It has been a while since the last post, but not a whole lot of interesting shenanigans has occurred so this will be a really really really short update. We have spent the better part of the last 3+ months in the socialist state of Kalifornia, tending to some routine medical issues and helping take care of Jeanne’s mom. We finally decided to up-anchor and flee the state again. Not all of our stay in Kalifornia was consumed by healthcare tedium. While in Redding we happened upon a small car show at the Elk’s Lodge, “Runnin’ On Empty” and got the opportunity to check out some fine rides all gussied up by their owners (it actually shamed me into giving Rosie a good wash & wax while parked at Jeanne’s brother David’s house.)
In our runs back to Santa Rosa (our hub of medical care providers), we also managed to attend our grandson Max’s little league game. I’m about fed up with watching the youth of our country be forced to wear face diapers while participating OUTDOORS in youth sports! Our daughter Jenn told us that it is so bad, neighbors have actually taken photos of the game days where players and attendees were not wearing masks, then sent the photos into the league with complaints. A definite sad state of affairs…
This past week was our grand finale this time around with all three grandkids. We grabbed 5 days at the Jellystone RV Resort (Tower Park) in the Terminous area of Lodi, CA and the first two days Max & his mom came over from Santa Rosa and stayed with us. It was the Mayday weekend and the place was absolutely packed! But Max (9 years old) had fun anyways. The park has a very large pool and water park type area as well as other typical activities for the kids like the bounce pillow, basketball court, monkey bar play areas, lazer tag, mini-golf and gem mining to name a few. After we tried (unsuccessfully) to wear Max out, we met our son Chad and picked up our granddaughters Hailey (5 years old) and Ellie (3 years old) to try to do the same to them. They got the experience of being there midweek, offseason, and nearly deserted. Alas, we failed to wear the two girls out also. The only downfall during our stay is that every day but one we felt like we were in a huge wind/dust storm.
Jellystone Park in our rear-view, we returned Hailey & Ellie to Chad & Crissy, then began our trek out of state. We are aiming for South Dakota for now, but nothing is ever set in stone, which is exactly the way we like it. So that has us caught up for now, hoping to start making memories by the truckload so I can begin boring you out of your minds, er, uh, I mean keep you updated more frequently. Until next post…