It has been raining for 3 days and the forecast calls for more rain the next 3 days! I've never missed the southwest as much as i do right now.
To get out, we headed to a new casino for lunch. Red Hawk Casino, nestled in the foothills just off Hwy 50 east of Shingle Springs. We opted for the "buffet" lunch which was a deal at $9.95. We were seated by one of the big windows that gives you a view of the surrounding area. Unfortunately the low clouds and rain diminished the view to about 500 feet. The food was very good by buffet standards. We usually eat at the cafe as you only get one plate.I always help my self to that dreaded 2nd plate at the buffet and pay later.
The park has been slow. Only 2 campers in the last couple of weeks. Three days on and six days off is not working for us, but we will tough it out til April 21st. After that, we plan to head to Park Sierra to move our stuff into our storage shed and participate in "Stagecoach Days" April-22 to April-25. We will probably stay 2 or 3 weeks , to get a feel for our new place, then head to Oregon for our summer jobs.
I like taking walks in the morning.usually 1 or 2 miles. I check the campgrounds,day use area, and the bike trail as I walk. It is a beautiful area to walk, no traffic, not crowded, and when the weather's good, It's Assume.
Last Saturday we watched our Grandson DJ while my daughter and her husband went out. The next day Jeni and my daughter went to the movies and left me to babysit DJ. What were they thinking! Me babysit!!! I got football to watch, and it's raining outside. Hey the little guy was a trooper. We bowled,played with "monster trucks",and drove the golf cart down to the day use area to check things out as DJ says. I didn't babysit him, he babysat me!
I think I will go to bed early tonight and dream of sunny warm places and swimming pools.Hopefully the sun returns here soon.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Fog, Birthday,and "were in !"
I remember last winter when we were camphosting in the sunny warm desert of southern California, the hikes, barbeque's, walking around in shorts, relaxing in the spa on our days off. What a difference a year makes! Taking hikes bundled up like an Eskimo, enjoying soup inside the rig, hot showers to keep warm, and coffee, lots of coffee! That's life at Folsom lake these days. If it's not raining it's foggy.One thing that doesn't change is the card games.We have the other two camphosts, Ken and Barb & Jerry and Deb over on Tuesday evenings for cards! That's one thing we do enjoy
while camphosting here. We have camphosted with both couples back in 05 and 06 and we all have become fast friends.The best thing about being in Folsom is seeing our two daughters and their families.Spending some Quality time with them and our grand kids.
Oh, by the way, somebody had a birthday on Jan. 3rd.......Me! I turned the ripe ole age of..... well, it's on my coffee cup. Enough said. Jeni and the family took me to the "olive garden" for Italian food. One of my favorites. I usually don't like a lot of "fanfare " for my birthday,but it was very special
for me this year.Well, as of yesterday Jeni and I are official members of Park Sierra escapee park. We called on Wednesday and they had a site for us as we moved to #1 on the list.Thursday morning we headed down to the park to pay our money and check out our site. Oh, our site number is 419. (3 pictures of the site). It has shade in the afternoon and is a "pullthru"site which means easy in easy out for the rig. It is a corner lot and it is close to the clubhouse. It also has a 10x12 foot storage shed.We also will have mail
service and they will forward our mailto us when we are on the road. The downside is we have to change our address to the park and give up our old address. I'm sure my Daughter Jackie will be happy though. She has forwarded our mail ,without a hitch, since 2005. Not many kids would do this for their parents that long. Jeni and I can't thank her enough. It's high time she gets a mail break! Job well done sweetie.
We won't change our address until we hit there in Oct. I will post it when we actually change it.
While we were at the park we got to
see all our friends and get congrats from them. our good friends Gary and Laverne had us over for a delicious dinner. We then went over to the clubhouse to play "wii"bowling and a couple of games of "Peg and Jokers". Jeni and I felt like we had never left the place as we picked right up where we left off when we left.We just drove the car down from Sacramento,so We got a room for the night in Oakhurst about 10 miles up from the park. We stayed at the "Best Western" motel. I booked it online and got a great rate. My sister in law Martha turned us on to this place as
when her and my brother Gary visited us at park Sierra last summer they stayed there. It is a beautiful motel with a great restaurant for breakfast. In the middle of the complex, they have an ares for relaxing with a table and chairs, a barbecue, and a scenic and serene waterfall setting. I snapped a picture of Jen and I posing with the waterfall behind us. It was a great two days for us and we hated to leave. We were already planning our decorating of our site and how much stuff Jeni could get into (her) storage shed!One note to add for our summer itinerary,In addition to our camphosting job at Cape Blanco State Park in Oregon for June, We have just picked up another job for July and August. Deshutes State Park in north central Oregon. It is on the Deshutes river where it ties into the Columbia River. It's 15 miles east of the Dalles. We have talked to some people that have been up in that area and they say it is beautiful.
Well, as I look out my "fog shrouded"window, pouring myself another hot cup of coffee, I'm day dreaming of the warm sunny desert southwest,me in my tee shirt and shorts, drinking a "cool "one And working on my tan!
Friday, January 1, 2010
Happy New Year
We hope everyone had a great Christmas.Ours was great as we had a great family gathering at our daughter Katie's house.
Jeni and I worked the day after Christmas at the park. It was a cool sunny day and we had a few visitors in the day use area enjoying the day hiking and biking.The main multi use trail that follows the American River from Sacramento up around part of Folsom lake, runs right through our park. We get all kinds of walkers,hikers,bikers,and horseback riders through the park. So,there might be only a few cars in the park, but a lot of people in the park. It's a great park for all these activities. The campground has been slow with 2 or 3 people camping on the tent side(mostly homeless living in their cars) and 5 or 6 RVs in the full hookups side. As new years approached, we got a few more RV's in but still had plenty of sites for rent.
Our grandson DJ came out to spend the day with us this week. He loves to come out when we are working because he knows Grandpa has the " Gator"! (the vehicle we get to drive when we are on duty) He loves to ride around with me as I make my rounds through the park. We also have our golf cart with us,so we ride in it when we are not on duty.Jen and I sure enjoy having him come see us.
New years eve DJ spent the night with us as his mom and dad went out to celebrate new years. We had a great time playing games and eating cookies. We didn't quite make it to midnight though, we were in bed by 10:30.
I haven't been on Jeni's good side the last few days as there has been 10 football bowl games on TV the last two days and 5 more tomorrow. I don't dare tell her NFL games on Sunday!
We are still #4 on the list at Park Sierra. We have to call in every Wednesday between 8am and noon to keep our place. I think we will be in about mid Jan. or early Feb.
My brother Gary and his wife Martha spent the Christmas holiday in New Mexico checking out the "land of enchantment". They loved Las Cruses. In New Mexico they celebrate the holidays by putting out "Luminaries, Candles placed inside a small brown paper bag that has sand in the bottom. they are placed on fences along the edge of walks and driveways. Whole subdivisions do this along with the downtown area, and commercial buildings.At night,when their lit, it looks spectacular. Gary and Martha loved them.
I wish I could say all my family had a great holiday.My Brother Larry, who lives in Phoenix, had pneumonia and had to go to the hospital. I talked with him yesterday and he didn't feel well and went back to the doctor. Hopefully he will feel better in a couple of days. Hang in there Lar. were thinking of you.
2009 was an "OK" year with it's ups and downs for us. Winter found us at Agua Caliente county park volunteering.We met some wonderful people there and we miss them now. Spring we were in Riverside,Ca. helping our son with some difficulties.That is what family does. Summer we were at Park Sierra workamping and getting a feel for the place in case we wanted to make it our "homebase. We were sold! we are #4 on the list. Fall brought us down to Sacramento for our daughter Katie's wedding. Now we are camphosting in Folsom at Beals Point State Park for the winter. Time flies when your"Livin the Buena Loca" HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010. May it be a great year!
Jeni and I worked the day after Christmas at the park. It was a cool sunny day and we had a few visitors in the day use area enjoying the day hiking and biking.The main multi use trail that follows the American River from Sacramento up around part of Folsom lake, runs right through our park. We get all kinds of walkers,hikers,bikers,and horseback riders through the park. So,there might be only a few cars in the park, but a lot of people in the park. It's a great park for all these activities. The campground has been slow with 2 or 3 people camping on the tent side(mostly homeless living in their cars) and 5 or 6 RVs in the full hookups side. As new years approached, we got a few more RV's in but still had plenty of sites for rent.
Our grandson DJ came out to spend the day with us this week. He loves to come out when we are working because he knows Grandpa has the " Gator"! (the vehicle we get to drive when we are on duty) He loves to ride around with me as I make my rounds through the park. We also have our golf cart with us,so we ride in it when we are not on duty.Jen and I sure enjoy having him come see us.
New years eve DJ spent the night with us as his mom and dad went out to celebrate new years. We had a great time playing games and eating cookies. We didn't quite make it to midnight though, we were in bed by 10:30.
I haven't been on Jeni's good side the last few days as there has been 10 football bowl games on TV the last two days and 5 more tomorrow. I don't dare tell her NFL games on Sunday!
We are still #4 on the list at Park Sierra. We have to call in every Wednesday between 8am and noon to keep our place. I think we will be in about mid Jan. or early Feb.
My brother Gary and his wife Martha spent the Christmas holiday in New Mexico checking out the "land of enchantment". They loved Las Cruses. In New Mexico they celebrate the holidays by putting out "Luminaries, Candles placed inside a small brown paper bag that has sand in the bottom. they are placed on fences along the edge of walks and driveways. Whole subdivisions do this along with the downtown area, and commercial buildings.At night,when their lit, it looks spectacular. Gary and Martha loved them.
I wish I could say all my family had a great holiday.My Brother Larry, who lives in Phoenix, had pneumonia and had to go to the hospital. I talked with him yesterday and he didn't feel well and went back to the doctor. Hopefully he will feel better in a couple of days. Hang in there Lar. were thinking of you.
2009 was an "OK" year with it's ups and downs for us. Winter found us at Agua Caliente county park volunteering.We met some wonderful people there and we miss them now. Spring we were in Riverside,Ca. helping our son with some difficulties.That is what family does. Summer we were at Park Sierra workamping and getting a feel for the place in case we wanted to make it our "homebase. We were sold! we are #4 on the list. Fall brought us down to Sacramento for our daughter Katie's wedding. Now we are camphosting in Folsom at Beals Point State Park for the winter. Time flies when your"Livin the Buena Loca" HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010. May it be a great year!
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