Chef?

You know your nearing"rock bottom"when your watching cooking shows.You know,Rachel Ray,Giada,The Barefoot Contessa ,Emeril,and that big blonde guy that looks like he might also be with the W.W.F.You start thinking,"I can do this",and Poof,your a chef!You start dabbling a little,actually using a reciepe,buying spices you never heard of,and using words like,"blend","Saute"and"puree".STOP! Gormet cooking is an art best left to the pros.



My brother Larry{big guy in red in the picture} is a Gormet Chef and he would be the first one to tell you it takes years of training and experience and then maybe just maybe you might make it.



A while back Larry and I were driving back to Phoenix together and he gave me some insight into the knowledge he pocesses concernig food.I was in awe. like all craftsmen,they make it look so easy,but it Ain't! Maybe i'll watch "Desperate housewives"!

Jeni and I had a quiet weekend.Were still hanging out at Terrace Villlage RV park.We have been laying low to conserve funds but,Jeni's birthday is thursday,so we will party down for sure.Our son Dan has his son Aiden this weekend so we will certainly be over to see them.We all might take in a baseball game Saturday night.

Jeni says no more daytime tv for me.Shes afraid i'll want to be a "pitch man" like Billy Mays or the "shamwow"guy."Hi Phil Doran here for insta-cash"! Hey,sounds pretty good.

Date Night!

It was date night for Jen and I.We headed out to Rancho Cucamonga Ca.to "Victoria Gardens".This is a shopping and dining mecca set in the 1950s mode.it is set up like a typical downtown area you used to see in the large cities.
We dined at the "CheesecakeFactory"and walked dinner off strolling through the many shops along the streets.The pictures are of the crazy assortment of cars parked along the streets.The yellow one is a lambordini Jeni just had to stand behind.The red one is a 1957 Tbird in mint condition.Sorry as the pictures are a little dark,but you can kind of get the feel of the area.We found a nice bench to set for awhile and people watch.All in all we had a great date!
More "June gloom" in Riverside today but we have decided to ignore it!The park is starting to clear out a bit as summer is almost here.Our neighbors from Idaho left this morning and 4 other rigs pulled out too.Jeni and I think this might be a sign that it's going to get real hot soon!
We put a picture of our rig at Agua Caliente county park at the top of our blog thinking it would only fill the intro header,HOLY COW IT'S HUGE!the verdict is still out on it
I guess today is the deadline for anolog TV.We had purchased a converter box from "Radio Shack"last winter with the govt. coupon we got as our TV wasn't digital.When we arrived in Riverside this spring,The TV went out so we got a new digital TV.What to do with my converter? I remembered my daughter Katie didn't have cable and her TV`was an older model,so I shipped it to her.I expect a call anytime asking"Dad,how do you hook this darn converter box up!"

Where's the sun!

Mayday,Mayday!Where's the (as the kids say)FREAKEN sun!We had another gloomy day today.We dodooled around the RV this morning,then headed over to our sons house to do some laundry.I also tried my hand at body work on the" ole" Suzuki.I had a few small dents and scratches,so I bondoed,sanded,painted,and clear coated.How does it look? uh,it's not as easy as it looks.
My son Dan is a hard worker and a great father to our two grandsons.The picture on the right is him and the boys.He coached Aidens baseball teams the last couple of years.Nevin,his other son is too young for bball so he is the mascot.Dan has been the most important influence on the boys life,and he is doing what it takes to be there for them.Sometimes life isn't fair,but when your handed lemons,you make lemonade!
We had a nice dinner tonight,mexican food and Dan rented the movie"Grand Torino"with Clint Eastwood.It was ok but had a great line by Eastwood.as the local"gangbangers were hanging around outside his house,Eastwood grabbed his old army rifle,went outside stuck it in their face and said,"get off my lawn!"as only Eastwood can.Great line
Hopfully we can do some sightseeing tomarrow.Maybe Hollywood!

in a rut!

We should be enjoying ourselves llike this, but instead we are stuck in Riverside!Don't get me wrong we are here helping our son and thats what families do.We love him and his sons.It's just that somtimes we just get in a rut here.The RV park is a little cramped,and the"June gloom"as they call it here in Riverside has set in(very little sun).

Sometimes when we are down, we pull out our travel scrapbooks and kind of look back at all the places we have been and all we have done.The many people we have met,the friendships we have made.We have been able to do this in no small part because of our kids Jackie,Dan,and Katie.Without their support we would not have had the oppurtunity to fulltime RV.

As when we were young,are children will go through the trials,and tribulations of relationships,but they can count on Jeni and I to be there for them when they need us.

I read in one of the blogs today that Affinity group,which owns goodsam,and many of the related publications,is selling off their campworld rv supply stores!NOOOOO!!! there goes the great prices were accostomed to

high times at Terrace Village

Another cool morning here at Terrace Village RV park.Nicely tucked just off the 215 in Grand Terrace,Ca.This has been our home base for a month now.It's a far cry from the panoramic beauty of the desert in winter where we volunteered ,but it's quiet,well kept,and safe.

Our friends Stan and Diane Shelstad came in the park today(their picture on the right) on their way from SanDiego to South Dakota.We volunteered with them this winter where we all became fast friends.After they got parked and settled in We all went out to dinner and of course there were games of cards once we got back to the park.Stan and I just love playing cards with our wives!

Jeni and I have a light week, so we are going to do some sightseeing.We may venture down to LA and play tourist.We also want to hunt up the "Hollywood"sign and studio tour schedules as our Grandaughter will be comming in this summer and wants to see them.I guess we will dig out the ole"hollywood" sunglasses,and sun tan lotion,and of course our swimwear circa 1966.NOT!

Quiet time

This is a picture of our grandaughter Alyx at graduation while we were in Sacramento.She is now officially a freshmen.She is the apple of her grandparents eye.Don't mind the ramblings of a very proud grandpa!
Jeni and I spent most of the day resting up after the trip and three hectic days.Sometimes your just more comfortable in your own home(RV).Jeni made a lovely chocolate cake with whip cream frosting and topped with fresh blueberries.yummy.there goes my waistline.(what waistline!) The only time we left the coach was to go to dinner.

We got a nice email from our volunteer friends Stan and Diane Shelstad.They were wondering where the heck we are as it's been awhile since our last email to them. One of our short commings is we are not very good at keeping in touch with friends and relitives.We emailed them and also the rangers we volunteered for last winter.Stan,Diane,Jeni,andI became fast friends while volunteering together.Agua Caliente county park was a great place to volunteer as threre was lots of potlucks and card games and great comoraderie.
The weather has been very cool for Riverside these last few days.Hopefully it will continue as we think we still have another month here before we head north for the summer.
I saw a sign as we were headed to dinner tonight.It said"enjoy the wonders on this planet before the lights go out for good." Now it might have been a "save the earth"ad or "save energy now"ad, but maybe it was a sign for jeni and I to get down the road and see the country.The clock is ticking.Humm.........

sons,and grandsons

Grandsons!you got to love them.these are Dans two sons.we have been real busy with these two .Dan had nevin,(the little guy on the right) thursday which I help supervise,so we spent the afternoon and evening with,then friday we were up early and on the run doing errands so we could see Aiden(the little guy on the bottom) We picked Aiden up at school and met his teacher.we went back to Dans house for dinner and we were off aqgain to Aidens karate class in Hemet.We arrived back at Dans at 8:30pm.All three adults,Dan,Jeni,and myself were"worn out".Poor Dan had worked(he's an electricion)8 hours then drove home,probably 25 miles ,picked us up at his house drove all the way back to Banning to pick up Aiden,another 25 miles,backto his house,another 25 miles,to Aidens Karate class 30 miles,and back home 30 miles.135 miles!he will sleep good tonight.All in all,it was a Great two days.