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The mountains are calling and I must go...Got the t shirt in Georgia one year and this is our calling! We'll see y'all down the road!

Monday, March 18, 2024

VORRA was in town! Champagne Sunday ride in the SXS. Reno and Carson City today.

 Friday afternoon we headed to town for a quick stop at Raley's and then to Karen's store and to see what vehicles had come in for the Yerington 250. VORRA is in town for the weekend! 

They had a poker run there wasn't that many in yet. We visited with Karen at her store for a bit and then walked downtown. 

VORRA!


We stopped by Joel and Randi's place about 2 miles from us, but they were out for a ride. 

A beautiful cover for their 5th wheel on their property


In the evening we visited with John and Karen before calling it a night.

Saturday morning we got ourselves going to find a place in the desert to watch the races. BLM had changed the track so it wasn't as good a spot as we normally get. We met Joel and Randi, along with their friend Chris and his daughter. 

A nice morning and early afternoon was enjoyed. It was a beautiful day and by the end you could have had shorts on, it was that warm. 


Joel and Randi's new sxs  (Yellow) and Chris's next to that. 


In the late afternoon we headed to John and Karen's for a fire and Happy Hour. 

Sunday was Champagne Sunday once again. A little different as we were going to meet  up with John and Karen for a nice side by side ride to Walker River State Recreation Area. They hadn't been and wanted to check out camp sites. Ended up being about a 40 mile round trip. Very nice day for a ride! 

Changed it up from pizza this week. Conder Ranch sausage,
potatoes and eggs, it's what's for breakfast! YUM!

Of course mimosas! πŸ’—

Pork steak, eggs and potatoes. My bowl fo mish mash. I 
know my friend Irene just lovers this ...NOT! LOL. 








Coming out of the park..lol. 

Thank you Seth and Holly for my Christmas present! Used it
to transport my mimosa to the park! YUM! πŸ’•


I made up some coleslaw and we took hot links next door later in the day. Most of Karen's family came over for a barbecue. She did ribs and they were delicious. 

This morning we were up and out of the house by 0630. We were headed to Reno as Ken had a ophthalmology appointment for 0830. Traffic sucked in Dayton so we were late, but they got him in anyway. This is a dr he's seen for years who has now branched out on his own rather than the group he's been with forever. Now Ken will continue to be seen 2x a year but with only 1 doctor rather than 2! 😁

After he was done, we stopped at Total Wine for a small pickup then on to AAA which is in the same parking lot. Well, we were going to get the new car registered but couldn't find the insurance papers. We headed to Carson City as Ken had to have labs done. I got on Progressive and was able to download the card onto my phone. Stopped at our safe deposit box in Reno and then back to AAA. Got the car done and then to a UPS store so I could send back the dash cover to Amazon. 

By then we were hungry. Gassed up the car and then on to Betsy's for a delicious linner! On to the room in Carson and here we are πŸ˜€

Ken has to be at Carson Hospital tomorrow am at 0645 to get ready for his angiogram. We're only 5 minutes away which makes staying here  worthwhile! 5 minutes compared to 2+ hours. 

Forgot to mention on the last blog that as of March 13th we've been in the house for 11 years! Ken also turned on the water in the outhouse and outdoor kitchen! Woohoo! How nice it is to have both working now! Spring is here (we hope). 

Enjoy, and have a wonderful evening! We are too! 🍺🍷



Thursday, March 14, 2024

Grandma buys a new car too! A short week catchup!

The big news this week is Ken's 96 year old mother bought herself a brand new car! What did she get? A 2024 Subaru Outback! Adam started something by buying his Crosstrek and we followed. Grandma wanted something bigger than ours. Many happy miles Grandma!! 


2024 Subaru Outback πŸ˜€



Nephew Jesse drove it home from Napa, CA
for herπŸ’™


We are certainly enjoying ours even though we haven't been anywhere fun yet! 

Sunday was our usual Champagne Sunday that we always enjoy!

One of my favorite places to be..
right in front of this wood stove! πŸ’–


This week was pizza on a low carb tortilla, cooked on
the grill! YUMMY

Chicken and toppings..oh so yummy! πŸ˜‹

 

Monday Ken had an ophthalmologist appointment in Reno. Everything went well there. 

Then a pick up at Total Wine of course. We finished early, so might as well head home. 

Tuesday and Wednesday were at home days getting things done. Tuesday I got our tax stuff routed to the CPA in Winnemucca. In a few weeks we'll hear the damage. Ken worked on getting things ready for a dump run and other outdoor things. WE've had lots of wind so it can't be fun!

Ken had his yearly appointment with our PA, Danny. Went very well and this morning he went for blood work. The doctor's office called mid day and said all his labs were good. Glad to hear that. 

Wednesday I spent doing Bryan and Cheryl's that were a little more difficult because they lived in two states during the year. Tax programs sure make it easier as I wouldn't have wanted to do by hand like years ago. LOL. Crossing my fingers they're correct. Next year will be much easier!

Today, after cleaning a bit it was time to bake some low carb goodies for morning coffees. Zucchini bread and then a new one for me. Chocolate low carb brownies made with zucchini. We shall see. They smelled yummy while cooking. 


Owen's had the chance lately to meet
some sports stars! 

Little Cassidy is playing ball this season. Think she likes it?! 😁

Opening day. She was the only girl on the team this day.
That's her dad Dusty on the right in back



Well, it's getting to be that time of day. Happy Hour! 🍺🍷                          Enjoy your evening!


 

Friday, March 8, 2024

A quick week! Adam visits, We buy a new car, Carson City for a few days, Happy 25th Anniversary Bryan and Cheryl!

 A week ago on Friday, Grandson Adam showed up to spend the weekend with us. A week before that he bought a new Cross Trek Subaru. Nice car, we were impressed! 

Adam and his new Crosstrek Subaru 

Saturday morning it looked like this, but was gone
by afternoon! 

He stayed with us until 0330 Tuesday morning when he left for Polluck Pines and work. He came over in the storm that CA was having but he said the roads were good Tuesday morning. Always love having grandkids visit!




Champagne Sunday looked a little different, as Karen and John invited us over for biscuits and gravy! Now who can turn that down?! We enjoyed breakfast and a couple of drinks and then came home and continued enjoying the day at home. 



Before you knew it the weekend and more days were gone! 

Wednesday got ourselves going and headed over to Carson City. Ken had to get some blood work done and then we had a late breakfast at Betsy's. Nearing 1100 we were headed to Michael Hohl Subaru to put a down payment on a Cross Trek that was going to be delivered to the dealer. Yes, we liked Adam's so much we decided to get one too. 




Ken knew he was paying his truck off, so he wanted to get me a new car. We've been looking online for the last couple of months trying to decide which one. Adam had done a lot of research before buying his car so we went with his recommendation LOL. 

Got to the dealership and Pablo had pulled one from their huge inventory that resembled the one that was in transit. Oh gosh, I fell in love. This one had a few more bells and whistles than the other one. So you know what happens at car lots, we bought this one! We came to a decent price we think and we traded in the 2016 Patriot. Off we went in our new car!

We ran to our safe deposit box in Reno and got the pink for the Patriot then dropped it off at the dealership. 

We were spending the night in Carson as Ken had to be at the hospital at 0600 on Thursday. I had a couple of glasses of wine to celebrate. Ken couldn't have a beer though as he couldn't have any alcohol on Wednesday. 

Thursday morning we got to the hospital and got checked in. He was having a procedure to hopefully get him out of AFIB. About 1400 they called me that he was ready to go. He's out of AFIB so we're hoping it'll be much longer than with the paddles he's had done twice. The doctor ordered an angiogram for him and they called today with a date of March 19th. Great cardiology team over there! 

Instead of going home, we spent another night in Carson as the doctor recommended. 

Carson Tahoe is a beautiful hospital full of windows and
gorgeous views in every direction. 

I watched the weather change all day! 


This morning we took our time getting ready as we wanted to go to breakfast and then run to Costco at 1000. We were home by 1230. Unloaded the car and decided it's time to write a blog 😁

Happy 25th Anniversary Bryan and Cheryl! 

Bryan and Cheryl's new chicken house. So cute! 

Their new chicks for the chicken house! I love baby 
chicks! 


We'll be going next door for Happy Hour at 1700. 🍺🍷Let the weekend begin! πŸ˜‚

Thursday, February 29, 2024

A quick catch up :)

 Time just keeps flying by way too fast! So here we are on Thirsty Thursday once again. If we were at Russell and Lori's I'm thinking we'd be joining them out somewhere for a few adult beverages! Not this week though. πŸ˜’

We had our usual Champagne Sunday and enjoyed that in the outdoor kitchen once again. This cauliflower pizza is sure addicting for Sundays. 


Excuse the pan, my new one was in Mansion. I had the doc's
half. Chicken, onion, mushroom and cheese. Ken's the 
combo mainly. Oh so yummy. 

It was a beautiful Sunday to be outdoors! 

Monday I got another package out to Jacob. Last one took about 2 1/2 weeks to get to him on that big ship. I was beginning to think I'd have to go to a big city Post Office to get the job done, but finally the guy at the second post office in town got it right! 

Goodies for him and his friends. Takes me back to when 
Russell was on a ship so many years ago πŸ’™


Tuesday we headed for South Lake Tahoe with the car hauler to pick up some firewood from a Facebook Marketplace ad. A tree service was offering it for Free and boy did they load us up. Won't be going back as the rounds are huge and it'll be another year or more before they'll be usable. Mostly pine so we won't burn it in the house but for outdoor fires. A lot of work for Ken getting those rounds off the trailer. 



Wednesday, I spent the day working on Adam's taxes. I made sure I can get into our tax program to send to the CPA in Winnemucca too. I need to just get it done and over with. 

Today we're dealing with lots of wind here. Ken's been outside most of the day working on the firewood. Power has gone out once already and the internet is still out! Thank goodness for mobile hotspot! 

Ken makes his last truck payment tomorrow! Woohoo! 

Stole it from FB. Russell, Lori and friends headed to the 
beach for a day. Looks like he had a good catch. 

Baby Phoenix on his bike πŸ’™

His first time eating french toast, nothing left so I'm
assuming he liked it. :) 


Time to call it a day and get this posted. Have a great
evening! 


Thursday, February 22, 2024

Ogilby Road friends, River Island State Park, Pahranagat camping and HOME!

 Last blog we were at Ogilby Road, just over the California line with friends. Now we're home in Yerington. Time just flies too quickly, can't believe we're going into March next week! 

We arrived at Ogilby Road on February 14th, Valentines Day just in time for Happy Hour! We got our chairs and enjoyed sitting around for hours just catching up with everyone. We met John and Brenda too for a few hours. Keith, who was heading out towards Canada even came for the night before heading out the next day. Later in the evening we had a fire (thanks Tom) and Ken Wilson serenaded us with songs and his guitar. Ken is a very talented man, not just with the music, but he's quite the baker and gardener too amongst other things too I'm sure.  It was a great evening. 

This is actually from Friday as I was bad with pictures. Deb,
Tom, Jerry, Ken and Kim is there too.

Riley, Deb, Kim



Thursday morning we took our time and then near noon, Deb invited us over to see her new to her home. A beautiful fifth wheel that her and daughter Riley live in full time. Before we knew it we had chatted for about 2 hours and then it was time for Happy Hour! Again, another beautiful day with warm temperatures and sunshine. 

Friday morning dawned beautiful once again. I could sure get used to this! We just enjoyed time outside visiting. Ken and Tom headed out to look for some wood in the early afternoon. Right around 1400 Jerry and Elva came to visit for the afternoon. Elva and I worked together in the 80's at an elementary school as teacher aides. Several years ago we got together on Facebook through a  mutual friend. They spend their winters in Wellton about an hour from Ogilby Road. It was great they came out as everyone wanted to see them too! A great afternoon was had by all😁

Elva, Jerry, Deb, Tom 


Later in the evening Tom got a nice fire going and we enjoyed another night of fire and music courtesy of Ken. Good times! 

Saturday morning came all too quickly and it was time for us to head out. Hugs all around and we headed down the road.

A beautiful sunrise out my window 


 We were hoping to get a spot at Buckskin Mountain once again but the sites that we could fit in were all taken. So we headed to the next park a couple of miles down the road. River Island State Park. A very nice park, but not much of a river view. Of course all their sites were full, but they had the boat parking area they use as overflow. Ok, works for us. $20.00 a night, basically in a parking lot but we don't care. You have access to the dump station, bathrooms, showers if you choose to use them. We have our own, so we didn't. 


Got ourselves set up and then it's Happy Hour. Another warm day, shorts weather YAY! 

River Island State Park

This is where we spent our Champagne Sunday too. I found the cauliflower pizza crust that I thought had mysteriously disappeared. It slipped behind the shelves, folded itself in half and then was behind the vegetable bins. 😱 I only found it because when I pulled a bin out, it wouldn't go back in. We were able to make cauliflower pizza rather than the low carb tortillas. πŸ˜‹




After having brunch we headed out to the beach area where they had a picnic table. Spent the afternoon watching the river and some boats go up and down. 80 degrees! 

The beautiful Colorado! 


Ken barbecued some burgers for dinner and they were yummy! 

Monday morning got ourselves ready and headed out for Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge where we spent the night heading for AZ. No problem getting a site, actually the same one we got before. It was cold, no more shorts or flip flops to be worn! Ken started a fire in the little red campfire for awhile so it was nice to be outside. 




Tuesday morning we headed for home and arrived here about 1400. The wind was pushing us all the way. πŸ˜„ We unloaded what we had to and then headed next door to see the furry children. Mugsy and Lila were ecstatic to see us. Karen closed the store early and joined us there. Got caught up on all the goings on and enjoyed a few adult beverages. 🍺🍷

Heading into Hawthorne, NV beautiful Mt. Grant 


Yesterday was a day of unloading and cleaning the Mansion for whenever the next trip happens! Seems as though never ending laundry had to be done too! LOL. I'm not a fan of laundromats so glad we had enough clothes with us to make it through. 

Ken said in the am why don't we do Linner instead of dinner? Works for me as I prefer to eat mid afternoon like we do when we go out to eat. No dinner needed. We decided on hamburgers and fries. 

About 1300 we headed out to the outdoor kitchen and he started a fire in the outdoor fire ring. He got the barbecue going and I started the fries on the griddle. Between enjoying the fire and a few adult drinks we were ready to eat about 1500. Perfect and delicious! Back out to the fire after linner. Around 1700 we headed next door for the evening with Karen and the pups.


So yummy with that anaheim chili!



Today was a day of chores. Ken's been outside all day moving the Mansion to her place, then the cargo trailer and other things! I had most things I wanted to get done finished by 1330 when we had lunch. Blog was next on the list! 

Tomorrow we'll leave here early for Ken's cardio appointment in Carson City at 0820. Because my refrigerator is empty, time for a Walmart stop and a few others. 

It was an awesome trip, just too short, but better than nothing! Love all our friends from Kingman, to Michigan and Canada!πŸ’—πŸ’— We met because of blogging, amazing isn't it!?! Such a good life we have! πŸ’™

Stole it from FB. Eric finally got to go snowboarding with the
kids! Mason, Seth and Holly! πŸ’™πŸ’™

I need to ask him at 48 how he felt the next day! 😁


Before I go, I forgot to say Thank you last blog to Doug and Michelle for getting us the spot next to you and for the pizza, along with the great time! πŸ’™

Karen's home so headed over for an early happy hour! Have a great evening!