Happy Birthday, Kahlyn!

I used to chuckle when my dear Mother-in-law used to talk about how fast time flew. But I can't believe how quickly this year has flown by. Our precious little Great Granddaughter Kahlyn turned a year old today!

Both her Auntie Ashley and her Grandma Lisa as well as Granddaughter Havela posted great pictures on Facebook today, so we had lots of pictures to enjoy. Then this afternoon, we Skyped for a half hour and got to enjoy both Havela and Kahlyn. So even though they are a long ways away (actually vacationing in Missouri), we got to celebrate her birthday a bit.

Trip to Town

We were up and going early this morning as we had a 10 AM appointment in town. We have been wanting to make some changes in the way we handle some of our retirement accounts, so managed to get that done. We stopped at the little Espresso stand that opened on the corner near the RV park to get coffee and breakfast on the way home.

We got back to the RV in time to listen to the 12:30 Mariners game on the radio. It took them 11 innings, but they managed to beat the White Sox 6-5!

We finally managed to get up to Gordy's for dinner. We wanted to order one of tonight's specials, beef loin with peppers, but they were already out. I made an idle comment that I wished they had one of their smoked bacon stir-fries on the menu instead. Darned if our server didn't go ask the kitchen crew if they would make us one! And they did!

Quiet Day

We were really tired last night. I had done a lot of walking yesterday and I could feel it after we had gone to bed. It had been quite warm yesterday and we had run the A/C. I didn't even think about switching the thermostat over to furnace from A/C. It's amazing how drastically temperatures switch. It was warm when we went to bed and I was thankful for the ceiling fan the fellows at Kustom Coachworks had made and installed for us last year. Then about 4 AM, I roused enough to shut it off and turn on the mattress pad heater - it had gotten really cold! Actually, the arthritis pain in my fingers woke me up. My fingers do not like being cold!

The people in the RV on our right were gone all day today. Their puppy whined and cried pathetically all morning, then settled in and just barked all afternoon. You couldn't help but feel sorry for it, it sounded so sad, but it sure was annoying.

I got a little bit more done on oiling the cherry wood this afternoon. I am finished with the bathroom area and halfway finished with the washer/dryer cupboard area. It does look nice when I'm done.

Once Again, Ponderosa Falls

Today we moved again. Our two weeks in Moses Lake are up, so we headed back to Ponderosa Falls in Cheney. It was raining most of the morning in Moses Lake - we got pretty wet getting unhooked. The park was more than half empty (there was no one else in our row!) so we asked for a late checkout. The staff was very nice about it, actually thanked us for letting them know. Instead of being out by eleven, we pulled out a little after 1:30.

When we got to the RV park in Cheney, it was a whole 'nother story. The sun was shining and they  were FULL! Even though we had made a reservation two weeks ago, there were no pull-through sites, nor sites with satellite access available. We ended up parking up on the hill with lots of "helpers." Both RV owners parked on either side of us came out and offered to move their vehicles out of our way. We told them we would be okay, but they hung around to make sure.

Of course, since we had an audience, after we unhooked the toad, Forry couldn't get it started. It would energetically crank, but wouldn't start! It finally occurred to him that he didn't the key in his pocket! Anti-theft mechanism, you know!

Then the fellows stayed to see if they needed to help us back in. Over time, I have figured out just where the back wheels needed to be to make the turn easily. That works better if I can tell Forry where I want him than if he tries to gauge from the driver's seat. We got her backed into a pretty tight spot slicker than a whistle! Even with the guys watching...

Just a Quick Trip

We took a quick trip back out to Desert Sun RV Park today to check out the driving route my brother had suggested. Going that way, it is exactly 17 miles from Moses Lake! 

We started listening to the Mariners game on the radio and got home in time to watch the last of it on TV. Enough said, other then the Manager said afterwards that it was the worst game they had played all year...

We were going out to Menno this evening to hear the Lberty Quartet concert, but Forry wasn't feeling up to going out, so we just stayed home.

Baseball and ?

The Mariners played the Astros this afternoon in what turned out to be an incredible pitchers' duel. Fortunately, the Mariners Cano managed to drive in the one run they got to win the game. There as a big crowd today. We kept watching for Brother Pat who was there somewhere, but never spotted him.

Surprisingly, the RV park isn't full this weekend, for the first time since we've been here. There are clusters of tents across the road, one group has seven tents in their cluster.

Forry spent a good share of the day finishing putting together the folding recumbent bike I got for him. It's bigger than I thought it would be, but that's always the way it seems to be.

I grilled some lovely scallops I got at Costco a few weeks back for supper. I tried just drying them well after they thawed, grilling them, then drenching them with lime juice. They turned out to be very good - and a lot less work then the way I have prepared them before.

Family Time

I seasoned a batch of ribeye steaks this afternoon with some of my bourbon smoked salt, bourbon smoked pepper and lime pepper and took them over to my Brother Pat's this evening for him to barbecue. Pat and Cindy added garden fresh corn, beans and new potatoes along with some cukes and kohlrabi. Such a feast we had!

We were joined by Niece Becky and her three little ones; Niece Ashley and Kyle and their two youngsters and Nephew Nick. G-Niece Ellie and  G-Nephew Ryan also joined the party as they were going to have a sleepover with their cousins tonight. What fun it was to have all of the little ones there and see how much they have grown. It was also neat that Ashley wasn't working tonight (she's a night nurse at Samaritan Hospital where I used to work many years ago.).

One of the best things about being in the Moses Lake area is a chance to spend time with family.

A Bit of Ambition?

i don't know whether I actually got a bit of ambition today or whether I just got disgusted with my lack there of, but I did get about a third of the cabinetry wiped down and oiled. The beautiful cherry wood in the coach is just finished with Liquid Gold. It's been more than a year since I have tended to it. In some areas, like around the sinks, there were water stains and streaks.

I use a slightly wet cloth (what's a little more than damp?) to wipe off the dust, bug marks and streaks. Then I saturate the wood with Liquid Gold, wiping off the excess. It's amazing how gorgeous the cherry wood is when it is oiled. This time I started in the bedroom, which I didn't get to the last time I took on this task. I got the bedroom done and the area around the bathroom sink. Then I took a time-out to do the mirrors as now they looked so bad.

I think I got Forry inspired as he got out the vacuum and started working on the floors. If we're not careful, we're going to have a spiffed up house again!

Road Trip!

Forry's sister Grace is nine years older then he is. (His brother was 19 years older.) She and her husband Les live in East Wenatchee. Their triple-wide used to be amongst orchards on the hillside, but now housing has grown up all around them. They share the house with Grace's collections of hundreds of stuffed bears and dogs.

Because of Forry's back surgery last summer, we didn't get down to see them at all, so we were anxious to make the trip. Today was a beautiful day for a road trip. We left shortly before noon and drove down I-90 to the cut-off towards Quincy and then on to East Wenatchee.

Les and Grace met us at the door and we had a nice, though short visit. We got updates on most of the kids and their families. Grace has gotten very fragile and became tired just visiting with us.

On our way home, we stopped at one of the fruit stands along the road and got some plums, some apricots, a little box of Royal Anne cherries and one of Bings. The apricots were so pretty, I felt like I should have gotten a whole box of them and started canning!

We took the White Trail cutoff on the way home. I have never seen so many nursery trees. There were many fields with various sizes of small trees. We also saw multiple fields of corn, alfalfa, beans, potatoes and even onion windrows. There were also many, many orchards and several fields of grapes. The Columbia Basin certainly grows a variety of crops!

The Ants Are Gone!

There wasn't an ant to be seen today! Those little cardboard squares that were swarming with the little buggers last night are empty. Oh, they still have their bubbles of ant bait, but there's no critters lapping it up today. Thank goodness!

I still want to put a couple of squares down in the basement bay where the water hose connection is as I've seen a few ants down there as well.

I emptied the grey tank this morning so that I could finish doing the laundry. For the moment, I am caught up again.

We watched the All Star game this evening. Robinson Cano was put in late in the game, only had one at-bat and they walked him!