RV LIFE IS GOOD

This Blog is Closed...

2015-05-13T11:45:00.000-05:00

I have been struggling with keeping this blog a live, so I have decided to close it down. Instead I have opened a Face Book page to keep family and friends up to date. Thinking that it will be easier to keep it up to date. If anyone wants to follow our journey go to. https://www.facebook.com/RVLifeIsGood?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

Lost My Blogging Mojo

2015-03-19T18:41:00.001-05:00

Angela's Day In Mexico Did Not start Well

2015-02-03T16:09:00.000-06:00

Angela had a dental appointment at 10am across the border in Mexico. We first had to stop and get our new eye glasses and then on to the dentist office.

Two hours later and less two teeth she was done.

By then it was lunch time since we had no breakfast. We found a out door place to eat.

No Angela did not have a stroke, it's the Novocaine that has not worn off yet.

Keep trying babe that smile will come back...

We Found The Sun

2015-02-01T09:00:00.000-06:00

We found the sun after leaving the "Q" and headed to Yuma. Woke this morning to not a cloud in the sky. Temps heading into the mid 80's by next weekend.

The drive down HWY 95 from the "Q"

We stopped at a veggie stand and stocked up.

Lettuce field next door..

Looking north

Looking southwest..

RV Life is good now...

Leaving The "Q" Looking For The Sun

2015-01-31T09:58:00.000-06:00

We are getting ready to leave Quartzsite, AZ and head to Yuma, in search of some sun shine for a change.

It has been cloudy raining and cool for the past week. We are in need for some warm sun shine.

This is what we woke up to this morning.

We did have a good week meeting up with friends and eating good food.

Breakfast with this very fine couple Jim and Bobbie Chapman http://chappytrails.blogspot.com/

Lunch at Silly Al's pizza with Kevin and Ruth http://www.travelwithkevinandruth.com/ and Rob and Cindy Stibb.

Time has come to move down the road to Yuma and more adventure...

First Annual Quartzsite Blogger Fest 2015

2015-01-25T09:00:00.000-06:00

We are done working at the Quartzsite RV Show. So yesterday we decided to head north of the Q and attend the first ever Blogger Fest 2015.

It was like meeting the rock stars of blogging. What a great bunch of people and fun we had, can't wait tell the next one.

Here are some of the pictures. I'm not going to try and name them in fear I might get some wrong and loose some friends we just met.

Next stop will be Yuma and Mexico..So Happy Trails to you tell we meet again. Come on you know the song sing it with me....

Left The Big City

2014-12-30T19:00:00.000-06:00

We left the big city life of Mesa, AZ for the peace and quite of "The Q" Quartzsite, AZ at the south blm. We will be working the big tent at the RV show for a few weeks and seeing old and new friends.

Here is a few pictures of our hood..

If your in the area stop by and see us. We have lots of room to park.

Merry Christmas From Mesa, AZ

2014-12-25T11:01:00.001-06:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS

We Have Been Busy

2014-11-23T09:41:00.000-06:00

We have not had much time to post lately with Angela and I working and playing. We are working for Honey Bake Ham at a kiosk inside a Fry's Grocery store in Gilbert, AZ, handing out samples of ham and turkey and selling them. This coming week is going to be real busy one for Thanksgiving.

We have had some time to have fun. Happy Hour on the patio.

We have had a little pool and hot tub time. Both inside and outside.

Saturday was a great lunch with Jim and Bobbie Chapman at there place. Jim got his plow disk cooker out and made fajitas. And boy they were good.

All is good here in the desert.

We Have New Friends

2014-10-14T10:16:00.001-05:00

Monday we went to

For lunch to meet our soon to be new friends.

We met these two great people

Bobbie and Jim Chapman http://chappytrails.blogspot.com/2014/10/met-blog-reader.html

We had a great lunch and swopped travel stories. It was so funny on how much we are alike.

We are going to meet up more while we all are here in Mesa and see what kind of trouble we can get into.

Here's to new friends..

Had A Fun Night Out..

2014-09-24T13:10:00.001-05:00

We had a great night out yesterday with our friends we have met here at Val Vista Village in Mesa, AZ.

A bunch of us after going to the pool went to what I would call an old folks Chuck E Cheese's called Organ Stop Pizza ( www.organstoppizza.com ) It is the coolest pizza place I have ever been to. And the food was great also.

It's a must see if your ever in Mesa, AZ Some pictures and video of the event.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxsDOFMFfig&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzR-RtzvZZA&feature=youtu.be

What a fun night we all had.

Here is a video of Annie doing her thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0nk3OkyTqU&feature=youtu.be

Monsoon Season Here In Arizona

2014-09-08T13:51:00.000-05:00

We have been getting settled in here at Val Vista Resort in Mesa, AZ . We have been here a couple weeks and the temp has been about 104 everyday. Not much you want to do with temps that high except go to the pool for a hour or so just to get out of the 5th wheel.

Last night we had a cook out with some new friends we have met here at the pool. Had a great dinner then we all went for a swim it was a full moon out and the water felt great.

I was woke about 3 am with thunder and lighting, I had to get up and move my Dish Tail Gator because in was sitting in the ditch behind the 5th wheel and I figured with the rain it was going to fill up fast. Here are some before and after pictures of last night's rain.

Before

After

Winter and better weather is coming we hope..

Busy Seeing The Family

2014-07-20T11:05:00.000-05:00

We have been back home for a few weeks and have been busy seeing friends and family. Also been busy washing and waxing the the rig it's been awhile since I have gave it a good cleaning.

We are parked at a COE park at Smithville Lake, MO, water and electric for $13 a night with big lots. The only down fall is there is a LOT of weekend campers with kids and dogs. The good thing is they are all packing up and heading home. AW peace and quite till next weekend.

We went to see my daughter and twin grandkids and there horse's.

Also spent time with my son.

At my niece's house with my sister and brother.

Great niece and great nephew taking a nip.

It's been good to see everyone it's been almost a year.

Life is good!!

We Are Back Home In MO

2014-07-08T21:13:00.000-05:00

As most of you know Angela and I were working this summer in Keystone, SD at a campground "Spokane Creek Cabins and RV Park" (remember that name) and they also own a T-Shirt shop in downtown Keystone called Iron Mountain Road.

I started in maintenance and Angela in housekeeping. They one day the owner ask me if I want to work in the Keystone store. I said that would be great.

Well I started working down there no set days but shared days and nights with another worker. Well another work camper couple came in a few weeks ago and had been working there for the last 3 years. But they only work July and August. Ok you up with me so far?

Well the owner wanted to put the new lady down at the Keystone store and put the lady I worked with back at the campground. Ok fine..right?

Well come to find out the new lady she has glaucoma and can't drive at night. Ok fine put the lady that can see back down there and put new lady in the campground store right...not

I was told I was going to work (1) 11 hour day and 4 days 3pm to 8:30pm and have split days off so the new lady could drive down and work days and she did not have to work a 11 hour day.

Well I tried to explain to them that it was not fair for me to have to always work those hours because Angela worked 8am to 3pm and we would never see each other.

Well the owner leading with his iron fist told me if I did not like it, I could leave.

Well we did take his advise and left Monday and we got back to Kansas City today Tuesday and are staying at Weston Bend State Park. None of the family knows we are here we are going to surprise them.

They don't read my blog so no worry.

Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it.. Good Night

p.s. Don't forget that name if your a work camper.

Come See Me At Iron Mountain Road Store

2014-05-23T11:32:00.000-05:00

The owners of the camp ground also own a store in the town of Keystone. It's called The Iron Mountain Road. If any readers are in the area stop by and see me, I will be working 10:00 to 5:00 Friday, Saturday and Sunday..

Here's some pictures of it. (click to enlarge)

Just like the first day of school (mom) Angela had to take my picture before going to work.

My drive to work.

Arriving at work

Inside the store.

Stop by and see me and get your self a T-shirt.

Time For Us To Check In

2014-05-19T17:24:00.000-05:00

We have been working in Keystone, SD since April 21. It has been a cold start with the water hose freezing and snow on the ground. Quite a change from our winter in AZ. Not much to report we have been getting the place ready for the season, there is a ton of work that had to be done to get it open. Here are some pictures of the place we will be here till Sept.

Ready To Start Work

2014-04-20T08:42:00.000-05:00

First we want to say Happy Easter!!

We arrived at our summer home reporting for work at http://www.spokanecreek.com/ we start Monday.

Spokane Creek Resort is in Keystone, SD right in the heart of all tourist sites. We are ready to get to work after sitting around in the desert for the last 5 months.

A few pics of the park. We are the first ones to get here except the owners.

If your in the area stop by and see us..

Nothing Here Don't Look

2014-03-24T20:10:00.001-05:00

We moved to Lake Mead today and plan to be here 2 week maybe not sure. I will post more later.

Time To Move On

2014-03-16T11:18:00.000-05:00

As we finish up our week here in Oceanside, CA seeing my cousin and uncle. Today Sunday is cleaning and washing day.

We have had a fun week.

My cousin and uncle out for lunch.

Fish and Chips at the harbor. Angela had to wear her KC Chiefs shirt in Charger country.

This little guy showing off for me.

Annie trying out her deep sea fishing..

The sign says it all..

My uncle invited us to a St. Patty party at his club house.

Angela and my cousin's wife Griselda (hope I spelled it right)

Rita (cousin aunt) she is 98 and still driving. Wow

No Angela's not trying to start a fight..They are learning to line dance.

My uncle leading the group.

We had a great time this week and now it's time to move on. We are headed to Lake Havasu, AZ Monday morning.

Back On The Grid

2014-03-12T10:37:00.000-05:00

We had been off the grid since November till Monday, we moved to Vista, CA near Oceanside, CA for a week stay at a real nice RV park http://oliveavervresort.com/ .

We are taking time to clean out all the desert dirt we have collect over the last 4 months and to see some sites and visit a cousin and uncle I have not seen in years.

Angela arrived on the noon stage..

Annie has not seen anything green that did not have thorn's in it for so long she just lays in it. If you look close you can see the smile on her face..

Picture of our site, we feel like we are living high on the hog with full hook ups with cable and free internet. This is like a vacation..

Today we are off to see the pier and the harbor.

Sorry

2014-02-19T09:30:00.001-06:00

Living Off The Grid

2014-02-14T09:42:00.000-06:00

We have been living off the grid since November and loving it. We have all the comforts of home, its cheap and we are not stacked in like cord wood next to each other. We can sit out doors and be alone if we want or visit the neighbors close by.

Taking the honey wagon out to dump every 7 days..

Our power at $5 a day.

Pumping water into the fresh water tank..

The front yard..

Watching the Sun set..

Love this life!!

Another Year Has Come And Gone

2014-02-11T08:25:00.000-06:00

Sunday was my birthday I turned a young 62. We spent the day at the Desert Bar http://www.thedesertbar.com/ with our friends Rob and Cindy. The bar is a neat place to see it's all solar powered. The only bad part is getting there it's a pretty rough road for 5 miles at 10 mph. The place was packed when we arrived about 12:30. The pictures can tell the rest.

The road to get there..

The best way to get there..

Jobs Done and Meeting Blog Friends

2014-02-01T09:57:00.000-06:00

We finished our job at the "Q" RV show and now its time for more playtime. Here are some of our fellow workers what a fun bunch of folks to work with.

Late this week we also met up with some fellow bloggers Jerry and Kimberly from Hit The Road Jack http://hittheroadjackonawingandaprayer.blogspot.com/

We had a great lunch at the Yacht Club Bar and Grill in Quartzsite. And yes they have a Yacht Club in the desert.

Steak for Angela.

Fish for me.

We have had a great time and met some fun people here in the desert.

Wednesday Funny

2014-01-29T09:19:00.000-06:00