The Huntsman Games are a facinating place to be; not only to play "your " sport but to meet others from across the country. It is kind of unfortunate they we are so busy with our sport that we do get to see other interesting sports like the "Quick draw-- Six shooters" as an example. These guys participate with all the regallan , like the " Wyatt Urpe " long coat and Cowboy boots and hat " and they sure look the part.
The softball participation is no doubt the largest sport by the number of players as there was around 350 Teams ( Men and Women ) and when you consider that there is 14 players per team; well you do the math. I was advised that there was over 11,000 participates thisyear. What really surprised me was that Volleyball and Bowling was over-subscribed they organisers had to be limited number of teams , as they did not have anymore facilities.
Golfing is another huge sport and they do have many excellent course. As one gentleman told me that he comes every year because he get to play a minimum of 3 games for 70.00 entery fee on some of the best courses in the US, so he does have a point.
I would like to point out that there were 42 Mens Softball Teams in the 70 + Division ( 11 Teams from Canada) therefore if you do the Math that means that at least 550 Senior Men where not in a Senior Care home this week. ha ha
The Huntsman Corp also has a Free Health check area set up where anyone can come in during these games and get several different test such as Blood test for Chorlestrol, Bone density, Ultrasound on your Arteries, AFib and a few others that I can't remember and they send a full report to your home for you to pass to your doctor. Furthermore , they give you an appointment so there is NO waiting like back in Alberta.
During the first week of the games they host an opening ceramony where all the atheletes ( Participates) get to march into the University Stadium around the track to a cheering crowd and every sport is introduced. I even got "Goose Bumps" the first time it I marched into the stadium. However, I must admit that after 10 years of coming to the Huntsman Games , the "Goose Bumps" are gone.
The games start on a Monday and every team plays 3 games on Mon and Tues as these games are to "Seed" each team to its' division ( level of ability ) where they will be competitive. Starting on Wed we start playing 2 or 3 games a day as this is Double Knockout. By Thurs 1/2 of the teams are eliminated and the finals are played Friday morning. Althought the winners only get a "Gold Medal" it is a great feeling to stand in the middle of the ball field when it is over and you recieve the Gold around your neck and you can say that we beat everyone one in our division. However, by winning Gold you will be moved up a division next year so winning Gold two years in a row is extremely difficult. We were knocked out in 6 games this year but there is always next year and it is fun to play guys from all over the USA and Canada.
Are we going to the Huntsman Games next year..... Is the Pope Catholic.
Friday, 21 October 2011
Monday, 17 October 2011
Trip to St. Geo, UT/ World Senior Games
The Huntsman World Senior games are in their 25 th year.Huntsman's are a Morman family Corporation that dos research on a cure for Cancer besides providing other health Services. One of the Huntsman's sons was also the Governor of Utah ( Republican ) and Obamo ask him to be the Ambassador to China but he is now in the race to become the Republican candidate for President.
These games have grown to 25 different Sports for both Senior men and women. The Games are spread over 2 weeks in Oct and attract in excess of 10, 000 athletes ( I guess Bridge would be more like participates than Athletic ) from 56 different countries. As a point of interest, in our division which is 70 + there were 42 Teams and 11 of them were from Canada and since the USA is 10 time our size we were well represented.
St. Geo, UT is approxi 2000KM from Medicine Hat or Calgary, depending on your start point. Therefore the aim is to reach Idaho Falls, ID the 1st day out, before dark and it is a 12 hour drive with 2 fuel stops. There is a friendly Wal-Mart waiting for us to camp for the evening and as usual we spend 50.00 for groceries, chips and Beer. A case of 30 "Bud " is only 15.00 so it is a bargin even if you don't drink it all, which is unlikely.
We started this trip from Todd's place in Okotoks and it is 3 hours to the Border where we stop to pick up the 2 Perverbal bottle of Crown Royal for 19.00 each. From here we move to the US Customs and this time the Customs Officer was quite friendly and the Q and A only lasted about 2 min.
We are now on I-15 and it will take us to St. Geo, thru Great Falls, Helena , Dillion and then to Idaho Falls. We do leave I-15 at Boulder, MT for 100 miles to go around the mountains at Butte. I don't like Mountains and the curves in the roads at this time of year as they can be "greasey ". As per our schedule, we arrived in Idaho Falls at 6:30 PM. We have done this trip 10 times , twice a year so it is getting pretty boring but there is no other route to travel.
The next morning we topped up the fuel tank for the 3 rd time at 100.00 a copy and headed for St. Geo knowning that we would arr around 5 PM , depending on our Pit Stops. We always stop for lunch at the Cracker Barrel south of Salt Lake City. Talk about " Creakers of Habit", that's us.
I believe the Inter State thru UT is reconstructing every bridge and paving every road and or highway. The must have a massive spending spree on roads which leads to very slow moving traffic in many areas.
We pulled into St. Geo and the " Temple View " camp site at 5:30 just as they were closing so they gave me my site number and said to sign in tomorrow. The name Temple View is so called , because you can plainly see the huge Morman Temple from the camp ground. Did I mention the camp site was own and operated by the Mormans... surprize surprize. After we got setup which takes us about 1/2 hour, mainly because we are now Pro's after all these years. Also two unlookers ( there is always Onlookers to supervise your Parking ability ) at my ability to back in with very little difficulty. Carroll and I have it down to a Science but I took the credit anyway. ha ha.
After the setup completed we had to report to the Dixie Center to sign in because nobody can participate until they have sign in and rec there " Bar Coded " card. First you line up behind letter of your last name but there was no one ahead of me so that was quick. Then they check you drivers licence to comfirm you age and Name. Then you move to another room to pickup your " goodie" bag and the Tee shirt that comes with the 70.00 enter fee. I now have ten , $70.00 shirts in my closet with the words " Huntsman Senior Games " embroidered on the pocket. That and 79 cents will get me a Seniors coffee at MacDonalds.
Now for the " coup de Grace" we move to the room where all the money is spent or made, depending on which side of the table you are on. This room as every style of Sweater, Jacket, Tee shirt, hat, coffee mug ( you get the picture ) With the words " Huntsman World Senior Games" on every item, that all seniors need and they don't give them away either. I purchased a 15.00 hat mainly because I only brought my ball cap and besides a Huntsman hat is more noticable.
Now, back to the RV to setup the satellite as we never every leave home without and besides the ball games were on, and we always want to watch the CBC news.
Good night folks. The Games begin tomorrow ( Monday ) and we drew the late games which is just fine with me.
These games have grown to 25 different Sports for both Senior men and women. The Games are spread over 2 weeks in Oct and attract in excess of 10, 000 athletes ( I guess Bridge would be more like participates than Athletic ) from 56 different countries. As a point of interest, in our division which is 70 + there were 42 Teams and 11 of them were from Canada and since the USA is 10 time our size we were well represented.
St. Geo, UT is approxi 2000KM from Medicine Hat or Calgary, depending on your start point. Therefore the aim is to reach Idaho Falls, ID the 1st day out, before dark and it is a 12 hour drive with 2 fuel stops. There is a friendly Wal-Mart waiting for us to camp for the evening and as usual we spend 50.00 for groceries, chips and Beer. A case of 30 "Bud " is only 15.00 so it is a bargin even if you don't drink it all, which is unlikely.
We started this trip from Todd's place in Okotoks and it is 3 hours to the Border where we stop to pick up the 2 Perverbal bottle of Crown Royal for 19.00 each. From here we move to the US Customs and this time the Customs Officer was quite friendly and the Q and A only lasted about 2 min.
We are now on I-15 and it will take us to St. Geo, thru Great Falls, Helena , Dillion and then to Idaho Falls. We do leave I-15 at Boulder, MT for 100 miles to go around the mountains at Butte. I don't like Mountains and the curves in the roads at this time of year as they can be "greasey ". As per our schedule, we arrived in Idaho Falls at 6:30 PM. We have done this trip 10 times , twice a year so it is getting pretty boring but there is no other route to travel.
The next morning we topped up the fuel tank for the 3 rd time at 100.00 a copy and headed for St. Geo knowning that we would arr around 5 PM , depending on our Pit Stops. We always stop for lunch at the Cracker Barrel south of Salt Lake City. Talk about " Creakers of Habit", that's us.
I believe the Inter State thru UT is reconstructing every bridge and paving every road and or highway. The must have a massive spending spree on roads which leads to very slow moving traffic in many areas.
We pulled into St. Geo and the " Temple View " camp site at 5:30 just as they were closing so they gave me my site number and said to sign in tomorrow. The name Temple View is so called , because you can plainly see the huge Morman Temple from the camp ground. Did I mention the camp site was own and operated by the Mormans... surprize surprize. After we got setup which takes us about 1/2 hour, mainly because we are now Pro's after all these years. Also two unlookers ( there is always Onlookers to supervise your Parking ability ) at my ability to back in with very little difficulty. Carroll and I have it down to a Science but I took the credit anyway. ha ha.
After the setup completed we had to report to the Dixie Center to sign in because nobody can participate until they have sign in and rec there " Bar Coded " card. First you line up behind letter of your last name but there was no one ahead of me so that was quick. Then they check you drivers licence to comfirm you age and Name. Then you move to another room to pickup your " goodie" bag and the Tee shirt that comes with the 70.00 enter fee. I now have ten , $70.00 shirts in my closet with the words " Huntsman Senior Games " embroidered on the pocket. That and 79 cents will get me a Seniors coffee at MacDonalds.
Now for the " coup de Grace" we move to the room where all the money is spent or made, depending on which side of the table you are on. This room as every style of Sweater, Jacket, Tee shirt, hat, coffee mug ( you get the picture ) With the words " Huntsman World Senior Games" on every item, that all seniors need and they don't give them away either. I purchased a 15.00 hat mainly because I only brought my ball cap and besides a Huntsman hat is more noticable.
Now, back to the RV to setup the satellite as we never every leave home without and besides the ball games were on, and we always want to watch the CBC news.
Good night folks. The Games begin tomorrow ( Monday ) and we drew the late games which is just fine with me.
Sunday, 16 October 2011
Last Day with the Twins
Friday; 7 th Oct. This is the last day for the Twins to get the Royal treatment from G/ma and G/Pa because Mom and Dad return home later this evening and it will be back to normal. So, what will we do today... Of course we will take the Twins swimming to the Wave Pool in Calgary because they love the pool and especially the slides. So off we go for the 1 hour ride to the Pool( Todd live on an arcerage 1/2 hour outside of Calgary ) and before we are 1 km down the the Twins are sound asleep but we have seen this " Movie " before and once they hit the pool they will be raring to go.
The pool prices are very reasonable ; 2.50 for kids under 5 yrs and 5.00 for us old folks. Once we hit the pool the Twins want to go directly to the slides. We started on a little slide with one 90 degree curve but that wasn't challenging enough , especially for Megan the Daredevil. She spotted the higher slide with a 380 degree corkscrew turn . While I started to read the Rules " which said you must be 42 inches tall to ride alone " she was gone. I kind of panic and holler down to Carroll to catch her assuming she would take on some water when she hit the bottom. While Carroll and I were holler back and forth, Megan comes shooting out the bottom, laughing all the way saying " That was Fun" . Quinn was not so sure about going alone, at least for the first time so I went with him as did most parent with there young kids. But after that , both Kids had to go it alone so I stood at the top to make sure the "Big " kids did not jump the cue and Carroll stayed at the bottom to retrieve them as the exited the slide as the big kids came out quite fast.
After 20 or so Runs the Twins now wanted a bigger challenge but this slide require G/Pa ( definitely not G/Ma ) to go with them as there was a 4 ft pool at the landing. Since we had to climb about 50 steps I limit this excises to 3 times each. I did mention that i was 70 yrs old but I'm sure that fell on deaf ears or maybe they just did care. Anyway I was too tired to climb anymore stairs to the slides so we convinced the Twins that "they" wanted to play in the Kiddie pool so we could rest.
After 1 1/2 hours or so in the pool we decided to go....but convincing the Twins was another matter. So we use another , well used "Ploy" called MacDonald's . They could play and we could have a coffee and get so rest. As soon as we mentioned MacDonald's they start to holler , Donalds, Donalds, we want Donalds. Apparently they are now using this familar phase with Mom and Dad and of course it is Grandma and Grandpa fault. ha ha. So off to the "Golden Arches " we go and we let them play for about hour with a few minutes of rest to eat some chicken McNuggets and Fries. Apparently that is the main food Group at Macdonald's.
Now, the day is done and we head home for supper and hopefully, early to bed for the tired Twins . After Grandma read a few books, they laid down to sleep, but we could hear them talking for about 15 minutes, then all was quiet. About an hour latter I decide to check in on the Twins and there was Quinn sound asleep in bed with Megan and she was hugging a big doll. Quinn was actually only half in the bed so I move him into his own bed but he was too tired to even move.
Now, we would sit and wait for Mom, Dad, Emily and Rhett to return home from their trip to Disney World.
Carroll and I left at 6:20 Sat morning for St. Geo , UT to the Huntsman World Senior games where the weather was gorgerous. We sure did enjoy the Twins even if the did tire us out.
The pool prices are very reasonable ; 2.50 for kids under 5 yrs and 5.00 for us old folks. Once we hit the pool the Twins want to go directly to the slides. We started on a little slide with one 90 degree curve but that wasn't challenging enough , especially for Megan the Daredevil. She spotted the higher slide with a 380 degree corkscrew turn . While I started to read the Rules " which said you must be 42 inches tall to ride alone " she was gone. I kind of panic and holler down to Carroll to catch her assuming she would take on some water when she hit the bottom. While Carroll and I were holler back and forth, Megan comes shooting out the bottom, laughing all the way saying " That was Fun" . Quinn was not so sure about going alone, at least for the first time so I went with him as did most parent with there young kids. But after that , both Kids had to go it alone so I stood at the top to make sure the "Big " kids did not jump the cue and Carroll stayed at the bottom to retrieve them as the exited the slide as the big kids came out quite fast.
After 20 or so Runs the Twins now wanted a bigger challenge but this slide require G/Pa ( definitely not G/Ma ) to go with them as there was a 4 ft pool at the landing. Since we had to climb about 50 steps I limit this excises to 3 times each. I did mention that i was 70 yrs old but I'm sure that fell on deaf ears or maybe they just did care. Anyway I was too tired to climb anymore stairs to the slides so we convinced the Twins that "they" wanted to play in the Kiddie pool so we could rest.
After 1 1/2 hours or so in the pool we decided to go....but convincing the Twins was another matter. So we use another , well used "Ploy" called MacDonald's . They could play and we could have a coffee and get so rest. As soon as we mentioned MacDonald's they start to holler , Donalds, Donalds, we want Donalds. Apparently they are now using this familar phase with Mom and Dad and of course it is Grandma and Grandpa fault. ha ha. So off to the "Golden Arches " we go and we let them play for about hour with a few minutes of rest to eat some chicken McNuggets and Fries. Apparently that is the main food Group at Macdonald's.
Now, the day is done and we head home for supper and hopefully, early to bed for the tired Twins . After Grandma read a few books, they laid down to sleep, but we could hear them talking for about 15 minutes, then all was quiet. About an hour latter I decide to check in on the Twins and there was Quinn sound asleep in bed with Megan and she was hugging a big doll. Quinn was actually only half in the bed so I move him into his own bed but he was too tired to even move.
Now, we would sit and wait for Mom, Dad, Emily and Rhett to return home from their trip to Disney World.
Carroll and I left at 6:20 Sat morning for St. Geo , UT to the Huntsman World Senior games where the weather was gorgerous. We sure did enjoy the Twins even if the did tire us out.
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Last two Days with the Twins
Thursday was a terrible day weather wise as it had been raining steady for over 24 hours so the Twins and the "sitters " where restricted to the house. That meant Grandma and Marjore would be inandated with continuois request to watch TV or read a book or can I have a popsicle. I, on the other hand found some patch and painting that needed to be done so, out to garage I go to find the tools and the paint and Patch material. Grandma decided that the Twins would enjoy riding their Quads around the garage since it was raining outside. Now, Todd does have a 3 car garage but anyone knows a 3 car will hold 2 car at best but mostly there is only space one car. In Todd's garage that is even questionable at times.
In order to make a path for the Quads to circumvent the garage I had to clear a path by moving all sorts of bikes, carts, boxes, ladders and even the work bench. I then ask Quinn to do a "dry run" so could make sure they would not hit anything. I might as well talked to the wall because Quinn only knows one speed which is to put the accelerator to the floor. Althought his Quad has a speed limit of 5 KMH, that may look slow when he is driving around the 1 acre yard, but it is "Indy " speed when he is navigating around the obstacles in a 3 car garage.
Shorty thereafter, Grandma decided Quinn was hungry so she bought him a sandwich right out to the "Track" . Quinn would take a bite out of the sandwich , then do one lap, then take another bite and do another lap until the sandwich was gone.
By this time I had found all the tools and material I needed so I proceded to the house to do all the nec repairs. By this time the Twins were tired of the Quads so the decided to help me. That's were Grandma came to my rescue and took the Twins away so I could paint without their help.
After I finished the repairs we decide to take the Twins for a ride to Calgary and we also took the recycle material to the Bins which i might add where filled to the brim. Then we took the Twins to Boston Pizza for supper. After supper we were driving by MacDonald's and the Twins started to holler Donald's; Donald's so we knew that wanted to hit the playhouse in MacDonald's so we turn in so they could play for a 1/2 hour or so. Besides , this is a good way to tire them out so the would be ready bed when we got the home. Now the day is done and the twins when quietly to bed
In order to make a path for the Quads to circumvent the garage I had to clear a path by moving all sorts of bikes, carts, boxes, ladders and even the work bench. I then ask Quinn to do a "dry run" so could make sure they would not hit anything. I might as well talked to the wall because Quinn only knows one speed which is to put the accelerator to the floor. Althought his Quad has a speed limit of 5 KMH, that may look slow when he is driving around the 1 acre yard, but it is "Indy " speed when he is navigating around the obstacles in a 3 car garage.
Shorty thereafter, Grandma decided Quinn was hungry so she bought him a sandwich right out to the "Track" . Quinn would take a bite out of the sandwich , then do one lap, then take another bite and do another lap until the sandwich was gone.
By this time I had found all the tools and material I needed so I proceded to the house to do all the nec repairs. By this time the Twins were tired of the Quads so the decided to help me. That's were Grandma came to my rescue and took the Twins away so I could paint without their help.
After I finished the repairs we decide to take the Twins for a ride to Calgary and we also took the recycle material to the Bins which i might add where filled to the brim. Then we took the Twins to Boston Pizza for supper. After supper we were driving by MacDonald's and the Twins started to holler Donald's; Donald's so we knew that wanted to hit the playhouse in MacDonald's so we turn in so they could play for a 1/2 hour or so. Besides , this is a good way to tire them out so the would be ready bed when we got the home. Now the day is done and the twins when quietly to bed
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Taming the Twins/ Household chores
All is going well with the Twins and our abilty ( mostly Carroll's ) to look after them. I had heard that 2 yr olds are called the Terrible Twos' but Megan and Quinn do not fit that Mold at all. However, I will concede they are active and mobile.
When ask to pick up there toys or finish eating they have a hearing problem but mention DQ or Mac D's slightly above a wispher and the hearing returns immediately.
I'm surprised, althought I probably should not be, at how easily they can handle the Battery powered Quads. Quinn like to ride on Rhett's quad as it has a "Turbo Boast " control when you need extra power. I had to smile the other day when Quinn had rode the quad around the lawn until it was losing power and when he got to a small hill he go off and pushed it to the paved driveway because he knew it would have enough power to get him back to the garage. My daily chore is to make sure the batteries are charged every evening.
We did stop at Mac D's twice so they could play in the " Playland " while Carroll and I sipped on a cool, Seniors coffee. I think they have a separate pot of coffee for us Seniors that is stale just to pay us back for asking for the Seniors price.
About a month ago I stopped at a Mac D's to pick up 2 " Senior's "coffees to go and the older, probably even a senior cashier said I should have brought my wife into the the store so she could be sure that the coffee was actually for a senior. I reply that i didn't realize we had to prove our age for .79 cent coffee. If there had been a Tim's near by, I would have walked out.
Whenever Carroll thinks I bored (at todd's place ) or thinks I'm watching too much BNN business news she tries to find a job for me, which is not hard to find here. Well, yesterday she ask me to check out the reason the kitchen fawcet had very little pressure as it was driving her crazy. Actually the problem has been around for quite a while but like me, Todd has been avoiding it since it has not reached the top of the priority list yet. I did see a new Kitchen Fawcet in the garage so I decide to see if i could install then in my spare time, as if I did not have any spare time. Actually, installing the Fawcets is not big problem... it is cleaning out and all the " crap " under the sink, like several empty jars, cultery that has been lost for years, empty containers that have no business being there and disassembling a self opening gabage can that opens when you open the cupboard door. Finally, I disconnect the old fawcets, and thankfully , when they built the house a few years ago , the plumber installed shutoff valves on each water. line . Then I got the new fawcet which was a perfect match; like when does thsat every happen. First I hid the direction so Carroll couldn't read them to me as usually happens. How hard can it be to disconnect 2 water lines and a large retaining nut the holds the fawcet to the counter top. The fawcet was installed quickly and both Carroll and Marjore ( the Nanny ) are very please to have adquate water pressure again. Half of the stuff that was under the sink is now garbage and there is now room for more stuff that doesn't need to be there.
Just when I was ready to watch a few ball games, actually there is 4 on this day, Carroll informs me that the dish washer has a "fault" light flashing it won't work. Luckly for me I don't know much about dishwashers, especially those that have 27 buttons and flashing lights so I delay that jof until tomorrow.
When ask to pick up there toys or finish eating they have a hearing problem but mention DQ or Mac D's slightly above a wispher and the hearing returns immediately.
I'm surprised, althought I probably should not be, at how easily they can handle the Battery powered Quads. Quinn like to ride on Rhett's quad as it has a "Turbo Boast " control when you need extra power. I had to smile the other day when Quinn had rode the quad around the lawn until it was losing power and when he got to a small hill he go off and pushed it to the paved driveway because he knew it would have enough power to get him back to the garage. My daily chore is to make sure the batteries are charged every evening.
We did stop at Mac D's twice so they could play in the " Playland " while Carroll and I sipped on a cool, Seniors coffee. I think they have a separate pot of coffee for us Seniors that is stale just to pay us back for asking for the Seniors price.
About a month ago I stopped at a Mac D's to pick up 2 " Senior's "coffees to go and the older, probably even a senior cashier said I should have brought my wife into the the store so she could be sure that the coffee was actually for a senior. I reply that i didn't realize we had to prove our age for .79 cent coffee. If there had been a Tim's near by, I would have walked out.
Whenever Carroll thinks I bored (at todd's place ) or thinks I'm watching too much BNN business news she tries to find a job for me, which is not hard to find here. Well, yesterday she ask me to check out the reason the kitchen fawcet had very little pressure as it was driving her crazy. Actually the problem has been around for quite a while but like me, Todd has been avoiding it since it has not reached the top of the priority list yet. I did see a new Kitchen Fawcet in the garage so I decide to see if i could install then in my spare time, as if I did not have any spare time. Actually, installing the Fawcets is not big problem... it is cleaning out and all the " crap " under the sink, like several empty jars, cultery that has been lost for years, empty containers that have no business being there and disassembling a self opening gabage can that opens when you open the cupboard door. Finally, I disconnect the old fawcets, and thankfully , when they built the house a few years ago , the plumber installed shutoff valves on each water. line . Then I got the new fawcet which was a perfect match; like when does thsat every happen. First I hid the direction so Carroll couldn't read them to me as usually happens. How hard can it be to disconnect 2 water lines and a large retaining nut the holds the fawcet to the counter top. The fawcet was installed quickly and both Carroll and Marjore ( the Nanny ) are very please to have adquate water pressure again. Half of the stuff that was under the sink is now garbage and there is now room for more stuff that doesn't need to be there.
Just when I was ready to watch a few ball games, actually there is 4 on this day, Carroll informs me that the dish washer has a "fault" light flashing it won't work. Luckly for me I don't know much about dishwashers, especially those that have 27 buttons and flashing lights so I delay that jof until tomorrow.
Friday, 30 September 2011
First Blog of the Season
I'm starting this blog from Todd's place outside of Okotoks,AB as Carroll and I ( mostly Carroll) are babysitting the 2 1/2 yr old twins, Quinn and Megan, while the rest of the clan, Todd,Yvonne, Emily and Rhett are at Disney World and other areas of Florida for a week. Luckily for us the Nanny will ride "shotgun" on the Twins from Mon to Thurs during the day.
We have several errors to run this week , like buying some Christmas gifts , as we leave for South Africa on the 25 th Oct. and surely will not send anything from there. We also have to visit the GPS store to get a chip for our GPS for South Africa. Getting lost in a strange country just happens to be my "strong suite "so the chip could bale us out if need be.
We actually left home on Thursday complete with our RV as we are leaving directly from Todd's place, for St. Geo , UT as I will be playing ball in there on the 10 th Oct. St. Geo is a good two days drive from here.
Our House Sitter moved in on Friday. Someone's bad luck is sometimes someone's good Luck. Our House sitter is our neighbour who lost her house in a fire about 1 1/2 months ago and she needed a place to stay and we needed a house sitter. We know our house will be well looked after, while we are away.
sitter
We have several errors to run this week , like buying some Christmas gifts , as we leave for South Africa on the 25 th Oct. and surely will not send anything from there. We also have to visit the GPS store to get a chip for our GPS for South Africa. Getting lost in a strange country just happens to be my "strong suite "so the chip could bale us out if need be.
We actually left home on Thursday complete with our RV as we are leaving directly from Todd's place, for St. Geo , UT as I will be playing ball in there on the 10 th Oct. St. Geo is a good two days drive from here.
Our House Sitter moved in on Friday. Someone's bad luck is sometimes someone's good Luck. Our House sitter is our neighbour who lost her house in a fire about 1 1/2 months ago and she needed a place to stay and we needed a house sitter. We know our house will be well looked after, while we are away.
sitter
Monday, 5 September 2011
Finally in English
Hello to all: My good friend Keith, who help me to set up this Blog has now walked me thru the Blog to get all the info in English vice Spanish. I'm not sure if anyone can "comment " yet but I think it too has been implement so give it a try. cheers. tom
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