May 19, 2012 - OMG

In the past 24 hours: We bought a bright red, diesel, dual cab 250 Ford Lariat. We drove down to the rodeo fairgrounds, took a look at the huge community of shopping cart people and freaks milling around the neighborhood, and went back to the strip for a delicious Italian dinner at Bootleggers.

May 18, 2012 - Las Vegas with friends

Today was a leisurely day we ate breakfast at the little restaurant at the Oasis RV Resort. Then we went over to our friends Sue and Chuck Mowat's house. There we sat around visiting for a few hours catching up on all the things that had happened since they were at our house in December. Sue had a delicious lunch of Omaha Steaks hot dogs and potato salad, macaroni salad all the fixings and my favorite cookies white chocolate macadamia nut for desert. Then we went to Mt. Charles maybe 20 miles away. Elevation went up to 8,000+ ft. We watched...

May 17, 2012 - First Stop Las Vegas

The weeks leading up to today were a blur. We kept doctor appointments and Lions meetings, hockey games, visits with neighbors and cousins and of course visiting with our kids and grand kids. Hardly had time to think about getting ready to leave with so much to do in Sun City. But, Delaware North had called and wanted us to start as soon as possible, so we needed to get out the door. BUT, we had tickets for the Coyotes on Tuesday May 15th our original day to leave. So change the schedule and leave on Thursday. We managed to get the RV...

May 17, 2012 - What in the world. . . .

Where in the world have they been lately? Perhaps some of you have been wondering what we’ve been doing since arriving in Las Vegas. Here is a disorganized list: We have, of course, been enjoying time with Randy, Jaime, and Natalie. She is (as all Bond grandchildren are!) bright, precocious, articulate, and cute. As well as incredibly beautiful! Jaime is doing well with her pregnancy, and we learned that a baby brother will be born in late October. I went to Sunnyvale, California, for a few days, to see my brother, Grant, his girlfriend...

May 17, 2012 - Las Vegas, NV

Vegas… We can’t help but have mixed emotions about the place. Where else can you watch one person piss their money away for hours, then pass homeless guy on the street pissing his beer away on a sidewalk belonging to a hotel costing hundreds of millions of dollars. Still… this city draws people from all around like moths to a flame, lured by legalized vices not allowed at home, bright lights, over-the-top gaudy hotels, and entertainment. So long as you go in understanding that Vegas is a city designed with one purpose in mind… to relieve...

May 13, 2012 - Las Vegas, NV

We made it to Las Vegas. We are staying at the RV FamCamp at Nellis AFB. Paula and visited Las Vegas for our 25th wedding anniversary 13 years ago. She wanted to come back for another visit. We originally planned to stay a week; but, the temperatures are going to be close to or over 100 the next several days. We have decided to stay 3 or 4 nights at the most.

May 2, 2012 - Birthdays!

Today we celebrate 3 family birthday's! It's our nephew Bill's 42nd birthday. So if you are reading this, Happy Birthday Bill! Hope it's a great one. It's also our grandson Jeffrey's 21st birthday. He is currently in Army basic training at Ft Leonard Wood, Mo. We, of course, are so proud of him! And finally, it's grandson Levi's first birthday today. Can you believe that Jeffrey & Levi were born on the same day, 20 years apart! Now that's fate, lol. Larry & Tawnia threw a birthday party for Levi this past Sunday at one of the local parks....

May 1, 2012 - Mac King Show

We had another great day in Vegas with family. We went to see the Mac King Comedy Magic Show at Harrah's. King is a comedy magician who has performed on television specials, often as a co-host. He also appeared on the NBC The World's Greatest Magic specials, King taught the audience a minor effect before and after each commercial in segments referred to as the Mac King School of Magic. He is the only magician to be in all five of the network's specials. In addition to the TV specials and Harrah's performances, King performs at more than 60...

Apr 29, 2012 - Las Vegas, Nevada

Arrived in Las Vegas on April 18th. Staying at Thousand Trails. We are very tightly packed in here and found other places cheaper and nicer after we got here. Oh well, we will know next time. Have had a great stay. Originally planned to stay one week but decided to extend to allow time for Dale to get new glasses. Have seen five different shows - Jubilee (a lavish production show), Chris Angel's Believe (magic), Crazy Horse (a Paris trained group of almost nude dancers with interesting lighting technics), Tournament of Kings (sorta like...

Apr 28, 2012 - A Family Feast!

Jerry & Kim invited everyone over today, they had prepared a family feast. I have never seen so much food and every bite of it was awesome. Jerry is one of the best cooks I have ever seen. I am not being partial here, he really is a natural chef. He had smoked salmon, ribs, chicken and beef kielbasa plus grilled burgers. There was every kind of side dish to go with the meats and burgers, caramelized onions, guacamole, garlic potatoes, pasta salads and much more. We all had a blast and had leftovers for many more meals. Wendy also arrived...

Apr 27, 2012 - Cameron Day

Today was our special fun day with Cameron. He got to spend the night and do whatever he wanted. He chose to have chicken nuggets, tater tots and a strawberry shake at Sonic before doing some much needed shopping for toys at Walmart. He also got to drive when we reached the campground, he took us through the round about three times. :-) Bobby and Liz were not at home, so he played a cool trick on them. He put Silly Strings all over the handle of their coach. After playing a lot of outside games plus Wii games it was time to retire to...

Apr 26, 2012 - Lake Mead and Hoover Dam

We had heard so much about the new bridge around Hoover Dam that we just had to go see it. It looks just like an ordinary bridge when you get there - nothing special - high sides so you cannot see anything when you go across. But when you get out at the memorial and go out on the bridge, you can get a sense of what an engineering feat this must be. The bridge was built for security of the dam, although they are still allowing cars, trucks, RVs etc to cross the old road across the dam. We just about froze getting these pictures. Winds so...