I Guess Summer is Here

The temperature in Auburn is 94 degrees as of this posting. I see it is 108 degrees in Chandler. I suppose you all wonder how do I know such detail on the temps. Well we had to buy a new computer and on my desk top we have a panel that gives us temps of where ever we tell it and a clock and a slid show of all our pictures on file. It is so cool. Our other laptop computer is 6 years old and starting to have some issues. So decided it was time to get another one before it gave up. Wow did prices ever go down compared to when we bought the first one.

Well we just returned from spending 5 days in Chelan. Yes they finally got summer this past week also. Spent time in the pool and golfed one day, washed the motorhome, played pickle ball, socialized and went to a 30 year anniversary party of some great friends who live in the park we live in. We all had a good time. Oh yes, I forgot to tell you I went to a line dancing class that one of the ladies in the park is teaching. It is so much fun when I get down to AZ I am going to go to the classes that they have in our club house each week. Because I am not in Chelan every week and they do classes twice a week so when I go I am a bit behind the rest of the gals. I think I better get a bookkeeper as of now I will be bowling, golfing, line dancing, and I would like to work a couple days a week that is not going to leave much time to do all the domestic stuff. Oh well a person only lives once so I keep saying "live each day to it fullest". Oh I forgot I have to get my excercising in either water areobics or walking a couple miles.

The week end before we went to Chelan on Saturday night Steve & Holly fixed dinner it was a great evening they had their grandchildren there and my great grandchildren so we got to play with them. On Sunday we went to Ray and Kim's and Ray cooked dinner. It was great no cooking on the week end. I like that.

Another week and one day from the first day of July. Wow where is this summer going. Hope this finds all our friends and family well and enjoying their summer.

Fathers Day Celebration

Sunday was a big day for the guys. As you can see by the pictures Jerry pretty much spoiled Noelani, his grandaughter. Ray he washed three cars he was not about to sit down and relax. Scott he relaxed and enjoyed the day.

Teresa, Kim and Barb prepared dinner for them. Gabby done the dishes. We ate and then wanted to take a nap. Gabby and Ray washed Scott and Teresa's car well they were spraying each other with the hose quite a bit of the time. Needless to say they were both soaked be time they got the car done.

All in all we had a great day. We were sorry Steve and Holly did not get to join us but Steve was in CleElm helping a friend sheet rock his cabin.

We do hope all our family and friends fathers had a great day. Weather was great.

Look Who's A Happy Grandpa

Kim had her baby Monday June 2, @ 3:34 pm. Noelani is her name and she weighed 7 lbs 3 oz's and is 19 inches long. Of course Jerry calls her angel. We have spent the past two days at the hospital holding her all day long.

Today Kim and baby got to go home so it is a new beginning for Kim. She will make a great mom something she has always hoped for.

We will go tomorrow and spend the day helping her while Rae the daddy works and brings in some bucks.

Not much else going on so will chat with you all at a later time.

Good Bye to The Month of May

What have we done in the month of May. Well guess it has been some what uneventful.



Cleaned up in Chelan place and extended the patio.

Planted a little garden some of it looks ok and some of it don't. Guess I don't have the green thumb my mom and mother in law had they could always get things to grow in their garden. Oh well they would be proud of me anyway for just trying.



Had a great mothers day with the childrens. Been playing with the new camera they gave me it is nice and small and fits in my purse so will be great for the East Coast Trip.



Been getting the doctor, dentist and eye doctor appointments out of the way for another year.

Well I am getting board so this past week I went to Costco and talked to their Warehouse Demo Services supervisor to see about doing product demos for the Costco store and it sounds like I will be doing that two or three times a week. I think I will enjoy it and only 6 hour shifts so looking forward to doing that in AZ in the winter also. Plus it puts a little cash in the bank for our fun money for the traveling trips that we take.

In three days Jerry is looking forward to his first grandchild so stay turned for my next posting.

Love to all Barb

Mothers Day Week End and Week After

Guess I am a week behind reporting to my blog. Mothers Day week end was great. On Saturday went to a Mothers Day luncheon at Teresa's church they had a great program. Best of all was my granddaughter played to piano pieces during the lunch time. She does so well on the piano for less than two years of lessons.

On Sunday we had dinner at Teresa's it was a great day Steve cooked the meat he did a chicken in port wine sauce., Teresa did dessert and garlic mashed potatoes, Kim and Holly did salad's. It was a great day. Jerry got me flowers so I was treated well all week end.

On monday we left for Chelan to do some spring clean up and finish the extension to the patio that Jerry had worked on the week before. We worked Tues through Thursday and on Friday we just rested. Saturday we come back to Auburn.

Today Sunday we attended a small car show at the Auburn Eagles.

Until the next posting you all take care and enjoy each day to the fullest a great way to live.

Love Barb

Welcome To WA

We been back in Auburn for two weeks. Weather hasn't been real bad some cloudyness, some sun, and some temps down in the 50's or 60's but most days was above those temps. We been so busy haven't really noticed the weather.

The first week end we were home Teresa and I had a family baby shower for Jerry's daughter Kim as you see the pictures below we had a good time doing it.

Ark and Saw was so happy as they got to attend the shower also.

Last week Jerry spent the week in Chelan working on extending our patio area by laying pavers and making paths to the coach so we don't track in so much rock and dirt. Well it was a very physical job but he was pleased with the outcome. It was much cheaper than laying cement.

I stayed home for a dental appointment and also did some spring house cleaning so we both got projects accomplished.

Today I had the pleasure of attending a Mothers Day luncheon with Teresa at her church it was a great program and message and the food was great also. I always enjoy this get to gether every year.

Tomorrow Mothers day Steve, Teresa and Kim will be preparing dinner for me so I am a very blessed mother. Jerry surprised me with flowers so I feel like I am really loved by family.

Greetings to all our family and friends from the Watlands.

The Venture Back To WA

We left AZ on Sat 4-19 and traveled to Laughlin Nevada stayed there tell Monday am. On Saturday evening we spent the evening with Jerry's cousin as they were on their way to WA as well. Sunday we spent some time with our friends that live at Bull Head City. NO we did not win a bunch of money but we had fun.

Monday we headed west to Paso Robblies it is along the coast of CA on Hwy 101. This is a very beautiful area and lots of wineries. We stayed here tell Thursday AM.

Below is a picture of a winery that we could walk to from our RV park. Ark and Saw was disappointed they could not go to the wine tasting. YES we bought a couple bottles of wine and plan to have a little wine tasting party here at the house.

We also spent a day at Hearst Castle WOW what a great day. It is hard to believe that back in the 18th century there was areas like this. That people had that much money and bought so much land 250,000 acres from Mexico.

This is a picture of the castle from where we had to park our car at the Recreation center. If you look straight up from the fence post to the top and on the left is the castle. It is a 15 to 20 minute drive up there by bus.

This is the out door pool and there is a indoor one as well just as big.

We left this area on Thursday and headed up the 101 Hwy through the red wood forest area north of Oakland and San Fransciso we skirted these two towns but it gave Jerry more experience driving the coach through towns with traffic. He done just fine. Also driving through some of the red wood forest area was very windy roads but we did just fine. We had no rain on the trip home. We stayed in Florence OR on Friday night and we were close to the sand dune area so we took a little drive down towards the beach and had the opportunity of watching individuals riding quades and dirt bikes up these dunes approximately 30 feet high. I was worried we would witness someone getting injured or killed but nothing happen guess it was not their first time doing this activity.

Well here we are at the end of our 7 day trip home. Now it is getting things cleaned up and doctor, & dentist appointments made and get on with spending the summer doing what ever.

So until next week I will end this blog writting and send our greetings to all our family and friends. Barb