Dune Buggy!

This is our Dune Buggy that was built in 1968 and has lots of memories. We have gone on many camping trips, etc. We just thought that since it has been in our garage for about ten years and we hadn't been using it, lets take it south. So we bought it out of retirement and towed it down to AZ behind our motor home. It has really been fun driving it around Surprise, AZ. I have a wishlist of things that I want to upgrade. we are planning to us it in the winter and during the summer it will be left in Surprise, AZ at a friend's that have room in their garage.

It has been to the shop to have some final tuning and now is really running well and have done some painting on the Chassis. Just doing small things to make to look better and more comfortable. Things are looking up in the Dune Buggy world, this car really brings back memories of days gone by. It has been part of our family for 44 years and counting.

Back at Happy Trails!

11-27-09 - We have been busy beavers since arriving at Happy Trails. The weather has been really been nice and yesterday which was Thanksgiving it was 80's plus. We had a great dinner at the Ballroom with about 448 people total. We had 8 people at each table and a total of 56 tables. Each table sent up two people to bring back a tray of food. For a total of $7 per person each table got a bowl of mashed potatoes, dressing, turkey and gravy. Then each couple per table bought a dish. So we had lots of good food to enjoy.

We have been playing pickleball and tennis. Then we mix in potlucks, get togethers, etc. Never a dull moment when living at Happy trails.

Then we have spend some time working on our lot. We have added a very nice swing for three people with a canopy. Always looking for way to have shade and privacy, this swing has solved these problems. So things are going well and we are really enjoying our stay here.

Traveling South!!

11-26-09 - We left Kennewick, WA from the Toyota Center at 1PM on the 14th of November. Our Lynden Vollyball team played a game on Friday the 13th and didn't come out a winner. The team they lost to was Pullman who ended up being the Champ in 2A so since we played quite well and lost we still held our head high. That put us into the losers bracket on Sat. the 14th at 10:30 am. We played a team that we should have beat but again came up short. So that ended the stay of our Lynden Volleyball team. They had a good run for the year, with a new coach and new players still ended up 15-5 overall which is good.

So we head out and spent our first night at Ontario, OR Wal Mart parking lot. The weather was sunny the whole day to here and had a good night. Waking up in the morning with some fog and cool. Traveled all day on 1-84 through ID and into Ut. Then headed down on 1-15 toward Salt Lake. The weather was just great except we saw snow on all the mountains to our left as we traveled through the Salt Lake area and farther. We ended up stopping at a little town called Nephi which is a farming community. We stayed behind a old Gas Station and woke up in the morning to really cold weather. It was 28 degrees inside our motor home and 22 degrees outside.

We headed down the highway and just below Beaver, UT we turn off on Highway 20 which takes us to Hwy 89. The pass on 20 was dry and some snow at the top but not on the road. So we had clear driving down 89 towards Lake Powell and Page, AZ. Stopped in a little town on Hwy 89 for lunch at Panguitch Flying M Restaurant. The waitress said that they had a low of 9 degrees when she got up. Had a good lunch and were on our way.

Back on highway 89 to go and soon were coming to Lake Powell and stopped and took a few pictures at Glen Canyon Dam. The weather again this day was sunny all the way. So then stop in Page for some gas and are on our way. We travel on down to Flagstaff just as it is getting dark and then miss our Wal Mart parking lot to stay. So we head the rest of the way to Happy Trails which is on 1-17 with all it's hills and curves. We didn't have much traffic so made pretty good time and ended up at Happy Trails about 8:45 PM on the 16th of Nov. We got parked on our lot and were ready for bed. ( to be continued)

Catching up again!!

November 10th, 2009

Time is short as the motor home is just about packed and we will be heading to Kennewick, Wa and watching our granddaughter Jessica play for Lynden in 2A State Tournament. We have stayed home this fall in fact to do volleyball. Our team just completed District play last week and their overall record is 15-3. So for a rebuilding year they are doing OK.

Our weather here in Lynden has been getting colder and colder. Also have had lots of rain and can't take much more. We should be in Happy Trails no later then Nov. 17th. So that will make the old bones feel much weather when things are back in the 80's.

It will be really fun to see all our friends at Happy Trails. Also can't wait to see all the improvement's that have been done in the last five months.

Always Behind!!

Sept 6th - 2009

Well am still trying to catchup. We just returned from LaConner Pickleball Week. The weather was OK and only had one morning with a little rain. Postponed the games for only one hour on Thursday. The tournament ran from August 31st through Sept. 4th. We had a great group of people and Friday for Mixed Doubles had 18 teams.

Ione won a 1st in Ladies doubles with her partner Carol Haworth. Then Ione also won a 2nd place in partner switch. So she did very well. Well this older guy came in 4th in Men's Doubles with my partner Norm Walters. We didn't play that bad but just not good enough to get a 3rd. So all in all it was fun. Had great food and prices on Friday Evening.

We also got in some kayaking and blackberry picking. So that meant blackberry pies, etc. We are now home again and the rains have been coming down today the 6th of Sept.

Raining!!

August 6, 2009 - Well here we are at Silver Lake Bible Camp. We have had a night of thunder & lighting. So things are getting the dust settled. We have been here since August 2th. Have had a busy week feeding 450 high schoolers. So that has been a challenge but things have really run smooth. Have also gotten some projects done, like new posts for 5 lines for hanging wet clothes on, like towels, swim suits, etc. Also did some work on a gate by garbage dumpster.

We had been here at Silver Lake Camp about two weeks ago. Then starting on the 23rd of July we had been down at Keller Ferry on Lake Roosevelt. We had a good time with family and friends. Everyone got involved in water sports, boating and the kids played lots of cards. We have been coming to Keller for about 35 years.

We will be heading back to Lynden on Saturday the 8th. So will have to do some catching up in the yard, etc. Then will have a pickleball get together at Bob Unruh's with good and some pickleball playing.

Just can't seem to catch up!!

July 18, 2009 - Well we are just about ready to hit the road with the motor home for 3 weeks. But I guess we have to get home before we leave again. So back on the trail from the previous blog posting.

After leaving Hwy 12 we finally connected to hwy 24 and made our way to I-15. Spent a night in Sterling, UT at a State Park. Had a good night and back on the road in the morning. Then next stop was Jackpot, Nevada for a night. Stayed in the Casino RV Park for only $17 with full hook-ups. Good little park and will stop again some time.

Next was a stop in Boise, ID just off I-84 for a stop to see our newest niece who belongs to Justin and Carry Hall. It is their first and made my sister a Grandma for the first time. It was a great couple of hours. Then from there it was homeward bound and finally arrived home in Lynden on the 18th of May.

Now since we are home we can leave again. We have been busy while home repainting, etc. our rental house which came vacant about two weeks ago. Our renter had been there six years and needed some TLC. So it now is ready for the new renters who seem very nice and have 9 & 13 year old boys.

We will be leaving in the morning for Silver Lake Bible Camp, on Silver Lake in the town of Medical Lake. We usually spend two weeks each year helping out around camp and our camp Manager Terry always has things to do. So we will arrive there tomorrow night. Will also have our granddaughter Jada who is just about 8 years old with us.