Still here waiting, but we had a lot of visitors this week so time passed quickly.
Betsy’s sister Mary Jo and Jerry came on Monday and left Thursday. We ate out quite a bit and had a good visit. Visited Flower World and ate at the Maltby Café which was fabulous! Also shopped at the Country Village just down the road from us. Jim, Marci and Cassie arrived Friday night and stayed until today (Sunday afternoon). We did steaks and corn on the Traeger and I made Jim a birthday cake (Grandma’s famous chocolate recipe). Had a great time and Violet loved it. She and Cassie played most of the time so she was exhausted last night! We again ate at the Maltby Café this morning for breakfast. There was a line but it didn’t take long to get seated (about 15 minutes). The food is definitely worth waiting for.
The sun was out until about 4 this afternoon. It is still warm but cloudy now. Expecting Libby to arrive in about an hour. She was in Portland for a concert and is driving up for a couple of days. Will be nice to see her.
Air cannon update. First can, empty, went out about 30’. Second can, third full of water, made it about 75 yards at 30 lbs of pressure. Subsequent cans hit the 100 yard mark, still at 30 lbs pressure. Fired a few mini tennis (dog toy) balls, and easy 100+ yards. We can’t take the risk of increasing the pressure here. A couple of spendy motor coaches are just beyond the 150 yard mark. I cannot afford the potential damage. Wish I could find an unused airfield…. ;-) Will work on the design a little. I still think I can get a can to the ¼ mile mark. Maybe some competition down the road.
We also missed the Northwood Owners Association Rally at Hot Lakes RV Park. Next year.
Not much more to tell. Need to get back on our diets soon and quit eating out so much!
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
June 19, 2011
Father’s Day, 2011, at Lake Pleasant RV Park. Pretty uneventful! “Father” did laundry first thing this morning and we did a bit of grocery shopping. It started out to be rainy but this evening it is just cloudy and they are predicting nice weather for the next 10 days. Our front yard here is a swamp…
The park had a pot luck yesterday evening and ‘we’ did beer brats on the Traeger. They were a hit and the gathering was small but nice.
A few weeks ago I used my debit card at Michael’s Craft store and consequently we lost $1,000 from our checking account due to someone using an ATM in California. My debit card never left my possession but they must have created a card somehow using my card number and pin. Anyway, I had to complete an affidavit stating this and have it notarized to send to our bank so they can investigate. Hope they catch the bastards! Stealing from a little old lady with bad lungs! How dare them…. The reason we believe it was Michael’s is that it was on the news that some debit card information had been compromised from their stores.
Mary Jo & Jerry will be here tomorrow for a few days with their motor home. It will be nice to spend some time with them and we are hoping the weather is nice.
Bob and our neighbor Mike have moved back into their childhood and are working on a beer/pop can cannon using compressed air. First firing will be tomorrow. Mike thinks we can launch a can at least 100’….. Bob is hoping for a quarter mile. Hopefully we won’t blow ourselves up.
Next weekend is the UCSAR summer camp/training session. Bob wants to go, but knows it cannot be. Next year.
The park had a pot luck yesterday evening and ‘we’ did beer brats on the Traeger. They were a hit and the gathering was small but nice.
A few weeks ago I used my debit card at Michael’s Craft store and consequently we lost $1,000 from our checking account due to someone using an ATM in California. My debit card never left my possession but they must have created a card somehow using my card number and pin. Anyway, I had to complete an affidavit stating this and have it notarized to send to our bank so they can investigate. Hope they catch the bastards! Stealing from a little old lady with bad lungs! How dare them…. The reason we believe it was Michael’s is that it was on the news that some debit card information had been compromised from their stores.
Mary Jo & Jerry will be here tomorrow for a few days with their motor home. It will be nice to spend some time with them and we are hoping the weather is nice.
Bob and our neighbor Mike have moved back into their childhood and are working on a beer/pop can cannon using compressed air. First firing will be tomorrow. Mike thinks we can launch a can at least 100’….. Bob is hoping for a quarter mile. Hopefully we won’t blow ourselves up.
Next weekend is the UCSAR summer camp/training session. Bob wants to go, but knows it cannot be. Next year.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
June 10
Another week gone already! 7 weeks on the list…
Violet had ‘the works’ done yesterday at PetSmart; haircut, bath with skin treatment, teeth cleaning, ear cleaning and nails clipped. She looks really good (and smells better too!) Will probably take her every two months while we are here. Bob thinks they cut the hair on her ears a little short, but looks good.
I had a pedicure at Blooming Nails on Main Street in Bothell this morning. It was a very nice, relaxing place and I plan to go there again sometime. Found them on the Internet.
Bob decided to buy a mini Traeger at Costco. We really miss ours at home and the price was good. Makes for easy meals with meat and a salad or other veggies. Healthy too if you leave out the potatoes/pasta and bread.
The pancake breakfast on Sunday was nice. A good turnout and they had sausages, eggs, fruit and juice too. Fortunately the sun was out!!! Had a bit of rain Tuesday and Wednesday but now it is supposed to be dry for 5 or 6 days. We will see…..
We are doing well although I am using a bit more oxygen than I was a few weeks ago. Besides that I feel good and trying to stay in shape. Just have to turn up the oxygen a notch or two and I’m OK.
Miss everyone! Hope you are all having a good start of summer.
Violet had ‘the works’ done yesterday at PetSmart; haircut, bath with skin treatment, teeth cleaning, ear cleaning and nails clipped. She looks really good (and smells better too!) Will probably take her every two months while we are here. Bob thinks they cut the hair on her ears a little short, but looks good.
I had a pedicure at Blooming Nails on Main Street in Bothell this morning. It was a very nice, relaxing place and I plan to go there again sometime. Found them on the Internet.
Bob decided to buy a mini Traeger at Costco. We really miss ours at home and the price was good. Makes for easy meals with meat and a salad or other veggies. Healthy too if you leave out the potatoes/pasta and bread.
The pancake breakfast on Sunday was nice. A good turnout and they had sausages, eggs, fruit and juice too. Fortunately the sun was out!!! Had a bit of rain Tuesday and Wednesday but now it is supposed to be dry for 5 or 6 days. We will see…..
We are doing well although I am using a bit more oxygen than I was a few weeks ago. Besides that I feel good and trying to stay in shape. Just have to turn up the oxygen a notch or two and I’m OK.
Miss everyone! Hope you are all having a good start of summer.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
June 4
Some entertainment (expensive for someone) here today. A 40’ coach backed off the end of its pad and is up to the axle / frame in mud. Two tow trucks have tried. Didn’t even budge it. Will watch the events unfold this evening. (two tried again, together. Lucky coach owner. No apparent damage. Good Sam Tow Service paid for this one.
Turned out to be a beautiful day, in the 80’s, and we actually have the air conditioner running in the RV! Planted a cherry tomato plant in a pot outside and Bob/Violet have been around the park 4 times with the bicycle (4 miles).
I walked with Mike and Kathy for a bit in the shade. Mike is doing well and he showed me his scar (it is healing nicely). He had a steel plate ‘installed’ on Wednesday because his sternum wasn’t healing as it should and he seems to have made a fairly quick recovery from that.
I’m finishing up a big x-stitch project and anxious to get it done so I can start something else. The pancake breakfast that was supposed to happen (according to Bob) on Monday didn’t and it was a great disappointment…. But, they are having one tomorrow and I double checked this time to make sure of the day. I am down another 2 lbs. (for a total of 22) so feel I can splurge and have some pancakes!
Violet is in need of a bath and haircut so we will probably make that happen this coming week. Need to keep her coat short during the warm weather. I’m hoping to have a pedicure sometime and Bob would like a massage…. Have to pamper ourselves a bit during this long wait…
Jim/Marci/Cassie are at Detroit Lake this week-end, their first outing with their new ‘outfit’ (truck/camper/boat). Hope they are enjoying the nice weather and just wish we could join them. Someday!
Turned out to be a beautiful day, in the 80’s, and we actually have the air conditioner running in the RV! Planted a cherry tomato plant in a pot outside and Bob/Violet have been around the park 4 times with the bicycle (4 miles).
I walked with Mike and Kathy for a bit in the shade. Mike is doing well and he showed me his scar (it is healing nicely). He had a steel plate ‘installed’ on Wednesday because his sternum wasn’t healing as it should and he seems to have made a fairly quick recovery from that.
I’m finishing up a big x-stitch project and anxious to get it done so I can start something else. The pancake breakfast that was supposed to happen (according to Bob) on Monday didn’t and it was a great disappointment…. But, they are having one tomorrow and I double checked this time to make sure of the day. I am down another 2 lbs. (for a total of 22) so feel I can splurge and have some pancakes!
Violet is in need of a bath and haircut so we will probably make that happen this coming week. Need to keep her coat short during the warm weather. I’m hoping to have a pedicure sometime and Bob would like a massage…. Have to pamper ourselves a bit during this long wait…
Jim/Marci/Cassie are at Detroit Lake this week-end, their first outing with their new ‘outfit’ (truck/camper/boat). Hope they are enjoying the nice weather and just wish we could join them. Someday!
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