Day Trip to Sedona, Arizona

In between getting ready for our trip up to Alaska and having company, Ed's son and our friends from Anchorage, we managed to squeeze in a nice bike ride up to red rock country. It's funny, I always thought that Sedona was so beautiful, but after spending so much time in Panguitch, Utah which is right next to Bryce N.P. and also Zion N.P., Sedona wasn't too impressive. It still made for a great ride and it was nice to just take it easy. We leave for our big trip on about May 15th and will spend a week at the Panguitch KOA. The owners didn't get any work campers this year so we will give them a break before we head up north. That's it for now, I'll keep everyone updated. Hugs and Kisses to all, Vicki & Ed

Sunset in Quartzite, Arizona

Downsizing and Becoming more fuel efficient!

Well, we decided to sell our 5th wheel trailer and get something smaller and easier to take out when we just want to go without a lot of fuss. When we come up to Alaska this summer we will bring our new camper and also a cargo trailer we got. The trailer is to bring down some of our stuff and then sometimes when we go camp we can bring the motorcycle with us. We took our maiden voyage to Quartzite, AZ so we could update the camper. We bought, and a company called Solar Bills, installed a 190 watt solar panel, inverter and wall display to make our lives a little less complicated. The solar panel will make it so we can run small appliances and a TV without using a generator. So that's it for now, see you down the road! Love, Vicki & Ed

Our New Brick Wall

As you can see, we finally got finished with all our improvements. Actually, it was 2 months ago, but now I'm getting around to posting it for posterity. The wall made a huge difference in our yard. It's a lot quieter and more private too. Of course we have firewood for our chimenia and also for when we go camping. Last week, our friends that own the Panguitch KOA came down to visit us for a few days and brought us a trailer of more wood, so you can triple that. We bought another log rack and had to make one too. In Utah wood is much cheaper. It was only $100 for a cord. Ed picked up a golf cart for them to take back since their's was falling apart. It was one that they didn't use at the golf course Ed worked at and he got a killer price for it.

Otherwise, not to much going on here, except great weather of course. So, that's it for now. Love to everyone, Vicki & Ed

Christmas in Alaska

I had the best time in Anchorage, Ak for Christmas. We went to H2oasis water park, a movie, out to eat at Humpy's and the museum. Lil Ray's Birthday was December 28th, he's now a big 7 years old and as he said "it was the best ever". I loved every minute of being with my family. I'm so lucky to be blessed with a wonderful family. Happy New Year to all my friends and loved ones. Vicki

Perfect weather and not so perfect golf!

Our son Daniel came to visit for a long weekend on the 12th of November. We golfed twice and sucked, except I got a birdie for the first time. The sad thing was out of 2 days I didn't par once. Oh well, it was still fun . As you can see the morning was cool at 50 degrees at 7am. My parents golfed with us and as usual, my step-dad, Jack, was awesome. At age 78 he has a 9 handicap. Even his bad shots look good to me! We also went shopping and ate out at Rock Bottom which is micro-brewery/sports bar/restaurant. The food was incredibly good and the prices very reasonable. So that's it for now. Love you all and miss you, Vicki

After all the work is done.

Well, we are finally getting close to being done with our yard. We still are going to get a block wall put up on the side and back, enclosing our back yard. The problem has been getting the permit. At the permit office no one knew where our property line was-even with an as built. So we had a surveyor come out today and now they can get started. I feel like I've been living at Home Depot lately. I did all the bubblers for the front and back plants. Also, I've been painting the brick around the plants in the front. They were a very faded red and I used oil based stain and they really stand out now. You know what they say-no rest for the wicked-that's me.

On Friday, Ed's son, Daniel, is coming from Alaska for a long weekend. We got him a ticket for my son's wedding (which isn't happening this weekend) and he wanted to come down and visit. So we got a couple of golf games planned and the rest just goofing around. Ed had to rearrange his work schedule for the weekend so he will work Monday and Tuesday.

And to top it off, we have to go to Bullhead City tomorrow to clean up the place because the man who takes care of it has relatives who are going to rent it for the winter-yea! So that's it for now. Be sure to check out the bottom pictures too. Hugs and Kisses, Vicki