The kids and grandkids joined us for dinner, gifts and laughter Christmas Day after the snow melted. During that time our tree came down and out of the house. The next day we finished packing the RV, completed any further tasks to leave the house on its own for a while and took down all the outside lights...whew, what a task that was!
Two days after Christmas the weatherman (trusted?...lol) said the snow level would be above 5000 feet, so we hopped in the RV and headed south. This is a pic of the summit of the Siskiyous as we went over. No snow on the road...happy, happy...joy, joy!
The first night is ALWAYS spent at a casino, so Marie (me) can play a few slots. Surprise of surprises, friends from Eugene pulled in right behind us. We compared trip notes and met up for breakfasts and dinners for the trip south...and lots of phone calls during the days.
We arrived in the Yuma Foothills after dark and found both Boo n Ethel's and Donzella n Bill's places full. Fortunately Ethel saw us pull by and called. So instead of another night in the desert, we parked at their place.
The next half day was spent in cleaning the vehicles. The RV is easy because the carwash does a really nice job on RVs. But my pickup had to be handwashed. Then it was steaked with salts from the water. I had to keep it wet as I dried it with the wet n dry wax. It looks pretty good now, and I can take it to the carwash regular from now on. Last year it took 3 times through before it was clean. All the vehicles coming from the north are really filthy. Everyone can tell who has just arrived.
Then it was off to the parties...we had definitely arrived at PARTY CENTRAL! First was the neighbors n friends after-Christmas "naughty Santa" party. The next night was the friends get together dinner for New Year's Eve. The next morning we joined a bunch of old friends in Ron n Margo's park for the 'bloody Mary' party. And we've had a couple get-togethers for games. Right now we're tied...women 1/men 1....
We brought Tom n Cheryl their new computer laptop. Cheryl and I have spent a couple of good sessions at The Grocery Store (yep, that's its name) going wi-fi for the cost of a drink getting it up and running. She's really smart at this stuff...Cheryl has already set-up home pages on their dialup and added all their e-mail addresses. Today we're just getting all the updates. Can you believe over 60 just from Windows on a brand new computer?...Seems kind of crazy...
That's it for today...maybe........
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