Jammin' Along

I WON!!

2011-11-27T08:38:00.000-08:00

First a big welcome to my new followers:

Fred and Wilma ~ No link to blog...Sorry!

DaCraftyLady ~ (crochetoholic)

Jenny Johnson ~ No link to blog...Sorry!

Thank You for following my site and please post a link

if you have a blog you'd like to share!

More great news!!!

I WON!!!

Yes you heard that right...

I had my name drawn from Debi's cup

and check out what I got!

WOO HOO!!

I didn't win the grand prize but because

Debi's so nice and sharing she decided

to make a few more smaller prizes.

What? This doesn't look small to me!

Anyway, Thank You So Much Debi

for an AWESOME giveaway!

My daughter already dibs a few things

from my stash, LOL!

Also on Debi's Homefront...

She turned 50!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEBI !!!

Hope you had a wonderful day!

Cheers!! ~M

Happy Thanksgiving!!

2011-11-24T09:25:00.001-08:00

Hope everyone has a wonderful day enjoying

Family and Friends!!

Cheers! ~M

GIVEAWAY ~ Fiber

2011-11-19T12:10:00.000-08:00

No not me but a fellow blogger is having a giveaway for reaching 500 followers! Want to try and win? Just follow her blog and leave a comment then Debi will add your name to the hat. Yes I've been lucky enough to have won in the past but it's not stopping me from trying again, LOL!

Debi ~ (DLY Hooks and Yarns)

I'm passing this on for my RV bloggers who love FIBER too! Want to see what you can win?

Pic from Debi's blog ~ hooks and yarns

Thanks Debi ~ I appreciate you sharing

and I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

And here's a quick look at todays weather...
just for you Rick!

Me wearing the knit basket-weave hat.
Cheers! ~M

This is YOUR Life...

2011-11-18T10:38:00.000-08:00

I stole this from a fellow blogger. Check out her site at:
Snowcatcher ~ great stuff for you nature lovers.

She also writes patterns for crochet snowflakes and shares them with us less creative folks. Thank you Deborah, I love them all!

And while writing this post today and thinking of Deborah's snowflakes this is what I see out my window...snowflakes!

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SMILE !!

LOL !!

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Scarves:

If you need help or idea's on how to tie a scarf then check this out!

Have fun! Cheers! ~M

Picture heavy ~ Enjoy!

2011-11-06T18:47:00.000-08:00

The Hike...

Started out as a foggy cold morning on our way to the meet-up place. Picked up our friend early and waited at the coffee shop for the rest of the group to check-in. Time to load up and head to the trail-head but some jerk parked right behind us on our bumper (yes scratched the paint and gouged the bumper) so we couldn't back up and a U-haul truck had us blocked in. Waited for the U-haul guy to move and yep the group was already gone even though they knew we didn't know where we were going. Great!

Remembering the posted location on the website we showed up to the equestrian parking lot. Nope! Not there. They meant to park up the road at the beginning of the trail head. O.K. thanks for making that clear.

So we ended up hiking BEHIND the group the entire way. Even when we caught up with them at the first rest spot they took off while we were huffing and puffing not giving us a break. Immediately they pulled away from us.

When we hit about the 3 mile mark we stopped and turned around thinking they would catch us on the way back but nope! They crossed over, off the trail and took the paved asphalt back up the centennial trail. Yes they beat us back to the parking lot. Grr!

After arriving back at the car it was time to leave and head back to the restaurant across the street from the coffee shop for a bite to eat and mingle. Well believe it or not they didn't even have room at the table for us and we ended up sitting next to them at our own table. Can you believe out of 25 hikers, 3 of them being us, only 2 people talked to us. That means 20 people didn't give us the time of day. WOW! What a let down!

Anyway, I'm still glad we went because the pics I got are incredible.
Check them out!

Fog coming into town

Spokane River

The group leaving just as we showed up

Yes that is ice crystals

Gun Range across the river

Steve and Shawn

Looking back at the trail

White Caps

At this point the blisters were killing me

Section of uneven ground

Rest stop

Photo opt on a large rock that jutted out...don't fall

The rapids

Pretty amazing huh? I'm going to give myself a week to let the blisters heal and then we'll be hitting the trails again. We're determined to get in better shape. We won't be snowshoeing this year since we don't have the equipment but that's a goal for next winter. In the meantime, we plan on hiking the local trails even through the winter to build up our tolerance and condition ourselves.

What an amazing place we have here in Spokane Washington. Yep, we're going to keep jammin along! There's just so much to see and do in our backyard.
Cheers! ~M

2011-11-05T23:41:00.000-07:00

Raking Leaves & Karma...

So here's the story about the leaves that were on the side of the house. Tuesday after the neighbor pulled out of town with his RV, I decided to get out and clean the side yard. The weather was perfect as it turned out to be a beautiful day. A couple hours later I had all the leaves raked and pulled out into a nice pile towards the street. I really wasn't wanting to bag them since NOBODY else on the block was bagging theirs and these leaves were from their trees. I figured I'd let the wind blow them back down the street.

Well sure enough Wednesday afternoon the wind kicked up and leaves started blowing everywhere. I still have a pile (although smaller) out by the street but now have more leaves on the side of the house. I wasn't sure if this was KARMA playing games on my neighbor or me! As of right now they're all on his side of the house, LOL!!

I'm not going out and raking unless they end up on my side again. I just hope when my neighbor gets home he doesn't think I raked them all over to his side, ha ha!

Hiking Boots...

We decided to join a local hiking group with the hopes of losing weight, enjoying the outdoors and meeting new friends. Still haven't done a hike yet but got our first one coming up this Sunday. So today we headed out to the new Cabela's looking for boots. I just couldn't find anything that was within the budget that fit good. Next stop we'll have to check out Big 5 & Sports Authority. Thought about REI but the last time I was in there the prices for anything was outrageous!

If anyone has other ideas... I'm open for suggestions!

More questions:

For anyone out there... have you ever snowshoed? If so, I'd love to hear any info you have about buying them, size, brand, whatever!

WELCOME!! New followers...

Allen and Lolita ~ (Allen and Lolita's RV Journey)

2011-11-03T09:46:00.000-07:00

More stuff...

Thanks everyone for the positive comments about consolidating the blogs. What a relief! Anyway Merikay asked a question about the RV that was parked on the side of the house...

One thing I didn't quite get is if you are renting, did he have an agreement with your landloard?

My in-laws are the landlord and BIL was the prior tenant before he was evicted after almost 6 yrs of free rent. The house was totally trashed so hubby and I came in and remodeled it and stayed. Originally when we were moving back to town we weren't planning on this house but that's how things unfolded. He didn't appreciate what he had but I on the other hand am very thankful for my in-laws.

It was the BIL who allowed the neighbor to park the RV on the side. No the in-laws weren't happy about it. Personally I think the neighbor took advantage of my BIL.

He even asked us if we wanted to use his snow thrower this winter but we had to keep his driveway and sidewalk cleared. When hubby turned him down he was surprised because he said it was a win-win situation he had with BIL. We just don't have room to store it in the garage nor do we want to be responsible for his stuff or sidewalk. Besides we're taking care of the in-laws house while they winter down south and they have a snow thrower.

He was also giving BIL his newspaper and offered it to us when we moved in. We said yes in the beginning but when the paper was showing up 3-4 days late all we were doing was throwing it away for him and taking up room in our garbage can. It just seemed like all the agreements were more to HIS benefit. Anyway that's the nutshell and I'm just hoping it all works out in the end so there's no tension in the air next spring.

New Followers:

Thanks so much for tagging along. I appreciate your company!!

Donna and Russ ~ (Travels in Therapy)

Michael ~ (rv0777)

Karen and Steve ~ (RVing: small house big backyard)

Heather ~ (The good life)

Leah ~ (Why didnt anyone tell me)

Debi ~ (Hooks and Yarns)

Bud ~ (Arizona RV Guy)

Whew! I was a little behind on welcoming my new friends. I think I've got everyone covered. I like to link peoples blogs here because you never know who will be interested and sharing is what it's all about.

Halloween:

I thought this was pretty funny. My daughter came home from school on Monday and when she was getting out of the car I stepped out on the front porch to greet her. Then out of the corner of my eye I spot this small white orb floating through the air. As soon as I said "hey look!" the orb popped like a small burst of smoke. What the heck is going on? So we stayed outside looking all around trying to figure this out. Suddenly more orbs came floating over the house. Check it out! Can you see them??

Turns out my neighbor had a bubble fogger set-up for the kids. I'd never seen one before so I was pretty amused, LOL!

Some fall leaves that are still hanging on... I'll share a funny story about these darn leaves on my next post. I've already rambled too long. Cheers! ~M

2011-11-02T11:49:00.000-07:00

So much to say today...

I'll start with my decision I've been anguishing over lately. To shut down my Seedstitch13 Blog and consolidate everything here. I thought by keeping them separate it would make it more interesting for my followers. One blog for my outdoorsy stuff and one blog for my knitting/crocheting stuff. But why? They're both who I am! In the end all I did was make it harder for me. Since the profile names are different I was having to log in and out to post comments with my followers depending on which blog I was referring to. Then on days blogger was acting up made it beyond frustrating... more like insane!!

Who will this affect? All my seedstitch13 followers will need to come over here for updates but all you jamminalong folks the only change you'll see is more posts, LOL. For all my knitting/crocheting friends, I'll still use the profile name Seedstitch13 on Ravelry.

So who got me to make the change?? Sunny (Changing Lanes) pushed me over the edge with her knitted socks and Karen (Rving: small house...big backyard) for showing all her fiber goodies.

Here's a few pics of the yarn I recently received from my knitting girls. If you want to read the whole story pop on over to Seedstitch13 to get the details. I recently joined a local group of girls for a night out of fiber fun and coffee treats.

And this one I purchased for a scarf I'm making for DD's upcoming Birthday. You can check out the Spring Ripple Scarf here!

On the home front:

I got the side of the house cleaned up since yesterday was a perfect day for raking leaves besides the neighbors pulled out yesterday morning. I hope they have a safe trip down south! The rig is moved, the side yard is clean and my spirits good!

So much more to say but I'll save that for tomorrow... Cheers! ~M

2011-10-30T22:57:00.000-07:00

Fog & Sunset

Today we went over to the in-laws to say good-bye. They're heading south! So we had a great day of football & hamburgers. A little play time with the pups and some knitting then before we knew it, it was time to leave; but before we packed up I had to go out and admire the fog that was rolling in. The first pic was taken early in the summer when we first arrived in town. The fog pics were all taken within minutes of each other. Wow! Crazy how quick things change with the weather.

Taken early summer

The first pic taken today

Minutes later

Taken early summer

Taken within seconds of first fog pic

The evening wasn't as dark as the pics show but I must say the sunset was definitely this intense. I'm looking forward to more pics once the snow falls.

Woot Woot! They're heading south!

I got home this evening and was quite relieved to see the RV in the driveway next door. Yep! Looks like they'll be pulling out tomorrow morning after all. Let me just say I'm an RV lover and have no problems with my neighbor other than his RV being half on my property, lol. Normally I wouldn't be irritated but the way the conversation went down just rubbed me wrong.

He never asked if it was ok to park the RV there or leave it there. Instead he let me know that he had this set up with the prior tenant (BIL) and that the gravel that's between our homes was his, that he purchased it for parking the RV there. I bit my tongue not wanting to make any waves. However I stewed over it the next 3 months because I was thinking wait...the prior tenant was evicted.

Your agreement is NULL & VOID!

I think had he asked I might not have been so irritated but what sealed the deal was when he knew we didn't have a lawnmower and he offered to sell us his used one from the lake property for $60. What? I gave you free parking and you want to CHARGE me for a used lawnmower?

Not to mention he has a 4 car garage and two properties plus a rental but still has to overflow his toys on our side of the house. So that's basically the nutshell.

Ya it'll be interesting when he returns next spring.

To be continued.... (in April, lol)

2011-10-29T12:55:00.000-07:00

Cougar Country!

Yep! I live in Cougar Country!! Last week my daughter was coming home from Gpa's house late and saw some road kill off hwy #2. A quick text saying dad I just saw a dead cougar. WHAT? I wanna see! So we took a drive the next day and low & behold it was a coyote, LOL! But...I do live in Cougar Country! This pic was snapped just before Oregon scored....UGH!

France!

My in-laws just got back from a 2 week trip to France and one of the items we received was a tin of candy. This time around the souvenirs were limited since the cost of things are outrageous over there. After checking out their pics it reminds me of how much I want to travel the good 'ole U.S.A.

College Kids:

And just a quick blip about daughter who's taking an Art class in College...no she did not get this from me. Can I paint? Sure! My walls, the house or a fence but nothing you'd want to hang on the wall.

Heading South!

No not me! My neighbor. I'm a little jealous only because of how they're getting there but not necessarily where they're going. Besides now I can finally clean the side of my house. The prior tenant (BIL) let them park the RV half on our property but this will definitely be the last summer. They also had saw horses on our side, lol. They'll need to find a different storage place. Even when I said I wanted to clean the side of the house, and needed room for the cable guy to do his stuff he didn't bother to move the RV. Really, I need to ask?

Well next spring we're putting a gate on that side so we can get to the back yard easier. We don't have a door inside the garage to get in the back and walking around to the other side of the house for that gate just doesn't make sense. They leave Monday...hope he enjoyed his 5 yrs of "free" parking.

Speaking of RV's...

Maybe one of my followers "Matt" can help me out with some fun info about this vintage TC. I never heard of a Dreamer...have you? Based on the harvest gold color I'm guessing late 70s or early 80s but I don't know for sure.

For all my fellow RV'ers heading south...Safe Travels!!
Keep jammin' along!

Tavin and my thoughts...

2011-10-28T15:10:00.000-07:00

If you haven't seen this video about

zucchini bread

then you need to take a listen.

And remember...

"the recipe calls for 2 zucchinis!!"

the recipe calls for 2 zucchinis

Anytime I need a laugh I just plug this

video in and watch over and over....

Ok now my thoughts for the last few days:

With winter coming on and not having a

RV to head south

(not that I'd want to after recently leaving there)

I'm wondering what ever will I talk about here?

Hmm should I put my blog in hibernate mode?

I'm also debating about closing down my FB acct.

Still haven't registered for google+ and

don't really think I want to at this time.

So what seems to be my beef ???

Well I'm not happy with all this integrating

that's been going on with these google apps.

I liked that my blog was separate from

the social networks and I could keep

a low profile only sharing with certain friends.

FB has made it too easy for folks/family

to snoop and gossip which is the one

thing that gets my goat.

I also find that since separating my RV blog

from my knitting/crocheting blog

that I'm hating the constant logging in and out

to check them or post comments on others blogs.

Also on my mind...

I've been following a certain blog off and on

over the years and find myself irritated by

the way the blog has unfolded.

Ya I know...it's MY beef!

Get over it...right?

Well I absolutely LOVED this blog

when I first found it

but then unfortunately things have changed...

I HATE CHANGE!!!

You may say "they" evolved but

regardless of what you call it

I DON'T LIKE IT!

I find myself going back and reading

the beginning years trying to jump

start that excitement I once had.

I would get up in the morning and while

getting my cup of coffee, wonder...

What's on the agenda?

Where are we going today?

What's for breakfast?

Is it laundry day?

But...

the writing style has changed, the pictures

have been lacking, and the blog has

turned boring and mundane.

I know, quit following right?

Well old habits are hard to break

and again I keep hoping

"they"

will change back to their old ways.

Hmm!

Cici's Pizza

2011-10-13T23:18:00.000-07:00

My son Andrew has a conversation with his dad

on the cell phone....

Andrew: We went to Cici's Pizza!

Steve: Where?

Andrew: Cici's Pizza!

Steve: Feces Pizza?

Andrew: Ya!

Steve: Sh!t Pizza?

Andrew: Naw, it was pretty good!

True story, LOL!!

Update Oct 14th:
I think I should have set this up a little better.
My son lives in another state and the
speakers on the cell phones aren't very good
since we usually get the cheapest phone
from the plan we're using. Hope I gave a
good laugh and didn't offend anyone.

Cheers! ~M

Pit Stop & Exit 2

2011-10-11T08:22:00.000-07:00

Last month on our way out to the Lake House
we decided to stop at the rest area off I-90
and look at the Centennial Trail.
I was quite impressed how nice the grounds are kept.
Of course I also got a quick shot of Cabela's
at the state line (Wa & Id) on the Idaho side.
I'm not sure how the new road runs but
the sign says use exit 2.

Rest Stop on I-90

Heading East towards Coeur D'Alene, Idaho
just after exit 7.

They have a nice big area with tables to eat your lunch

or just hang out and read a good book.

The grass area for pets is down towards the exit but I

didn't get a pic of that area nor did I get the info center.

Guess I better stop again when I go out Saturday to

help close up the lake house.

My daughter was quite surprised at the size of the

pine cones and to be honest I was too since I had forgotten.

I asked her to pick one up to get a photo and sure enough

she reached down to grab one and as soon as she picked

it up she dropped it hootin and hollerin!

Dang ~ those things BITE!!

I forgot to mention they have prickly's.

Hmm! Thought I left those down in the desert....

Here's the Centennial Trail that runs through

the back section of the rest area. We saw

quite a few bikes out using the trail.

Centennial Trail

After our stop at the rest area we drove through

Coeur D'Alene continuing on to the lake house.

At the red light I pulled up next

to this big guy and had to laugh when I saw

his mug starring at me. He was easily over a 100 lbs.

This should be the last mow of the year unless we need to
do one more this weekend when we shut down the house.

Steve enjoying some fun time!

Then of course our regular visitors...

Notice: boat cover & motor stored for the winter,

plus the lift in lock down position.

The boat has since been removed too

because the water level slowly goes down

making the bay very shallow.

Hope everyone has a great week and upcoming weekend!

Safe travels...Cheers! ~M

More ramblings....

2011-10-10T18:51:00.000-07:00

I've been pretty quiet AGAIN but

have no fear...I'm not MIA!

Like to welcome 4

new followers to the blog...

Thanks for showing up

and plugging in!

Loree (Life With Luci and Loree)

Don and Gayle (As Time Goes....Bye)

Ron ~ AKA (The Old Geezer)

Mark and Lauree (Land Yacht Ahoy!!)

The last 2 weeks we've been busy watching

the in-laws pup while they had a fantastic time in France.

Not so sure I had a fantastic time....

while they were gone can you believe this

little white fluff could rip the drywall off the wall?

Not to mention, tracked in dog poo, jumped out

of the car (while in the driveway) and pooped

on her carpet at home. Um can we say....

NO DISCIPLINE!!!

Oh well I guess it's the price we pay to someday

have the funds to travel to France from

the inheritance they're leaving us, LOL!

Not so sure I want to go so maybe it'll

feed the RV fund instead. Yep! Sounds good to me!

E.B. and Sugar hanging out

While out and about I love to take pics of RV's

I see around town...

especially if they're vintage.

Here's an old S&S pit stopped at the tire shop.

Highway 2 heading west

The weather has been hit and miss here for the last week.

I know most would like beautiful sunny days but

after 14 yrs in the desert, I'm welcoming the rain for now.

Gorgeous sunset

Fog hanging in the air...love it!

Watched WSU this past Saturday

and it was quite the game but...

unfortunately we lost to UCLA. Bummer!

For those not familiar with the area

this is Cougar Country!!

I've been thinking about posting on a specific day

of the week hoping it will make me more consistent.

Gonna have to think about this and figure out

which day would be best. Hopefully this will help

get my thoughts together better instead of all the ramblings.

In the meantime,

I'll leave you with a pretty smile from our E.B.

Indian Summer

2011-09-23T17:29:00.000-07:00

We've got two more followers to welcome...

Sunny (changing lanes)

Dennis and Donna (Cave Dwellings)

Thanks so much for joining us

in our ramblings, LOL!

We appreciate you stopping by

and look forward to following

your blogs as well.

As for another blog I follow...

me and my dog

I'm still stumped as to why her

blog won't update with the latest post.

This glitch is absolutely driving me nuts!

Any of you bloggers out there who

follow her could you let me know

if you're having the same issue!

I'd really like to resolve the problem

ASAP!!

So I'm not sure about the rest of you but...

I think I'm done with summer!

This has been a loooong season and

the heat is really getting to me.

The weather man says it's 83º

but in the house it feels like 90º.

No A/C makes is miserable!

Since we've been having such a nice

Indian Summer

we decided to get a basket for our

bikes to take our little EB with us.

The first day I left it on the couch and floor

so he could check it out and boy did

he love it! A day later we took him

out on his first ride and he did quite well.

Future pics coming soon....

And we weren't the only ones

enjoying the September weather.

Check out my little critters having

their daily bath & drink.

They say cooler weather is around the corner

but we've been hearing that for weeks.

I guess for now I best shut my mouth

and enjoy as I think shortly it will be time to

batten down the hatches!

For all my RV friends getting ready to

start heading south...safe travels!!

Cheers! ~M

Blogland Crazy...

2011-09-20T09:47:00.000-07:00

What the heck is going on in Blogland???

I've noticed a few things that are driving me nuts...

First off one of my new follower's blog

Me and my Dog

isn't updating as the new post is logged. It shows her

3 weeks since last update yet she posted just yesterday!

This makes it hard to follow since it puts her blog

down at the bottom of my blog-list.

Any thoughts or idea's on how to fix this or is

this something to do with her blog???

She's the one who actually brought it to my attention.

Second I've noticed that sometimes when I follow a blog

then go back to read it at a later date, my profile
doesn't show up in the Members List
on their blog and vice versa their

profile is missing on my Members List sometimes.

Blogger what are you doing to me???

Driving me crazy! That's what!

Now another question for all you bloggers out there....

How do you look at the blogs you follow???

Me personally, I hate the dashboard (new and old)

so I follow through the front of my blog

where I have everyone listed under RV Friends.

Currently I have it set up so the most recent post

automatically moves to the top of the list.

The problem I'm having there is that some folks post

daily and I have no problem following your blogs but

the folks who post every few days or weeks tend to

be left down in the middle and some get overlooked.

I tried splitting them up into 3 groups hoping

it would help but really it didn't so I've moved

everyone back into one section...RV Friends.

Sorry for all the confusion

but I don't think this part really effects you

as much as it helps me, LOL!

Anyway here's a few pics to tease the senses...

Dinner anyone???

My B-Day & The Davenport

2011-09-19T14:17:00.000-07:00

First I'd like to welcome new follower
Merikay ~ (merikay's dream has 6 wheels)
Thanks for tagging along!
It's always fun to announce new friends!!

Now after reading Rick's blog about

PET PEEVES <---Click

I decided to look at my dashboard

more closely and I noticed I have a

SPAM

folder along with a comments folder.

WOW ~ Who knew!

Upon further inspection I also noticed that

3 - Yes count that - 3 replies

were sitting in the spam folder and

you'll never guess who one of them was...

RICK!! LOL!

Let me say first and foremost....

SORRY!

Can I use the excuse I'm still learning?

So did this happen because I had the

WORD VERIFICATION

turned on??? Hmm! Makes one wonder

unless of course Rick knows the real answer.

I need to apologize to
Gerri and Mike
& Debi (my crafty friend)
since their comments were included also.

I'd also like to mention...
I've split my blog list on the right side
into two sections:
RV Friends and More RV Friends.
I thought by doing this it would
make it easier to see blogs that get moved
to the top of my list. It felt as though I
was missing blogs since I can't check
everyday although I do try.

So the list means nothing more nothing less
other than helping ME see YOU better. LOL!

Last week we celebrated birthdays!
Mine, my father's and FIL's
all on the SAME day ~ 13th!

My in-laws took us to dinner at
The Davenport Hotel
but unfortunately I forgot the camera at home.

The green arrow shows the table where our party sat
but the piano and couch wasn't there.
Instead it was full of tables, each with a 4 place setting
and a podium politely saying "please wait to be seated."

We did manage a pic before
we left but the camera was blurry.
Ugh! Steve and I can never get
a decent picture of ourselves...LOL!

If you're ever in the Spokane area
I highly recommend having dinner at the
Historic Davenport.
It's a nice trip back to 1914.
A stroll through the halls and rooms will fill you with
pics and artifacts
of a glorious era. Oh and yes my Creme Brulee'
was yummo!! Happy Birthday to me!
Cheers! ~M

First Ride on the Centennial Trial

2011-09-11T21:35:00.000-07:00

We got a new toy today...

Yep! A bike rack so we can now take them to the

Centennial Trail.

After making it down hill to the bridge it was

time to turn around and go back up!

We made it back to our starting point but

then continued on past the Military Cemetery and

back down the hill. We took a few pics overlooking the river

then decided to ride down to the banks.

Oh boy! Here we go...

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Down Hill

Looking back up!

The Pit Stop Bench

Looking Down

The ride down to the river bank

Here's a beaver that decided to take a swim.

No it wasn't this dark out but

I'm not real good at adjusting the camera yet.

By the time I got things figured

out he was already under water. Bummer!

Fly Fishing

Here we spotted another deer meandering her way

through the trails.

By this time it was starting to get dark

so I didn't get a great pic.

We made it back to the top of course

huffing and puffing...LOL!

I can't wait to do it again!

(Do pray I won't be too sore tomorrow!)
Cheers! ~M

Recapping...

2011-09-08T13:40:00.000-07:00

Think I'll take this post to recap what's been happening

in my neck of the woods. When I'm busy taking

pictures I'm always thinking about what I'll share here

at my blog but when I get home and sit down to post

I end up BRAIN DEAD!!

Let's see if I can pull a few things out of my hat...

This was our first hail storm on June 15th

2 weeks after we arrived in town.

WOW!

I forgot how fun they are to watch.

This hail storm happened Aug 31st after we moved

into the house and had been settled for a few months.

Arizona is known for their Monsoon Season but

for some reason the last few years we lived there

the storms seemed to split and move around us and

we missed a lot of the fun.

Emily trying to catch the hail

Singing in the Rain

I didn't know BBs came in White!

Lets see what else has been going on...

Well I was trying to grow my hair out and hadn't

got a cut since May but as you can see by the

pics it looked terrible! I caved in and finally

got it cut and highlighted last week.

I love it!!!

I've just come to the conclusion I'm a

short hair girl

and the shorter the better!

Before:

Heading to Eddies on Coeur D'Alene Lake, Id.

My man always looks sexy to me! :)

Oh nice! Look at that rooster tail ~ yep need a cut!

After:

Ok sorry no big photo-ops but you get the jist...

High and tight with some blonde thrown in

to soften the glow... ha ha!

I've also been enjoying some great meals this summer.

Left-over Porterhouse Steak for Breakfast

Strawberry Daiquiris and Mudslides

Vanilla Ice Cream, fresh peaches & a pirouette cookie

Turkey Sandwich and Onion Rings ~ My meal

Penne Pasta with Red Sauce ~ Steve's meal

Steak Sandwich and fries ~ G-Pa's meal

Derailer ~ YUM!!!

Filet ~ need I say more...

My plate ~ yes I eat my meat done...LOL!

Steve's plate ~ Med rare and a loaded potato

Famous Hudson Burger

And yes all this red meat has been killing me.

I'm not use to eating this much so I've

been trying to limit the consumption.

No I'm not talking about tuberculosis...LOL!

Still more to come but I'll save for another post.

Cheers! ~M

Labor Day Weekend

2011-09-06T14:56:00.000-07:00

Woot Woot!!

Got some new comers following

along on our blog and I'd like to

announce them and say

THANKS FOR COMING ALONG!!

Gerri and Mike ~ (The Rv Life ~ Freedom 2 Roll)

Judy ~ (travels with emma)

(Just me and my dog)

Here's where we spent the day...

Had a great photo opt for the deer

this weekend but too many

pics to share here so I'll give

you a link to check them out...

2 mama's and 2 babies with a little boy

the babies have the spots

Deer in background down by the boat

How about a Famous Hudson Burger???

In business since 1907

Mr. Hudson (grandson)

Cheese, pickles, onions, ketchup! That's it!

Merri and Steve ~ Yum Yum!!

After we were fed and watered we hit the streets

for some fun window shopping...

Art Gallery ~ Check out the

Kaleidoscope!!

Sorry for so many pics

I really need to blog more, LOL!

There's still more to share from

a few weeks ago and our fun times geocaching.

I'll try and get those up in the next week or two.

I hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day Weekend!

Cheers! ~M

Singing the Blues for FREE!

2011-09-02T11:47:00.000-07:00

Spokane is having their yearly

PIG OUT IN THE PARK!

AUG 31 - SEPT 5, 2011

What a perfect day for stuffing our face

and singing the blues with

Charlie Musselwhite!!

Oh and did I mention it was

FREE!!!

Charlie Rocking a Mean Harp!

And his voice wasn't too bad either!

Charlie Musselwhite at the Clock Tower

FREE Admission

48 Food Booths

225 Menu Items

Nothing over $8.95

3 Adult Beverage Gardens

82 FREE CONCERTS!

If you're in the area then

stop by for some great fun!

Not only will you hear fantastic

music but you'll enjoy

RIVERFRONT PARK!

Sight of the

1974 Worlds Fair!

Emily flattening her penny!

Streeeetch!

I'll be finishing off the weekend

at the lake house again.

Hope everyone has a safe and fun

Labor Day Weekend!!

We have a winner...

2011-08-25T08:49:00.000-07:00

WHAT TIME IS IT?

Every time I ask this question

Morris Day pops in my head. No you don't

need to listen to the whole song but at least

listen to the first 5 seconds then you'll

know why this haunts me ever time...LOL!

As for those of you who guessed....

Michael (1 o'clock)

Sue and Doug (not sure, 12:30?)

Donna (She's with Mike ~ 1 o'clock)

Carol and Johnny (no guess)

Barbara and Ron (2 pm)

DING, DING, DING, DING, DING

AND THE WINNER IS.....

DRUM ROLL PLEASE....

Yep! BARBARA!!

Very good Barbara, it is

Daylights Savings Time!

And what do we folks here in the

Pacific Northwest do when it's DST?

SPRING FORWARD!!

Hey Barbara did you really know the

answer or did the fact that you're in

Washington help???

Thanks everyone for playing along!

Cheers!

Earthquake, Hurricane & Park

2011-08-23T19:36:00.000-07:00

We have 2 more followers that I'd like to welcome...

Mike & Pat (Mike and Pat's Travel)

Michael (rv0777)

Thanks for coming along!!!

We had another wonderful weekend

really trying to enjoy the beautiful

weather before the cold hits...LOL!

Spent Friday & Sunday hanging

out at Manito Park again just doing

family stuff... read TONS OF PICS!

I tried to upload to my photobucket

account but it was acting up again so

I've loaded quite a few here.

The flowers are located in

The Rose Garden.

Can anyone guess what time it is???

Inside the Greenhouse!!

Inside the Japanese Garden.

Colorful People

Family Photo

More Flowers!!!

The tree with nuts!

We have our own yellow brick road...

ok so it's not yellow but hey it's brick!!

The Old Trolley Track

Bridge in the Park

Yep! We have BIG trees here...

Cliff Park... (link)

Up with the top of the trees

Looking down....

I'll be doing a future post on Historic Homes in the area.

We're so full of history here and I just LOVE it!!!

This is what the plaques look like

who are listed on the registry.

Historic Homes in the Area

I love vintage too!

This is a 1959 Kenskill Vintage Trailer.

They were manufactured out of southern Cali.

I'd really like to put one in my backyard

so I have my own cozy haven to hang

out in and doing my knitting/crochet stuff.

This home unfortunately is EMPTY!

Most likely from foreclosure.

We walked around peeking in the windows but

sad to say it's in need of some TLC.

I sure hope someone moves in and saves the history.

Check out the mail slot in the door...too cool!

When we cracked the mail slot

the smell of old house hit us for a second

taking us back in time. I can only imagine

what it was like to live here back in the day.

Another Historic Place

Also wanted to say that everyone on the east coast

are in our thoughts and prayers.

We hope you all stay safe from the 5.9 Earthquake and

the approaching Hurricane ~ Irene.

Bless you ALL!!!

(pic heavy) Another weekend at CDL

2011-08-09T14:32:00.000-07:00

Our first Porterhouse Steak!

Walking right in front of the house.

Steak and Eggs

Mama and baby

Emily and Grandma went to the Coeur D'Alene Art Show...

Emily loves Johnny Depp.

Did you know Benny & Joon

was filmed in Spokane, Wa.

Pretty cool, huh?

My baby doe!

The stalking stealth stance

There's 5 deer in the trees

We had 2 baby does in the group hanging in the trees.

Finally got a pic of one, it's at the bottom of the post.

Hmm the young buck didn't run...

I'm not sure which was worse....

Black or White. They both were

HOT

in the afternoon sun!

One black dog

One white dog

The many different homes on the lake

One Big Woody and a few small woodies...

Our fearless leader...

The wall is just like the window....LOL!

Docking Port Side

Our Slice of Paradise

A great seat to knit

STRETCH

Baby Doe

Another fabulous weekend at the lake....

porterhouse steak, knitting, games,

laughter, cosmo, banana bread, good convo,

deer, steak and eggs, more knitting, another cosmo

and best of all....family!

I have a feeling this will be the rest of summer.

Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather

and spending time doing things they like

with the ones they love! Cheers! ~M

Friends, Toys and Weather...

2011-07-18T13:42:00.000-07:00

Hmm! Where do I start?

By welcoming our latest

blog follower....

Sue and Doug (big dawg and freeway)

Thanks for joining us!!

Ok first off I updated this post

to list the coordinates for the

Dump Station/Potable Water.

Of course if you're ever out

this way you can always

meet everyone who travels in

our neck of the woods!

Next I'd like to mention how excited

I am since I figured out how to

import/export my old blog here to

my new blog. Yes you'll be seeing old

posts and it will look like this blog

has been around longer than it has but...

and this is the really cool part ~ ALL

my comments are transferred over too!

That means that Margie & Bruce will

follow along in spirit!! :)

Saturday we met up with our TC friends
and went to breakfast. So fun to finally
put a face to the name from the RV forums.
So check out what George gave us
drum roll please......

I love it!!!
So perfect... 2 hooks ~
one for the truck keys and one for the TC keys.
Thank you very much George! ;)

Also like to say it was nice meeting
Phil, Rich and his wife Joanne
and their son (forgot his name, sorry)
who I might add was a VERY well
behaved boy at 5 1/2 yrs old sitting
at breakfast for 3 hrs. WOW!
We can't wait to do it again... THANKS!

Also I dug out an old toy and it feels

new again! Yep! got my CB Radio

from my VW days gone by and was

sitting at the table the other day trying

to figure out how to hook this thing up.

Handy hubby (Steve) says well just go

plug it into the ciggy lighter spot!

DUH!!

Why didn't I figure that out? Well because

I actually have 2 and one is hard wired

(the one I was looking at) and the other one

was still sitting in the box not opened. LOL!

Also since being back in the Pacific Northwest

we've been enjoying the rain

(ya can you believe I said that?)

and the other night we had a huge gray

cloud drift over our house. How cool is this...

Not too good on catching the lightening
but boy did the thunder sound awesome!
Then as quick as it came it was gone.
Back to blue skies and sunshine...dang!

So anyway that's what I've been up to.
Thanks for stopping by...
and remember to always keep those wheels
jamminalong! Cheers! ~M

New Followers & Wolf Creek 816

2011-07-15T15:38:00.000-07:00

First I'd like to welcome my new followers:

Dean and Linda (Canyonwren)

Sheryl and Larry (Aint for city gals)

Ralph and Donna (adventures with tassie)

Karen Phillips

Joycee (granny mountain)

Boots (rambling boots)

Annie and Roxi (the good luck duck)

Thank You ALL for joining us and following along!

We really appreciate your comments!!

Next I'd like to introduce a NEW TC in

the line-up by Northwood...

The Wolf Creek 816

All photos courtesy of

Northwood

Truck Camper Magazine

Thanks for a great write-up Gordon!

This layout is exactly like the Lance 825

that I wrote about on my old blog. I'll be

transferring those posts over here slowly

in the next few days and weeks.

Now this TC does come in a little heavier

in weight and cost but it does have a few

things that explain why...

The Arctic Fox insulation and duel batteries.

Steve is still fond of the Lance but I'm

not putting my blinders on just yet!

Specs are listed at the bottom of post!

Specs for the Wolf Creek 816

Dry weight: 1865 lbs

Interior Floor Length: 8'6"

Interior Height: 78"

Exterior Width: 86"

Overall Exterior Height: 7'6"

Exterior Length: 15' 11"

Fresh Water Tank: 30 Gals.

Grey Water Tank: 11 Gals.

Black Water Tank: 13 Gals.

Propane: 1 (5 gal/ 20 lbs)

Refer: 3 CU FT gas/electric

3-burner Cook-Top w/1 - 9,000 BTU burner

30 amp Power Cord

Queen Cabover Mattress (North/South)

Generator: Portable (Honda eu200i)

Wet-Bath

Duel Batteries

Base MSRP: $16,706

7 Miles from Home!

2011-07-12T08:48:00.000-07:00

We Are Here! google map
If you care to read about the Fort
click here for the wiki info.

What a beautiful area! Yes this is part of the
Centennial Trail overlooking the
Spokane River!

Since it's a hop-skip from the house I decided
to run Steve down to take a look. The
cemetery is small but the Air Force does a
fantastic job of keeping it well maintained.

God Bless the families who call this
their resting place! I thank them all
for their service to our Country!

Can't believe how many infants are here.

Old Glory

I never get tired of seeing her...

Solar Panels for Sleepy!

Run Forest Run!

Sorry I couldn't help myself...LOL!

Spokane River 2 miles before the Bowl & Pitcher

Folks across the River (Zoom)

Downriver Golf Course

The Centennial Trail Head

His and Hers Relief Point

Not much farther...

Centennial Trail

Looking back towards the Cemetery

Even though some pics look dark it's just

because I'm looking back into the sun. It

was actually dusk when we were there.

Dump Station

Then on the way home we hit the gas station.
Yep for all you RV folks just $5 bucks
and you can dump your tanks!
Unfortunately Google Maps doesn't
have in listed yet but I'll get back with
you and post the coordinates.

Update: As promised I'm posting the
coordinates for the dump station...
47º39.202 - 117º33.754

View Larger Map

My Followers!

2011-07-11T23:06:00.000-07:00

Welcome new followers

Dean and Linda

canyonwren travels

Thanks for joining our site and

tagging along with us!

We'll definitely meet up

one of these days either

in our TC's or on

Coeur D'Alene Lake!

Cheers! ~M

Blogger in Draft ~ HELP

2011-07-11T11:34:00.000-07:00

So I posted this blog the other day and

wouldn't you know it, as soon as I hit

enter then checked my blog...

my follows showed up again. So...

I took this post and put it in my draft

section but now again today my

followers aren't showing up!

Here's the post again ~

I took a look at Blogger in Draft and

HATE IT!!

but since I don't access my

favorite blogs that way, I guess it won't

affect me...right?

However, when I hit the back button I noticed

that my followers disappeared.

WHAT???

Notice my empty spot on the right side?

Is this blogger acting up or did I jack my blog up?

HELP!!

Where are my followers???

Yep once again no matter how many

times I log in and out my followers
have disappeared. GRRR!
Any thoughts??
Someone please help this poor girl...LOL!

Update: (5 min later) my followers are back!
What the heck is going on???

Update: (20 min later) they're gone again!

Tidbits the day after...

2011-07-05T23:19:00.000-07:00

First I'd like to welcome new follower

Chuck (and Terry)...

Thanks for tagging along!

We had a wonderful time hanging out with

our new neighbors!

Can't believe the firework display

they shared with the hood, Lol!

Here's a few pics I was able to capture...

Today was a little more work on the kitchen...
at least you can see the color of the countertop.

Next was a quick run to find a cache!

Battle of Four Lakes

My GPS as proof I was there, lol.

The stump of another cache I couldn't find...

Wildflowers I picked for my daughter

And then on the way home we came

across a badger who couldn't decide

if he wanted to cross the street...

I actually had to stop on Highway 2

so he could figure out which way to go.

Might as well grab a pic while I'm at it.

I think he was starring Emily down...

but we didn't get out of the car.

Hope everyone had a

safe and fun 4th!!

Lake Front View

2011-07-03T17:10:00.000-07:00

Today was 75º and sunny!

What a perfect day!

Coeur D'Alene Lake

The Lake House

Shuffleboard or Pool

It's a ruff life

Cover on the Boat

Had a wonderful time out at the

lake house with the in-laws.

To bad we had to come in early

to work on the kitchen but I've

got to get it done so we can

start cooking again, lol.

Hope everyone has a wonderful

4th of July and stay safe!!

What's up at my house?

2011-07-01T23:01:00.000-07:00

I'll keep things simple and

let the pics do the talking...

A lily in my front yard...color?? Wanna Guess?

Roses from my FIL ~ Thanks!

Close-up of my favorite!

Wildlife trotting down my street...
who needs the woods?

Kitchen Floor...hard work!

Kitchen Cabinets...Love them!
Thanks Steve! :)

Before and After Remodel

2011-06-21T12:06:00.000-07:00

Here are a few before and after photo's of the house

as we continue to work on it. I've also added a few

pics at the end of my in-laws place.

Spokane is such a beautiful city in the summer!

Dining Room Before

Dining Room After

Living Room Bay Window Before

Living Room Bay Window After

Master Bath Before

Master Bath After

Hanging out until the house is done

Beautiful Day for Golfing

Neighbors Flowers

Looking down the street

Hummingbirds are hard to capture

Using the flash

I zoomed in looking through the kitchen window.

Not sure why the flash went off on the second pic

but seems to show the bird better.

TC Heaven!

2011-06-20T20:55:00.000-07:00

Since arriving in Spokane I've had daily
sightings of every kind of TC.

Yep! I'm in Heaven!!

I figured I'll post some random pics as I spot
them around town. It's incentive to get my bum
in gear for working towards ours.

I was worried about whether or not I'd see
many campers after leaving the snowbird state
but I gotta say...I'm not disappointed!

3 TC's hanging out

This Citation is for sale

Thanks for stopping by....

Landed in Spokane...

2011-06-19T08:17:00.000-07:00

Welcome new followers
Kathy and Robert...thanks for joining us!
Seashells and Overalls

Well we finally made it to Spokane on May 31st but unfortunately the house was in complete disarray a remodel is now on the plate. The prior tenant had neglected the house for over 5 yrs so everything had to come out...kitchen cabinets, sink, counter top, wood floor, carpet (entire house) and both bathrooms. We're staying with the in-laws while we do the work. This is why I've been MIA!

What a mess!

Demo pics coming soon....

Tidbits and ALASKA!!

2011-05-21T18:34:00.000-07:00

Well nothing new here except

PACKING!!

Yes we're almost ready for take-off!

Slowly the toys are being boxed so

no more geocaching for now.

School is OUT and I got the last

of our kids through the public

school system....WHEW!

Graduation is next Thursday!

Woo Hoo!!

So with nothing else too exciting to

declare I'll leave you for now with

a fantastic blog to follow by a

fellow blogger friend. Be sure to check out

Ramblin' Ralph's

trip to ALASKA!!!

Have a great time Ralph and yes

I'll be following your fun!

Another beautiful day...

2011-05-05T12:10:00.000-07:00

Need to start by saying

WELCOME

to our latest follower...

The Bayfield Bunch ~ Al and Kelly

Just sharing a few pics I took while

out again geocaching in our area.

Hard to believe this is right in the

middle of suburbia, LOL!

Hanging at the High School

Now that's a LONG neck!

Little EB was tired after a fun time at the park.

It's hard work hanging with mom, dad and big sister.
Have a great day!!