Saturday, September 29, 2012

Having trouble keeping up with this blog since we have been home.  Too many things to do here!!! 

 

The Oktoberfest was fun and we hope to go back again next year.  Enjoyed the music, food and of course the beer and wine.  LOTS of people there, especially in the evening. 

 

The last week or two we have been cleaning and sorting both in the house and in the shop (loft mainly).  Had quite a few things so we had a short notice garage sale today.  Didn’t make a lot of money but at least we got rid of quite a bit of ‘stuff’ and the rest will go to charities in town on Monday.  It was just the tip of the iceberg on sorting but at least it is a start. 

 

We do have several more trips before elk camp in November.  This Thursday we are driving to Beaverton to help celebrate Marci’s 40^th birthday!  Jim has made reservations at a supper club in Portland (Tony Starlight’s) and I think about 14 people will be in the group so it should be fun. 

 

Several weeks after that “the girls” are going on a camping trip to Wallowa Lake.  Libby and I will take our RV’s and Sheri and a friend will stay at the cabins.  We will be celebrating all of our birthdays since they are within a week or two of each other.  It should be a fun time! 

 

The following week is Elk Camp!  Can’t believe how fast the time is going by!  I need to work on the menu and think about food for that week….  It will be here before we know it… 

 

Bob has been working on fixing up the new cargo trailer with shelves, tiedowns, etc.  The Tracker fits in it nicely and leaves room for other things we might want to take on an extended camping trip or other outing. 

 

We had a nice visit from Art and Connie with the Arctic Fox Group.  Hadn’t seen them for about 5 years and it was great to catch up on all the happenings. 

 

Eventually, Nelson's Travels will again become that...  our travel blog...  Have a few things to put in place first, but soon. 

 

More later…………

Friday, September 7, 2012

It’s been awhile since we blogged.  Our granddaughter, Cassie, spent the month of August with us and we had such a great time.  She is 13 (almost 14) and such a joy to be around!  She is polite, takes care of herself and doesn’t complain about anything (except maybe Grandpa and his sense of humor…).  My sister and her granddaughter came for a visit while she was here and Cassie and Carly had fun hanging out together.  

Cassie and Grandpa spent quite a few days drivin’ and shootin’ up in the woods!  Cassie learned to drive the Tracker (stick shift) and shoot a 22.  There are miles and miles of back roads for her to practice on near our house.  Gpa says she has a ‘natural eye’ for the target.  Can easily put the majority of rounds in a 24” group at 100 yards..  Not bad for a starter…

We have been busy doing projects both inside and outside.  Hoping to have the shop cleaned out before bad weather hits so we can put the truck/camper and Durango inside.  We have enough space this year between the shop and barn to have everything under cover.  Yes, we are looking forward to the change of seasons.  Can’t wait for it to rain so we can have some campfires.  It is so dry right now that we wouldn’t take a chance. 

Violet loves being home and sitting out in her yard just watching and listening to all the critters.  We have a family of deer that come through almost every evening and they are so fun to watch.  Bob is working on enclosing one area of the patio with glass since we get very cold wind from the south in the winter.  Want to be able to sit out in front of the wood stove and not be blown away!!! 

I’m doing well, although I have nausea quite often and I think it must be one of the medications that is causing it.  The doctors have not been concerned about it and my lungs are doing fine so I’m very happy about that!  Still feel so fortunate that I can breathe and do things that I wasn’t able to do before.  I am thankful every day that I was given the chance to live.  Next appointment in Seattle is November 9.

Next week-end we are going to Mt. Angel to the Oktoberfest with Jim, Marci and Cassie.  Jim made reservations so we can park our campers a few blocks from the festivities.  It will be fun!! 

After that, we are hoping to stay home until Elk Camp which is November 2.  Have plans to do major sorting and cleaning of cupboards, drawers, etc.  Time to eliminate items we don’t need and there are many!!!!  It is amazing how much ‘stuff’ we accumulate in such a short period of time. 

Hope you all enjoy the end of the summer!