Day after Thanksgiving is good but yesterday was a great day. We got to see half of our family, we went to our Daughters house for Thanksgiving and had a great time. We watched a little football and had a outstanding dinner. Jeff's folks were there along with Jeff's brother-in-law Stein and his two kids JJ and Kai. Those two kids are growing up fast. We had two of our friends come with us for Thanksgiving Jim & Cherrill Roberts, we worked together a lot for Adventure Caravans.
It made for a long day yesterday with us leaving before 7:00 AM and heading up to our daughters house. But it was well worth it. We got back here just after 8:00 PM and there were two tired people. I think last night we were in bed before 10:00 and out right away.
This morning we were up early 6:00 AM for Back Friday shopping, yes we enjoy going out and playing bumper people in the stores. Our first stop was Fred Meyers for some things for the grand children. Before I go any further with this I have to say every person that I ran into or bumped into were real polite. It has to be one of greatest experience of Christmas shopping when you see so many people smiling and saying sorry and have a good day. Now back to the shopping thing, we found some PJ's for the two girls and a few toys for them also. I think we are just about done, but I know Cyndy will have to get something else along the way. That is what makes Christmas so neat, is giving the little ones gifts and watching them open them on Christmas morning.
We spent the rest of the day with Brian & Rita. The girls were back at sewing and Brian & I were trying to fix the fire place but it need a new regulator for the gas. So Monday he will call the tech to come out and replace it. Next we hooked up his new printer and with a little internet looking we got the drivers and had that working. OK, two things looked at one fixed, hay that is 50% to the good. Time to quit while at 50%. It was getting late so we head up to Thriftway for their prime rib dinner. As always it was good and I made a pig out of myself. Tomorrow I am going to get two new tires for the trailer and Cyndy wants to do some more shopping over in Astoria. Another great sunny day in paradise.
Friday, November 27, 2015
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
November 25
Day before Thanksgiving and all is well at the Olsen's house. Today was planned to get some things done around the coach that I have been putting off. I have been reading our owners manual on the coach. I know why read it now we have been in it for over 6 months. It was cold out side and I thought it was a good time to look over it again and see if I have been forgetting to do anything. One thing I have been over looking is our landing jacks or what helps us keep this coach level. They say if you sit some where for a while it is a great idea to spray silicon on to the exposed jacks. So this morning I got that choir done. Next it was time to open up the hatch door on passenger side and see if I can get it some stuff cleaned up and put away where it belongs. I even found some stuff that I though was gone. Good for me. One more thing done.
Next I was just about to start on another one of the projects that I have to get done, when I here this loud scream "Wil come in here". She was standing under the Maxxair Fan cupping her hand and trying to catch water from it. She said "We got a leak". So I looked up at it and said no I think it is ice that is melting from moisture building up and freezing in the lid. I looked real close and said maybe I should clean this before starting anything else. So got the ladder out and took down the screen and washed it and put it back up. Boy what a difference, and mom was happy now.
Next was to take the faucets apart and clean the screens. I like to do this after coming out of California and the desert, because of the high calcium deposits in the water. The three faucets are clean and running a lot better. Boy what a day, maybe I had better stop before I work the honey due list down to much more. Got to have something for another day.
Tomorrow we are heading up to Janice & Jeff's house for Thanksgiving Lunch/Dinner, We will leave here around 7:00 AM to be there around 10:00 to 10:30 AM. We will be back here tomorrow night I hope before it gets to late. I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving with their family's or close friends. We will enjoy ours with most of our family.
Next I was just about to start on another one of the projects that I have to get done, when I here this loud scream "Wil come in here". She was standing under the Maxxair Fan cupping her hand and trying to catch water from it. She said "We got a leak". So I looked up at it and said no I think it is ice that is melting from moisture building up and freezing in the lid. I looked real close and said maybe I should clean this before starting anything else. So got the ladder out and took down the screen and washed it and put it back up. Boy what a difference, and mom was happy now.
Next was to take the faucets apart and clean the screens. I like to do this after coming out of California and the desert, because of the high calcium deposits in the water. The three faucets are clean and running a lot better. Boy what a day, maybe I had better stop before I work the honey due list down to much more. Got to have something for another day.
Tomorrow we are heading up to Janice & Jeff's house for Thanksgiving Lunch/Dinner, We will leave here around 7:00 AM to be there around 10:00 to 10:30 AM. We will be back here tomorrow night I hope before it gets to late. I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving with their family's or close friends. We will enjoy ours with most of our family.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
November 24
Last night after I was done posting on the blog, I heard some really choice words coming from the sewing room in the back. Then I heard this sound coming from back their "Wil I need help". SO I want back and help her work on her sewing machine. For some reason it stopped working correctly, as I would call it. Cyndy called it something else, that I will not repeat. She has been trying to finish these baby blankets before the kids pop out. The one she is working on now, the kid decided to show its self yesterday as a 5 plus pound boy. So her machine has up and stopped working.
Being the nice husband. I went on line and started looking for another machine for her. After looking on Amazon and the other stores in the area. We decided to head over to Costco this morning for a sewing machine. It was another Brother Sewing Machine and what she wanted, at least that is what she told me.
After watching the DVD on how to run this thing, she went right back to what she enjoy's. After about and hour in half she was almost done with blanket number three. A few more things to do on two of them and they will be done. Way to go dear.
Remember if mom isn't happy no one is happy, and I like to be happy. I didn't do much today but take the boy's for walks. Read some e-mails and worked on the seminars that we will be doing after the first of the year. Wait their was one other thing I did get done, fixed dinner for my lovely bride, while she is sewing. The weather is suppose to be nice tomorrow, so maybe I will get out and clean the storage under the front of coach. I have been just pushing things in there so need to put things away and straight things up, but I don't want to rush into anything.
Being the nice husband. I went on line and started looking for another machine for her. After looking on Amazon and the other stores in the area. We decided to head over to Costco this morning for a sewing machine. It was another Brother Sewing Machine and what she wanted, at least that is what she told me.
Monday, November 23, 2015
November 23
Woke up to a nice sunny morning, but cold. The boy's didn't want to get up for there morning walk. As we were walking around I started to notice a few clouds in the distance. They said rain this afternoon so if I need to get things done we better get a move on.
After walking the boy's, eating breakfast it was time to hit the road. We wanted to go and see if we could find a recliner to replace the coach on the drivers side of the coach. After trying to be conformable in that coach for the last six plus months it was time to replace it. We had been looking at a few stores but did not find one that was what we were looking for. So this morning we went to the Furniture store in Seaside called Star's. They had a lot of them to pick from. So after about and hour of trying a lot out, I kept going back to this one. The owner of the store gave us another $20.00 bucks off after we asked if they were going to have a Black Friday Sale. His answer to that was no, and it is usually the slows day of the year for them. So with the sale price and the extra off we saved about $100.00, good for us.
It fits right in were the other one was setting and gives us a little bit more room to move around. It is even lighter than the three pieces that were here before. That has to be a first for us making the load lighter. Maybe we should re look at what we have just done.
Yep, nice and conferrable, Turbo even likes it. I bet I can even fall a sleep in this one with know problem.
Spike like the warming coach across from were I am setting.
Sense we have been in the Northwest have been using a little bit more propane than what we have used all last year. Another month and we will be on our way south again to the warm weather. I just hope we don't find any snow.
I was checking tires on the coach and noticed the center two tires on both sides need to be replaced before we head out from here, I was hoping to wait tell we came back up here before heading to Alaska. I can go over to Seaside to Les Schwab and get them for about $75.00 less then here in Longbeach (Tax and more money savings). So I have them ordered for next Tuesday. The weather maps shows good weather than but it may be cold. I can handle a little cold weather. Tomorrow Cyndy wants to sew so I will wonder around out side and see what I can do.
After walking the boy's, eating breakfast it was time to hit the road. We wanted to go and see if we could find a recliner to replace the coach on the drivers side of the coach. After trying to be conformable in that coach for the last six plus months it was time to replace it. We had been looking at a few stores but did not find one that was what we were looking for. So this morning we went to the Furniture store in Seaside called Star's. They had a lot of them to pick from. So after about and hour of trying a lot out, I kept going back to this one. The owner of the store gave us another $20.00 bucks off after we asked if they were going to have a Black Friday Sale. His answer to that was no, and it is usually the slows day of the year for them. So with the sale price and the extra off we saved about $100.00, good for us.
Sense we have been in the Northwest have been using a little bit more propane than what we have used all last year. Another month and we will be on our way south again to the warm weather. I just hope we don't find any snow.
I was checking tires on the coach and noticed the center two tires on both sides need to be replaced before we head out from here, I was hoping to wait tell we came back up here before heading to Alaska. I can go over to Seaside to Les Schwab and get them for about $75.00 less then here in Longbeach (Tax and more money savings). So I have them ordered for next Tuesday. The weather maps shows good weather than but it may be cold. I can handle a little cold weather. Tomorrow Cyndy wants to sew so I will wonder around out side and see what I can do.
Sunday, November 22, 2015
November 22nd
Didn't do much today, moved some furniture out and we are going to replace them it with a Recliner. We don't no where we will get it but will start looking around over in Oregon.
The only other thing is
Way to go Seahawks win over San Francisco, and good racing by Kyle Busch winning the final race at Homestead and the Championship for Sprint Cup.
Tomorrow is another day and we will see what kind of things we can get into.
The only other thing is
Way to go Seahawks win over San Francisco, and good racing by Kyle Busch winning the final race at Homestead and the Championship for Sprint Cup.
Tomorrow is another day and we will see what kind of things we can get into.
Saturday, November 21, 2015
November 21
This morning when we get up it was a little cold out,
as you can tell we had a little frost here this morning. It didn't bother the boy's, but not much does except for rain. They just have problem coming out in it and so do I.
We, as the two boys and I went for a walk down to the beach. It is just over 300 yards from the camp ground. Seen a lot of bear sign but did not see one. That was good for us.
We headed out to Brain & Rita's so that the girls could work on Baby blankets. They both are trying to get Jose's blanket done, now that the baby is going to be here real soon.
On the way out to there place we seen a lot of deer, this two point and doe just watched us go by, I think we counted over 6 deer that we seen. What a beautiful sunny day we are having, no complaints from us.
While we were at their place Gabby & Spike were at it again.
They played hard for a long time. Every once in a while Turbo gets in on some of it, but Gabby & Spike are both the same size so they are having fun. Bonny & Turbo just watch them run around then bark every one in a while.
This is what happens when they over play, these two went to sleep for about an hour, and the other two were sleeping next to Brian. After the hour went by they were back at it again.
We are back home now and they are both sound to sleep with one next to me and one next to Cyndy. Tomorrow is football and the last Nascar Race this year, it is going to be hard to decide which to watch, maybe switch from one to the other.
We headed out to Brain & Rita's so that the girls could work on Baby blankets. They both are trying to get Jose's blanket done, now that the baby is going to be here real soon.
While we were at their place Gabby & Spike were at it again.
We are back home now and they are both sound to sleep with one next to me and one next to Cyndy. Tomorrow is football and the last Nascar Race this year, it is going to be hard to decide which to watch, maybe switch from one to the other.
November 20
This morning I was up early and heading to the Box K Auto Repair shop to get the truck looked at. The belt has been squealing real bad and I can tell what it is. Some of you may ask how did I find this repair shop here in Longbeach. As a lot of us do we go to Yelp and see what we can find out. Out of over 8 comments on Yelp 7 were very positive and one was bad. I felt that this was a good place to check out. All 7 were 5 stars and one was 1 star. But after reading his complaint I don't think he should be aloud to own another car after what he did to it before bring it into the shop.
I got there at 8:00 AM and right away they got me in and after about 30 minutes the tech came out and said that I had a bad pulley for keeping the belt adjusted correctly and need a new belt. OK, not bad that is what I was hoping it was. They also did a good check of all other systems after replacing the belt and pulley. I was out of there by 10:00 AM, good job Box K Auto. As I stated earlier I us Yelp a lot to check out business, but if they are good most times I am one of those that don't go back and give them a good rating when they do a great job. But if it was bad I get on right away and post a review. So I am changing my ways and going to try and make a good effort to post if they are bad or good. I don't know how many people have done what I have done in the pass but we really need to give the business a review if it is bad or good all the time that we use this system. A lot of these business us these to improve on performance.
Saturday we are heading out to Brian & Rita's for the girls to work on more quits, Rita's youngest daughter is due anytime & has been put in the hospital. So they are going up Thanksgiving morning when she will be induced labor, so maybe a Thanksgiving baby.
By the way our second day in a row of a sunny morning.
I got there at 8:00 AM and right away they got me in and after about 30 minutes the tech came out and said that I had a bad pulley for keeping the belt adjusted correctly and need a new belt. OK, not bad that is what I was hoping it was. They also did a good check of all other systems after replacing the belt and pulley. I was out of there by 10:00 AM, good job Box K Auto. As I stated earlier I us Yelp a lot to check out business, but if they are good most times I am one of those that don't go back and give them a good rating when they do a great job. But if it was bad I get on right away and post a review. So I am changing my ways and going to try and make a good effort to post if they are bad or good. I don't know how many people have done what I have done in the pass but we really need to give the business a review if it is bad or good all the time that we use this system. A lot of these business us these to improve on performance.
Saturday we are heading out to Brian & Rita's for the girls to work on more quits, Rita's youngest daughter is due anytime & has been put in the hospital. So they are going up Thanksgiving morning when she will be induced labor, so maybe a Thanksgiving baby.
By the way our second day in a row of a sunny morning.
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