.000-08:002024-03-17T15:38:25.296-07:00Back to an Old Favorite<p>A few years ago we were trying to find a place to boondock that was close to Ron and Bev in Gold Canyon. Through one of the many boondocking/campsite links we have Don found Cottonwood Area. Through the recommendation of another user we didn't go directly to the typical user area, but rather a bit further north, still on State Trust Land. </p><p>This is a beautiful location - close to the city, the Edmunds, and the airport for when I fly to Saskatoon!</p><p>And it is quiet and serene. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTranMONAYrut_GPNVXVRkVlFhpxRAnDXvqC-tDZnU_PxzJiKVL3CuBDfZ6tN7kYE1KDbqBGgV5_zjHepPaIWP95ygGZtAtmRz_A3eh7ajeGKySYIdCIKTgNPY9tLmkjiRU7xazEIAzd3bJZl9splQHgIY_rMaoaX7O_xavf1fFO0LNV80nLKf_Ytzk2E/s4000/20230211_070531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTranMONAYrut_GPNVXVRkVlFhpxRAnDXvqC-tDZnU_PxzJiKVL3CuBDfZ6tN7kYE1KDbqBGgV5_zjHepPaIWP95ygGZtAtmRz_A3eh7ajeGKySYIdCIKTgNPY9tLmkjiRU7xazEIAzd3bJZl9splQHgIY_rMaoaX7O_xavf1fFO0LNV80nLKf_Ytzk2E/s320/20230211_070531.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We spent most of our time here visiting Ron and Bev, got in 2 great visits with Carol and Richard, and even had Dalton and Lindsay host a supper at their uncle's house in Coolidge. While here I was back in Saskatoon for 5 days, with no travel interruptions finally.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_NzzhSX_uwhj_sAUFxfyNa00Y_Ft39_8KU_wokMmXgRg-oBdfKdfsg5bEuAO4JcmEdAJ0TvKpQjxFzPwfxsAEm4ucZd4wK8t5Hxoc3u1k-pzlzDAH1iJRs_xPTCUJaWK2jgMwv92zrXDpB5JjdSCjaq1tm35RAuBnhNe1AIuh0K9_qnzH8xRneGXtDY/s2017/20240219_111756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2017" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_NzzhSX_uwhj_sAUFxfyNa00Y_Ft39_8KU_wokMmXgRg-oBdfKdfsg5bEuAO4JcmEdAJ0TvKpQjxFzPwfxsAEm4ucZd4wK8t5Hxoc3u1k-pzlzDAH1iJRs_xPTCUJaWK2jgMwv92zrXDpB5JjdSCjaq1tm35RAuBnhNe1AIuh0K9_qnzH8xRneGXtDY/s320/20240219_111756.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7s5pTr0VTeMnNA1XkpZBBoPd-8bMii-yMnsTAUI3Y_lAd5JqswIl84ECJMUiNA6FLdH3DHod4-9R4tRLGCg_nnzc8RHJbiOXN3nd3w065MCZJgbB0NwvWf9r7OqU7groH-ZaIXq_TRAOVXurKxhiMf9dqk9PTaQi2QTuGNISmLKo39wPcVsNxhF8Ihc/s3648/20240229_182906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7s5pTr0VTeMnNA1XkpZBBoPd-8bMii-yMnsTAUI3Y_lAd5JqswIl84ECJMUiNA6FLdH3DHod4-9R4tRLGCg_nnzc8RHJbiOXN3nd3w065MCZJgbB0NwvWf9r7OqU7groH-ZaIXq_TRAOVXurKxhiMf9dqk9PTaQi2QTuGNISmLKo39wPcVsNxhF8Ihc/s320/20240229_182906.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><div><br /></div><div>We spent a couple more days before it was time to pull up the jacks and head on. Next destination is Lake Havasu.</div></div>Don and Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15828254257289108860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041416212264833959.post-77720269227205440612024-02-26T20:30:00.000-08:002024-03-17T15:27:03.494-07:00Expect the Unexpected<p>We had quite the experience on our way to our boondocking spot west of Tucson. A trailer axle broke!</p><p>We were turning onto the last couple of miles of dirt road when a rancher pulled up beside us and told us there's trouble. Yup - stopped and the axle was broke. At that time the tire was still on, but as we moved a few feet off the road for safety, that left us too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVJgfL-d6G1lfbA1dQyTvcK6yjkZOfDuklbHbizEWcKzn2sRadG0vMrMZkJibRBiafcdWQ51154Zt2qpHYMwx1Q5cR7guponBMABmVfeEcrjyt4kU8DteoLgFAiDhR_iA_m8POIO-VaPdJ8ndvKSirQ99SZY3r3aW8aheDF40wq0S4krOtENN_FYK7vQ/s4000/20240212_084907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVJgfL-d6G1lfbA1dQyTvcK6yjkZOfDuklbHbizEWcKzn2sRadG0vMrMZkJibRBiafcdWQ51154Zt2qpHYMwx1Q5cR7guponBMABmVfeEcrjyt4kU8DteoLgFAiDhR_iA_m8POIO-VaPdJ8ndvKSirQ99SZY3r3aW8aheDF40wq0S4krOtENN_FYK7vQ/s320/20240212_084907.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>We called AMA and eventually a large tow truck came. The photo below is after Don and the driver secured everything to be moved. As it was a Sunday there was no where to tow us to, and the trailer was able to move a short distance. so the driver led us to a spot by a gas bar to spend the night, intending to return the next morning and get us to a repair shop.<div><br /></div><div>We spent the night there and as promised the town truck was back on Monday morning. I called Freedom RV in Tucson on advice of a group of ranchers who stopped by to ensure we were safe. I must say while on the road with this breakdown we had many local folks stop and ask if we were ok and even offer us a place to stay. That was so kind of everyone! Anyhow we pulled to Freedom RV to assess everything, and checked into a hotel. Not too long later they called and said we could pull it to a near by RV park but no further. The axle was ordered from Elkhart Indiana and overall the timing was 12 - 17 days! UGH I may not say this but if you know boondockers it is about NOT being on paved RV sites and NOT having your neighbor at the end of your awning. BUT no choice in this.</div><div><br /></div><div>Some points to ponder:</div><div>We have the best RV AMA (Alberta Motor Association) coverage you can buy, BUT accommodations and meals are only covered for 72 hours;</div><div>AAA (American Auto Association) and AMA don't agree on what a tow is. A flat tow is only covered to $500 US but costs approx. $1700 US.</div><div>Some bitterness may be noted:)</div><div><br /></div><div>When we purchased this trailer last summer the trade in experience was far below par. I won't go into all the reasons why but one of the factors was the arrogance of Arkann RV about ALL the work completed pre purchase and the value of it. So much so that they provided a lengthy report along with their costs for the work. Of course this was to increase the value of it. One item on it was repacking the bearings. In the case of our breakdown the bearings were not done correctly and hence our little adventure. After a lot of back and forth Don and Arkann agreed they would reimburse us for the full cost of the repair. A slight $2700 US cost. We do appreciate they stood behind their business that way, we don't appreciate a poor bearing job.</div><div><br /></div><div>The axle arrived faster than expected and by Wednesday the 21st the trailer was fixed. We had paid for the RV site for 2 weeks, and since Tucson had been our planned stop for those 2 weeks, we stayed in the park.</div><div><br /></div><div>Amid all that adventure while in Tucson we still enjoyed ourselves. We met Ron and Bev at the Circle S Saloon and then Bev and I enjoyed some shopping, Don and I had a great hike at Saguaro National Park, a drive down through Nogales and Tubac, and a visit to Ivan while he was at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge.</div><div><br /></div><div>On my birthday Ron treated us to beer and dinner at the River Bottom Bar and Grill. Karaoke and all! I wanted Don and Ron to reunite on stage to sing Dusty Old Farmer, but no go. Bev and I enjoyed the music though!</div><div><br /></div><div>Once it was time to leave Tucson I won't say we weren't ready! Enough memories there for the year.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3X4wKMt4PAWSO2qJ6fIy7MOxEw9SiaDYNLbhynuvQ5IaYa_1GXBGH5utx5QsKNGsOLJEAHXd4_dMrDsd6dUyaeX8weNhC5NHZ47F30sSaB1wRNspCvNREkZA3M3Z9xd77PSHh-cbvXmmVqMrC7ff4nuNioH8u5bk0-FRAG5NVLQN6AZrcMEyJsvZpnc4/s3648/20240219_111620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3X4wKMt4PAWSO2qJ6fIy7MOxEw9SiaDYNLbhynuvQ5IaYa_1GXBGH5utx5QsKNGsOLJEAHXd4_dMrDsd6dUyaeX8weNhC5NHZ47F30sSaB1wRNspCvNREkZA3M3Z9xd77PSHh-cbvXmmVqMrC7ff4nuNioH8u5bk0-FRAG5NVLQN6AZrcMEyJsvZpnc4/s320/20240219_111620.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1XC4AZd7vMVuxeWj0Xazdfr4AMyYODEeQUF085eHzYo9oENnfRg6r9V3J1Gok711TKjw5boIht0uOtC6oZXUN0g6qBcZfMDdChOpnxbdd97L8oGR22BHYyTCEwJFjBmXnYwNFHIz02sTmKcZd97OjEgz4UzybWBej80BwP-bdbV7gVismMtfoz2yMIA/s2209/20240219_114632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The roads were dry and quiet the whole way. We left home about 5 am with our destination, if all went well, of Idaho Falls. That was an easy target. After our typical dinner at a steakhouse while the trailer warmed up and an overnighter at Walmart we were off again. Traffic through the whole Salt Lake City area can be crazy busy and this day was no exception. There is never a time where something isn't under construction.</p><p>Our second night was also a stop now familiar to us at Casablanca Casino in Mesquite. They have an RV park but also a free RV overnight area. Of course that's where we stay! Casino stays are great because they typically have good food and coffee shops. Last year we stayed here 2 nights but this year we enjoyed the evening but moved on early, heading for Yuma!</p><p>We made great time and before we knew it we were surprising Ivan (<a href="https://roadtrip-06.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Roadtrip 2014)</a> with our fast arrival at Sidewinder Road! This was what I consider our first real day of holidays. And what is the first thing to do? After a beer of course? Set up the new Starlink!!</p><p>If you have Starlink I don't have to share all the amazing reasons you need it, and if you don't have it, and find yourselves always looking for a great phone connection or somewhere to snag some strong data, then you need it! While we were her I ordered a pole for Starlink to attach to the trailer and be off the ground. </p><p>The next new item with us this winter is a Lithium Battery. We have a 340 watt solar panel and a 300 amp lithium battery. The photo below shows all you need to know, if you know you know. HAHA</p><p>We can watch most of the grandkids hockey and ringette on live stream but it is sure nice to not be concerned with data use and battery use. Last we added a transfer switch so when you want 120 V power it is one little button inside to push. I won't go on and on about this whole combination of power and data power, you get the idea. </p><p>Anyhow what did we do in Yuma? Well we had beers, visits, dinner with Judy and Phil, trips to buy and organize food (and drink), a drive to Costco over the California border in El Centro, a day trip to Quartzsite for Silly Al's Pizza, and f course a trip to Algodones Mexico for a beer and tacos.</p><p>After a while it was time to move on and we decided our next stop would be Tucson. </p><p>Stay tuned!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6RGugZfOJDgyzBO-KIE-USx-deRlreGrrZ7NRRorwA9BiX-SdIIQ0bY_EpoD4U6JfZN4ZTHnRZiMfwDwSVNmETEWJqekoA_1zgedPVIbDrIrRoxIxstgJOTkPG8ETKj17pgjjArJmql8Un-wekKNa76rcXU2Y-KeunY8rLO0bOuJp2OCcnf-XY7sjcQ/s1835/20240130_180707.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1835" data-original-width="1504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6RGugZfOJDgyzBO-KIE-USx-deRlreGrrZ7NRRorwA9BiX-SdIIQ0bY_EpoD4U6JfZN4ZTHnRZiMfwDwSVNmETEWJqekoA_1zgedPVIbDrIrRoxIxstgJOTkPG8ETKj17pgjjArJmql8Un-wekKNa76rcXU2Y-KeunY8rLO0bOuJp2OCcnf-XY7sjcQ/s320/20240130_180707.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I always feel panic in January as we prepare to head south. For no reason. I feel sad to leave the kids for 3 months, I worry about my work and if I can really manage to be virtual (which I am anyway LOL), I worry if I have packed the right clothes, household items, if there is anything I am leaving at home I will need for work, it goes on and on. Never for reason. LOL</p><p>I bought a second monitor to use in the trailer, I'm expecting it will make spreadsheets, etc. easier to work with. And we are excited to see how the new trailer works for actually living in. The design with reclining loveseat and kitchen island is quite different from our last 5th wheel. We camped quite a bit in this one last summer after purchasing, but extended living is usually quite different. And we are excited about the new solar, lithium battery and Starlink!!</p><p>At any rate we made it through the month jam packed with ringette and hockey, family visits, work, dentist appointments, eye appointments, etc.</p><p>We celebrated all the February birthdays in different ways. As you know we typically take the kids out for supper and shopping. This year Emerson chose Japanese Village so off to West Edmonton Mall we went and covered off both activities! Connor and Mason missed out on the supper thing this year but we made a great stop after hockey one day to Marble Slab where they created their own gastronomical delights! And as Lego is still the big wish list we donated to their pots on that!</p><p>I spent a few days at meetings in Saskatoon and Don went home for another visit and check in with his mom.</p><p>And then as fast a we knew it it was the last weekend in January, the trailer was hooked up in the back and we were ready for an early morning departure! The weather and roads look great all the way down, I will let you know if that was false hope or not!</p><p>I have no idea how I ended up with no pictures to even share so here are a couple of old ones I may not have posted.</p><p>Until next time!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9SFM-fKEDffSshupiDtTzx2B0Ha47p2P5vyGLrrEJ_I5KB-wC70Psw0__HPkDniK2E26q8MqE7pdoq_s8cnDI2XdCfzgH5vVMWLTEwat_52xFv_CoROdlvRrfkAHfxuOB7mVTTEngwHuYjqkSZjKIxXdZPpqRMdnEAB8qB6BbuPxdffXAyOeefcXSTM/s720/Screenshot_20240223_084032_Instagram%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="720" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9SFM-fKEDffSshupiDtTzx2B0Ha47p2P5vyGLrrEJ_I5KB-wC70Psw0__HPkDniK2E26q8MqE7pdoq_s8cnDI2XdCfzgH5vVMWLTEwat_52xFv_CoROdlvRrfkAHfxuOB7mVTTEngwHuYjqkSZjKIxXdZPpqRMdnEAB8qB6BbuPxdffXAyOeefcXSTM/s320/Screenshot_20240223_084032_Instagram%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzXD1W-lnsyOnCH7RsNKzm_d7Ucl3uaAEQWUpWXbuXu3u4xWb2kvoe8smHhYW__nStNIPuEkJvwuuFQpN2fwWGopcFhlPTYR_0x-Y4j0Tq7tTpurXZTqXcoqKlXGdm67KZ3ruw6GQiD8pT5PlT6OO0XtNG6Im20ufJoy0A5IS4UU2APnuRjHU3hSBG8k/s720/Screenshot_20240223_084039_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="720" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzXD1W-lnsyOnCH7RsNKzm_d7Ucl3uaAEQWUpWXbuXu3u4xWb2kvoe8smHhYW__nStNIPuEkJvwuuFQpN2fwWGopcFhlPTYR_0x-Y4j0Tq7tTpurXZTqXcoqKlXGdm67KZ3ruw6GQiD8pT5PlT6OO0XtNG6Im20ufJoy0A5IS4UU2APnuRjHU3hSBG8k/s320/Screenshot_20240223_084039_Instagram.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Don and Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15828254257289108860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041416212264833959.post-56636860668417062762024-01-01T18:18:00.000-08:002024-01-01T18:18:09.132-08:00December Wraps 2023<p>November ended with the delivery of the first Christmas Boxes to the kids. This started during Covid and I can't seem to end what is now a tradition. Based on the example of all the subscription boxes out there I started the boxes as a way to get the little pre Christmas items to the kids. There are 2 boxes over the season, one on November 30 and the other around December 15. They include items like Christmas ornaments, homemade cookie decorating kits, pjs, games, gift cards, gingerbread houses, etc.</p><p>December was filled with all things friend and family! And somehow we found time to decorate, cook and bake! Thanks to Don:)</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>We had an Aggregate party to attend mid December at Bruce and Kerri's. We have hosted this party for years and now that Don's company has closed, Bruce, who still works in aggregates, is hosting it</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Ron and Bev had a one night layover in Edmonton on their way home form Phoenix, so we enjoyed an evening out with them</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I attended Connor and Mason's Christmas Concert</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>We took both families for the traditional buy your parents a Christmas gift</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>We attended MANY ringette and hockey games!</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I went out of town overnight for a co-op meeting</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Don and I went to Tisdale and hosted a catered Christmas dinner for mom and his siblings. This is the second year we have done this and it is quite nice. Mom's building has a space we can set up a table to eat, and we stay there in a rental suite when we visit. This is one of the few times I wished we lived close like the other siblings so we could cook a real family meal and have everyone over like mom did when we were all raising our kids. Those are sure great memories!</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Don drove me back to Saskatoon for my December co-op meetings and then back to Tisdale for a few days. When he came back to Saskatoon we had a great evening visiting with my Uncle Mike and Aunt Doreen who recently moved to a condo in Saskatoon.</li></ul><div><br /></div><div>And then?? Finally back home to enjoy the season!</div><div><br /></div><div>On the 23rd we joined all the kids and had a big family meal followed by 2 Christmas light tours - the RAD raceway lights and Leduc Lights. It was such a beautiful evening company and weather. Wonderful memories!</div><div><br /></div><div>We joined Tracy and family for Christmas brunch, then our family Christmas was on Boxing Day. So much fun, love and food!</div><div><br /></div><div>Last night Don and I went to the Century Casino and hotel for the Chilliwack concert. They were as amazing as you would hope. Our kids gifted us with the tickets and it is a perfect gift - a night out together.</div><div><br /></div><div>And now it's 2024. Hard to believe. January will fly by with many more ringette and hockey games, days of work (yes I still work), and a co-op trip to Saskatoon. 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It was a BLAST! I am exhausted!</p><p>The month started with me travelling to Regina for a co-op conference. Then I attended a co-operative evening with MLAs. Then I attended a 2 day Co-operators conference. We attended 21 ringette and hockey games. We flew to Las Vegas for a few days. We had new exterior entry doors and storm dooes installed in the house. We finished most of our Christmas shopping. We delivered the first 2023 Christmas boxes to the kids. We slept. LOL</p><p>Tracy had a birthday that was kind of missed because she was sick:( Reese turned 13!!!! We shopped and celebrated.</p><p>It was a great month!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4AsI5gStGNIpyWUEKl3QNJXDbh-EQqn8VXoEQp5dbpeRF3p7TKUkaqjr-jL-Zb-8Nu6lcfx53UFkPoCCcMqOdNLRzQHaI3DdgVHncZEStMRRtH42NJVVs1rKG79FnxBiLg2r0Rm9LFrn45x2-qDWlAbuiZgZOWxyBP6AM6aji-1UgqbW4I3iqYopIoo/s2892/20231114_165252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2892" data-original-width="2718" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4AsI5gStGNIpyWUEKl3QNJXDbh-EQqn8VXoEQp5dbpeRF3p7TKUkaqjr-jL-Zb-8Nu6lcfx53UFkPoCCcMqOdNLRzQHaI3DdgVHncZEStMRRtH42NJVVs1rKG79FnxBiLg2r0Rm9LFrn45x2-qDWlAbuiZgZOWxyBP6AM6aji-1UgqbW4I3iqYopIoo/s320/20231114_165252.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggW49ANhk3YztzXci80YTqp7KhuEu1nMjW3dXkwWjQLwR8jGZWpxUO5cz1CBiaitmvjSv85cnktWueW33N9U5m0Gv-c02NKxSg4nSQOibIdP7zDiSubNuwMY3ApUWXo8Z954pYS21IG4xawAfY9yKJSbp14D-p3za_DYKJW2VT4_ErYyoQ1Nhl2wHF28k/s4000/20231114_202813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Somehow it flew by; a northern co-op visit for me, a Saskatoon co-op trip, and Thanksgiving and Halloween added in. We had a perfect Thanksgiving dinner with the kids, and arena time is at its' peak! I also attended the Winter Classic Hockey game working the 50/50.</p><p>Most importantly we celebrated Don's birthday as a family. 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It is hard to believe the kids are back to school already. Mason Gr 4, Connor Gr 6, Reese Gr 8, Emerson Gr 9 and Blake Gr 11.</p><p>Our new trailer has already had quite the life with a trip to Idaho and Saskatchewan. It has been in for a few warranty issues but we are loving it overall. Change is hard. LOL The solar installation is finished and working as expected!</p><p>After the long weekend Don and I headed out to Jasper. We had hoped to camp in the cheaper overflow but it was closed for the season so we ended up at Wapiti. Sadly the rain would not let up enough to even come close to walking and exploring, and there was still a repair needed on the trailer so we came home early. Thankfully Redneck RV came through with a quick repair, and we decided to head out to Abraham Lake. Ivan joined us and it was a fantastic stay.</p><p>By the time the month was ending the kids were fully ingrained in back to school, ringette, hockey, cubs. 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This one for another one of my Aunt and Uncle's. They celebrated 70 years!</p><p>The campground was in fall colors which was odd for August but just beautiful. The anniversary celebration was great. So many of my cousins were there, it was a great weekend. Ginger and Ben camped with us and we had so much fun!</p><p>Ginger, Ben and Alisa also visited us in Stony Plain. Alisa was scheduled for heart surgery but by the time they got here it was cancelled. I was heavily involved in the Stony Plain Cowboy Gathering music event but Ginger and Alisa came with me and it was even more fun with them there!</p><p>The kids and I had another adventure day out. We went to Telus World of Science. Even Blake tagged along! We did the full meal deal with the exhibits and IMAX. It was a blast but we were exhausted when it was over!</p><p>Because Alisa's surgery was cancelled they headed back later in the month for a successful re-schedule. So again Ginger and I spent time together.</p><p>The reason for the many Lego photos is that the TWOS exhibit was the Lego one and it was FANTASTIC!</p><p>Oh and that white Grand Cherokee? That's our new Jeep!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGlLceZcV1Qj6K6cCEAx4SBurcovGI8Pdoe8KY8LA7Sdk_f2elxM6zfSufLvKDtY6a5wr_fG-F8UgwkpTXlxB4Kltg4lSSQyfhisE4eME2s-PDGc7E8f9wq2xuJIugIvyCVNr5UkjCrqndW-I3ZqhYrf4fBvOGe3QghpwEHDMRGhS3Rngr9UtAihs7qM/s1600/1000002258(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGlLceZcV1Qj6K6cCEAx4SBurcovGI8Pdoe8KY8LA7Sdk_f2elxM6zfSufLvKDtY6a5wr_fG-F8UgwkpTXlxB4Kltg4lSSQyfhisE4eME2s-PDGc7E8f9wq2xuJIugIvyCVNr5UkjCrqndW-I3ZqhYrf4fBvOGe3QghpwEHDMRGhS3Rngr9UtAihs7qM/s320/1000002258(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxscm5LyMQ6GESrOM241or4SINh3HYT6hZdgbWvAVBH1DZ19AI9WY6xSh_ntHMSj6cR9WnYzeqGvA6p3pi0KzbdZj4_utO1Go-sB1LvlbDUWIHaijAfFiSk-31lesXvMwNptxK-_iB1fsxSHqsyusc-7f9oZEGtrcBVufMVcopcxd9HIQ2G3LY8tQbbc/s4000/20230824_140638.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Sedona was 12 years old and has travelled with us from the farthest south part of Texas to Yellowknife and had an estimated 150,000 kms!</p><p>July was jam packed. Home form Cross Lake we headed to Coeur d'Alene Idaho with Jim and Janice, the kids and I minus Blake traveled overnight to Calgary for a hotel stay and zoo visit, kitchen renovations continued, we finally fit in a school's out lunch with all the grandkids, and we fit in a camping trip to Cypress Hills SK with Ken and Brenda! </p><p>Oh and the last photos are the new kitchen...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDEJmUn3t5JxRPilODqgsl9lRJQeLbELjUVJKqLRn-UdLN2zLcxuPcjumwi2QLHzlFtIEdQMXUK75Ftixt0GhkEW9Fok760mEXHPM_uRyOM_KJFhO3YH374BKiusFKmdzgONYVtEL9Vs8xAXClZdKhyXPxAVhEq8lTX_uBpO7azKiZREm48641LeVIEE/s4000/20230706_110149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDEJmUn3t5JxRPilODqgsl9lRJQeLbELjUVJKqLRn-UdLN2zLcxuPcjumwi2QLHzlFtIEdQMXUK75Ftixt0GhkEW9Fok760mEXHPM_uRyOM_KJFhO3YH374BKiusFKmdzgONYVtEL9Vs8xAXClZdKhyXPxAVhEq8lTX_uBpO7azKiZREm48641LeVIEE/s320/20230706_110149.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We are renovating our kitchen. After many many visits to hardware stores and cabinet makers we have a plan!</p><p>We will be getting new countertops and backsplash in the kitchen and bathroom, keeping the original cabinets and replacing all the appliances! Woohoo!!</p><p>And for this month's action? First the old kitchen so I don't forget the last 26 years, Luke Combs concert with the girls, the kids last days of school, and Fathers Day at the cabin which requires the recreated photo of a grandpa pile!!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWNdnQXteQKmFOgiaHRFvKgShwHmwi4oCo8EvcBlYE0jQ8v34UkHq1V87Y-IAWc5euaLsYgqNLF_3lltqGYo6xVmsZcnZLZAV-Hreu9axE4ToBDYQDgXbC_MJJYYD3rtBIfZwRuHJ9pJ7FiDARpG2UCdX-yIz8kI1nWHzrH1tSJTbXvxcnZfgf8gjqXE/s4000/20230602_112051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWNdnQXteQKmFOgiaHRFvKgShwHmwi4oCo8EvcBlYE0jQ8v34UkHq1V87Y-IAWc5euaLsYgqNLF_3lltqGYo6xVmsZcnZLZAV-Hreu9axE4ToBDYQDgXbC_MJJYYD3rtBIfZwRuHJ9pJ7FiDARpG2UCdX-yIz8kI1nWHzrH1tSJTbXvxcnZfgf8gjqXE/s320/20230602_112051.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Maybe...</p><p>May is our typical month where we have our first camping trip, and the last few years at the Stecyk cabin. But as seems a pattern lately, the weather affected us. The fires and smoke in Alberta were such a hazard this year it wasn't possible to be outside comfortably, and the ban on fires was a bummer too. Then add an ATV ban and the weekend just didn't seem possible.</p><p>So instead we enjoyed getting back into the groove of being home. We watched a bit of Mason play ball when it wasn't cancelled due to air quality, and got in a few Lacrosse games with Blake.</p><p>Don and I went to Jasper for lunch one day and managed to escape the smoke a bit but not the whole day.</p><p>Some of the memorable things this month were a family dinner for Mother's Day, Stampeders concert at the Winspear, Blake's 16th BIRTHDAY!!!, a visit to Saskatoon for my Aunt and Uncle's 60th anniversary, Lindsay's _ _ birthday, bird house building with Connor, UFest where Emerson danced, and our 43rd Anniversary! And many more times with the kids!</p><p>And Don and Ivan went camping with Ivan's Starlink, powered by Don's solar. haha</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfKGHIwR3nz1iYJGYNidPtrQs1t-bvwbe9liffldXG_VXx2ZkCOeld3imqVlWEzWtBjPZHCF89Y7GmWzjlQMG87b5n2_YzJhMCpoQWxPhu9YIXSGZDej9eChY0rqqZJ2SKvGv5mMOE5CcawDCo8bghGNrj_LvcZN2FvjavOjq6Qc3us3mE4TehhNuB6k/s4000/20230514_173802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfKGHIwR3nz1iYJGYNidPtrQs1t-bvwbe9liffldXG_VXx2ZkCOeld3imqVlWEzWtBjPZHCF89Y7GmWzjlQMG87b5n2_YzJhMCpoQWxPhu9YIXSGZDej9eChY0rqqZJ2SKvGv5mMOE5CcawDCo8bghGNrj_LvcZN2FvjavOjq6Qc3us3mE4TehhNuB6k/s320/20230514_173802.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gkfngs7fdP8WSiEzajlevdvaBnQMl0lfU37GegcmkyMig1bcgs_wKTuzwYsCYA615FB8-ezJtbcW8vjwyiU59ah2WcpgUBnNxosamCenRBUn9IGgORxbdSIpI4aQ-7FdHQWNmqJ9UU4GWjzozpSscQh_PQa8NR8qknPRl-AkHtetzRm8b8CfwfMx_MU/s4000/20230514_174024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It is always bittersweet when you know a trip is going to end, but it has been an amazing trip through Texas. We have truly visited every corner of the state and saw everything from ocean to farmland to space ships to gators!</p><p>I will be flying home via Victoria for a co-op meeting and Don will drive home to meet me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgCNalI5PUk1p14lR37ISA7PRO9eeovBVBJ85mJXsY4z-3FGeaWcF0aBwmbQtDx3uCJJpxKBdNaEztXgkSV0LDwmxaGVVxJ-m2NWvQv_ycrHPu7JJ8gmM2qN3qkwciJDRZ5PPY14sQ2cQhpHbzxiEPGvppQuyMlq1wDUqSZE3Kguf77mwLUxmRypTmyU/s2737/20230412_184523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2737" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgCNalI5PUk1p14lR37ISA7PRO9eeovBVBJ85mJXsY4z-3FGeaWcF0aBwmbQtDx3uCJJpxKBdNaEztXgkSV0LDwmxaGVVxJ-m2NWvQv_ycrHPu7JJ8gmM2qN3qkwciJDRZ5PPY14sQ2cQhpHbzxiEPGvppQuyMlq1wDUqSZE3Kguf77mwLUxmRypTmyU/s320/20230412_184523.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Why? Two reasons - to see Dallas and to visit Magnolia. YUP Magnolia! That is the reason for my title. We might be back to Dallas but to Magnolia not likely.</p><p>This post is dedicated to our afternoon at Magnolia so enjoy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizXYBhMLnYcsrK5OT-M9z6SiQSCs47FNwkH8ek1C_h6LlpXuX39koC1mQ8EWBC0s-ji8GMclS20vq55EkCvVhsI57m4MzS-gvlB90futOJRAUTYQk7_Bu1zQjpvCoCJL5oLpG0ixGEn2Pcgd8qup_fkHXBaOUl0leNlJ6Uik42WQuDg01tmuvIM6lQ2rI/s1859/20230411_124704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1817" data-original-width="1859" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizXYBhMLnYcsrK5OT-M9z6SiQSCs47FNwkH8ek1C_h6LlpXuX39koC1mQ8EWBC0s-ji8GMclS20vq55EkCvVhsI57m4MzS-gvlB90futOJRAUTYQk7_Bu1zQjpvCoCJL5oLpG0ixGEn2Pcgd8qup_fkHXBaOUl0leNlJ6Uik42WQuDg01tmuvIM6lQ2rI/s320/20230411_124704.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXIYOzFbU1W4SKM_dVyPazyfDUKaxXzSrd05jaXsHx_mAoS0PuUqaeBgn-S-4jjRvkQ1Yo3iR84zJk_dpcrE5ZG1332ebXBRc4YkwCdJHujnSjAcV8aAIXFi18fDOsOKRAFBQxGs0QuocpMGmMXjVFv2xNGyCMaUgBPq-regRZHFcN9aysiWOcqFL9x4/s4000/20230411_125226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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State parks aren't our first choice - actually not true - campgrounds aren't our first choice but state parks are when we cannot boondock. At any rate Martin Dies was a beautiful choice!</p><p>We are really in rural Texas now and what a diverse state. The lush green farmland and vibrant colors are astounding. We spent many hours just driving and enjoying</p><p>I was excited to see armadillos. It was funny because we looked and looked. I was seriously going to give up but one day at dusk we were out walking we saw one, then two, then they were everywhere! And turtles! Anything we don't have at home is amusing to me.</p><p>We just had to see AT&T Stadium. That place is HUGE. </p><p>On one of our drives we saw the largest ships, the photo doesn't give you a comparable so you can't really tell. </p><p>And then FINALLY we saw alligators! They seem to disappear when they hear a sound so all I have to offer you are the creepy eyes. 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So beautiful!</p><p>We have been here before and like many other places it was one of the sites that brought us back to Texas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7f_9lav0WiVBVoAyignvANMiCUaVi-ksb79FtjCHlaB8eEEYZBwmJdvpuMcivj44lgh8PTA_arvSTHhhnsWgmXGnaqrswZF8bGDceFQuWnI7YfaLtbdzaa4lGkx75pBwssLYj-flBalCLNDlbyMhyJHlRzWjGIKVR0oaskjtmumWLiS-mwYJFamt-OK8/s1599/1000000994_1703728387778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="1529" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7f_9lav0WiVBVoAyignvANMiCUaVi-ksb79FtjCHlaB8eEEYZBwmJdvpuMcivj44lgh8PTA_arvSTHhhnsWgmXGnaqrswZF8bGDceFQuWnI7YfaLtbdzaa4lGkx75pBwssLYj-flBalCLNDlbyMhyJHlRzWjGIKVR0oaskjtmumWLiS-mwYJFamt-OK8/s320/1000000994_1703728387778.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The access to the beach for walking was wonderful, just across the road form us. That sounds odd because this time instead of staying on the windy salty ocean we decided to stay on the bay. It was much calmer, and perfect weather everyday for sitting outside and enjoying the views. For prairie girl I didn't really know the difference, as you can see from the photo.</p><p>We also had the honor of making new friends again. The second day we were there a couple pulled in and we started talking right away. They are from Ontario, and for some reason we hot it off immediately. IN the days we were there we shared every happy hour, as well as a dinner out.</p><p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Don and Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15828254257289108860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041416212264833959.post-70209978542237603482023-03-30T18:27:00.000-07:002023-12-27T20:07:52.590-08:00Travelling through TexasMany years ago on our last trip to Texas we made an unplanned stop on Palacios. Look at the campsite and you can see why!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It turned out we had no reason for concern - the food was AMAZING and the place was crowded by the time we had our order.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJBNA9rl1Azd17kcTFLtc9MZKPfhLRGWB_p7Bk0lVAyP2cBWJcaS0pAAHOZO5RrpGUvznL3qKRJwy_dzWfm6MCSEI5bNIVq6JkMx-YmIa9BccXEtmfrFbKJuduhJU54jxhFYmEf5_OCGTWY7_oIpAEbQE0lHWa5YgoCwgJ__6ZqaG0MtPUIsGjgxiihk/s2177/20230324_184240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2177" data-original-width="1017" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJBNA9rl1Azd17kcTFLtc9MZKPfhLRGWB_p7Bk0lVAyP2cBWJcaS0pAAHOZO5RrpGUvznL3qKRJwy_dzWfm6MCSEI5bNIVq6JkMx-YmIa9BccXEtmfrFbKJuduhJU54jxhFYmEf5_OCGTWY7_oIpAEbQE0lHWa5YgoCwgJ__6ZqaG0MtPUIsGjgxiihk/s320/20230324_184240.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19MaPq-HWOuovSH_0g9NcYziI-f7DHxq59cxTibglmROtYYTZ1XcY5gzIYyJpxJawJ26dK-GKlz0UKT6tki_d-QWmBqybXfder85i2Q1Hx4V7xprHakLhnTCuE_hF-nnb4C7qU8MZU7sTShEEkop8vys_pxlNNEmMBAtUMGRI2wGLsFl_l70vRtMMrHQ/s3162/20230324_184233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3162" data-original-width="1477" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19MaPq-HWOuovSH_0g9NcYziI-f7DHxq59cxTibglmROtYYTZ1XcY5gzIYyJpxJawJ26dK-GKlz0UKT6tki_d-QWmBqybXfder85i2Q1Hx4V7xprHakLhnTCuE_hF-nnb4C7qU8MZU7sTShEEkop8vys_pxlNNEmMBAtUMGRI2wGLsFl_l70vRtMMrHQ/s320/20230324_184233.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>We spent a lot of time driving and exploring the area. Texas is such a diverse state and we anted to see it all!</div>Don and Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15828254257289108860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041416212264833959.post-35540304745671897842023-03-19T09:43:00.014-07:002023-04-04T20:51:27.404-07:00Texas Y'all<div>We are now solidly placed in Texas. After a overnighter in a quiet road stop we found ourselves at our first RV park. Boondocking is not impossible in Texas but certainly not easy. Mix that with the weather - hot and humid - and we acknowledged prior to leaving that deciding to go to Texas would mean campgrounds.</div><div><br /></div><div>We had planned to stay at Tips Park in Three Rivers, which appeared to be a city ran facility. However, when we drove in it did not feel comfortable. If you have RV'd much you will know what I mean - sometimes a place does not feel right. There were 2 RVs in the park, one was not habitable and the other was questionable. Any how we ended up just west of town at Naylor's RV Park and it was great. Being in this location allowed us to visit a vacation highlight and personal favorite - San Antonio River Walk.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm7aDcnwR7ztSNi48d3lvwTgX74dk9ov4XHUGh-LOW3Rt7GpsXFiLOV5QEonVPk1h1GlB6WI_k9-nyilQbyXsOoBBo2hfkRus0yqzWT9ALPdkwe1QPx2SONzWL6e6scwHlA7TB_OLgn5dgTOgTfm7pGVQJfe9GHr3FVlBKowRj28UGGonU-_5kCVv/s1063/Screenshot_20230404_222445_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1061" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm7aDcnwR7ztSNi48d3lvwTgX74dk9ov4XHUGh-LOW3Rt7GpsXFiLOV5QEonVPk1h1GlB6WI_k9-nyilQbyXsOoBBo2hfkRus0yqzWT9ALPdkwe1QPx2SONzWL6e6scwHlA7TB_OLgn5dgTOgTfm7pGVQJfe9GHr3FVlBKowRj28UGGonU-_5kCVv/s320/Screenshot_20230404_222445_Instagram.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc00WEG9UIleBkQSPsNQFr-yaBYv1Wif8-Dn9Jk2pXks7l8jaEcWAKE8HuHxI7eW5KWhRfMH9U9xlEpz4ZeV7O0Oti7BiYhzG-jM636OVWTOU8ZRmYBq2_h5HMdEJgO7hQ32p9S_gbo0UaGfXxosMx6VM7MHEOHvyaPGvBjt5yXEd5sQbb07JXgLD7/s1057/Screenshot_20230404_222452_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="1057" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc00WEG9UIleBkQSPsNQFr-yaBYv1Wif8-Dn9Jk2pXks7l8jaEcWAKE8HuHxI7eW5KWhRfMH9U9xlEpz4ZeV7O0Oti7BiYhzG-jM636OVWTOU8ZRmYBq2_h5HMdEJgO7hQ32p9S_gbo0UaGfXxosMx6VM7MHEOHvyaPGvBjt5yXEd5sQbb07JXgLD7/s320/Screenshot_20230404_222452_Instagram.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">When we were "done" in the San Antonio area we headed to the ocean! We wanted to stay at Padre Island National Seashore - Malaquite Campground, but they don't take reservations. We scoped the place out ahead of time and to ensure a site we actually left our campground in Three Rivers a day early and pulled into Malaquite knowing there was an opening.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfAMshNW06Y0vgXWDcD6DZ0FwdutVTDCYeF_TAkY4knFGK4jOdlD9M9qhaOxvJt_w0e-yFt1UlRrnhzaDuQeE92vpznBASPIbAA3DF1dkQfEPSYdbO75ljLcb7Fn_f64dQbdR-pmDHQ_Tjulwtt-k1jOviTiQ6cQw0jzjQsPyA6NepzAK5BnGO71B/s4000/20230307_222753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfAMshNW06Y0vgXWDcD6DZ0FwdutVTDCYeF_TAkY4knFGK4jOdlD9M9qhaOxvJt_w0e-yFt1UlRrnhzaDuQeE92vpznBASPIbAA3DF1dkQfEPSYdbO75ljLcb7Fn_f64dQbdR-pmDHQ_Tjulwtt-k1jOviTiQ6cQw0jzjQsPyA6NepzAK5BnGO71B/s320/20230307_222753.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdYnRMXFz4D6qB6cnr61H058SEDxDMS3xidUCxCh74yIAw84GfmjM1HyJ1LJ8_g8m9h8w1r132xJAghCyysfoA98Ku-mi0xOCQoT_LFDfmc_Uko9HIfywieiCqoTGyL3fbegGoo3R7nXnLF-i7CO5iT-uRBmV4LXChMXGHZusFD50lntbr3WppRQX/s2999/20230307_184404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2337" data-original-width="2999" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdYnRMXFz4D6qB6cnr61H058SEDxDMS3xidUCxCh74yIAw84GfmjM1HyJ1LJ8_g8m9h8w1r132xJAghCyysfoA98Ku-mi0xOCQoT_LFDfmc_Uko9HIfywieiCqoTGyL3fbegGoo3R7nXnLF-i7CO5iT-uRBmV4LXChMXGHZusFD50lntbr3WppRQX/s320/20230307_184404.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tVxiFOVRzl3G3fOTeRw_95PwghWLdA8Ky2voAs_IZUV_XML4l6EFtDdPL7JZWGeCBOfikZaTj04ag93l1cLtHxRSbxWRYt9kv_2zgm5bFFjknaGj26BjUOtpcgntjJQkCrazvOYx_nJsa3LhjtHDr5yvJbgggGar-Jj0_90Fww8z3SfRASmOhH0W/s4000/20230314_140344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tVxiFOVRzl3G3fOTeRw_95PwghWLdA8Ky2voAs_IZUV_XML4l6EFtDdPL7JZWGeCBOfikZaTj04ag93l1cLtHxRSbxWRYt9kv_2zgm5bFFjknaGj26BjUOtpcgntjJQkCrazvOYx_nJsa3LhjtHDr5yvJbgggGar-Jj0_90Fww8z3SfRASmOhH0W/s320/20230314_140344.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73phNADSIGKaJg_poxHGdgIoDLXObM_y-m4sqaafDgvCLG0P-FB1WKI7Ss2fhuZ3eRHEwasSnZ3jlnCr5siBH914Uddfj5_XuE-MlSDeW3FVg1FP8HAg9m6GphIBNKaR0kAjwAkiL6-l_sJWvabeAvdhCPnLnih-u-lPmupIb_JmQJYksXOY4PwXw/s4000/20230314_140402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73phNADSIGKaJg_poxHGdgIoDLXObM_y-m4sqaafDgvCLG0P-FB1WKI7Ss2fhuZ3eRHEwasSnZ3jlnCr5siBH914Uddfj5_XuE-MlSDeW3FVg1FP8HAg9m6GphIBNKaR0kAjwAkiL6-l_sJWvabeAvdhCPnLnih-u-lPmupIb_JmQJYksXOY4PwXw/s320/20230314_140402.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div>We had such a great time in this area! So many beach walks, so many happy hours with Ivan and new friends Rod and Karen, and a visit to SpaceX!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Although we were not lucky enough to see a launch, being able to drive close, walk up t the area, and freely take photos was well worth the day.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoONT4JWV2xc0QNAX5NJ_p5m4LbmiCNB-bxvcRan-apjp_zaHYZXxli24i9t6gTphnZarI5sUgnkYW0G8fFNvSoK9stvmfg7K06MnBId2rODLrSqrkvAXI5KeKE7qkYsUySaQVUcIPMePGg7XTKiSbIj82Hw9X75ttPqlod3vfu9V4JCvxTJNUDHU/s6016/DSC_3549.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4016" data-original-width="6016" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoONT4JWV2xc0QNAX5NJ_p5m4LbmiCNB-bxvcRan-apjp_zaHYZXxli24i9t6gTphnZarI5sUgnkYW0G8fFNvSoK9stvmfg7K06MnBId2rODLrSqrkvAXI5KeKE7qkYsUySaQVUcIPMePGg7XTKiSbIj82Hw9X75ttPqlod3vfu9V4JCvxTJNUDHU/s320/DSC_3549.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7K0EE1SQkrOk8QnLymVm5PhZqpoOqbTmSBoyIGBI_WE3UDYQS6eYW410Lc3biOQh3uaTaBxzNqTkqmFSg9wHiccCdLo9D0JTRiAwILbyAXTOo9y_LDx5XpPqeXYUu6nlREG0cJM19METN2CkMg2wr_074-NGbumuUxuJCMZ8p_oZAUSnor5c542l1/s3936/DSC_3603.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2624" data-original-width="3936" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7K0EE1SQkrOk8QnLymVm5PhZqpoOqbTmSBoyIGBI_WE3UDYQS6eYW410Lc3biOQh3uaTaBxzNqTkqmFSg9wHiccCdLo9D0JTRiAwILbyAXTOo9y_LDx5XpPqeXYUu6nlREG0cJM19METN2CkMg2wr_074-NGbumuUxuJCMZ8p_oZAUSnor5c542l1/s320/DSC_3603.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJne7UMPwjGP1zPKsUDrfVo01rE3TpQrUoITzx1D9OjPQmtPte2kBQDaSj-oN49gfyHfqpIuTjmM64NU4U9SXhQXV5mcGrjl1FLx1khYGcF04ivMqpwbh0Tor--UtdJY1ughO6paRwy8gfFKhC3fj8iwp7_QfGci2-SBTYnWNApChA7uwDz8VyVyWs/s2250/IMG_20230313_141313_561.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJne7UMPwjGP1zPKsUDrfVo01rE3TpQrUoITzx1D9OjPQmtPte2kBQDaSj-oN49gfyHfqpIuTjmM64NU4U9SXhQXV5mcGrjl1FLx1khYGcF04ivMqpwbh0Tor--UtdJY1ughO6paRwy8gfFKhC3fj8iwp7_QfGci2-SBTYnWNApChA7uwDz8VyVyWs/s320/IMG_20230313_141313_561.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RcDHdGtzQ61L643VXb42vXypHaQOCOVpAGDmISC0JLCsv4rK7qWfP0_8AROn1q40jI5rHnj4aSjSEQOBXJao2WDH_tM-vpUqod7C4HB3p64uJlixjU8OKGY_MceCWU7M_l20Nmvh0N8Tm3iLQl-sZqRIRnRzFTo3xYVi0dHqaeLxVrQwIql2t8B3/s1440/IMG_20230313_200411_892.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RcDHdGtzQ61L643VXb42vXypHaQOCOVpAGDmISC0JLCsv4rK7qWfP0_8AROn1q40jI5rHnj4aSjSEQOBXJao2WDH_tM-vpUqod7C4HB3p64uJlixjU8OKGY_MceCWU7M_l20Nmvh0N8Tm3iLQl-sZqRIRnRzFTo3xYVi0dHqaeLxVrQwIql2t8B3/s320/IMG_20230313_200411_892.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSvSm8WVgGcZFw8nbEGQ3mhAqkNPt6bmRMwggCtsvQ7mIi-cHpzQJyC4QQSnacSuHNqDFAZGRBXuioFZLex-SDPMZhxmLIL6YFGsEdFjZwNMetBHDip_hpztjYxr4jEfWinwM9UGk3wa2KgbsiQaO1sbWZ2Je_-1uq8dgnhZ_jHTyh1Y21PKE-is7/s1440/IMG_20230313_200411_950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSvSm8WVgGcZFw8nbEGQ3mhAqkNPt6bmRMwggCtsvQ7mIi-cHpzQJyC4QQSnacSuHNqDFAZGRBXuioFZLex-SDPMZhxmLIL6YFGsEdFjZwNMetBHDip_hpztjYxr4jEfWinwM9UGk3wa2KgbsiQaO1sbWZ2Je_-1uq8dgnhZ_jHTyh1Y21PKE-is7/s320/IMG_20230313_200411_950.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>That seems like enough excitement for one post so you'll have to wait!</div>Don and Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15828254257289108860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041416212264833959.post-22702020630692908082023-03-03T18:27:00.012-08:002023-04-04T20:29:21.116-07:00310 toYuma<p>Hmm - I may have used this before but it's cute.</p><p>We left Saturday morning and our first day of travels was like summer driving. An overnight stop at Idaho Falls Walmart, as usual. It was starting to snow over the Monida Pass, but lightly.</p><p>Day 2</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhhIvgt5iRxMctH2c7dtIlgjtViQ23DCI9oO1RVM59xkVzn3Hwc0YxcxsKC9VeNqH3hzTHjZUYCfc7vzeAhiVdKsE_uFaNc9XuXxZBZ0OYnWWPAw_cOKoOg5bB7VBS1VBrm9sAWA_XLBnV2Zl5NhfnFLyB57ougIdqn-lRwxzcF7tr0ft8zv-2NzH/s1966/20230122_100057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="1861" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhhIvgt5iRxMctH2c7dtIlgjtViQ23DCI9oO1RVM59xkVzn3Hwc0YxcxsKC9VeNqH3hzTHjZUYCfc7vzeAhiVdKsE_uFaNc9XuXxZBZ0OYnWWPAw_cOKoOg5bB7VBS1VBrm9sAWA_XLBnV2Zl5NhfnFLyB57ougIdqn-lRwxzcF7tr0ft8zv-2NzH/s320/20230122_100057.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2cMZ2CJA54QQkXJoYPPXjgwFt-1Q8UOdLQXx3Rzhf2f9WvBAwYDp4qvdwE0aLn2D0VIIfV-O0OpNAE8ETQSQdKPF8cBI267KNe2EqQYX0BcRTUKjivBtP2Qr37ae74XqrOgjMKRKMWR3sapc6ACM34xuBC-VxANJsL-1v2sqDrOmWMxXMDE1I9HE/s4000/20230122_094227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2cMZ2CJA54QQkXJoYPPXjgwFt-1Q8UOdLQXx3Rzhf2f9WvBAwYDp4qvdwE0aLn2D0VIIfV-O0OpNAE8ETQSQdKPF8cBI267KNe2EqQYX0BcRTUKjivBtP2Qr37ae74XqrOgjMKRKMWR3sapc6ACM34xuBC-VxANJsL-1v2sqDrOmWMxXMDE1I9HE/s320/20230122_094227.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Yup... all day. This was the I15</span></div><p>At any rate since I am still writing this blog you know we made it.</p><p>We ended up spending 2 nights at Casablanca Casino in Mesquite. They have an RV area that is dry camping. It's a great location to de-winterize, get groceries and wash the vehicles up. And it's warm! </p><p>Rather than heading straight to Yuma this year we decided we were in time to see what all the buzz was about at the great Quartzsite RV Show. We were also able to camp alongside Erne and Deb and Ivan! We had a great time sharing stories, refreshments, food and fun.</p><p>It was so great to have these mountains and skies every day!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirta50vKmiYjbS5wvGd1cFwKJAQqvAMKdKJpSPRX8oxVOP-ahGn9HkDtZzt318XjzOLt5tP-UugywMsrTaggvozlSOiqKE1kJnD08HUqa3-xLqgMaPesbKZPjmNbysfihX2LkIpBvodWzAkDP7bxabaxG2680UZqJ67OWlrqkvuyWqLnHQVZU7mcQI/s2252/quartz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirta50vKmiYjbS5wvGd1cFwKJAQqvAMKdKJpSPRX8oxVOP-ahGn9HkDtZzt318XjzOLt5tP-UugywMsrTaggvozlSOiqKE1kJnD08HUqa3-xLqgMaPesbKZPjmNbysfihX2LkIpBvodWzAkDP7bxabaxG2680UZqJ67OWlrqkvuyWqLnHQVZU7mcQI/s320/quartz.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The fun has to end sometime in Quartzsite and it was time to move on to Yuma.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We headed to the best spot ever - Fortuna Pond.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4zfHS0buuiOh4xcMRAXk3U3J8-gGDk-rn_ORbbtde_NjTwtoPcQyEtTTwAaKUXMDeTiFdPiNeooZI27AdqW_A2NW3Gn11_eTArbx-jYEuMFiqALmxYZlvpzk6Mvz8KVAf4fnp5LNr7CmQz8-E4mXAacXybGYsDvA2RsK34dobXkFBtkkyDSQotoy/s4000/20230127_172641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4zfHS0buuiOh4xcMRAXk3U3J8-gGDk-rn_ORbbtde_NjTwtoPcQyEtTTwAaKUXMDeTiFdPiNeooZI27AdqW_A2NW3Gn11_eTArbx-jYEuMFiqALmxYZlvpzk6Mvz8KVAf4fnp5LNr7CmQz8-E4mXAacXybGYsDvA2RsK34dobXkFBtkkyDSQotoy/s320/20230127_172641.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzknEW1owAfdAJgxrqNYjk1euVJeGK2uKdgPP0e6Eeeu1tViKn88HznvirUSpe9KempcL3BzaAJBpASoVi-fsePn4U9u2N3X_H-XT1wgDe8y-3MzrT-NoXcIVI6PevFqNNiJ4MaSmvFZ1XQYe4V_Ipsuz9bDh2nyU5rsXwec5rxQ8aoSfLGam0n2F/s4000/20230127_162916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzknEW1owAfdAJgxrqNYjk1euVJeGK2uKdgPP0e6Eeeu1tViKn88HznvirUSpe9KempcL3BzaAJBpASoVi-fsePn4U9u2N3X_H-XT1wgDe8y-3MzrT-NoXcIVI6PevFqNNiJ4MaSmvFZ1XQYe4V_Ipsuz9bDh2nyU5rsXwec5rxQ8aoSfLGam0n2F/s4000/20230127_162916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzknEW1owAfdAJgxrqNYjk1euVJeGK2uKdgPP0e6Eeeu1tViKn88HznvirUSpe9KempcL3BzaAJBpASoVi-fsePn4U9u2N3X_H-XT1wgDe8y-3MzrT-NoXcIVI6PevFqNNiJ4MaSmvFZ1XQYe4V_Ipsuz9bDh2nyU5rsXwec5rxQ8aoSfLGam0n2F/s320/20230127_162916.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzknEW1owAfdAJgxrqNYjk1euVJeGK2uKdgPP0e6Eeeu1tViKn88HznvirUSpe9KempcL3BzaAJBpASoVi-fsePn4U9u2N3X_H-XT1wgDe8y-3MzrT-NoXcIVI6PevFqNNiJ4MaSmvFZ1XQYe4V_Ipsuz9bDh2nyU5rsXwec5rxQ8aoSfLGam0n2F/s4000/20230127_162916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a></blockquote><p><span style="text-align: left;">I'm sure you can see the benefits of this location - water and trees in the desert are sight to behold. My office view was pretty distracting.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our days here were spent with friends old and new. Deb and Ernie and Ivan were over on Sidewinder Road, and we had a lovely dinner again with Judy and Phil, and then we also had several visits with another co-op co-conspirator of mine Marc and his wife Peggy. And we had brunch with Brent and Lynne, an old Tisdale school friend of Don's! So you see we had several happy hours and visits that filled our days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were almost tired when we decide to pull up the jacks and move a bit east to the Phoenix area. Last year we found a perfect spot close to Ron and Bev on Cottonwood Road just south of Apache Junction. Besides Ron and Bev there are so many folks here we know, and a few we managed to visit. But first - the views!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYy1_bmjsCTrlcU2slZa4TsdwVAdkAanJuFSwxRzuppXh3naCsWEkLy8e5MYS_h1_v_IzDxjIKv5l-4G2-m77AuAhjOFsTbAAVZqH53UFvpTvtGekozZ_63FsmMk_OBdF11f5ECaxVagsv8rn_1s60ZSO5UgJUQVu35fHy0dGYNEkrX0BP3lfPLnT/s4000/20230211_070531.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYy1_bmjsCTrlcU2slZa4TsdwVAdkAanJuFSwxRzuppXh3naCsWEkLy8e5MYS_h1_v_IzDxjIKv5l-4G2-m77AuAhjOFsTbAAVZqH53UFvpTvtGekozZ_63FsmMk_OBdF11f5ECaxVagsv8rn_1s60ZSO5UgJUQVu35fHy0dGYNEkrX0BP3lfPLnT/s320/20230211_070531.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5gyNjwQri9xDOpUvpFhaWQF0JqqjpxQLRL106Z66huK8anUpb-PH_UdsTwaunEVXNKiWOjSLBUGzs8qGMMpt81j8uLW31TR6-rz7-O-l34Xt4K-zBeHIybi-zfUsMOhOm7g3rIAgV2_3QM-y5Zzs8JFTQNJZTWtIMuTCcSiovdW3Tuw7M9xYGb6R/s4000/20230211_070543.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="4000" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5gyNjwQri9xDOpUvpFhaWQF0JqqjpxQLRL106Z66huK8anUpb-PH_UdsTwaunEVXNKiWOjSLBUGzs8qGMMpt81j8uLW31TR6-rz7-O-l34Xt4K-zBeHIybi-zfUsMOhOm7g3rIAgV2_3QM-y5Zzs8JFTQNJZTWtIMuTCcSiovdW3Tuw7M9xYGb6R/s320/20230211_070543.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We will be the first to admit that our whole stay here the weather was less than desirable. There was more rain than we've ever experienced however we hadn't ever had rain. haha. The upside is the desert was so green and lush, it was quite beautiful. Our site did get pretty muddy, the creek filled up fast one day, and rains in the desert are just plain interesting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a great fire on my birthday, and great company! Ron and Bev and Carol and Richard met us for dinner at Boston's Pizza, then after we went back to our place and had a fire with Ron and Bev and Deb and Ernie. A great birthday! And thanks to Carol and Richard for a lovely home cooked meal and use of their laundry equipment!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also went for dinner one evening with Don's cousin and an old school friend of mine, Brad. We met his partner Patricia and Brad and I caught up on events surrounding all the people we know.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the family theme we spent a great afternoon also with my cousin Peter and his wife Marla!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Don played bachelor again as I jetted off to Saskatoon for the Co-op AGM. I was able to walk on stage for my second term as a Director. A proud moment! It should be noted that I made it there and back in a reasonable state of normalcy with my luggage and almost on time - quite an accomplishment!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our last night before departing for the vast state of Texas Ron and Bev introduced us to Organ Pipe Pizza. The organ is amazing and the music ok, but the pizza was by far the best we have had outside of Canada!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKc-Kv0NVccIiihDNny4UyfCnkn6Z6czZyjWji3WYrgna_md18rcQXRHmN8EryyMk6JDtFoUS7juNDhKz0huOgm9zZzvtJnCN7YFF_fVp1XLNB8E-xywSrO3--KkylV17fIkbXa1l733ZATRSGYAmFOJ64onalwHOA1MO1ymNH9vMmGJy6f3MZkWc/s4000/20230228_191444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKc-Kv0NVccIiihDNny4UyfCnkn6Z6czZyjWji3WYrgna_md18rcQXRHmN8EryyMk6JDtFoUS7juNDhKz0huOgm9zZzvtJnCN7YFF_fVp1XLNB8E-xywSrO3--KkylV17fIkbXa1l733ZATRSGYAmFOJ64onalwHOA1MO1ymNH9vMmGJy6f3MZkWc/s320/20230228_191444.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4_ZIKVh16ekWEsvxaHp8QJn_G82sWiarnXUbTS3es08sM64E1DjaIF7ZFC9QUpTm5-Hh0AEmu1ulfnBGPd1iJOOhks0eY14B0Wx6AsI7nYAKpxK7XMq2fA3Tx5VEBeEQXnveahhjwQ57nJfXXKwfOF3he7mzgIoWoMN2RduMIl27yaQP0x6MWgRI/s4000/20230228_191613.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4_ZIKVh16ekWEsvxaHp8QJn_G82sWiarnXUbTS3es08sM64E1DjaIF7ZFC9QUpTm5-Hh0AEmu1ulfnBGPd1iJOOhks0eY14B0Wx6AsI7nYAKpxK7XMq2fA3Tx5VEBeEQXnveahhjwQ57nJfXXKwfOF3he7mzgIoWoMN2RduMIl27yaQP0x6MWgRI/s320/20230228_191613.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are now off to Texas - to see if what we remember is as a great as we thought. And the food:)</div>Don and Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15828254257289108860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041416212264833959.post-42987436112657529482023-02-01T17:31:00.012-08:002023-04-04T20:27:38.826-07:00Happy New Year<p>Happy New Year to all! May 2023 be a better year in many ways than the last couple but may we also keep with us all the good things we learned through the pandemic and all the connections we found again!</p><p>We will be going south again this year, earlier than other years, but first we have an exciting and crazy January to get through!</p><p>Lots of hockey, ringette, basketball, friends, volunteer meetings, co-op meetings and...</p><p>GRAND SLAM OF CURLING!</p><p>Like we needed another week long commitment but I was asked to attend the Co-op Canadian Open in Camrose for the week, and we, especially Don, loves curling. So January 10 - 15 we were either on the road to Camrose or in the Co-op sponsorship skybox at the Camrose Encana Area.</p><p>It was an honor to be there representing Co-ops across Western Canada, and of course to see the on ice action all week. From the top seats you could see and hear action on every sheet. What a great experience.</p><p>When I was asked I had no idea another honor would befall me - presenting the cup to the wining female team; Japan. 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It takes some scheduling to make it to as many games as we can, sometimes we have to miss one or two but try to keep track and make it even overall through the month or week.</p><p>So November birthdays are Tracy and Reese. We were able to take Reese out for the traditional birthday shopping and lunch! It's unbelievable that she is 12 years old and in grade 7.</p><p>Happy birthday Tracy! Happy Birthday Reese!</p><p>I decided to fly to Saskatoon for my November meetings and was that a fiasco! On the direct flight home it ended up being a stop in Calgary which turned into getting back to Edmonton 5:00 pm Tuesday instead of noon on Monday. </p><p>Both November and December seemed to fly by. </p><p>We completed what are now the traditional Pre Christmas activities - Grandma and Grandpa Christmas Boxes!</p><p>It is such a fun way to share ourselves with the grandkids, and make the season longer. You never know what will be in them - Christmas cookie kits, Christmas PJs, family games, tree ornaments, maybe a gift card. The possibilities are endless!</p><p>We also went to Tisdale for a quick Christmas visit with mom and the siblings. Our gift to mom this year was a catered Christmas meal with just her immediate family of kids. I was so glad Don did the extra driving so I could see mom and then get to my Co-op meetings!</p><p>Thanks to our kids the year ended again at a New Years Eve bash at the casino - this year Fleetwood Mac and ABBA. 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Along with all the fantastic things in our life like kids, grandkids, friends etc., we went on a car trip and stayed in a yurt!</p><p>September was filled with anticipation as we looked forward to our trip to Las Vegas to see Jimmy Buffet! One more concert off our bucket list, and a chance for a road trip. We decided to take the long way to Vegas by travelling through the Oregon coast. LOL Not your normal route. We booked a few hotels and a few Yurts, hoping that would have us closer to the ocean for walks.</p><p>Most of this plan went well, except that Jimmy Buffet concert was CANCELLED!! We seem to offer the worst karma to any performers over the age of 60. We have had a broken hip that caused a cancellation, we were at Meatloaf when he took sick in Edmonton, and a few other incidents.</p><p>Thankfully we found out in time to readjust things, and the new plan was a trip to the Oregon coast! So other than the day spent getting there and home, we stayed in Yurts. Thank goodness Don planned properly and we had a few amenities with us to ease the transition from a 35' completely self contained fifth wheel to a one room hard walled tent! </p><p>Thrown in throughout the fall were the regular Saskatoon Co-op trips, a fantastic Thanksgiving with the whole family in the house, a first since Covid, and many many hockey and ringette games, with a game of basketball thrown in to confuse me.</p><p>My work is just busy enough I don't get restless, and I must say I am looking forward to going south, although I don't stop working, the scenery is much nicer and we do relax a lot more.</p><p>This September was kind of odd for us. We usually go on a vacation within Canada but not close to home. This year I guess because of my “co-op life” we couldn’t find a time that fit in. Also we have been meeting in the summer with our friend Larry to camp, and that didn’t work this past summer. So long story short we planned a camping trip with Larry in Saskatchewan that aligned with my Saskatoon work.</p> <p>So off to Waskesiu Lake at Prince Albert National Park for a week! It was kind of funny when we realized we don’t have to go in the summer, as we have no kids and school to schedule around! The campground was really nice, the sites large, and an easy walking distance to the little downtown.</p> <p>We spent our days exploring the area, catching up with Larry, and even made a trip into Prince Albert and had lunch with Don’s sister Kathy.</p> <p>Waskesiu Lake is as beautiful as everyone says. There are so many campgrounds along the lake, and many many spots to put a boat in, etc., but it may be a bit far for regular visits! </p> <p>After our stay there, we went to Langham for 2 nights. Don stayed in the trailer and I went to Saskatoon for my meetings.</p> <p>Thanksgiving with all the kids home was just fantastic. Some day we will quit referring to the pandemic – but this was the first time since that we were all back together for a holiday dinner.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpvpotsD_sP2ob4j8jssCEQtXgCh4siQu3YgbH9odtYTEG8kTzyZywaPBsbA2dAJ7UliIryB3lQqJlw8EvRY8dk0Wh4GlDKuEoOuo8RYe0Lh6TMl78_-MNm_HhBBi7ycjvSV7ZG1DJUodmJ5Kq5J_v9rspb7IkAEuGbjtBA_ycHTd62mlYgkbVXbX/s1440/IMG_20221010_184624_210.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpvpotsD_sP2ob4j8jssCEQtXgCh4siQu3YgbH9odtYTEG8kTzyZywaPBsbA2dAJ7UliIryB3lQqJlw8EvRY8dk0Wh4GlDKuEoOuo8RYe0Lh6TMl78_-MNm_HhBBi7ycjvSV7ZG1DJUodmJ5Kq5J_v9rspb7IkAEuGbjtBA_ycHTd62mlYgkbVXbX/s320/IMG_20221010_184624_210.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>As I said we decided to take a road trip even though the concert was cancelled. What a great decision. We stayed in a hotel one night on the way there, and then booked yurts for the ocean stays. The Durango was PACKED! We weren’t really sure how this roughing it would go for us RV people, but it was pretty great. I won’t say the beds were comfortable, and we missed indoor plumbing, but overall it was a good experience, and being on the ocean was worth it. Lots of beach walks, exploring and relaxing.</p> <p>Our first yurt stay was near Astoria at Fort Stevens State Park. This has always been a favorite stop of ours, the beaches are amazing for walking and the park is close to town for everything, but most importantly our favorite restaurant – Mo’s Diner. Only the best clam chowder ever. So good that we brought back frozen starter packs for ourselves and Lindsay.</p> <p>The photos will show the yurt. There was a bunk bed with a double on the bottom and single on top, a table and 2 chairs and a futon. Also thankfully electric heat. What there wasn’t was a fridge, but we brought an electric cooler with us and that worked just fine. We ate our bigger meal when we were out through the day, and cereal for breakfast and snack stuff for dinner. We also brought a coffee pot and electric kettle, so that made mornings nice not having to search for coffee.</p> <p>The yurts were more booked up than we expected so we did spend one hotel night in Portland. Then it was back down the coast a bit to Nehalem Bay State Park and another yurt. Also a great state park and beach!</p> <p>Although the yurts were “interesting” it was a great trip – the chance to walk our favorite beaches and smell the ocean were worth the odd sleeping arrangements. Not the same as in our fifth wheel, but a great holiday none the less!</p><p>October has one family birthday - Don! 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</div><br /></div><div>Summer was fabulous. I didn't take many photos even. But to recap we had a great week with Jim and Janice in Cranbrook, many many visits with all the family and a short camping week with the Camerons. </div><div><br /></div><div>September came fast!</div>Don and Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15828254257289108860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041416212264833959.post-60616690068956994712022-11-02T19:11:00.001-07:002022-11-02T19:29:08.621-07:00Welcome Home<p> Well here we are settled at home and everything is happening! Meaning we are back doing one of our favorite things - chasing the grandchildren around their activities.</p><p>Connor and Mason are in spring hockey. This is something for Mason as he is still in the age group that is half ice in regular season. Mason will also be playing baseball, Connor decided not to as he is in Cubs and it continues until the end of the school year.</p><p>Blake is in several hockey camps, but also playing Lacrosse again.</p><p>And the girls are playing 3 on 3 ringette!</p><p>Our other big focus in May is the long weekend camping trip! It has now become customary for the family to all go to Lindsay and Jeremy's cabin/land. We have lots of quads and a side by side and you can always count on lots of miles. Sunshine, laughing, great food and drink, and all of us in one place FINALLY!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br /><p></p><p>To some families these may seem like small achievements, but we are all so busy it is awesome when we make this happen!</p><p>May ends with our anniversary. 42 Years !!</p><p>June really was more of the same... another camping trip - this one the annual fish off with Bruce and Kerri at Calling Lake. The weather, fish and beverages did not let us down again. A fabulous time for all and truly one of my favorite weeks of the year.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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