It is time to catch us up again..... the month of May has really flown by!
When we got home from the rally and the weekend we worked 3 days that week and the rest of the time was just spent around here. We did make a trip to Topeka on the
13th as I had an eye appt. to see if they could "fix" the new glasses I got. After seeing the dr. he said I needed a different pair. The frames were too big and the lenses because of my prescription was too thick. I could have told him that! Anyway, we picked out new frames and we will pick them up this weekend. We saw Megan at the eye dr. and then I had a hair appt. that afternoon. We visited with the kids for awhile after they came home from work/school and then we headed back to Wichita. That Saturday, the 16th we drove back to Topeka for Bryson's 4th birthday party. After spending the day there we arrived back here in the evening.
We worked the 17th/18th then having the rest of the week off basically. I finally got some sewing done. I ordered a new small sewing table that is working just great!
Got the placemats done I bought in Alaska. (only a year later!)
We had some close friends drop by for the weekend. Gary and Angela were on their way to South Dakota for the summer. They left El Mirage on May 8 and have been making their circle to see their kids. Friday evening, 10 of us met at Cracker Barrel to eat dinner. It was nice seeing 2 Wichita couples here that we met in Arizona.
We worked Saturday of Memorial Day weekend and had the other 2 days off....so we are working today and tomorrow then off for the rest of the week actually.
We plan to go to Topeka on Saturday morning as we are babysitting for Erin/Ryan while they go to KC to watch a ballgame and spend the night.
The park has been really full and it seems it mostly "monthlies"...people staying a month or longer. I know we all pumped a lot of propane for BBQ grills this weekend!
So that about catches us up for this time!
Until next time!
BJ
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
a cool cloudy Mother's Day
I know I know...it's been almost 2 weeks again before I have last written..... we were in Hutchinson last week to our Newmar Regional rally. We had a great time amid all the rain and more rain we received! Not sure what the sun looks like or when it will decide to stay around for more than a day or 2.
Last week in Hutchinson we connected again with friends from Texas and of course our friends who have wintered elsewhere last winter. It was nice to visit with them all. We drove to Yoder to scout around Yoder one afternoon and then met the group at Carriage Crossing for a family style meal of fried chicken, roast beef,mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, bread, salad and of course pie! We all waddled out of the restaurant. That place is such a treat to eat there..... Yoder is an Amish community south of Hutchinson. Very very small community but so interesting to go to. They have a fantastic furniture store filled with ALL solid handmade furniture from Ohio and Pennsylvania.
One afternoon we were treated to an old movie at the refurbished Fox Theatre in Hutchinson . We saw a movie made in 1958 (I think) with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez...called "The Long Long Trailer".... they had just gotten married and bought a long pull trailer to take on the road and moved to Colorado.... we RVer's can really connect with some of their early experiences! Bill kept nudging me at certain things! haha!
We were in a Joker tourneyment one evening.. Joker is a card and marble game we play with our group..it was fun and we played with a different set of rules.
We left Friday morning and got back to Wichita around 11. Our friends who live here in the park and another couple came back with us. We went out to eat lunch with them. We had to work Saturday so they ran some errands in town while here. They were to attend another camping couple's 50th wedding anniv. that evening.
Our day was sooo busy at the park. We had several rigs coming in to stay as they were insurance adjusters coming to adjust from the rains we have had in the area. They will stay for a month or more. The park was almost full last night and is that way again tonite. We will work Monday,Tuesday and Friday of this week. We are making a trip to Topeka on Wednesday as I have an eye appt. and hair appt while there. Not sure what we are doing on Thursday as of yet. We work Friday, Sunday and Monday of next week.
So far it is going very well and I am beginning to remember what we did using the same system in Estes Park. If it fills up with monthly's we won't have many overnight spaces for rent! The other workkamper couples are very nice and we have had some nice visits with them.
This morning after we took the phone back to the officebecause we are on call until 9 AM the next morning we went our friends over to Lynne,Dale's house to have breakfast. Dale cooked breakfast for us all! We had a great visit and it was much nicer than going out! When we came back Larry/Sherry/Doug/RuthAnn loaded up to go their homes and we made a Walmart run. We also stopped for a mid afternoon lunch at a Mexican place called "Monterray Mexican Grill" ....it was pretty good. When we got home we finished putting our "house" in order and I finally got my quilt top done! It is now on our bed! It looks great!
I went over to the office to visit with Wanda and by that time Bill came over and then the other workkamper couple, Frank/Sondra came in (other workkamper couple) so we stood there and visited for quite a while till almost closing time.
We are just relaxing this evening...... The kids have both called and I was glad to visit with them.
So that about catches us up for this time......
Until next time..hopefully it won't be so long!
BJ
Last week in Hutchinson we connected again with friends from Texas and of course our friends who have wintered elsewhere last winter. It was nice to visit with them all. We drove to Yoder to scout around Yoder one afternoon and then met the group at Carriage Crossing for a family style meal of fried chicken, roast beef,mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, bread, salad and of course pie! We all waddled out of the restaurant. That place is such a treat to eat there..... Yoder is an Amish community south of Hutchinson. Very very small community but so interesting to go to. They have a fantastic furniture store filled with ALL solid handmade furniture from Ohio and Pennsylvania.
One afternoon we were treated to an old movie at the refurbished Fox Theatre in Hutchinson . We saw a movie made in 1958 (I think) with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez...called "The Long Long Trailer".... they had just gotten married and bought a long pull trailer to take on the road and moved to Colorado.... we RVer's can really connect with some of their early experiences! Bill kept nudging me at certain things! haha!
We were in a Joker tourneyment one evening.. Joker is a card and marble game we play with our group..it was fun and we played with a different set of rules.
We left Friday morning and got back to Wichita around 11. Our friends who live here in the park and another couple came back with us. We went out to eat lunch with them. We had to work Saturday so they ran some errands in town while here. They were to attend another camping couple's 50th wedding anniv. that evening.
Our day was sooo busy at the park. We had several rigs coming in to stay as they were insurance adjusters coming to adjust from the rains we have had in the area. They will stay for a month or more. The park was almost full last night and is that way again tonite. We will work Monday,Tuesday and Friday of this week. We are making a trip to Topeka on Wednesday as I have an eye appt. and hair appt while there. Not sure what we are doing on Thursday as of yet. We work Friday, Sunday and Monday of next week.
So far it is going very well and I am beginning to remember what we did using the same system in Estes Park. If it fills up with monthly's we won't have many overnight spaces for rent! The other workkamper couples are very nice and we have had some nice visits with them.
This morning after we took the phone back to the officebecause we are on call until 9 AM the next morning we went our friends over to Lynne,Dale's house to have breakfast. Dale cooked breakfast for us all! We had a great visit and it was much nicer than going out! When we came back Larry/Sherry/Doug/RuthAnn loaded up to go their homes and we made a Walmart run. We also stopped for a mid afternoon lunch at a Mexican place called "Monterray Mexican Grill" ....it was pretty good. When we got home we finished putting our "house" in order and I finally got my quilt top done! It is now on our bed! It looks great!
I went over to the office to visit with Wanda and by that time Bill came over and then the other workkamper couple, Frank/Sondra came in (other workkamper couple) so we stood there and visited for quite a while till almost closing time.
We are just relaxing this evening...... The kids have both called and I was glad to visit with them.
So that about catches us up for this time......
Until next time..hopefully it won't be so long!
BJ
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