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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!

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Quad rides, bowling, burgers, Diane arrives, Bye Boys!


Good morning from Nevada! 

Saturday the kids went for another quad ride in the afternoon.  Later in the evening we headed over to Karen's and then the boys came later.  Back to the house about 2330 and off to bed.  
Mason and Jackson ready to ride!

All three taking off!

Sunday morning as the boys got up I made breakfast for them and in between did a little cleaning.  Ken's sister Diane was coming for a visit.  She got here about 1130 or so.  Ken was next door putting together some chairs for John and Karen. Karen's cousin Gary was there so they worked as a team and got all the chairs put together.  

The boys took a long quad ride in the afternoon.  It was so long that my 700 ran out of gas.  Seth came home and got the gas can and funnel and headed back to the water tower to fuel it back up. LOL.   Luckily it wasn't that far away when it ran out of gas.  

Showers for all and then we headed to town to the bowling alley housed in Pioneer Crossing Casino. 11 lanes and they were the only ones there the whole time!  Diane and I watched them play the first game and then we headed off to Raley's for a few things.  They played 3 games and then let me know they were headed home.  
Mason

Jackson

Seth 

Jackson


Seth

It was burger night here so Ken bar b qued and I made some french fries and onion rings for them.  The onion rings were a little over done (darn) but fries turned out well even though not many were eaten.  
Looking pretty yummy! I had a turkey burger...

After dinner we all headed out to the garage for some more ping pong playing and that's how we ended the night.  
Seth and Jackson

Ken and Diane chit chatting...



Jackson and Mason

Mason and Seth ...

Monday morning Ken and I were up and doing our usual thing of coffee and visiting with blogging friends.  Eventually we got ourselves up and got going.  Diane was out on the front porch enjoying her coffee.  AS the boys got up, breakfast was made :)  Ken had his yearly dr appointment so after his breakfast he left for Wellington to make sure he's in good shape :) All good!  

Jackson was the last one up and he requested a sandwich for the road which I gladly made.  They left late morning and Mason called when they got home. Hopefully they'll be back soon! 
Jackson, Mason, Diane, Seth..

Good bye boys...travel safely! 

Diane and I spent most of the day in the kitchen catching up.  I made some potato salad for our dinner. (well theirs as I am not eating potatoes).  Before you know it we got a text from Karen wanting us to come over so we did.  She's still got a houseful of relatives, but we enjoyed the visit.  Izzie (her mom) sent out some appetizers which were great.  Karen bar b qued chicken but we didn't eat as we had already had our dinner planned.  

Time flew and before you know it, it was 2100!  Ahh..got home had a quick late dinner and then off to bed.  I was a little longer as I got the kitchen and dishes cleaned up.  

Good Tuesday morning!  Woke up about 0500 to a beautiful sunrise as I was plugging in the coffee!  Great way to start the day! Not sure what's in store for this beautiful day other than I want to clean the 5th wheel Mason and Jackson stayed in. Hopefully we'll be moving things out of the kitchen as I am supposed to get my floor put in tomorrow (fingers crossed they don't cancel again)!  

Plugging in the coffee...

Getting the coffee poured...just lovely! 



Stole these from FB as Sacramento Beer Enthusiasts
celebrated 7 years of drinking craft beer...
Steve in the middle and our son Russell on the right!

3 of the 6 founders attended the party
Steve, Dave and Russell...who would
have thought that 6 guys who got together
to drink and sample a few beers would
turn into over 18,000 members??

Have a great day everyone! 

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Great Check up for Ken..Grandkids visit! SNAKE!!!

We left home on Tuesday with plenty of time to spare so we stopped by Tractor Supply in Carson City to see if they had any new tires for Ken's garden cart.  They did so we put two in the basket.  We bought the "never flat" so Ken won't have that problem with 2 tires anyway.  He'll buy 2 more a little later.  One girl working there was really nice, so Ken asked her about the t shirt I looked at the day before and they didn't have my size.  She said she had restocked the day before (must have been after we left). Sure enough, there it was! One happy camper here.  I don't find a lot that I like there, but I loved this t shirt! 


Life is better in the Country...oh yeah! 




Seth and Jackson taking off

Headed to the Dr's office and we were still early.  We no more sat down, they called us back.  His appointment went great, and on to strengthening at Physical therapy. Pretty much after that we were done so we headed home.  We stopped in at Pioneer Crossing and had their one trip salad bar and then home.  

Wednesday morning we had a breakfast date with Susan, Stacey and Rylee.  We hadn't seen them in awhile so thought we'd get together and hear about Susan's trip to Canada and Alaska.  It was a nice visit, but we need to do it again to hear more of the trip :) 

Because of George, haha..we stopped at O'Reillys looking for some car wax that he uses.  Other than car wash containing wax my 08 Jeep Patriot has never been waxed so it was time!  It had been washed earlier, so Ken pulled it in the garage and that way I was able to wax and clean it out.  I know it feels so much better and looks it!  I have to say the paint job on this little Jeep has really held up well after the abuse it suffers here in Nevada and the strong sun rays.  

Next was the 2016 Jeep Patriot.  Time to give her some TLC.  Why do we have 2 Jeep Patriots? The 08 has the lifetime powertrain warranty and it's long paid for.  The 16 is 4 wheel drive and that's what I prefer to take to CA in the winter.  Got her all spiffied up and then got her waxed! Beautiful!  

Thursday, I spent time washing and cleaning out the inside of Tundra.  All 3 of the vehicles really needed some deep cleaning and they got it! The dust and sand around here is just awful. It was nice spending some time outside and enjoying the weather.  

Friday I was planning on going over to CA to pick up a few grandkids.  Got a text from Mason and he said Seth was coming too so he would bring them.  Love that the older boys can drive and still want to come.  

Friday morning I left the house early to head for Gardnerville and Smith's grocery store.  About 60 miles one way and I wanted to be home when the kids got here.  They had chicken thighs on sale for 77 cents a pound so found those and over $100.00 of other stuff haha..oh well I'm filling the freezer!  Kids got here about 1300 safe and sound.  
Jackson on the quad..Mason standing by


Seth and Ken

Seth, Ken and Mason on my quad...

We all just kind of took it easy and visited until later when they decided to take an ATV ride for a bit.  Ken had everything gassed up and off they went for a short ride.  
Mason driving the quad to the driveway to be sprayed off! 
 Mason rode my quad over to the driveway so Ken could spray off some bird dodo..Seth is standing there and he says..."Is that a snake" calm as could be!  Yes sir it was! Wrapped around the frame of the quad!! Thank goodness they hadn't gone any further and the snake decided to crawl up Mason's leg..accident waiting to happen!!  Needless to say I was on the porch telling Ken he needs to get rid of it!  He said he'd take it to Joe's property..uh not far enough!!  He ended up putting it in a bucket and took the truck to BLM property where he let it go! A gopher snake, but it's a SNAKE!!!
He blends right in on the frame...AHHHHH!!!!

AHHHHHHHH!!!!

Seth and Mason ready to go..


Seth and Jackson

Mason taking off snakeless! 

I made some vegan carrot cake cupcakes for the first time.  Not for us, but for our neighbor Karen and family.  Her niece is coming and because of health issues she's vegan. They turned out really good!  Karen and Amber came over in the evening, so using Amber as my guinea pig she ate one.  Her eye's got big and she said they're amazing! Oh good! Honestly, alot of sugar and brown sugar goes into this recipe! 
Vegan Carrot Cake cupcakes..

Regular cookies for the boys..

Ken bar b qued some hot links and hot dogs for dinner along with that I made some zucchini fries and oven fried potatoes for the boys..don't think they're ready for zucchini fries yet..haha. 

Dinner finished and out to the garage to watch the boys play some ping pong and then Ken started a fire in the fire pit.  Nice, we sat outside until after 2330! Not hide nor hair of the boys.  Jackson and Mason are in the fifth wheel and Seth in the back room. Maybe Saturday night. 



Mason waiting for his turn..so what else is there to do? Ha..

Seth and Jackson..
The fire burned brightly..

A late night for us...

Saturday morning the alarm went off at 0500..not sure why.  I played on my phone a bit and then time to plug in the coffee and get this day going.  Cool morning but going for 80 degrees so just about perfect! 

The boys slept in and then breakfast..

Mason's request..chocolate chip pancakes, with chocolate sauce,
ice cream and whipped cream..Oh yes bacon..no he didn't eat
all that bacon! 

Seth's request...2 eggs, cheese, bacon
on an english muffin..

Jackson is a late sleeper so I expect by the time he comes in it will be a sandwich kind of brunch.  Love these kids i'll  tell ya!  We are supposed to go to Karen's later she's bar b quing some ribs as her sister is coming into town.  I threw some chicken breasts in the crockpot just in case the boys don't want to go. I'm thinking some will, but we'll see.  They're at grandma's so they can do what makes them happy. :) 

Have a great day! 




Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Beautiful sunsets and great days!!

Love our sunsets the last few days! Last night's..

Last night's beginnings of the sunset
Sunday was Father's Day and we were home since camping didn't work out this time.  It was a good day of getting a few things done.  I asked Ken what he wanted for dinner.  His answer was tacos! Real tacos with hamburger meat! Usually we just have chicken or veggie tacos. Ok I can do that.  Then he added he wanted hard shells with flour shells on the outside.  I think Taco Bell calls them double decker tacos. You've got it! 
Ken's Father's Day breakfast...what he wanted

Patsy, told you I wanted a sandwich..yummy on almond
flour 90 second bread...a nice treat!

Ken talked to all 3 boys which made him very happy :)  We all know Father's Day, like Mother's Day is mostly a commercial holiday, but it's always nice to hear from your kids! 

We invited Karen over for dinner so she came about 1730 and we had happy hour out in the front porch area.  The wind was blowing so this was a perfect place to eat.  Eventually we came in for dinner.  Ken enjoyed his tacos and spanish rice. Leftovers too :)  Karen had been visiting her mom and Izzie sent home some red and green chile verde she had made. YUM! 
Father's Day sunset



Monday morning found us up early and after our visiting with blogging friends and coffee we got ourselves ready to head out the door.  I made a quick breakfast for us and then we were gone!  It was a Reno day which is about 90 miles one way.  Winco was the first stop, then Total Wine (of course).  We then headed to Carson City as we still had time before lunch, Tractor Supply, Harbor Freight and Joann's fabrics..the last three were a bust! Oh well, then off to Golden Dragon for a delicious late lunch.  Then we headed home. 

Put away the groceries and then watched a little news..again why????? After a bit we started Happy Hour in the living room with the a/c going as it was too hot outside.  Later we headed out for some front porch sitting and then closer to sunset we moved to the back porch.  I know, we shouldn't do that but as Jacob our grandson says "Sometimes I just can't help myself"...

Inside and a little dish of Izzie's chili verde and it was ohhh so good! Plenty left over for another night!






See why we're on the back porch :)



Tuesday morning at about 0300 I woke up and no matter how hard I tried, couldn't go back to sleep! Darn!  So about 0415 I got out of bed and headed for the refrigerator, not for something to eat but to see if I could rearrange it! Yesterday I just kind of stuffed everything in there, but as Ken pointed out, the frig can't breathe that way..ok good point.  So after downsizing some containers etc..it looks much better.  
Youngest son, Russell enjoying Father's Day..:)

This year's Father's Day picture..
Jacob, Russell, Aaron

My Daddy, always smiling..His three girls who thought he was
the best daddy then and always..so missed! That's me on the left,
Wendy and Linda :) 

0500 time for coffee with the hubby.   Decided it's time to get this blog posted once again.  We're headed for Ken's shoulder check up in Carson City this am so better get going.  Have a great day!!