We got to our campground yesterday. It was a bit foggy and a cold 51 degrees! The trees are full of oranges and are usually delicious, just hope they are ripe enough!
We are staying here again tonight and are going to go over to a fruit and nut store. I've been wanting to stop there to see what they have but didn't want to with RV! Trying to help support the local economy! Will keep you posted!
Picking oranges..."Ain't Life Grand!"
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Heading back to central California tomorrow!
Yesterday Ted and I went over to Red Rock Station Casino. I wanted to try their Vanilla Custard French Toast. The French Toast was soaked in vanilla custard and was delicious. We unsuccessfully gambled for a little while and headed home to watch the Chargers lose again! Loses all around!
Today we took Max back for a check up on his knee and hip. The vet watched him walk and said he needed to stay on the anti-inflammatory medicine. He has four more days and then will have to have a blood test to allow him to stay on the medicine and the vet said at "his advanced age - 10 1/2" he may have to stay on it forever. He is a lot better but we need to continue to keep him off of his leg as much as possible. We have to carry him up and down stairs...so much fun and of course it is all very expensive. I "assumed" the follow-up 5 minute look-see at him today would have been covered under the very expensive first visit but of course, it was not! It's just going to take time for him to heal, just like us old folks!
Tomorrow we leave Las Vegas and are headed for Atwater, California for a "Red Lips" gathering. We will get there on Thursday. It will be a weekend of good food, fun group and a great gift exchange!
Yummy French Toast..."Ain't Life Grand!"
Today we took Max back for a check up on his knee and hip. The vet watched him walk and said he needed to stay on the anti-inflammatory medicine. He has four more days and then will have to have a blood test to allow him to stay on the medicine and the vet said at "his advanced age - 10 1/2" he may have to stay on it forever. He is a lot better but we need to continue to keep him off of his leg as much as possible. We have to carry him up and down stairs...so much fun and of course it is all very expensive. I "assumed" the follow-up 5 minute look-see at him today would have been covered under the very expensive first visit but of course, it was not! It's just going to take time for him to heal, just like us old folks!
Tomorrow we leave Las Vegas and are headed for Atwater, California for a "Red Lips" gathering. We will get there on Thursday. It will be a weekend of good food, fun group and a great gift exchange!
Yummy French Toast..."Ain't Life Grand!"
Friday, November 25, 2011
Paris in Vegas!
On Wednesday we took off and went over to the Red Rock Station Casino. We had a very nice brunch and did a little gambling. I had the most fun (meaning I was ahead), Jeri broke even and Ted lost just a little. Stach always finds the sports bar and enjoys watching football, baseball or soccer!
We had a great Thanksgiving with Jeri and Stach yesterday. We went over to the Red Rock Casino and Jeri and I had some good luck! Then we went back to Boulder Station for a delicious turkey dinner (and no dishes)!
Today we went over to the Paris Hotel. We made a reservation for lunch at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant. Then we took the Eiffel Tower tour to the top. It is half the height of the real Tower! It is a great view of the city and we watched the Bellagio water show below.
Jeri and Stach had invited their "adopted" son and his wife who live in Vegas to join us for lunch and we had a wonderful time. I enjoyed the Eiffel Tower drink with champagne and berries and can't remember what else but it was delicious! They started us off with a small cheese pastry. Next we had some type of cheese in a little cup. Our next course was a delicious creamy French Onion soup. My main course was a crepe filled with puréed artichoke and walnut bits with a tomato basil coulis. It was yummy! Jeri enjoyed crab stuffed French Toast with a creamy cocktail sauce. Everyone else selected more common items. The waiter brought us each a piece of mouth-watering chocolate candy to finish us off! It was very fun (and very French)!
We could see the Bellagio Water Show from our table, and since we had almost a three hour lunch (and for us our dinner) we saw it several times! Each time was a little different!
Before leaving the Paris Hotel we visited the Eiffel Tower gift shop. Ted and I got two Paris wine glasses and a new blouse for me! Such a fun day!
This morning Jeri and Stach left for San Diego. I'm catching up on washing and we're spending some time with Max! His knee/hip is doing better but it is trying to keep him from using it.
Enjoying Thanksgiving..."Ain't Life Grand!"
We had a great Thanksgiving with Jeri and Stach yesterday. We went over to the Red Rock Casino and Jeri and I had some good luck! Then we went back to Boulder Station for a delicious turkey dinner (and no dishes)!
Today we went over to the Paris Hotel. We made a reservation for lunch at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant. Then we took the Eiffel Tower tour to the top. It is half the height of the real Tower! It is a great view of the city and we watched the Bellagio water show below.
Jeri and Stach had invited their "adopted" son and his wife who live in Vegas to join us for lunch and we had a wonderful time. I enjoyed the Eiffel Tower drink with champagne and berries and can't remember what else but it was delicious! They started us off with a small cheese pastry. Next we had some type of cheese in a little cup. Our next course was a delicious creamy French Onion soup. My main course was a crepe filled with puréed artichoke and walnut bits with a tomato basil coulis. It was yummy! Jeri enjoyed crab stuffed French Toast with a creamy cocktail sauce. Everyone else selected more common items. The waiter brought us each a piece of mouth-watering chocolate candy to finish us off! It was very fun (and very French)!
We could see the Bellagio Water Show from our table, and since we had almost a three hour lunch (and for us our dinner) we saw it several times! Each time was a little different!
Before leaving the Paris Hotel we visited the Eiffel Tower gift shop. Ted and I got two Paris wine glasses and a new blouse for me! Such a fun day!
This morning Jeri and Stach left for San Diego. I'm catching up on washing and we're spending some time with Max! His knee/hip is doing better but it is trying to keep him from using it.
Enjoying Thanksgiving..."Ain't Life Grand!"
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving Eve!
Our friends Jeri and Stach got here early Sunday afternoon. We met them at their hotel for lunch. Jeri and I had some gambling time while Stach and Ted went to the Sports Bar.
On Monday Ted and Stach drove over to Hoover Dam. They crossed the new bridge over to Arizona and then drove over the old bridge. They were surprised that there was no view from the new bridge because of the high sides. They took a look around the dam and then headed into Boulder for lunch.
Meanwhile, Jeri and I went to the nail place where I had a wonderful pedicure and Jeri got her nails done. We then went over to the Sunset Station Casino for lunch and some gambling time. We met the guys back at the hotel for dinner.
Yesterday we drove over to the strip (our RV campground is out on Boulder Highway about 15 mins. from the strip). We thought we were stopping at the Venetian but it was their counterpart the Palazzo Hotel. We were trying to see the "Winter Wonderland" at the Venetian but enjoyed seeing the Palazzo. They have a pretty lobby complete with elves! Stach found a cool Sports Bar with couches and pillows and lots of big screen tv's so he was happy watching sports while we were gambling. I came out a big winner and had lots of fun. Jeri and Ted didn't do too badly either.
Ted and I came back and picked up Max to take him to the Vet. He had started limping and at first we thought he just slept on his back leg wrong but it didn't get better after a couple of days so took him in yesterday. His knee had a small tear in one of the muscles causing his knee to move around at the joint. His hip on the same leg was also slightly dislocated. Not sure when he did this but probably jumping off the chair or bed. He has medicine for the inflammation and one for pain. The real fun is trying to keep him from going up and down any of our many steps and keeping him quiet. The pain medicine is helping with that. The vet said they both should heal themselves. We take him back on Monday. Poor puppy!
Ted and I hope all our family and friends have a good Thanksgiving and remember..."Ain't Life Grand!"
On Monday Ted and Stach drove over to Hoover Dam. They crossed the new bridge over to Arizona and then drove over the old bridge. They were surprised that there was no view from the new bridge because of the high sides. They took a look around the dam and then headed into Boulder for lunch.
Meanwhile, Jeri and I went to the nail place where I had a wonderful pedicure and Jeri got her nails done. We then went over to the Sunset Station Casino for lunch and some gambling time. We met the guys back at the hotel for dinner.
Yesterday we drove over to the strip (our RV campground is out on Boulder Highway about 15 mins. from the strip). We thought we were stopping at the Venetian but it was their counterpart the Palazzo Hotel. We were trying to see the "Winter Wonderland" at the Venetian but enjoyed seeing the Palazzo. They have a pretty lobby complete with elves! Stach found a cool Sports Bar with couches and pillows and lots of big screen tv's so he was happy watching sports while we were gambling. I came out a big winner and had lots of fun. Jeri and Ted didn't do too badly either.
Hotel Waterfall-pic taken by Stach
Ted and I came back and picked up Max to take him to the Vet. He had started limping and at first we thought he just slept on his back leg wrong but it didn't get better after a couple of days so took him in yesterday. His knee had a small tear in one of the muscles causing his knee to move around at the joint. His hip on the same leg was also slightly dislocated. Not sure when he did this but probably jumping off the chair or bed. He has medicine for the inflammation and one for pain. The real fun is trying to keep him from going up and down any of our many steps and keeping him quiet. The pain medicine is helping with that. The vet said they both should heal themselves. We take him back on Monday. Poor puppy!
Ted and I hope all our family and friends have a good Thanksgiving and remember..."Ain't Life Grand!"
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Merry Christmas to me!
Ted got me my Christmas present yesterday! I've been wanting a Smartphone (at least one smarter than my last phone). I just hope I didn't get one that is too smart! LOL! I got the IPhone 4S and so far so good. I really like it. The "Siri" feature is really great! My nephew Craig and his wife Claire have them and they really like them. Craig said he'd teach me a bunch of things when we see them in December. That will be fun!
This morning we went to the casino for breakfast and of course a little gambling. We didn't start off too well but then we started winning. Ted ended up winning $9 extra dollars and I lost $8 so we played for a couple of hours for free! That is always fun. I had one bonus of $88.00 on one machine! Too bad I didn't leave with it, I would have been way ahead!
Playing with my new phone..."Ain't Life Grand!"
This morning we went to the casino for breakfast and of course a little gambling. We didn't start off too well but then we started winning. Ted ended up winning $9 extra dollars and I lost $8 so we played for a couple of hours for free! That is always fun. I had one bonus of $88.00 on one machine! Too bad I didn't leave with it, I would have been way ahead!
Playing with my new phone..."Ain't Life Grand!"
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Viva Las Vegas!
We left Cherry Valley on Sunday driving back down to San Diego for one night at Pio Pico. My friend Peggy came over and we went to dinner.
On Monday Morning we were up and out by 8:00 a.m. to South Coast RV to get our axle replaced. We have already had one replaced so we were expecting 3 - 4 hours. We took off to meet friends Jeri and Stach for breakfast at the Galley at the harbor in Chula Vista. It was a beautiful morning and we had a delightful breakfast sitting outside. We then ran some errands stopping by Ideal Plumbing, the company I retired from and spoke with our property manager and friend, Melissa about our renters!
We got back to the shop in the early afternoon expecting to be able to get on the road! Unfortunately, they ran into a couple of problems and we think, got a bit sidetracked. They are more used to people bringing in their RV's and leaving them, not needing their beds! Ted let them know we were not staying there over night and they finally got done around 6:00 p.m. We got up to Wilderness Lakes about 7:30 p.m. Thankfully we had no problems with the new axle. Ted thinks they might not have bled all of the brakes (6 of them) but just the two on the new axle because it takes a little longer for the RV brakes to kick in. We may have to get that done yet.
We got to Las Vegas early afternoon yesterday. My nephew Craig called and let us know that he put a bid in on a house. We are co-signers and so I have been scanning and emailing documents to his lender this morning. We sure hope they can get this house!
We will be in Las Vegas for two weeks. We have friends to visit here and have friends coming over to see us from San Diego! Should be fun!
Thankful to get the new axle on..."Ain't Life Grand!"
On Monday Morning we were up and out by 8:00 a.m. to South Coast RV to get our axle replaced. We have already had one replaced so we were expecting 3 - 4 hours. We took off to meet friends Jeri and Stach for breakfast at the Galley at the harbor in Chula Vista. It was a beautiful morning and we had a delightful breakfast sitting outside. We then ran some errands stopping by Ideal Plumbing, the company I retired from and spoke with our property manager and friend, Melissa about our renters!
We got back to the shop in the early afternoon expecting to be able to get on the road! Unfortunately, they ran into a couple of problems and we think, got a bit sidetracked. They are more used to people bringing in their RV's and leaving them, not needing their beds! Ted let them know we were not staying there over night and they finally got done around 6:00 p.m. We got up to Wilderness Lakes about 7:30 p.m. Thankfully we had no problems with the new axle. Ted thinks they might not have bled all of the brakes (6 of them) but just the two on the new axle because it takes a little longer for the RV brakes to kick in. We may have to get that done yet.
We got to Las Vegas early afternoon yesterday. My nephew Craig called and let us know that he put a bid in on a house. We are co-signers and so I have been scanning and emailing documents to his lender this morning. We sure hope they can get this house!
We will be in Las Vegas for two weeks. We have friends to visit here and have friends coming over to see us from San Diego! Should be fun!
Thankful to get the new axle on..."Ain't Life Grand!"
Friday, November 11, 2011
11-11-11!
Happy Veteran's Day to all the Vets!
We finally signed refi papers on Tuesday night. Everything will be finished by Tuesday! Yay!
Ted went to the hearing aid place this week and he still has a problem with his phone and the remote but it seems to be working with the tv pretty well, just doesn't stay charged very long some times. The tech couldn't get it to work with his phone so not sure if he's going to keep it or not.
The final thing to be done will be the axle and today I'll call to see if it has arrived down in San Diego!
With all the rain last weekend there is snow all around us. We can see snow on Big Bear right behind us. We can see snow on Mt. Baldy to the west of us and we can see the snow on Idylwild southeast of us. When we drove through Palm Springs on Wednesday, San Jacinto has snow too! We've also had some heavy duty cold wind this week in the park!
Here is a picture of the wind mills around Palm Springs and you can almost see the dusting of snow on the San Jacinto Mountains!
We went to the casino on Wednesday but neither of us had much luck. We had a nice lunch...I had great ribs, and played some games for awhile. Last night was bingo. I won two bingos and Ted won one so we paid for our games and won a little extra!
Today Max will get groomed and Ted and I will go shopping and maybe to the movies. We will leave here on Sunday and go back to Pio Pico for either one or two nights (depending on the axle status)!
Thankful to our Veterans..."Ain't Life Grand!"
We finally signed refi papers on Tuesday night. Everything will be finished by Tuesday! Yay!
Ted went to the hearing aid place this week and he still has a problem with his phone and the remote but it seems to be working with the tv pretty well, just doesn't stay charged very long some times. The tech couldn't get it to work with his phone so not sure if he's going to keep it or not.
The final thing to be done will be the axle and today I'll call to see if it has arrived down in San Diego!
With all the rain last weekend there is snow all around us. We can see snow on Big Bear right behind us. We can see snow on Mt. Baldy to the west of us and we can see the snow on Idylwild southeast of us. When we drove through Palm Springs on Wednesday, San Jacinto has snow too! We've also had some heavy duty cold wind this week in the park!
Here is a picture of the wind mills around Palm Springs and you can almost see the dusting of snow on the San Jacinto Mountains!
We went to the casino on Wednesday but neither of us had much luck. We had a nice lunch...I had great ribs, and played some games for awhile. Last night was bingo. I won two bingos and Ted won one so we paid for our games and won a little extra!
Today Max will get groomed and Ted and I will go shopping and maybe to the movies. We will leave here on Sunday and go back to Pio Pico for either one or two nights (depending on the axle status)!
Thankful to our Veterans..."Ain't Life Grand!"
Monday, November 7, 2011
Weathering the weather!
We haven't done too much here in Cherry Valley so far. We played bingo on Thursday, only the ladies won, I had 3 bingos! It's fun to win!
It rained and was in the 50's all day Friday and then Saturday was in 60's and sunny! Sunday was as cloudy, rainy and as bad as the Chargers! Sunday night there was a lot of lightning and thunder with a few minutes of small hail! We can see some snow on Big Bear and Idylwild Mountains. It was a good night to stay inside!
We are still waiting for the paperwork to get done on our refi. Our locked in rate has been extended to Wednesday so hopefully it will be done by then!
Ted is about ready to give up on his remote control for his hearing aids. This is the second one and having more problems than the first one. We have an appointment tomorrow so we will see what they say. If they can't fix it I think he will return it. It works for the tv for awhile and then goes out. We've not gotten it to work for the phone at all once we leave the doctor's office!
Keeping warm and dry..."Ain't Life Grand!"
It rained and was in the 50's all day Friday and then Saturday was in 60's and sunny! Sunday was as cloudy, rainy and as bad as the Chargers! Sunday night there was a lot of lightning and thunder with a few minutes of small hail! We can see some snow on Big Bear and Idylwild Mountains. It was a good night to stay inside!
We are still waiting for the paperwork to get done on our refi. Our locked in rate has been extended to Wednesday so hopefully it will be done by then!
Ted is about ready to give up on his remote control for his hearing aids. This is the second one and having more problems than the first one. We have an appointment tomorrow so we will see what they say. If they can't fix it I think he will return it. It works for the tv for awhile and then goes out. We've not gotten it to work for the phone at all once we leave the doctor's office!
Keeping warm and dry..."Ain't Life Grand!"
Friday, November 4, 2011
We are back in Cherry Valley!
We are back to Cherry Valley after another busy week in San Diego without much internet service!
On Saturday night our friend Peggy Price invited us to join a group of her friends and co-workers at a restaurant downtown San Diego, Blue Point Coastal for dinner. There were supposed to be 12 but we ended up with 9 people. We had a table outside on the sidewalk very near the "Monster Bash party" that was being held downtown. We were all dressed in judges robes (some even had great wigs). Peggy made us all paddles that had a thumbs up or a thumbs down. There were tons and tons of people wearing all sorts of costumes walking by and we'd give them the thumbs up or down! Lots of people stopped and took our picture and gave us the thumbs up! A lot of people had a smile on their face when we gave them the thumbs up! We even got smiles from some zombies!
On Monday Ted and I had lunch with our friend Jeri and then I took her to her doctors appointment to check on her foot. It was a very bad break so the doctor wanted her to keep her boot on for another month but said her foot was healing fine. He said she could walk as much as she wanted so we took off to Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Valley Center for two nights. I left some money behind but had lots of fun and relaxation!
On Wednesday we ran around and did some last minute errands and a doctor's appointment before heading down to the harbor for dinner at C-Level for dinner with Peggy and her family. Her nephew and his wife from Kansas were out for a quick visit so her brother and his wife came down from San Francisco, her Dad, her two sons and us. It was a nice group and a very good dinner!
Yesterday we arrived in Beaumont, about a three hour drive from Pio Pico and are camped here at Cherry Valley! We are still trying to finish up our refi and have to head back down to San Diego on the 13th so we can get the new axle on the RV on the 14th. We will then head to Las Vegas from there.
Thankful for internet/cell sevice..."Ain't Life Grand!"
On Saturday night our friend Peggy Price invited us to join a group of her friends and co-workers at a restaurant downtown San Diego, Blue Point Coastal for dinner. There were supposed to be 12 but we ended up with 9 people. We had a table outside on the sidewalk very near the "Monster Bash party" that was being held downtown. We were all dressed in judges robes (some even had great wigs). Peggy made us all paddles that had a thumbs up or a thumbs down. There were tons and tons of people wearing all sorts of costumes walking by and we'd give them the thumbs up or down! Lots of people stopped and took our picture and gave us the thumbs up! A lot of people had a smile on their face when we gave them the thumbs up! We even got smiles from some zombies!
On Monday Ted and I had lunch with our friend Jeri and then I took her to her doctors appointment to check on her foot. It was a very bad break so the doctor wanted her to keep her boot on for another month but said her foot was healing fine. He said she could walk as much as she wanted so we took off to Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Valley Center for two nights. I left some money behind but had lots of fun and relaxation!
On Wednesday we ran around and did some last minute errands and a doctor's appointment before heading down to the harbor for dinner at C-Level for dinner with Peggy and her family. Her nephew and his wife from Kansas were out for a quick visit so her brother and his wife came down from San Francisco, her Dad, her two sons and us. It was a nice group and a very good dinner!
Yesterday we arrived in Beaumont, about a three hour drive from Pio Pico and are camped here at Cherry Valley! We are still trying to finish up our refi and have to head back down to San Diego on the 13th so we can get the new axle on the RV on the 14th. We will then head to Las Vegas from there.
Thankful for internet/cell sevice..."Ain't Life Grand!"
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