06-Sept-10
Hello again Dear Reader! I hope you have all been good since we last talked. Things have somewhat slowed down for us. We spent a couple of relaxing weeks parked at Prairie Creek and did a whole lot of nothing. Gary went fishing a few times when the weather was accommodating... We did get alot of rainy days, but oh well! We caught up on our movie watching and some odds and end sorting out stuff.
On the 31st we moved to Longriders RV park, outside Gibbons. Nice place, close to everything we need. This is where we actually started this whole little adventure. Ahh the old stomping grounds haven’t changed much. I touched base with some old friends and it turns out that Gary will be going to work for a couple of weeks. I’m sure it will be as odd for him as it will be for me! After spending most of the last year together my days will be weird.
We are planning our trip south for the winter already. Hard to believe that a year has almost passed! I’m excited to see all our new friends south of the border!! We will be cruising through B.C. on our way down then...um... ya... our plans are vague at best. So far we know we want to stop in Needles, CA... Quartzsite in January... maybe Joshua Tree National Park... Ok so we aren’t the best planners lol but we do know it will be fun!!
So I guess once we know more of what will be doing and where we will be, I’ll let you know! Until then... love you, miss you and see you soon!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
A little piece of heaven!
19-Aug-10
Well, I guess crappy internet inspires me to update a bit more!! LOL But please Dear Reader, don’t get to used to it :) We have parked at a spot right on Prairie Creek, outside of Rocky Mountain House. We spent a week at Peppers Lake and then moved on to Prairie Creek campground. While we were out scouting fishing holes we came across this cutline that runs right up to the creek. Needless to say, we only spent a couple nights at the campground and moved here. The creek runs about 20 yards from the trailer... ahh heaven!! So, I hope the fishing here is better than the internet! But at least I can get this posted and you can see where we are at for now and maybe if anyone is out adventuring you’ll know where to find us!
So, again I bid you good morning, good afternoon or good night! Still missing you Dear Reader and hope to see you soon! *hugs*
14-Aug-10
Hello again Dear Reader. Well, I am typing this up at Peppers Lake, another little trout lake off the forestry trunk road. We decided to leave Big Horn Dam on Sunday the 8th. With no decent fishing near enough ‘somebody’ was getting bored lol.
On the 7th the family of Jeremy Der, the young man that drowned there, finally got the closure they needed. The search team found his body midday and the family was busy packing up on Sunday. I’m sure it must have been a huge relief to be able to close that chapter and move on. A huge congrats from us to the search and rescue peeps from CASDDA http://www.casdda.com/ An amazing group of volunteers that were the ones who finally made the find.
So, off we trundled to this little nook of the land. The lake itself seems quite nice. I haven’t gotten down to throw my hook at it yet. Gary has been down as much as he can, weather permitting of course. I think Mother Nature has it in for him hehe. We have had more rain this last week than we have in ages!! The campground here is nice, unfortunately we can’t fit in it! We are parked in the overflow area which is also the horse staging site. Not a problem! It’s a huge meadow nestled amongst the trees with a creek about 100 meters ‘over there’. I’ve toured all the old quad and horse trails a few times but have to be a bit more cautious now. Two days ago we had a huge grizzly come visit the area. We watched him strolling around pawing at the ground and generally looking HUGE! He didn’t come right to the site but was close enough that we tried to shoo him away with the air horn. He didn’t care what we wanted or did, he just sauntered around then moseyed off. Jack was happy that he showed up as he now gets to sleep inside for a bit. Sadly in the excitement of seeing this rare beast we totally forgot to get pictures (I know, you’re thinking I prolly wouldn’t post them anyway lol). we’ve also been graced by deer most mornings as well. It’s so quiet here that I swear you can hear them breathe!
So, since we aren’t near the lake again, we have been looking at moving on sometime soon. Hopefully with internet service so I can post this for you. For now then Dear Reader I sign off. Love and miss you as always, *hugs*
Well, I guess crappy internet inspires me to update a bit more!! LOL But please Dear Reader, don’t get to used to it :) We have parked at a spot right on Prairie Creek, outside of Rocky Mountain House. We spent a week at Peppers Lake and then moved on to Prairie Creek campground. While we were out scouting fishing holes we came across this cutline that runs right up to the creek. Needless to say, we only spent a couple nights at the campground and moved here. The creek runs about 20 yards from the trailer... ahh heaven!! So, I hope the fishing here is better than the internet! But at least I can get this posted and you can see where we are at for now and maybe if anyone is out adventuring you’ll know where to find us!
So, again I bid you good morning, good afternoon or good night! Still missing you Dear Reader and hope to see you soon! *hugs*
14-Aug-10
Hello again Dear Reader. Well, I am typing this up at Peppers Lake, another little trout lake off the forestry trunk road. We decided to leave Big Horn Dam on Sunday the 8th. With no decent fishing near enough ‘somebody’ was getting bored lol.
On the 7th the family of Jeremy Der, the young man that drowned there, finally got the closure they needed. The search team found his body midday and the family was busy packing up on Sunday. I’m sure it must have been a huge relief to be able to close that chapter and move on. A huge congrats from us to the search and rescue peeps from CASDDA http://www.casdda.com/ An amazing group of volunteers that were the ones who finally made the find.
So, off we trundled to this little nook of the land. The lake itself seems quite nice. I haven’t gotten down to throw my hook at it yet. Gary has been down as much as he can, weather permitting of course. I think Mother Nature has it in for him hehe. We have had more rain this last week than we have in ages!! The campground here is nice, unfortunately we can’t fit in it! We are parked in the overflow area which is also the horse staging site. Not a problem! It’s a huge meadow nestled amongst the trees with a creek about 100 meters ‘over there’. I’ve toured all the old quad and horse trails a few times but have to be a bit more cautious now. Two days ago we had a huge grizzly come visit the area. We watched him strolling around pawing at the ground and generally looking HUGE! He didn’t come right to the site but was close enough that we tried to shoo him away with the air horn. He didn’t care what we wanted or did, he just sauntered around then moseyed off. Jack was happy that he showed up as he now gets to sleep inside for a bit. Sadly in the excitement of seeing this rare beast we totally forgot to get pictures (I know, you’re thinking I prolly wouldn’t post them anyway lol). we’ve also been graced by deer most mornings as well. It’s so quiet here that I swear you can hear them breathe!
So, since we aren’t near the lake again, we have been looking at moving on sometime soon. Hopefully with internet service so I can post this for you. For now then Dear Reader I sign off. Love and miss you as always, *hugs*
Saturday, August 7, 2010
At it again!
06-Aug-10
Ahhh Dear Faithful Reader! How are you doing? I hope your still enjoying the slow updates! lol They are fun to write and keep us updated as the where the heck we were last month :)
So we spent just over 2 weeks at Dolberg Lake. Uneventful, and really not very good fishing. It wasn’t just us at least. We met a few old timers that have been going there for years and they all were saying it was a bad month for everyone. We met an interesting fellow by the name of Scotty. Go figger... and old Scottish man lol. Him and Gary quickly bonded over fly fishing and were fun to watch. A real wealth of knowledge! We both learned alot and confirmed even more of what we thought we knew :) some very colourful people there that’s for sure hehe. Josh and Emily made it out for a visit. Josh got in some fishing with his dad, and me and Emily got some time to sit and relax.
After there, we went back to the farm near Rochester and restocked and Gary managed to pull the big propane generator out and get it up for sale. So if you know anyone that needs a 5500 Onan propane genny, let us know!! I think it has like 8 hrs on it. Having gone solar, it’s a bit more than we will ever need and massive amount of storage space it freed up is insane! More space to put junk!!
We ended up going to Morinville for a couple of days to be closer to Edmonton to get some necessary paperwork done and get some huge shopping in to head off to nowhere again. While we were there, we got together with our dearest friends, Berry and Deb. Nice to go out to dinner with great friends. We also got a quick visit in with Andrew and his girlfriend, Sarah. Nice to see our baby happy!
So, from there, fully stocked and ready for some more fishing, we headed back to the Nordegg area. Gary found a campground at Goldeye Lake. Another nice provincial park. Boy, were we surprized to find out (needless to say AFTER we had set up and stuff) that the prices in this area on provincial campgrounds have become retardely inflated!! 27 bucks a night!! They now have hosts and free firewood, but no services!! For 27 bucks I WANT WATER!! So we only stayed 2 nights thinking we would take advantage of the amazing fishing then move on. But crappy weather prevailed and we went out looking at some of our old faves to see if we can fit in them. Our personal favourite would be interesting to say the least, but not entirely un-doable. It’s right on Abraham Lake at the mouth of Tershishner Creek. We opted out of that to end up at the Big Horn dam site. Very accessible and free. The North Saskatchewan River runs right in front of the rig and other than it being a bit windy at times, its heaven. I think we’ve gotten used to the sounds of the quads and dirt bikes now. Kinda makes me miss the stick house lol. The sounds of Andrew and various other neighbourhood hooligans racing around...ahh memories!
While we have been here there has been an unofficial search for a young man that drowned in the river a couple weeks ago. The official search has been called off but some family and friends are still around in hopes of finding anything to give them some closure. We keep an eye out on our daily river walks with Jack, but nothing so far. Our thoughts are with them.
So we have been looking at our winter plans already (I know, seems early). Gary seems to think we will be fine heading down to B.C. then in early December heading down thru Washington and Oregon. Our only real plan is Quartzsite area for most of January, and then the Yuma area after that! Maybe this year we will actually get to see some of our friends that head down to that area every year!
I know you have all but given up on seeing pictures here so I won’t get your hopes up lol. We do have some we will get up on our facebook pages in the next bit, and then you can see a birds eye view of our latest “yard”! So for now Dear Reader, I bid you good day, good afternoon and good night, Love you, miss you as always! *hugs*
Ahhh Dear Faithful Reader! How are you doing? I hope your still enjoying the slow updates! lol They are fun to write and keep us updated as the where the heck we were last month :)
So we spent just over 2 weeks at Dolberg Lake. Uneventful, and really not very good fishing. It wasn’t just us at least. We met a few old timers that have been going there for years and they all were saying it was a bad month for everyone. We met an interesting fellow by the name of Scotty. Go figger... and old Scottish man lol. Him and Gary quickly bonded over fly fishing and were fun to watch. A real wealth of knowledge! We both learned alot and confirmed even more of what we thought we knew :) some very colourful people there that’s for sure hehe. Josh and Emily made it out for a visit. Josh got in some fishing with his dad, and me and Emily got some time to sit and relax.
After there, we went back to the farm near Rochester and restocked and Gary managed to pull the big propane generator out and get it up for sale. So if you know anyone that needs a 5500 Onan propane genny, let us know!! I think it has like 8 hrs on it. Having gone solar, it’s a bit more than we will ever need and massive amount of storage space it freed up is insane! More space to put junk!!
We ended up going to Morinville for a couple of days to be closer to Edmonton to get some necessary paperwork done and get some huge shopping in to head off to nowhere again. While we were there, we got together with our dearest friends, Berry and Deb. Nice to go out to dinner with great friends. We also got a quick visit in with Andrew and his girlfriend, Sarah. Nice to see our baby happy!
So, from there, fully stocked and ready for some more fishing, we headed back to the Nordegg area. Gary found a campground at Goldeye Lake. Another nice provincial park. Boy, were we surprized to find out (needless to say AFTER we had set up and stuff) that the prices in this area on provincial campgrounds have become retardely inflated!! 27 bucks a night!! They now have hosts and free firewood, but no services!! For 27 bucks I WANT WATER!! So we only stayed 2 nights thinking we would take advantage of the amazing fishing then move on. But crappy weather prevailed and we went out looking at some of our old faves to see if we can fit in them. Our personal favourite would be interesting to say the least, but not entirely un-doable. It’s right on Abraham Lake at the mouth of Tershishner Creek. We opted out of that to end up at the Big Horn dam site. Very accessible and free. The North Saskatchewan River runs right in front of the rig and other than it being a bit windy at times, its heaven. I think we’ve gotten used to the sounds of the quads and dirt bikes now. Kinda makes me miss the stick house lol. The sounds of Andrew and various other neighbourhood hooligans racing around...ahh memories!
While we have been here there has been an unofficial search for a young man that drowned in the river a couple weeks ago. The official search has been called off but some family and friends are still around in hopes of finding anything to give them some closure. We keep an eye out on our daily river walks with Jack, but nothing so far. Our thoughts are with them.
So we have been looking at our winter plans already (I know, seems early). Gary seems to think we will be fine heading down to B.C. then in early December heading down thru Washington and Oregon. Our only real plan is Quartzsite area for most of January, and then the Yuma area after that! Maybe this year we will actually get to see some of our friends that head down to that area every year!
I know you have all but given up on seeing pictures here so I won’t get your hopes up lol. We do have some we will get up on our facebook pages in the next bit, and then you can see a birds eye view of our latest “yard”! So for now Dear Reader, I bid you good day, good afternoon and good night, Love you, miss you as always! *hugs*
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
slow posting strikes again!!!
10-Jul-10
Hello again Dear Reader! Hope you all have been safe and happy since we last spoke! Things have been fun for us!
We ended up staying at Fairfax Lake for a couple of weeks and it was awesome! The weather was decent and the fishing was ok. Gary got a lot of dock time and we both managed to land some fishies for dinner. It was a very quiet lake, I’m assuming because it is so out of the way. About 80 kms from Nordegg or 45 from Robb on the forestry trunk road... We did make a couple trips to both places to resupply on some items and I for one was pleasantly surprised at the fact that the Robb store was better stocked than Nordegg! The park itself was well worth it. They charge 10 bucks a night but that includes firewood! So as far as we could see it was essentially free lol so we enjoyed the peace and quiet and some wonderful walks around the place. There was a cougar spotted by one boater but on the opposite side of the lake from the campground. We never did see it in the park. I’m sure Jack would have alerted us if it did show up.
From there we went to Edson for a couple nights to clean up and do some shopping. I, for one, will never stay at East of Edson RV park again. Overpriced and kind of shabby. We were greeted and checked in by a kid about 12 or 13 and he directed us to a site about 6 feet wide lol. I went back to him and explained that we are a little on the big side and what other sites were available. We ended up in a bit wider site but ugh. But, since we were really just there to clean up and get laundry done we resigned to the fact that we didn’t have to go back there any time soon!
After that “joyous” weekend we trekked onward to another trout lake. Apparently Alberta has a ton of little pothole lakes that are stocked with trout. This one is called Dolberg Lake. It’s sort of in the Barrhead area, nearish to Thunder Lake. Small unserviced campground but right on the lake. Gary has been out almost every day. I’ve gone out a few times as well. I love my little belly boat! Just get out and float around and toss your hook at the water. We haven’t managed to land anything yet but just to be out fishing is great!
So Dear Reader, you are now up to date again on our little adventure! As always I’ll try to keep you updated and stuff for now, stay happy! Love you, miss you tons *hugs*
Hello again Dear Reader! Hope you all have been safe and happy since we last spoke! Things have been fun for us!
We ended up staying at Fairfax Lake for a couple of weeks and it was awesome! The weather was decent and the fishing was ok. Gary got a lot of dock time and we both managed to land some fishies for dinner. It was a very quiet lake, I’m assuming because it is so out of the way. About 80 kms from Nordegg or 45 from Robb on the forestry trunk road... We did make a couple trips to both places to resupply on some items and I for one was pleasantly surprised at the fact that the Robb store was better stocked than Nordegg! The park itself was well worth it. They charge 10 bucks a night but that includes firewood! So as far as we could see it was essentially free lol so we enjoyed the peace and quiet and some wonderful walks around the place. There was a cougar spotted by one boater but on the opposite side of the lake from the campground. We never did see it in the park. I’m sure Jack would have alerted us if it did show up.
From there we went to Edson for a couple nights to clean up and do some shopping. I, for one, will never stay at East of Edson RV park again. Overpriced and kind of shabby. We were greeted and checked in by a kid about 12 or 13 and he directed us to a site about 6 feet wide lol. I went back to him and explained that we are a little on the big side and what other sites were available. We ended up in a bit wider site but ugh. But, since we were really just there to clean up and get laundry done we resigned to the fact that we didn’t have to go back there any time soon!
After that “joyous” weekend we trekked onward to another trout lake. Apparently Alberta has a ton of little pothole lakes that are stocked with trout. This one is called Dolberg Lake. It’s sort of in the Barrhead area, nearish to Thunder Lake. Small unserviced campground but right on the lake. Gary has been out almost every day. I’ve gone out a few times as well. I love my little belly boat! Just get out and float around and toss your hook at the water. We haven’t managed to land anything yet but just to be out fishing is great!
So Dear Reader, you are now up to date again on our little adventure! As always I’ll try to keep you updated and stuff for now, stay happy! Love you, miss you tons *hugs*
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Home is where the wheels stop!
12-Jun-2010 12
Well hmmm...Where were we? Ahh yes the farm! So we managed to make some serious headway in sorting out our "other-worldly" possessions. Rearranged the rig gear (again). I think we managed to make some sense out of alot of the old crap we had! Sheds up and stuff shuffled into them, hopefully to get thinned out more in due time LOL. We spent a couple weeks at the farm after some good visits with most of Gary's family there. A couple of great BBQs and a major computer crash for me. But otherwise just relaxing and stuff. Mothers Day was a real treat as I received a shiny new laptop! Thanks Sweetie!
So the week of the 17th we headed to McLeod River to hang out in the bush and relax some more! I figured we would need to rest up for the long weekend with my family! The night before we were to head out I got wind that my brother Mike was wondering where we were. So thru text messages and some serious luck, Mike and Leslee showed up for a test run of the weekend to come LOL We practiced quite late but i think we managed quite well! The next day found us sloooowly getting going and on the road to Iosogun Lake...through snow... and rain... to a very muddy and interesting 10km stretch of Alberta's finest back roads! Once we arrived and got set up we found out that some of the younger clan might not be braving the awful roads, can't say i blame them. Some real troopers managed to make it and hats off the Kari and Matthew for tenting it all weekend! I'm pretty sure the drinkies we all shared prolly made the sleeping much easier for them. It was great to see the family who di make and even more awesome to meet some cousins that I never had a chance to before! Fun memories were made and shared. Great weekend even with the snow! Good job to Rene and Marilyn for their work getting it organized!
From there we headed to Grande Prairie for a couple days. Turned out to be a longer visit then planned as we ended up finding a truck for Andrew while we were there. Thanks again Randy and Marilyn, he's enjoying it immensely.
While we were there Gary took a job in Peace River, so off we went again! Found a little campground closeish to the job for Gary. Leddy Lake, kinda neglected but cheap and quiet. After his "stressful" week of work Gary needed to go fishing. We headed to the Grande Cache area. Stopped at Sheep Creek for 4 days. the fishing was lousy and it rained so hard we were making little drains to get the 4 inch lake in front of the door down a bit. Nice little spot, we could here the creek running all the time, very soothing. The only problem was the 2 am train.. you could hear it rumbling towards us for 15 minutes before he sounded off at the road nearby... so we decided to find a new home! lol
Which brings us to yesterday!! OMFG I wasn't thinking when Gary said "well.. we can go to Berland river and hear the train still and there is slightly better fishing OR we can adventure down hiway 40 south of Robb and see what's there! Lots of fishing spots!" So I said offhandedly, sure... adventure it is! Well... its been raining... and most of 40 isn't paved... or maintained... needless to say it was some slow going. rOuGh ride. I was ahead in the jeep with the radio saying "bumps.. big bumps... OMG potholes" killed the batteries and he just watched when i was braking and slowing to a crawl. But the light at the end of the tunnel is the perfect little trout lake called Fairfax. Beautiful campground, lots of trees, neighbours aren't right up in your face! it's beautiful.
So hopefully Gary can catch some dinner and we can enjoy the peace and quiet here for a couple weeks, unless he gets back to reality and finds another job ROFL!!
So I leave you again Dear Reader and hope to see you soon! Love you miss you *cheers*
Well hmmm...Where were we? Ahh yes the farm! So we managed to make some serious headway in sorting out our "other-worldly" possessions. Rearranged the rig gear (again). I think we managed to make some sense out of alot of the old crap we had! Sheds up and stuff shuffled into them, hopefully to get thinned out more in due time LOL. We spent a couple weeks at the farm after some good visits with most of Gary's family there. A couple of great BBQs and a major computer crash for me. But otherwise just relaxing and stuff. Mothers Day was a real treat as I received a shiny new laptop! Thanks Sweetie!
So the week of the 17th we headed to McLeod River to hang out in the bush and relax some more! I figured we would need to rest up for the long weekend with my family! The night before we were to head out I got wind that my brother Mike was wondering where we were. So thru text messages and some serious luck, Mike and Leslee showed up for a test run of the weekend to come LOL We practiced quite late but i think we managed quite well! The next day found us sloooowly getting going and on the road to Iosogun Lake...through snow... and rain... to a very muddy and interesting 10km stretch of Alberta's finest back roads! Once we arrived and got set up we found out that some of the younger clan might not be braving the awful roads, can't say i blame them. Some real troopers managed to make it and hats off the Kari and Matthew for tenting it all weekend! I'm pretty sure the drinkies we all shared prolly made the sleeping much easier for them. It was great to see the family who di make and even more awesome to meet some cousins that I never had a chance to before! Fun memories were made and shared. Great weekend even with the snow! Good job to Rene and Marilyn for their work getting it organized!
From there we headed to Grande Prairie for a couple days. Turned out to be a longer visit then planned as we ended up finding a truck for Andrew while we were there. Thanks again Randy and Marilyn, he's enjoying it immensely.
While we were there Gary took a job in Peace River, so off we went again! Found a little campground closeish to the job for Gary. Leddy Lake, kinda neglected but cheap and quiet. After his "stressful" week of work Gary needed to go fishing. We headed to the Grande Cache area. Stopped at Sheep Creek for 4 days. the fishing was lousy and it rained so hard we were making little drains to get the 4 inch lake in front of the door down a bit. Nice little spot, we could here the creek running all the time, very soothing. The only problem was the 2 am train.. you could hear it rumbling towards us for 15 minutes before he sounded off at the road nearby... so we decided to find a new home! lol
Which brings us to yesterday!! OMFG I wasn't thinking when Gary said "well.. we can go to Berland river and hear the train still and there is slightly better fishing OR we can adventure down hiway 40 south of Robb and see what's there! Lots of fishing spots!" So I said offhandedly, sure... adventure it is! Well... its been raining... and most of 40 isn't paved... or maintained... needless to say it was some slow going. rOuGh ride. I was ahead in the jeep with the radio saying "bumps.. big bumps... OMG potholes" killed the batteries and he just watched when i was braking and slowing to a crawl. But the light at the end of the tunnel is the perfect little trout lake called Fairfax. Beautiful campground, lots of trees, neighbours aren't right up in your face! it's beautiful.
So hopefully Gary can catch some dinner and we can enjoy the peace and quiet here for a couple weeks, unless he gets back to reality and finds another job ROFL!!
So I leave you again Dear Reader and hope to see you soon! Love you miss you *cheers*
Friday, May 7, 2010
Back in Alberta!!
06 May 2010 Back in Alberta!!
And um ugh lol
So we left Arches after 10 wonderful days with our newest and dear friends, Robbie & Alice and Dick & Jackie!(miss you guys!!!) We hit the road and made some good time north bound. We stopped in Idaho Falls for a couple days. Got the rig cleaned up, did some lazing around and laundry hehe. Then blazed up to Clancy, Montana, home of the 3 pound roast dinner lol! Found a little bar that had an amazing "Prime rib end dinner" for 18 bucks. sounded good til we each got our 3+ pound chunk of meat! O.o We did our best and, well, Jack ate heartily for a few days lol. Neat little park just off the interstate. To our surprize it was very quiet. After about 10 or 11 the traffic was minimal and by the time we hit the hay it was almost non-existent. Pricey but a good spot to stop on the way home. Customs was uneventful, huzzah!! Spent the night in Nanton, AB then back on the road. We hit some horrific weather around Calgary... figgers... Rain, snow, sleet, wind... needless to say, I wanted to turn it around and head back south!! But we blazed through it, exchanged some nasty words and evil thoughts (ok well I had evil thoughts, I won't speak for Gary *insert cheezygrin here*)
So we made it to the farm outside Westlock, AB. Collected mail and sorted through 6 months of crap LOL Now we are getting everything out of storage and into our own sheds here at Gary's mom and dads farm. The long weekend is coming up and I soooo cant wait to see all my family as our "sister weekend" has gone native and we are inviting others to help us celebrate Janet's 65th birthday! I wonder how the heck i got a sister soooooo old *shrug* o well, shes amazing, so its no wonder shes my sister :) After that weekend we are either going fishing or Gary is checking on his work situation. Then, if he gets a job in the right spot then I'm back to work with the lovely ladies and Shane at Guardian Drugs in Gibbons!
O and please leave comments, ask questions, let us know your here :) <3
As always Dear Reader, thanks for sharing my time! love you! miss you as much as ever!!
And um ugh lol
So we left Arches after 10 wonderful days with our newest and dear friends, Robbie & Alice and Dick & Jackie!(miss you guys!!!) We hit the road and made some good time north bound. We stopped in Idaho Falls for a couple days. Got the rig cleaned up, did some lazing around and laundry hehe. Then blazed up to Clancy, Montana, home of the 3 pound roast dinner lol! Found a little bar that had an amazing "Prime rib end dinner" for 18 bucks. sounded good til we each got our 3+ pound chunk of meat! O.o We did our best and, well, Jack ate heartily for a few days lol. Neat little park just off the interstate. To our surprize it was very quiet. After about 10 or 11 the traffic was minimal and by the time we hit the hay it was almost non-existent. Pricey but a good spot to stop on the way home. Customs was uneventful, huzzah!! Spent the night in Nanton, AB then back on the road. We hit some horrific weather around Calgary... figgers... Rain, snow, sleet, wind... needless to say, I wanted to turn it around and head back south!! But we blazed through it, exchanged some nasty words and evil thoughts (ok well I had evil thoughts, I won't speak for Gary *insert cheezygrin here*)
So we made it to the farm outside Westlock, AB. Collected mail and sorted through 6 months of crap LOL Now we are getting everything out of storage and into our own sheds here at Gary's mom and dads farm. The long weekend is coming up and I soooo cant wait to see all my family as our "sister weekend" has gone native and we are inviting others to help us celebrate Janet's 65th birthday! I wonder how the heck i got a sister soooooo old *shrug* o well, shes amazing, so its no wonder shes my sister :) After that weekend we are either going fishing or Gary is checking on his work situation. Then, if he gets a job in the right spot then I'm back to work with the lovely ladies and Shane at Guardian Drugs in Gibbons!
O and please leave comments, ask questions, let us know your here :) <3
As always Dear Reader, thanks for sharing my time! love you! miss you as much as ever!!
Monday, April 19, 2010
19 April Still in arches!
Well thanks to the connections we have we are still in arches and still enjoying all that is here to see!! I'm here marveling in nature and my thoughts wandered without choice to my dear friend Denise who just lost her son.
In the hours we spent lost in the beauty of nature in the Fiery Furnace, ones thoughts can't help but wander to the more profound actions of the world and everything in it. I felt small... The shear beauty of where we were and the profound amazement of what "God" could create makes one ponder... why such glory and travesty in the same day...I was small,then shrank even more.
Dear reader.. hug someone close to you and remember the amazing stuff next to you. I'm almost sad it took some magnifcient works of nature to realize how amazing every person in my life has touched me. Love you miss you more than normal. p.s. pics to follow
Well thanks to the connections we have we are still in arches and still enjoying all that is here to see!! I'm here marveling in nature and my thoughts wandered without choice to my dear friend Denise who just lost her son.
In the hours we spent lost in the beauty of nature in the Fiery Furnace, ones thoughts can't help but wander to the more profound actions of the world and everything in it. I felt small... The shear beauty of where we were and the profound amazement of what "God" could create makes one ponder... why such glory and travesty in the same day...I was small,then shrank even more.
Dear reader.. hug someone close to you and remember the amazing stuff next to you. I'm almost sad it took some magnifcient works of nature to realize how amazing every person in my life has touched me. Love you miss you more than normal. p.s. pics to follow
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