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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Well Christmas is over and it was terrific. Christmas Eve we got together with our new friends at the RV park and we had a full Turkey dinner (Pot Luck). We sat outside and enjoyed good food and excellent company. We laughed all night. Christmas day we went to Devon and Fawns and spent some time with the children and then we were all invited to Devons mums for dinner.We enjoyed a lovley dinner outside it was 72F. After dinner we went inside and opened stockings. We were very blessed to recieve gifts from Vanessa who is Devons mum.Frank and all the other boys got remote controlled helicopters which was a riot, they were flying round the family room.Christmas was so wonderful because of these lovley people who included us in their family circle. We spent the last couple of days just hanging out at the Motorhome.I am going to my weekly Bingo game tonight, I won 16 dollars last week.We hope to see Sue and doug in the next week. They are about two hours away.We really like it here in Apache Junction and we are staying until the end of Jan and we are already talking about coming back here next year.We hope you all had wonderful holidays and Santa was good to you. We dont know what we are doing for New Year yet but I am sure we will have fun. Take care of each other . Lots of Love

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Cont----- Iwent to Bingo on Tues and won 24 dollars I came home by armoured golf cart LOL There are plenty of places to spend money I have neve seen so many Swap Meets and Yard Sales and Farmers Markets. We are all well and happy and Christmas will be different with no family but we will enjoy being together. I am going to try and post pictures wish me luck..Love to you all.
Hello from Apache Junction in AZ. We have been here since the 3rd Dec. We are in an RV park called Carefree Manor ... I know it sounds like a old folks home. It is a really nice park and our neighbours are terrific.We are only 30mins from Devon and Fawn Mortenson, in fact our first week down here we stayed in Devons mums Orange Grove. We have done some neat Christmas things, we went to a Christmas Parade, Pheonix Zoo to see the Zoo Lights, that was so neat and also Mesa Temple lights.People love decorating down here and it shows.We have been to a couple of Family gatherings with the Mortensons, we have been welcomed just like family and enjoyed spending time with them. Devon and Fawn have quite the family of their own 4 boys age 10 -8 --6--4. all adopted and three little foster girls age 4-1 and 2months.. This young couple have hearts so big I am humbled to know them. The weather has been in the 80F range but today it rained and it was only 62F It is hard to think its nearly Christmas with hot sunny weatherThere is lots to do around here and the RV park has a full activity calander which has somthing for everyone. I went to Bingo on

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Hello from Arizona. We are about 60 miles outside Ph0enix at a place called Salome. We have been here a week. It is a small campsite but very friendly. On Thursday for Thanksgiving they had a potluck dinner which was great. It has been cold this week in fact last night was a record low.It killed flowers and the dogs water bowl was solid ice. It is warmer today but they say a cold snap is coming again next week. We are heading for Mesa tomorrow to see our friends The Mortensons which we are really looking forward to.We are all well and happy. Molly has been a terrific traveler and has made a lot of new friends, some with two legs others with four.We had our first dinner guests last night a couple from the San Francisco area. It felt a bit more like home having people over.Please keep sending e-mail or facebook as I really enjoy hearing from you all. We have a new baby in the family Craig and Blyth have a new son Kade Bronson he was born six hours after his daddys 40th birthday.What a special birthday gift even though it was a bit late. We went to Quartside the other day, if you like garage sales you would love this place. People sell everything from soup to nuts. I will add some pictures next time I promise. Love to all.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

I got so excited about having a Wi Fi connection the other day I missed out part of our news. We had a couple of the boys drop by to see us in Utah. Mark Rose,Mat Bingham and Kyle Gebbs came to see us.It is so good to see the boys in their own hometowns. They are all doing so well and we loved catching up with all the news.We had a lovely visit with our dear friends Paige and Kalani and their cute kids. We had a super supper visit with Todd Baxter and his new wife Jaylyn.We could not have missed visiting with Branden and his cute family even though he is still teasing me about my accent.We are still in Lake Havasu the weather is in the 70s. We are leaving here tomorrow to go to a place called Salome where we are staying a week. That will be nice I can set up my outside with the chairs ect. All the campgrounds have pot luck dinner for Thanksgiving which is next Thurs so that should be nice. Although we are trying to see as many boys as possible we wont be able to see them all this winter, I hope you wont be mad at us if we missed you,there is always next year.We are going to go grocery shopping for next weeks meals as we wont be near a big centre next week.We are well and happy. Love to all.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

We are enjoying the trip up to now,it has been a month already,sorry I am going on but we are up to date now and I will try to keep up. it depends on the Wi Fi. Prices of intest our cheapest diesel up to now was 2 98 a gal. Gas as low as 2 69 a gal. A box of 30 beer 14 98. Milk is a couple of dollars cheaper a gal and eggs also.I love the shopping down here it is hard to not get carried away. Well must sign off now, take care all of you and remember We Love You.xxxxxx
Cont. Wow can these places get any bigger or more impressive. We left on the 12th Nov for Lake Mead and stayed in a park campground, it was nice, really quiet the Ranger kept having a drive by. Weather fantastic.Sunday the 14th we are heading for Laughlin which is really pretty on the banks of the river. It is like a mini Las Vegas.We were hoping to catch up with our friends the McShanes but the have not arrived at their new winter home yet.Stayed here two nights and now we are in Lake Havasu for 5 nights. Its good to stop for a few days and set up to stay.I always put the photo frames out but yesterday I baked Cinnamon buns, it feels like home. Yesterday we went out and about to see the sights. London Bridge was brought here in the 1960s and rebuilt stone by stone. There is also a little English village. Frank said he drove more times over the bridge yesterday than all the time it was in England.Talking about the UK I am keeping up with Coronation Street on line, its better than nothing.The weather is in the 80s and we are loving it.Met a fellow camper yesterday from Sylvan Lake. We have met some really nice people and their dogs, Molly is having a great time.
Hello, let me see if we can get on track with this. First a quick update. Left home 21st Oct nice day drove to Shelby Mon and stayed in a very nice quiet campground.Oct 22nd on our way to Rexburg Idaho to see our boy Adam Howard and Family stayed 3 nights the weather was mixed,Sun was horrible we had every kind of weather.Sun 25th now its Richmond Utah to see our boy Seth and his new wife and Seths terrific family.We had Snow and had to clear the slides before we could pull out.Oct 28th down to Plesant Grove Utah to stay with Clint and Cassie Sanderson and the Sanderson Clan.This is like coming home for us spending time with people we love. Halloween night we went to a Haunted Halloween Walk down the street, it was terrific. This part of the state is busy for us as we have so many boys and there families here.It was so good to see the Christofferson family,the Santistevens Kyle Saunderson and Clint and Rachel Emery and their lovely boys. Branden Hostetter and his lovely wife and little guy. Friday %th Nov we are on the road again and we are near St George Utah where we stayed four nights which was one more than planned because of the Snow.It gave us a chance to see the area, Ceder City and the fantastic sights of Zion National Park.Our next stop was was a place called Pahrump where we stayed at a lakeside resort which was really nice. From here we had a couple of side trips, one to Las Vegas for the day. The city that never sleeps,we went in the new Mandalay Bay WOW can these Post Options

Monday, November 1, 2010

Halloween was fun. The Halloween walk at the neighbours house was fantastic. It rained up to about 7pm and then it was a nice night. Sunday we went to visit more friends and then I made supper in the Motorhome and after supper Cassie and the kids came over and we watched Toy Story 2 and had popcorn. Yesterday the weather was terrific and it is 62F today. We have been doing house keeping things today and now we are over at Clint and Cassie for supper.My sister Sue e-mailed today and she is only about 5 hrs down the road at Zion park. Take care all.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Hello We left Montana Friday and drove to Idaho and visited with our friend Adam and family. The weather did everything, rain snow hail and wind gales. We left there on Mon am and drove to Richmond Utah. We stayed there until Thurs am and the drove down to Plesant Grove Utah to visit some more friends and get the tow bar put on the car. We are going to a Halloween Bash tonight. The last couple of days the weather has been good, that suits us.Molly is doing great in the Motorhome and is loving all these new people,I cant believe we have been gone over a week. Hope you are all well. Ps Gas 2:79 gal Diesel 3 17 gal and milk 1 99 gal.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

The Begining

Hello to everyone. We are doing well. We left Tofield on Thursday 21st. Had a great drive to the border. No problems at all crossing into the USA.Stayed overnight in Shelby in nice quiet campground. Friday 22nd drove to Rexburg Idaho, weather about 18 Staying with our friend Adam and his family.Its still Fall down here the trees are all colours.The motorhome is great but have re organized the contents some.Molly was a bit upset the first day but is OK now. Staying here until Monday am. Take care all. Love you Christine