Oregon

well I am back in Oregon, I can't explain how good it is to see a pine tree, a fir tree and a juniper tree. I love the smells, I want to just stick my head outside and breathe. Whoops, way to cold out there for that, it was 29 degrees this morning. The snow covered mountains are beautiful! I love the Cascades and I can't quit looking at them, wish there weren't so many clouds where I could see them better.

We had wind, heavy winds, strong winds, sideways, head-on, tail winds all the way from Arizona to upper California.  Then we had light winds until just past the Oregon border and now we have a slight breeze carrying all those wonderful smells of pine trees my way, sagebrush, juniper trees, oh how I love the smell of home.

My daughters are planning a big surprise for my mom and part of a surprise for me so we can't get to Madras before noon when they are ready so we are goofing around this morning.

My shoulders, arms, thumbs and neck are still sore and stiff from fighting this big long rig in all those strong winds but they feel much better this morning then they did yesterday.

As excited as I was when I saw the sign "Welcome to Oregon" I can only imagine how the excitement will mount as I get even closer to home

be safe everyone

Sunshine is back

The sunshine is back!  I don't know if it will last all day but it is back this morning. It was cold last night and the furnace kicked in several times.

I am waiting to see if they call about the Jeep. Maybe tomorrow or the next day we can head for Oregon. Keep your fingers crossed.

weird weather

Blizzard conditions in Arizona and 82 degrees in Minnesota, now what is wrong with this picture? We have had rain, wind, hail here and the hills around here have snow and some parts got 30inches of snow.

Be safe everyone

Marriage

Today my big brother gets married and I am broke down in Arizona. I wish him the best. He is marrying his best friend of the last 10 years. I wish him the best. Hugs across the miles.

It rained last night, it rained hard but did not hit with force so it did not sound like I was inside a drum in fact it was quite relaxing. It settled the dust and I bet it makes a lot of the cactus bloom.

Have a great day and be safe

I think it is going to rain this weekend

Woke up this morning to cloudy skies and warm.  It is suppose to rain which will be cool because it will settle the dust and make all the cactus that is budding to bloom. I have so many that are real near blooming and I am sure this will make them come alive. I am excited on both accounts. It is suppose to be windy too and that I am not looking forward to.

They say a thunderstorm is coming tomorrow too...I am curious as to how bad that will be. I have heard they have some really awesome storms down here.

The birds and rabbits were everywhere this morning. I actually got to take some photos again. One little bird was getting stuff for a nest.  There were 5 little rabbits at once in the yard.

I am going to go see if I got any good photos and if I did I will post them.  Everyone have a safe and fun day

banks suck sometimes

Yucky so far today, something will go right today, I swear it will.  After all the problems we have had this last month I am so ready to go home and not go anywhere!!!!

Went to use my credit card which has 16,000 credit limit on it and nothing on it, paid in full last month and they would not take it at WalMart....called the bank....finally got it straightened out..Man what a pain in the neck. Did some yelling today and I am in a rotten mood. I need to go to the boonies and have a talk with God about my attitude and I will as soon as I get the Jeep going. I might just go spend several days in the boonies when I get home and only come home to sleep....lol  I need a long attitude adjustment time....Not really, I will be fine I just was embarrassed and mad but it is taken care of now so I need to get over it.

Got the motorhome all pre tripped to go home again, now all I need is a phone call saying come get your Jeep. Well I might still not come home for a few days, wind storms predicted all the way the next 3 days and then snow from northern California at night and cold at night. We will see. I sure don't want really strong winds.  We have until the 23rd before our rent here comes due again.

Have a great day and be safe

sunny exciting day

Today is exciting...I might have a Jeep tomorrow or Monday.

Problem day as I need to go to get our meds in Parker if Jeep is not going to be done in the am. Waiting for 10 to call and find out if they know  yet.  I would have someone pick them up when they go to Parker tomorrow but need to use credit card as I don't have that much cash left and they shut my card off as someone tried to use the number in New York to get a hotel room so I can't go to cash machine.  Oh the problems of being out of town. It is amazing what problems arise when you don't have a car. If the price of gas was not so high I would just drive the motor home but 100 miles in the RV is expensive.

The school bus wreck in the US today with over 24 on the bus. A semi crossed the line and hit them almost head on....How sad but at least it wasn't like Switzerland so far most of the kids anyway have lived. No reports of any deaths to the kids, wish I could say the same thing for the adults.  Pray for all

bad Jeep news

Well the insurance company will not pay for Jeep, they said they have to have some physical evidence that I hit something to be able to pay. Your word is useless anymore. Oh well life goes on. this has been an expensive winter trip to Arizona for us and will effect our summer plans that is for sure.

In the 80's yesterday and again today and snow at home.  They said a winter storm was coming in this weekend and the temps will drop significantly, yep down the the high 60's...lol  that to me is not a winter storm, that is a summer storm.

They are working on the Jeep and they are trying to get it done by Friday but it might be next week but at least we have a estimate of when we can go home. Since it will be within a week we are going to wait for it and take it with us. Hope it does not do this again on the way home, it it does I am shoving it off a cliff....lol  Or at least running it into a pole....I love my Jeep and I want it to be ok.

The dealership fought for us and the claims adjuster had to take it to her boss but I still lost. Why do we pay insurance.  We have had that insurance for years with only one claim on a wind damage that ripped the sun visor off...I got my license the day I turned 16 and was insured by this company. The 27 years I was married I had a different insurance from 1964 to 2001 then back to this insurance since 2001.  We have our house, RV, horse trailer, pickup, car, motorcycle, Jeep, place all on that policy and we have paid for years and years and no claims. My driving record is totally clean, and I finally have a claim and they say "nope", we need proof that it actually happened that way......................gggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr to

Well life goes on and so do I.  I am going to concentrate on the fact I get to go home!!  I get to see my kids, my horses, my friends, my mountains, my sagebrush, my juniper, my cats and on and on...I am so excited

Sunny in Salome

I look at the photos of Oregon, snow west of the mountains too, even the coast. One friend posted pictures of 5" of snow in one night. Guess I am glad I am broke down here in the sunshine.

It is hard to be grounded. I am going to make up my mind tonight on if I am leaving Jeep here and going home and getting Jeep whenever they make up their minds. Larry Green Auto is fantastic, the Jeep dealership, they said to go ahead and do whatever I needed to do and they will fax me stuff or do whatever I need to be able to finish this from Oregon. They said they will release the Jeep to my daughter to pickup if that is what I want too. I love Larry Green Auto, wish they were in Oregon I would probably deal with them for all car purchases, great friendly helpful group of people. Wish I could say as much for the after market warranty or the car insurance but I might be saying "they were great just slow"...lol

Have a great day

Good news this morning but isn't about the Jeep

My daughter who had pneumonia fever is gone this morning and she is better. Great news!

Also found out someone who is very dear to me is getting married next week. They aren't telling anyone yet but it sure is exciting news.

Yesterday I was suppose to think of a project but did nothing but goof off the whole day, played on Facebook games, visited the neighbors, took a nap, read...yep that is all so I really don't have any news this morning.

If I can't find a doctor to take care of moms problem I am going to have to leave the Jeep here and head for Oregon and either come back and get Jeep or let my daughter drive it to Madras and fly back to Phoenix. So I might have some news about the Jeep, does it go to Oregon or get left here.......

Have a safe day filled with love and laughter

Bath day

I just love having dogs when it is bath day time. I must admit my little Paco was a whole lot better then he has ever been before. Freckles ears were dirtier then the whole rest of his body but he is always so good in the bath. YoYo was a good boy. It is impossible to bathe Hank right without lots of water pressure or a big tub, that double hair of the Aussie the water just runs right off him even when I scrub but he was by far the cleanest of all because I think the dirt can't get through all that hair either.

Gets harder every day to sit in this motor home with no car to go anywhere. The cactus in the desert are starting to bloom, people are talking about seeing big horned sheep etc and here I set with the boob tube to look at. I am thankful that I do have a boob tube where I have something to stare at but the walls.

Not quite sure what my project for the day will be, maybe I will clean out and organize the big outside cabinet.

Have a great day and be safe

Yesterday

I did not accomplish much of anything yesterday.  The neighbors dog got into the cactus and got it in his leg then he tried to pull them out with his mouth and got his mouth full.  We held him and pulled them all out again. OUCH! I hope he learned a lesson. Some dogs get a porcupine and then leave them alone, some get a porcupine and try their best to bite and kill any they see after that.  He is a Beagle and has that howl instead of a bark, you always know when it is him that is barking. I am sure it is quite a week for him since he just got here from Montana.

Just waiting to see what today brings, so far sunshine and no wind. It was so nice at 6:30 when I took the dogs out so I think it might get hot. I can't believe it is time to spring ahead and I am still in Arizona and can't go look at all the cactus and animals. Hopefully Jeep will be done soon or at least the insurance company say they are paying for it..

A friend of mine posted on Facebook about two different gun incidents at small schools in Eastern Oregon. Sure is scary and I sure hope that parents start getting involved in their kids lives. It can happen anywhere at anytime. It is a parental society issue not a gun issue. We all had guns in our cars growing up as we were farm kids and no one got shot or even threatened with one.

Have a great safe day

Good Morning with no wind

The wind quit about 9:05 last night and by 9:07 I think I was asleep and boy I slept like a log all night. I did not want to get up this am as I wanted to hit the snooze alarm and go back to sleep but mom won't let me hit her dogs so I got up....

You don't know how good it is to walk on a floor that does not rock and roll unless you have been on the ocean. It was warmer this morning too without the wind. I did not freeze when I took the dogs out. Yesterday was warm out of the wind but that wind was COLD.

Going to spend the day hoping for a phone call saying "ok we are taking care of the Jeep and you can pick it up next Wednesday". See I am getting specific about my hopes...maybe that will help.  Either way we will take care of what needs taking care of and be on our way to Oregon. I have to get home in time to do my taxes.. maybe the government will give me enough to pay for my Jeep...ha ha. I am not poor enough for the government to help me but I might be after I pay for the Jeep...

Have a great day and remember to count your blessings as it will help you get through those rough times  Stay safe and have a safe and fun day filled with love and hugs

When the wind blows, it blows hard

Holy cow the wind blew last night. I was afraid it was going to rip the covers off the slides or ruin them. This RV was a rolling around like a ship on the sea again but it came from a different directions and was really doing a number on the slides so I put them in.  that means I sleep on the couch without it being made down or in the recliner chair.  Sleep, yeah right with the wind rolling us around and sounding like it was tearing half the neighborhood apart. No sleep. Today every time I tried to take a nap the phone would ring or the dog would want out so no nap either.  I am so tired my eyes do not want to read at all.

The wind went away around 4 and I was thinking I could not believe how quiet it was and then BOOM here it comes again, we are rocking and rolling again but doesn't sound like it is tearing the slides off yet.  No wind advisories so hopefully it will shut up when the sun goes down as I really want to sleep tonight.

I did not hear from the insurance company today and neither did the dealer so I guess no word is a good word...right????  I tried to call them but just got a recording and no one called me back yet, maybe tomorrow morning.

I want to go home!  Do you think it has to do with the fact I can't go home that I want to so bad???? I think it does

Friend from the past

Had a visitor today from Madras that I had not seen since the 60's and we had a blast visiting and catching up on everyone we had seen.

Wind Advisory

We have a wind and blowing sand advisory today. Suppose to have gusts up to 60 miles per hour. I sure hope it comes from the right direction or I am going to have to put in my slides and then it is a small area in here. I think it is funny cause we did fine in a shorter motor home with no slides for years but now we have got used to this one with the 3 slides we think we are mistreated if we have to close them....I will be happy as long as nothing gets damaged.

My friends cousin got here from Montana yesterday. Gee they waited for winter to be over and then came down..lol  Nice people and they added a beagle to our mixture of dogs. At least when someone has dogs they don't get as mad at yours if it barks or gets away and poops somewhere it shouldn't.  I had my trusty one at the neighbors the other day and all of a sudden he squats and BOOM. I had no bags with me so I had to walk home and get the bags and then walk back and clean it up..Good exercise. I think that is why people with dogs live longer is because they keep you active and give you lots of love.

Have a great day

Tired of hearing today is the day

I waited all day for that call and it never came. Just before closing I called the dealership to see if the claims adjuster even showed up. They said he was there early this morning and said they would hear by closing time. Well they never heard again so I called the number for info on your claim at my insurance company and guess what the lady doing my claim won't even be in the office until sometime today...........grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr  so it is another day waiting at the phone.  Come on people, I need to go home, my mom already missed her doctors appointment, we need to get home

Today is the day

Today is the day the claims adjuster is suppose to be here to see the Jeep and then maybe I will know something and can start working on getting home. Being broke down is not fun in more ways then one. We have got so used to having a car being without one is not fun. I should have tried to get my bicycle off the rack and into the motor home where I had some kind of wheels. It is 50 miles to a grocery store or WalMart of anything here and it is 4 or 5 miles to the little 7-11 store her in Salome. Another problem when you like the boonies...lol

Sure put the wrench in the plans we had for a week ago. I am so afraid that it is going to be so long before I get to go home that the plans are not going to work at all...so is life. We are all healthy and have a place to stay which is more then most people who break down for weeks have.

I want to tell the insurance company, who cares what happened just fix my Jeep, I mean come on if I run a stop sign and run into something it is my fault and they fix it, if a rock falls on my car they fix it, if I fall asleep they fix it, if a deer runs out in front of me they fix it, if a drunk hits me they fix it. Fix it and then we will figure out what happened. I want to go home. I really need to be there at least one week before spring break and mom is already weeks past her doctors appointment.

Ok enough whining, got a friend that might come by today and I am waiting for a phone call finally so it is a good day. God bless and be safe

Good morning sunshine

woke up to a beautiful morning. Sounds like it is sunny and beautiful in Oregon to.  I did not sleep well last night, suppose to know something about the Jeep  Monday so I was spending the night thinking of all the alternatives and what we would do with each one...and then the blasted dogs got up at 6....ggrrrrrrrrrr

Had fun last night we went to dinner with some friends down at KOFA cafe between hope and Brenda and it was good. We even had banana splits for dessert. Yummy, been a long time since I have had ice cream and I am an ice cream lover so it was a real treat.

One of the couples that came was friends of my friend and are from Maine. He has a great sense of humor and an accent that is darling. Did not get to talk to the wife very long but they sure seemed nice.

Watching politics this morning, oh boy, who do you believe, they all have their own stories and it is which ones benefits them not us.

Going to be a long day today and tomorrow waiting to hear about my Jeep...Man this is not the way I wanted to end our first long vacation of retirement wondering if I have to go back to work to pay for the Jeep.

Have a safe day and count your blessings. So glad to see that the tornadoes back east are gone, those poor people. Now the tornadoes are gone the scum bags start trying to get money from their pain, I hate that, these people have been through enough, leave them alone and earn your own money and give part of it to them instead of taking what others give for yourselves.

Sunshine again

Today is a sunny day with no wind, not even a breeze so far, the garage sale stuff is sitting there and we don't have to chase anything down.

I feel so sorry for all the people who have lost loved ones in the storms. I HATE tornadoes with a passion. I think of all the destruction and feel so sad and here I was whining because my Jeep was toast, these people lost their vehicles, their homes, their family heirlooms, their lives, their schools so very much worse then a Jeep that is for sure. I mean come on I still have another rig at home and yes I still have a home. How very sad. These are the people we should be helping with money etc instead of people who don't want to work.......or don't want to work at a job that pays less then what they used to make, a job is a job and then work your way back home but these people had no control over what happened to them and they will be working from scratch and they will be working at it.  My heart just bleeds for them. Then their are the non-workers who will be running scams trying to get these peoples donations...........heartless!

Enough preaching but I really feel for them and someone always takes advantage of a crisis and tries to make money for themselves out of the money donated.

Be safe and God bless, prayers and hugs for all those involved in the storms

News on Jeep will come Monday

Claims adjuster said he could not get to see the Jeep until Monday and then maybe I will know something. I just want it done and head back for Madras.

Garage sale went better then what I thought in this wind. Lots of people came and caps were a big hit. Tomorrow it is not suppose to be so windy and maybe we can put some more stuff out that won't blow away.

Friday

Today is the day I am hoping to get some final word on the Jeep, scary but hoping for the best. I LOVE that Jeep and I am afraid they will total it. Then I have to figure out how to get salvage rights etc...I just want them to fix it where I can go  home. I know for a fact I had it in neutral when I pulled out as I had my mom move where I could test it by putting it in gear and trying to go and it would not move and then I pulled it up to the motor home by myself and I have witness's so who knows.

Today is garage sale day on Colena Ave, well the only thing out for garage sale is WIND and then wind gusts that blow the tables over and nothing on any tables yet, it would just blow away if you did put stuff out there and it is suppose to last all day long so I bet tomorrow will be the only day of garage sale instead of Friday and Saturday.

I am so ready to go home. This sitting in a motor home with no car to go anywhere sucks but I am so lucky I was close enough I could come back to Salome where I have friends that will run me to the store etc and we can play games with. I am also really lucky that I fixed the TV where we have something to do. Kind of fun to have tv without having it for 4 months. It would not have been the treat it is if we would have had it all along. God works in mysterious ways as now we love watching TV.

Have a great safe day