Disneyland 2010 Family Trip

We spent a week in the LA area with my son and his family, my daughter. We did Disneyland, CA Adventure Park, Universal Studios and Medieval Times Theater. Had a most spectacular time I will say one of the best weeks of my life....

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Puerto Penasco, Mexico
Feb 2010

We came down with 12 rigs and had a ball. We did tours of taco stands, tequila factory, city tour, a dinner cruise, fishing trip, potlucks, lots of margaritas and beautiful sunsets..

Good Times.....

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Our New Years Eve Cruise to Cabo.....

We had a wonderful cruise the weather was spectacular......

Count Down to our NYE Cruise
4 night cruise to Cabo San Lucas....

Reno Rib Cook-off
2009

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The Douglas County Fair Comes to Town.......

The sun was shining it was a perfect day to go to the county fair. Lots of "fair food , 4- H displays, Gretchen Wilson concert, meeting up with old friends- could not have asked for a better day.........

Out n About on the Coast.......

Since our last post we have been wine tasting with at some very interesting winery's, we went to the chainsaw carving contest it is amazing what can be done with a chainsaw. Have seen some great wildlife and waterfalls, been on many scenic drives including a tour of covered bridges. We are very happy to report that the weather has been really great!!

Loon Lake Employee Party

We had a great afternoon on the lake BBQ'd burgers and dogs. John drove the pontoon boat and others played on the jet skis. We work with a great bunch of people this is going to be a fun summer!!

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We arrived at Loon Lake last week where we will be spending the summer season working!! John is doing maintenance and I am cooking in the lodge. Below are some pictures of the resort and it is just as beautiful as it looks.

Summer Plans-

I noticed it has been a while since I last updated. We have been back in the bay area this spring doing our yearly doctor and dental appointments and spending time with our families. Our appts are all done we got a clean bill of health and now we will be hitting the road in a couple of days. This summer we will be working at Loon Lake Lodge in Reedsport, Oregon. We have never been to the campground but from the website it sounds wonderful. John will be doing maintenance and I will be cooking in the cafe. We will be working 32 hours a week which will give us plenty of time to do some crabbing and sightseeing. I will post pictures just as soon as we get all settled in. Hope you have a wonderful summer and if your travels take you to Oregon please look us up!!

We spent Easter weekend in Reno with my daughter, son & his family, sister & her boyfriend and her two wonderful daughters and her soon to be son in law. The Wii game was a big hit on Saturday night and of course the red bull! This will definitely be an Easter to remember!!! Thanks to all of you for a wonderful time!!! We have got to do the family vacation soon !!! LOL

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Our Two Week Cruise to Hawaii

We boarded the ship with 6 other boomer couples for a two week cruise to the Hawaiian Islands, in spite of rough seas and 40 mile hour winds, sea sickness, then an out break of Norovirus we had a great time!! Only possible with boomer attitudes.... Would we do it again- IN A HEART BEAT!!
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Aloha....

What a way to break in a new car!!!

John had a blast- I was very scared, but it was fun- For more pictures of our adventure http://picasaweb.google.com/jcrobnik/Q2009#

Here is our New Ride......

2008 Jeep Liberty

Our poor little Honda CR-V had major issues and with 150,000 miles on her we decided it was time to replace rather than repair.

We are in Quartzite out in the desert enjoying some terrific warm weather. Next week we will leave Q and head over to Temecula, CA for some RV repairs, then on the San Diego until we leave for our cruise to Hawaii the end of February.

Hello From NEW YORK CITY

What a wonderful week we had. It was an absolute blast to spend this time with my daughter!!
New Years Eve in Times Square was unbelievable to hear a million people scream out Happy New Year is in describable!! It has to be heard to believe it!!

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Tree Selling Season is Over........
New York City here I come.........

Our tree selling season is over and was a huge success!! We beat our last years numbers and we are very pleased. We had a great group of employees and are just about complete with tear down and then.... Stephanie (my daughter) and I have decided to take a winter holiday together and New York City was our choice. We leave on Christmas Day and will return January 1.
Our plan is to be in Times Square for NYE.

Happy New Year
see ya in 09

Another Season Begins......

We had a very successful opening day. All of our employees we had last year came back and brought their friends this year!! This makes our job much easier. John has been very busy flocking trees. He had an order to flock 12 trees on Tuesday, it takes him about 45 min from start to finish for each tree. Below are some pictures of him with his masterpieces.

John and I Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

See ya next Year!!!

We are back in the bay area after a 10,000 mile trip this summer. We enjoyed the Maritimes glad we did it and have no plans to do it again. While the folks we met in Canada we very nice, and the scenery was spectacular, and Tattoo was more awesome than I could imagine, and Peggys Cove was one of my favs. Canada is extremely expensive and after a while it really starts to take its toll on your pocketbook we paid about $6.50 a gal for diesel, the campgrounds are very expensive, our dollar was at par with the Canadian dollar then the taxes WOW 14 to 16%- so as an American I vow to NEVER complain about our taxes again!! To sum it all up its a once in a lifetime experience and I was happy to experience it and very glad to back in the USA!!!!

We are getting ready to do the Christmas tree lot thing we have been doing for the past several years. Next year we are doing a 2 week cruise to Hawaii then our plans are to stay west next summer. Hope your Summer was all it could be!!

In Memory of Wayne Mayfield

Stephanie, my daughters finance passed away suddenly in his sleep on Sunday, August 17, 2008. Wayne was only 37 years old and left behind two wonderful children; Cameron age 10 and Jadon age 7. I am with my daughter in Reno and John is driving the motorhome back from our trip to Canada.