A Belated Happy New Year!

Our Weather person is singing “Here comes the rain again, Falling on my head like a memory….!” In the meantime, Sandy is making a fashion statement… Hmmmm…..

All the work campers come out when the sun decides to make an appearance. Slowly, a brave camper opens the rig’s door and reaching out a hand to see if there is still a moisture in the air. The hand goes back in and we hear someone calling out it is dry outside! Out pops a camper’s head. They squint as they look at the sky turning their faces towards the sun with big grin on their face. Yep, we all look like a bunch of moles. Aaahhh the Sun!

We have been keeping ourselves entertained. Dan has been working on maintaining the coach while Sandy works on her quilting.

And if the cats are not waiting on the hummingbird,

They sleep
And sleep
And sleep some more…….

Merry Christmas!

We hope this finds everyone surrounded by loved ones enjoying this wonderful time of the year.

This year has been a mixture of great joy and sadness for Sandy and Dan.

Our sad news is the loss of Sandy’s Mom. In November, Pat was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. She decided not to take treatments to prolong her life. She moved in with Sandy’s cousin Linda who invited her to stay during her illness. All three of Pat’s children were able to visit her at the same time while she stayed in Vancouver Washington. In less than six weeks, Pat was in a coma and passed away quietly on December 16. Pat will always be remembered for her sense of humor. Even when she was in pain, she would joke about being ready to party after her nap.

We are so thankful to Sandy’s cousin Linda and her husband Bill for easing the pain for Pat during this difficult time. We do not know what we would have done without them. It was great getting reacquainted with her cousin and her family. We fell in love with their cute dog, Emily. It’s a good thing we have five cats. Otherwise, Sandy would have been stuffing Emily into one of her bags when we left.

Our joy is our full-timing lifestyle. We are still enjoying our life on the road. Gail and Don, owners of American Sunset RV where we are work-camping put together a Christmas potluck party for all the work campers and monthly residents. Don roasted two very large rib eyes while the rest of us brought lots of delicious side dishes. No one left the party hungry. As a matter of fact, there was so much left over, we had lunch the next day. Tasted twice as good the second time around. Yum! Sandy has decided she likes this new tradition of holiday potlucks. She doesn’t have to do as much cooking, but gets to try new dishes and walks away just as stuffed.

It doesn’t look like we will have a white Christmas here in Westport Washington, but that’s okay. We prefer the wet to the cold. Between waves of rain, we took our friends to the State Park to look for whole sand dollars. It was very cold, but the sun was peeking through the clouds making the time on the beach feel extra special.

We decorated the coach’s dashboard with a 2-foot tree and some small Christmas favorites. Of course, the cats think the tree is there for their entertainment. They like batting at the decorations and leaning on the tree when we are not looking. The windshield has also been decorated with flashing LED lights powered for 150 hours by two AA batteries.

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year!

Thanksgiving in Westport

Happy Thanksgiving!

We spent our Thanksgiving with co-workers and other campers. We had a wonderful potluck spread with two large turkeys provided by Gail and Don, the campground owners, and all the trimmings provided by attendees. Oh! And pies, lots of pies! There was sweet potato, strawberry/rhubarb, and our favorite – double chocolate pudding pie. Yum! Sandy made her Herbal Rice dressing, a cranberry relish, and a chocolate pie.

Well, we have not been blown away from the high winds and we have not needed our kayaks to get to work just yet, but it is only November. For the past week, we have had 35-40 mph winds with gusts up to 60 mph. Our Bluebird (motor-home) does give a little shake once in a while. Thank goodness it is built very solid and sits low to the ground. We feel very safe and cozy during these storms. We have also had up to 20 ft ocean swells. The waves have been washing over the jetty near the marina and flooding the road. Sandbags are everywhere.

The cats are staying entertained by watching the hummingbird. We are amazed this tiny hummingbird can fly in such bad weather. He feeds all day long no matter how bad the winds are blowing. They cats are starting to get along a lot better. We try to get them out for walks when the rain slacks off for a short time. Dusty would walk in the rain if given the chance.

We are attaching a picture of a buck deer from the tent area of the campground, and several pictures of our Thanksgiving dinner.