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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="356" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g4UjwOKc5k8" width="533" youtube-src-id="g4UjwOKc5k8"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-35250011325023066832021-10-03T04:39:00.000-07:002021-10-03T04:39:21.768-07:00Happy 100th Birthday!!<p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Today would have been my Dad's 100th birthday. Unfortunately, he is not here to celebrate, but that doesn't stop me from thinking about him.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xgji7Z8mRTs/YVhoyjn_pII/AAAAAAAAgac/GafWBaxI9s4h58zGKY3tp6bKNIc8JZtFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1469/m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1101" data-original-width="1469" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xgji7Z8mRTs/YVhoyjn_pII/AAAAAAAAgac/GafWBaxI9s4h58zGKY3tp6bKNIc8JZtFQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/m.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">I gave him this belt bucket one year for his birthday, or maybe it was for Christmas, anyway the silver dollar was minted in 1921, the year of his birth. My parents were square dancers so he wore it a lot when they went square dancing.</b></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>My Dad was a hard man. As a child, I saw him:</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Shear sheep.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Shoe horses.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Butcher cows.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Butcher pigs.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Deliver supplies to a snow-bound family on horseback during the blizzard of 1959.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Do maintenance on all types of farm equipment.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Plant fields of corn, oats, and alfalfa.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Harvest fields of corn, oats, and alfalfa. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Not to mention milk cows every 12 hours for decades.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>He also had a reputation as a "man of his word".</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Why did he have all those skills? Because he was a dairy farmer during the middle of the twentieth century in Grant County, Wisconsin.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m25IPhlDEG4/YVhpEJA-3FI/AAAAAAAAgak/wKDfT19mGsI26bZrqIWxr3S2h3zpuAnggCLcBGAsYHQ/s1622/m1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="1216" height="434" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m25IPhlDEG4/YVhpEJA-3FI/AAAAAAAAgak/wKDfT19mGsI26bZrqIWxr3S2h3zpuAnggCLcBGAsYHQ/w292-h434/m1.jpg" width="292" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><b>Happy Birthday, Dad!!</b></span><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>So proud to be your daughter!<br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p></div>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-69931225142113398892021-06-18T11:43:00.002-07:002021-06-18T11:43:32.245-07:00NEVADA/ARIZONA ROADTRIP<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MpQvQsY3r4g/YMzQ0ohv-eI/AAAAAAAAgRk/lHptjcyXWgo2HqI3uIKddGyoYxTEXEbKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1478/NV.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1108" data-original-width="1478" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MpQvQsY3r4g/YMzQ0ohv-eI/AAAAAAAAgRk/lHptjcyXWgo2HqI3uIKddGyoYxTEXEbKgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/NV.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <span style="color: red; font-size: large;">WE HAD A GREAT ROAD TRIP THIS WEEK. THE FIRST STOP WAS THE EAST ENTRANCE OF THE GRAND CANYON WHERE WE'VE VISITED BEFORE AND DIDN'T TAKE ANY PICTURES. THE SECOND STOP WAS THE HORSESHOE BEND ON THE COLORADO RIVER AT PAGE , AZ. (PICTURED ABOVE). A MILE AND A HALF HIKE.</span><p></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-agVIZd7T-7s/YMzTQpxleaI/AAAAAAAAgR0/2Yzs4TzIH7EUvXgPSuTUa8lmUjhdYxFFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1650/NV1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="1650" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-agVIZd7T-7s/YMzTQpxleaI/AAAAAAAAgR0/2Yzs4TzIH7EUvXgPSuTUa8lmUjhdYxFFwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/NV1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pBh_ZKBRgoI/YMzTQi58-wI/AAAAAAAAgRw/0hPVhF1ThSAU4tP4D2umJAHwsSZRNn6QgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1554/NV2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1166" data-original-width="1554" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pBh_ZKBRgoI/YMzTQi58-wI/AAAAAAAAgRw/0hPVhF1ThSAU4tP4D2umJAHwsSZRNn6QgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/NV2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pdD1Db1iaBM/YMzTQlEWEKI/AAAAAAAAgRs/OWcLpUc56koVhy1MXNsXzS1zSObpxq8GgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1527/NV3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="1527" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pdD1Db1iaBM/YMzTQlEWEKI/AAAAAAAAgRs/OWcLpUc56koVhy1MXNsXzS1zSObpxq8GgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/NV3.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">THIS IS THE GLENN CANYON DAM ON THE COLORADO RIVER AT PAGE, AZ. THAT FORMS LAKE POWELL (WHAT'S LEFT OF IT).</span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K6OvX4KEquo/YMzUdRM0WBI/AAAAAAAAgSE/MtrnG1yhsKYhqApD9skjytKPUfHaUq7vgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1898/NV6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="1898" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K6OvX4KEquo/YMzUdRM0WBI/AAAAAAAAgSE/MtrnG1yhsKYhqApD9skjytKPUfHaUq7vgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/NV6.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">THE NEXT DAY WE DROVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF ZION NATIONAL PARK INCLUDING THE FAMOUS TUNNEL.</span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UQReBWBhtK0/YMzU-fBBjRI/AAAAAAAAgSM/mBMtTa8tctEwUi15o2cCDBOnBxU5gFOrACLcBGAsYHQ/s1627/NV4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="1627" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UQReBWBhtK0/YMzU-fBBjRI/AAAAAAAAgSM/mBMtTa8tctEwUi15o2cCDBOnBxU5gFOrACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/NV4.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hh_mwWA-Qlg/YMzU-ZJ_wdI/AAAAAAAAgSQ/NePOZwk1I7sTTimS6RcktuD_QDf_UbI1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1482/NV5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1482" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hh_mwWA-Qlg/YMzU-ZJ_wdI/AAAAAAAAgSQ/NePOZwk1I7sTTimS6RcktuD_QDf_UbI1gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/NV5.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">THE SECOND NIGHT WAS AT THE VIRGIN RIVER CASINO IN MESQUITE, NV. THIS IS OUR FAVORITE CASINO AND STILL RUNS ON THE OLD VEGAS BUSINESS MODEL.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dst8m6rfbgI/YMzXQ716IzI/AAAAAAAAgSc/5lVudoPHCJM7xKDRFJYx3oO4cDRjY4o1QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1927/NV7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1927" data-original-width="1445" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dst8m6rfbgI/YMzXQ716IzI/AAAAAAAAgSc/5lVudoPHCJM7xKDRFJYx3oO4cDRjY4o1QCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/NV7.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">IF YOU'RE NOT GAMING YOU CAN ACTUALLY PURCHASE A BOTTLE OF BEER FOR ONLY $3. OR A JACK & COKE FOR $4.</span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TYrQgy2Vqk0/YMzYtG8matI/AAAAAAAAgSk/y7NIQ0MgKbAnxNhanbwQ4cZwz1xmo7z6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1996/NV8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1996" data-original-width="1497" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TYrQgy2Vqk0/YMzYtG8matI/AAAAAAAAgSk/y7NIQ0MgKbAnxNhanbwQ4cZwz1xmo7z6QCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/NV8.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">LUNCH IS CHEAP AND FOR DINNER YOU STAND IN A LINE TO ENTER THE 24 HOUR CAFE FOR A PRIME RIB SPECIAL FOR $8.99.</span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yug6nvKCwS0/YMzZhhIKSgI/AAAAAAAAgSs/5hr3h1f3L3MwUsfIa3JTHOrOHRW3mvHZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1073/NV9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1073" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yug6nvKCwS0/YMzZhhIKSgI/AAAAAAAAgSs/5hr3h1f3L3MwUsfIa3JTHOrOHRW3mvHZwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/NV9.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gJByhNsZEtk/YMzZhouagiI/AAAAAAAAgSw/VeBZZuqNUhUEL9BQ3TkMyL6PsKrzJY4AQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1618/NV10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1213" data-original-width="1618" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gJByhNsZEtk/YMzZhouagiI/AAAAAAAAgSw/VeBZZuqNUhUEL9BQ3TkMyL6PsKrzJY4AQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/NV10.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">THE ROOM WAS $27, BUT THEY COMPED THE ROOM, GAVE MARY $20 IN FREE PLAY, AND A 25% OFF COUPON ON THE PRIME RIB. THE BEST PART IS YOU CAN SIT AND PLAY NICKEL VIDEO POKER A FEW HOURS ON $20 AND HIT 4 OF A KIND ONCE IN AWHILE.</span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">IT'S ALL GREAT OLD FASHION CASINO FUN!</span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT WE STAYED DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS ON FREMONT STREET AT THE 4 QUEENS AS USUAL WITH NO RESORT FEE, AND FREE PARKING FOR $44. THE LAST TIME WE WERE IN VEGAS WAS MARCH 17, 2020 AND THE GOVERNOR OF NEVADA CLOSED ALL THE CASINOS BECAUSE OF COVID. ON THIS TRIP WE MADE HISTORY AGAIN AS THE OLD RECORD FOR THE HOTTEST DAY AT 114 DEGREES WAS BROKEN AT 4 PM WHEN THE TEMPERATURE HIT 116 DEGREES. DESPITE THE HEAT, I HAD MY WALKING SHOES ON AND SET A NEW PERSONAL HIGH FOR STEPS IN ONE DAY.</span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o-tdxGserqI/YMzeI-dEbpI/AAAAAAAAgS8/kc0x5bme28oR0YU-Ad6RJ3MVQE9O4TUOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1872/NV12.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o-tdxGserqI/YMzeI-dEbpI/AAAAAAAAgS8/kc0x5bme28oR0YU-Ad6RJ3MVQE9O4TUOgCLcBGAsYHQ/w185-h400/NV12.png" width="185" /></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> OUR PURPOSE FOR VEGAS WAS TO CHECK OUT THE NEW CIRCA CASINO. FROM THE GROUND UP IT COVERS ONE CITY BLOCK. </span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tKTK1HmekqU/YMzfCNvF0vI/AAAAAAAAgTE/jvtis1mtBvYlIi-AZfBoCmHoXaciNWjTwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1644/NV11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1644" data-original-width="1233" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tKTK1HmekqU/YMzfCNvF0vI/AAAAAAAAgTE/jvtis1mtBvYlIi-AZfBoCmHoXaciNWjTwCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/NV11.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ELaKJJxXkAM/YMzfzQpH87I/AAAAAAAAgTM/2RhCcCBFTWIS2nPsNXTl6jUWT86HkbtIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1590/NV13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1590" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ELaKJJxXkAM/YMzfzQpH87I/AAAAAAAAgTM/2RhCcCBFTWIS2nPsNXTl6jUWT86HkbtIgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/NV13.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">THE VEGAS VICKY SIGN FROM THE OLD STRIP CLUB, GLITTER GULCH, SITS INSIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TWO STORY CASINO.</span><p></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3t4TLg0y_Fg/YMzgRTb0pXI/AAAAAAAAgTU/d4eLp-luNzA96Q_l70X7v_C9bdyqhh7sACLcBGAsYHQ/s966/NV14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="966" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3t4TLg0y_Fg/YMzgRTb0pXI/AAAAAAAAgTU/d4eLp-luNzA96Q_l70X7v_C9bdyqhh7sACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/NV14.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">THE SPORTSBOOK IS DESIGNED LIKE A STADIUM AND THAT VIDEO SCREEN IS TWO STORIES TALL. THE MEGA BAR (LONGEST BAR IN VEGAS) HAS 56 BIG TV'S ON THE BACK BAR.</span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HXVsLzLS2uQ/YMzh_LmAgGI/AAAAAAAAgTc/ZO2yZkskZ-YXV94o_8of1zJqiWZZKt77wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/NV15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="1200" height="265" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HXVsLzLS2uQ/YMzh_LmAgGI/AAAAAAAAgTc/ZO2yZkskZ-YXV94o_8of1zJqiWZZKt77wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h265/NV15.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">STADIUM SWIM IS ANOTHER BIG DRAW FEATURE AT THE NEW CIRCA. THE SIX SWIMMING POOLS ARE LOCATED ON THE 5TH FLOOR. THAT VIDEO SCREEN IS 40 FEET LONG. I STOLE THE PICTURE OFF THE INTERNET AND THIS IS HOW CLOSE I GOT TO SEEING THE POOLS AND SCREEN.</span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uDrFrRsV-pc/YMzjO71yLzI/AAAAAAAAgTk/u4tp4_EJvMk6HBDwj8TsKNLSetlrQ75KACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/NV16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uDrFrRsV-pc/YMzjO71yLzI/AAAAAAAAgTk/u4tp4_EJvMk6HBDwj8TsKNLSetlrQ75KACLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/NV16.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">INSTEAD OF PAYING $40 TO SWIM WE ELECTED TO GO TO THE TOP (60TH FLOOR) TO THE LEGACY BAR FOR A BEER.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YM9vhd-xD_M/YMzkBUZLesI/AAAAAAAAgTs/m0noMGwrMXgV6jXai5H6HyGhl7YvMTykwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1849/NV18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="1849" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YM9vhd-xD_M/YMzkBUZLesI/AAAAAAAAgTs/m0noMGwrMXgV6jXai5H6HyGhl7YvMTykwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/NV18.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE PRICE ($30) WE WEREN'T IN MESQUITE ANYMORE.</span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fqoos5n4TXo/YMzlS7FAQ5I/AAAAAAAAgUE/BRQhIS4WdSYNCZJWDE_S543Iwlw3NTPOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1625/NV20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1625" data-original-width="1219" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fqoos5n4TXo/YMzlS7FAQ5I/AAAAAAAAgUE/BRQhIS4WdSYNCZJWDE_S543Iwlw3NTPOgCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/NV20.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">THIS IS A DISPLAY OF 2 OZ GOLD BARS AND A DIGITAL DISPLAY OF THEIR NET WORTH THAT CHANGES AS THE CURRENT PRICE OF GOLD FLUCTUATES. </span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">THE REST OF THESE PICTURES SHOW THE VIEWS FROM THE LEGACY BAR WHICH INCLUDES AN OUTDOOR PATIO.</span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jrOPLAuXpwc/YMznMuSSaKI/AAAAAAAAgUU/gXMn6aeWmDgjtuNjiol9-maSuZNCIKGvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1822/NV21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> ON THURSDAY WE RETURNED TO OUR COOL WHITE MOUNTAINS OF ARIZONA.</span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3K-lUmLFe8I/YMzoAzp5PII/AAAAAAAAgVA/UkrRgfB1zdMWLelazWuvG1WfQqxCl-tKACLcBGAsYHQ/s1672/NV29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="1254" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3K-lUmLFe8I/YMzoAzp5PII/AAAAAAAAgVA/UkrRgfB1zdMWLelazWuvG1WfQqxCl-tKACLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/NV29.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> THE END</span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><br />THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-44757505839697427312021-03-26T22:38:00.000-07:002021-03-26T22:38:45.788-07:00Golden Birthday<p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span><b>My oldest granddaughter is celebrating her Golden Birthday today which makes her 27 years old. Her name is Delilah Mary. And yes, I totally love the fact that her middle name is Mary. </b></span><b>I have decided that on Delilah's golden birthday I will tell a Delilah story.</b></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I have always been a long-distance Grandma so have mailed my grandchildren their birthday cards. And when we were all a lot younger the cards even had money in them. </span></b></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>So imagine my great surprise and delight when my granddaughter, Delilah, sent me this.</b></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nhTaZK25fsE/YFlk1iBuG6I/AAAAAAAAgOM/Bye03F_zP4cf0hRZ8WHvleCd8omPfR_4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/birthday1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nhTaZK25fsE/YFlk1iBuG6I/AAAAAAAAgOM/Bye03F_zP4cf0hRZ8WHvleCd8omPfR_4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/birthday1.JPG" /></b></a></span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br />With these treasures inside.</b></span><p></p><p><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IKQ2JPSKpwU/YFlmYZ3bV2I/AAAAAAAAgOc/q7TSm7Hw210BdiWaXckPNwkYgOb2uNEaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/birthday4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IKQ2JPSKpwU/YFlmYZ3bV2I/AAAAAAAAgOc/q7TSm7Hw210BdiWaXckPNwkYgOb2uNEaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/birthday4.JPG" /></b></a></span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>She sent me this in 2004 when she was 10 years old. I wonder if she remembers sending it? Guess I will have to ask her on Monday when she comes to visit us on the Texas Gulf.<br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><br /><br /></b></span><p></p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-80834155666003367372021-03-24T19:37:00.002-07:002021-03-24T19:37:45.969-07:00The Fuller Brush Man<p><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Do you remember the "</b></span> <span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Fuller Brush" man? </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I grew up on a small dairy farm in Southwestern Wisconsin and believe me, it was quite exciting when the Fuller Brush man came. As it was when the Watkins man came. Thank God there was an Avon lady, otherwise, people might wonder about all the men. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I recently saw an ad for Fuller Brush on the Internet. Must not have salespeople working the countryside anymore. Long story short, I ordered this:</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-800crCcF7eU/YFv07Qf5YEI/AAAAAAAAgO4/bpAbeRg6TxY-g_f_KQqbpkzXIc6ujF0kQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/fuller.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-800crCcF7eU/YFv07Qf5YEI/AAAAAAAAgO4/bpAbeRg6TxY-g_f_KQqbpkzXIc6ujF0kQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/fuller.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>An old-fashioned carpet sweeper. It really is handy. So much easier than dragging out the vacuum every time there is a little bit of something on the carpet and it works on bare floors too. </b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>In fact, it is so handy even Rex uses it!!</b><br /><b><br /></b></span></p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-22934807574872698382021-03-20T17:42:00.000-07:002021-03-20T17:42:28.690-07:00The Bishop's Wife<p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>On Facebook this morning I saw a post that asked for the name of a movie that you had watched more than five times. My initial thought was "NO WAY"! I can barely get myself to sit and watch once let alone five times. Sitting is not my strong suit. But as I actually thought about it, I realized I had watched one movie several times, probably at least 5.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>The movie is, " The Bishop's Wife"* starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven-it's an old movie. From the same era as "It's a Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. Most people probably won't recognize these actors but they were some of the biggest stars of their generation.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4YkOK2xaNxI/YFAdwp8MzQI/AAAAAAAAgNA/kU538o09fOgNkhxSK93Z9h_o10lQlbHDwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/cary.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4YkOK2xaNxI/YFAdwp8MzQI/AAAAAAAAgNA/kU538o09fOgNkhxSK93Z9h_o10lQlbHDwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/cary.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>It is a wonderful movie with many life lessons beautifully woven into the script. Some so subtle you almost miss them. There is humor, and scenes that are so beautiful I can't think how to describe them.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I cannot think of a more uplifting movie.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b> *Obviously, not a Roman Catholic Bishop.</b></span></p><p> </p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-52592970833525896342021-03-15T18:41:00.000-07:002021-03-15T18:41:11.822-07:00Charitable Giving<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>In my mailbox one day, was a fundraising letter from the American Heart Association. I have had solicitations before and just filed them in the circular file. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>But I looked at it and thought about the fact that my son has had open-heart surgery. So a modest sum was sent.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>A tsunami ensued!! My mailbox became loaded with solicitations. I'm not going to list them all but I would say at least 10 different charities sent me stuff. And when I say stuff, I mean stuff. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I started receiving return address labels and scratch pads. Lots and lots of them. And all so cute with seasonal themes, think Christmas, Halloween, spring, winter, and all so very cute! I would feel bad to ignore them so I gave myself a small budget to sort of "spread around".</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>That just created an avalanche of mail. Whatever donations I have given, have long since been used up in printing costs. Does that make any sense???</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VxuR--ooLJg/YFAL50Egl5I/AAAAAAAAgM4/9-XC8ba3Vq8rv6d7ZqzNDJaWX7K7exOVACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Charity.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VxuR--ooLJg/YFAL50Egl5I/AAAAAAAAgM4/9-XC8ba3Vq8rv6d7ZqzNDJaWX7K7exOVACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Charity.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>This is just a small pile of the stuff I have received.</b><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Sometimes my mailbox has solicitation letters, I file them in the circular file.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Let me clarify, I file them after removing the usable "stuff". I just could not see that filling a landfill with them gained anything. I am confident they will quit sending stuff as I have quit sending money.</b></span></p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-48738115776430312562021-03-13T09:44:00.001-08:002021-03-13T09:44:48.318-08:00An Inch and a Half<p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Five feet four and one-half inches is my current height. I say current because for most of my life I have been 5' 6". How can you lose 1.5 inches and not notice? And where the hell did it go???</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>That's a stupid question. Of course, it went to my hips!! Might not be an inch and a half of bone, but it is an inch and a half of something.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aESmJwpP0ao/YEws-gbagLI/AAAAAAAAgMc/T1DtMGwQarcwjaM0_VeiX_ejmT0eloxbwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/inch.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aESmJwpP0ao/YEws-gbagLI/AAAAAAAAgMc/T1DtMGwQarcwjaM0_VeiX_ejmT0eloxbwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/inch.JPG" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">That inch and a half really changed my self-image. I have always felt that at 5'6', I was a tall person. At 5'4.5", suddenly I felt like I was a short person. It has been an adjustment. Much more than I would have ever guessed.</span></b></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I went for a bone density test last month and on the questionnaire were a couple questions I found interesting.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>1. What is the tallest you have ever been?</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>2. How many times have you fallen in the last year?</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Guess I am not the only one that becomes height-challenged with age.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Self-perception is a real "thing", and a person's height is part of that perception.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wr8Mpzh_jgo/YErrwClJQFI/AAAAAAAAgMA/ZLGSTe3vLTQtYXeUiWEpYfDdRSK4IV6GwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/profile.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wr8Mpzh_jgo/YErrwClJQFI/AAAAAAAAgMA/ZLGSTe3vLTQtYXeUiWEpYfDdRSK4IV6GwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/profile.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>So sad what time does to a person's face. But for some perverse reason, I like this picture. Perception.</b><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><br /></p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-75222265188677018752021-03-10T21:29:00.000-08:002021-03-10T21:29:12.795-08:00The Crown Jewel<p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Now for the crown jewel of my bathroom redo. A beautiful glitzy light fixture! Dave, my wonderful friend of 42 years, and his wife drove 2 hours to install it for me!!</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TiAlsWtIGsg/YEmp-VsMFII/AAAAAAAAgL4/i__X_a_5eEErpNbHnxEXsjMml2xQg0pdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/crown.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TiAlsWtIGsg/YEmp-VsMFII/AAAAAAAAgL4/i__X_a_5eEErpNbHnxEXsjMml2xQg0pdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/crown.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p>As a bonus, we had a nice visit with good friends!</b><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p> </p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-82761656973852307722021-03-10T08:21:00.001-08:002021-03-10T08:43:43.452-08:00Bathroom Update<p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I love watching HGTV and seeing what people do with their spaces. The one thing I have learned from watching all of these programs: the next person to buy our cute little cabin in the mountains will gut it. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>So I got a "why not"? attitude. Unconventional colors: "why not?" So I spent most of the last month painting my bathroom ceiling, walls, and cabinets. Thank goodness I painted the woodwork a couple of years ago! The bathroom doubles as our laundry room which required the room to be painted in sections. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jxa4T59v_PE/YEV7EnWUEaI/AAAAAAAAgK8/slqWHea7dOcZ0HSuhjctVlcLprX9BcT1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/br1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jxa4T59v_PE/YEV7EnWUEaI/AAAAAAAAgK8/slqWHea7dOcZ0HSuhjctVlcLprX9BcT1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/br1.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Jf0Untb_P4/YEV73y0EQ4I/AAAAAAAAgLE/sQyS_TjOmIkusYhu68s41EOMbVbdElozACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/br2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Jf0Untb_P4/YEV73y0EQ4I/AAAAAAAAgLE/sQyS_TjOmIkusYhu68s41EOMbVbdElozACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/br2.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W-1EwUiMpYQ/YEV7_l6exRI/AAAAAAAAgLI/avMyx6fklVYdnKHJivvwEIsGmM-Dk9HzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/br3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W-1EwUiMpYQ/YEV7_l6exRI/AAAAAAAAgLI/avMyx6fklVYdnKHJivvwEIsGmM-Dk9HzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/br3.JPG" /></a></div><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><b> After seeing a couple of YouTube videos on stenciling, I thought "why not"? I may have gotten a little carried away, but "why not"?</b></span><b style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;">These projects give me something to do and</b><b style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"> something to think about. And it's only paint, if I hate it in a month I can paint it something else. Now isn't that a scary thought?</b></span></p><p><b style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I know that not everyone will be on board with my color choices, but I love how bright it is. And as I mentioned, the next owners will most likely gut it. I'm going to up that to the next owners WILL gut it.</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><b> </b></span> </span></p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-69434540350348523832021-03-07T17:02:00.000-08:002021-03-07T17:02:55.985-08:00The Last Few Days<p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>We have had wonderful weather the last few days. The kind of weather that makes one think of spring. So getting out and doing stuff is truly a pleasure. We went to Show Low park yesterday and walked their trail. The paved trail is just over a mile, so a nice easy walk. They also have some exercise machines.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FokX4f5AppQ/YEVvoC-d1TI/AAAAAAAAgKc/zycejT2ZAEMWFAO4GaSmGcbNKBC9A9kwgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/showlowpark.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FokX4f5AppQ/YEVvoC-d1TI/AAAAAAAAgKc/zycejT2ZAEMWFAO4GaSmGcbNKBC9A9kwgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/showlowpark.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><b>You can't see the handles, but when you sit on the machine the handles are up high. I have to stretch to reach them. The object is to pull the handles down. When you do that, you are supporting your weight. I try this machine every time we go to this park just to see if I can still do it. So far so good!</b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>This morning while walking in our RV park, we saw this crane.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MxScYPKs2H0/YEV0JtYDzTI/AAAAAAAAgKk/K7XVrNNrkv8cfXJ0ekF1r_NI39As9siNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/crane.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MxScYPKs2H0/YEV0JtYDzTI/AAAAAAAAgKk/K7XVrNNrkv8cfXJ0ekF1r_NI39As9siNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/crane.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I was amazed at how close I was able to get to him. He must like it here as I have seen him several times.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>So at the top of today's list, was "clean gutters".</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5BCztn4RU9k/YEV2cxYMxUI/AAAAAAAAgKs/1wFmOoJojXcH1byn4lwoiMdCkJ41O2bvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/gutter1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5BCztn4RU9k/YEV2cxYMxUI/AAAAAAAAgKs/1wFmOoJojXcH1byn4lwoiMdCkJ41O2bvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/gutter1.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><b> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Usg_DRcc44/YEV2rWI2UrI/AAAAAAAAgKw/T53RKPkmTIUTTM1S3jCATXB1DkP2Mbp2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/gutter2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Usg_DRcc44/YEV2rWI2UrI/AAAAAAAAgKw/T53RKPkmTIUTTM1S3jCATXB1DkP2Mbp2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/gutter2.JPG" /></a></div>Thank God!!! We can now cross this job off the list. </b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /><br /></b></span></p><p><br /></p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-4931809083434156842021-03-04T20:13:00.001-08:002021-03-04T20:13:26.613-08:00Facebook<p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I don't know about you, but I am really getting disenchanted with Facebook. My feed is full of ads even though I keep trying to hide them. The reason I went on Facebook, to begin with, was to keep up with the lives of friends and family, especially my grandchildren.</b></span> </p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Sometimes my feed is full of the exact same quote or joke or whatever because all of my friends share the same thing. How can you eliminate duplicate posts?? Or is it even possible??</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Otherwise, my feed is filled up with "suggested" content, which for me, is either cooking or craft videos. Yes some of these things I enjoy, but I can search all day long for stuff like that and find tons. I don't want that on my page in place of news of friends and family. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b> Does anyone else feel this way??</b></span></p><p><br /></p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-9677915171031952382021-02-08T09:47:00.000-08:002021-02-08T09:47:03.060-08:00The Super Bowl<p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>*** I forgot to publish this last night!!</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I am watching the Super Bowl. Brady just threw for his second touchdown. Rex asked me who I thought would win the Buccaneer/Kansas City matchup before the game started. I thought then, as I do now, that the Buc's will win. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I understand that a LOT of people do not like Brady. They find him arrogant and a lot of other things apparently. I find him interesting. I admire someone that has had the success he has had and goes to Tampa Bay after 20 very successful years with the Patriots. I think it takes a lot of guts for him to challenge himself like that.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b> As far as I can tell, Tom Brady "walks the walk". He actually puts in the work it takes to maintain his abilities. He has to look within himself to find the motivation and dedication to put in the work required to maintain that level of performance. I feel the same about Olympic athletes. Of course, Olympians start with the dedication and hard work at a very young age.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I do not know Tom Brady personally, he might be a totally unpleasant person, but I still admire a lot of his qualities.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Can't help it, I was brought up to applauded excellence. So I will.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I have heard some people say they thought "the fix" was "in" for the "old guy" to win. If that's the case, what's the point? Why would you ever watch the NFL again? It's like the news. I have quit watching the news because I don't believe anything they say. So why would I stress (the news is very stressful) over something that has a high probability of being untrue? </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o1NWYnWE4io/YCF46sHqVNI/AAAAAAAAgJg/5NIwmIgzWr0wfMFfuUhvLwTwOKjiq7-nwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Rim1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o1NWYnWE4io/YCF46sHqVNI/AAAAAAAAgJg/5NIwmIgzWr0wfMFfuUhvLwTwOKjiq7-nwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Rim1.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p> </p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-69938571415833194352021-02-07T08:09:00.000-08:002021-02-07T08:09:36.302-08:00The Rim Trail<p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Today we went for a hike on the Rim Trail. This is one of our favorite places to hike. The path that we take is a little over a mile, just a nice little walk, and part of it is paved.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>The Rim Trail, located 2.6 miles from our house, is part of the Mogollon (pronounced muggy-own) Rim. The rim is a geological feature that extends about 200 miles across Northern Arizona. We have hiked different portions of this trail around the rim and have never been disappointed.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>From this trail, you can see a portion of the largest stand of Ponderosa Pine in the world. Amazing to think that we are in the midst of such awesome beauty every day. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0dMeGXRgiK0/YCAN2WnwSxI/AAAAAAAAgJE/nX7mK45mTWclRbNNfg8gsQehDt7pjccegCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/rim3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="246" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0dMeGXRgiK0/YCAN2WnwSxI/AAAAAAAAgJE/nX7mK45mTWclRbNNfg8gsQehDt7pjccegCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h246/rim3.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i4yUX33DeKs/YCAONbXruMI/AAAAAAAAgJM/5Cvq6Tl0juUVpIj31Vv2BnjjPw13T3RBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/rim4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i4yUX33DeKs/YCAONbXruMI/AAAAAAAAgJM/5Cvq6Tl0juUVpIj31Vv2BnjjPw13T3RBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/rim4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>We are so blessed!!</b></span></p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-11183129977904419952021-02-02T16:10:00.000-08:002021-02-02T16:10:19.558-08:00Lunch in Miami<p><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Yesterday we had lunch in Miami!! Miami, AZ that is. </b></span><b style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">We went to meet up with 4 high school classmates of Rex's</b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">. </span></p><p><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Arizona is one of the most popular winter destinations for midwestern snowbirds, so 4 people that graduated from high school together were close enough to get together. </b> <b>I had never met any of these people so it was fun for me. I found them all to be nice and interesting people.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0xrSNrLjjpU/YBnnyKyYeUI/AAAAAAAAgIs/259qWkclaWoHeTT9BC8hf8K5pWRzk6L4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1845/Class%2Bof%2B67.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1578" data-original-width="1845" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0xrSNrLjjpU/YBnnyKyYeUI/AAAAAAAAgIs/259qWkclaWoHeTT9BC8hf8K5pWRzk6L4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Class%2Bof%2B67.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>And here they are, members of the Stockton, Illinois class of '67! Rex is the tall good looking guy on the left!!</b></span><p></p><p><br /></p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-89920328313426966782021-01-30T08:45:00.000-08:002021-01-30T08:45:32.003-08:00Disgusted!!<p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Disgusted, yup, that is what I am, just plain old disgusted! </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I am disgusted by the human race.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I am disgusted that we can't get along. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I am disgusted that the level of greed and avarice of people, especially people in power, has led to the ruination of our planet.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I am disgusted that we can't seem to get it right. To be perfectly honest, I think that the "Golden Rule" and The Ten Commandments are excellent guidelines for anyone's behavior.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I am disgusted that there doesn't seem to be any right or wrong anymore.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I am disgusted that we are willing to accept people that are in power acting like bullies on the playground.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>My Mother used to say that she thought that someday there would be a giant "pop" and it would all be gone.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I think if all of the supervolcanoes got organized and erupted at the same time that could happen. Just ask the dinosaurs!</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>If some such event should occur, I pray that the next intelligent creature to crawl out of the primordial ooze is blessed with common sense, kindness, and an understanding that this planet has enough for all if we would just take care of it. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3EtfzjHemi0/YBTCRfmexlI/AAAAAAAAgHo/nM5xD-S6G3cqUYZJd2V1tcD1dKnRYnUbQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/jd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3EtfzjHemi0/YBTCRfmexlI/AAAAAAAAgHo/nM5xD-S6G3cqUYZJd2V1tcD1dKnRYnUbQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/jd.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p> </p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-45722682912085873932021-01-26T13:44:00.000-08:002021-01-26T13:44:31.820-08:00SNOW!!<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Last week at this time we were on the beach on South Padre Island, Texas. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pag8nMweBzY/YBCLC9CdZoI/AAAAAAAAgHE/gT_2qQlDFj0UuBaVBT0YHa5RuA9R9Yh5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="296" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pag8nMweBzY/YBCLC9CdZoI/AAAAAAAAgHE/gT_2qQlDFj0UuBaVBT0YHa5RuA9R9Yh5gCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h296/beach.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>This week we are back home and looking at this! </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J_uYnF7LSFg/YBCMFdJStTI/AAAAAAAAgHQ/MVpdmN0FG4kTNxB3MZvEi6xRwrlzZ1cpgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/snow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="272" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J_uYnF7LSFg/YBCMFdJStTI/AAAAAAAAgHQ/MVpdmN0FG4kTNxB3MZvEi6xRwrlzZ1cpgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h272/snow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r_tC_dtbaoY/YBCMxHpc1MI/AAAAAAAAgHY/pdHDCvOPLdkR710wXzhimh6K5s-tvyozwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/snow2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="276" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r_tC_dtbaoY/YBCMxHpc1MI/AAAAAAAAgHY/pdHDCvOPLdkR710wXzhimh6K5s-tvyozwCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h276/snow2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>So glad I bought a new winter coat!!!</b></span></div><p></p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-25334240482241591802021-01-03T15:49:00.000-08:002021-01-03T15:49:48.554-08:00TV<p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Television sure isn't what it used to be!</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Remember the good old days when it was either off or on? How about being "the remote" for your parents?</b></span> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b> How about the test pattern when the station signed off from the broadcast day with the national anthem? And I can't forget the responsibility of knowing the schedule for all stations. CBS, ABC, and NBC. That was long before Fox and etc, etc, etc. My parents really appreciated that I could tell them what was on and when.</b></span></p><p><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">I remember the days when Saturday morning was the realm of Sky King, Roy Rodgers, Gene Autry, and many other wholesome heroes. The Lone Ranger, Marshall Jay, and Captain Kangaroo were also some of the clear "good guys" on TV.</b></p><p><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">The heroes were obvious and not just because they wore white hats. They had principles and standards, they also knew that "right was right and wrong was wrong". I miss the days when you knew who the good guys were. I actually like my good guys without the flaws that most "heroes" of today's TV and movies have.</b></p><p><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Anyway, I digress from the original point of my post. TV is no longer by the airwaves, the cable is on the way out, but we now have streaming.</b></p><p><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">The point of this blog was actually to recommend a series available to anyone with CBS ALL ACCESS. Having CBS All Access opens the door to the "Smithsonian" network. I have been watching Aerial American and am hooked. They give you a birds-eye view of each state accompanied by a narration of the highlights of the state and its history. It is so very, very interesting. Do yourself a favor and watch this very inspiring series.</b></p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-26682594895959035442020-12-31T09:35:00.000-08:002020-12-31T09:35:10.596-08:00House Plant<p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>When I was a kid, if my mother thought I was spending too much time indoors, she would tell me to go outside and not be a houseplant. </b></span> </p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I still spend a lot of time outdoors. Don't want to be a houseplant! Walking is a lifelong outdoor activity. Most days, I walk between 4 and 5 miles. Good thing, because I had an 8:00 AM haircut appointment this morning. When I got in the car at 7:45 AM it would not start. I called the saloon and said my car would not start and I could walk (it's only 1.25 miles away) but would be late and could they still see me. The temp when I left home was 28 degrees, but no wind and sunshine. In other words, a perfect winter day for a walk. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Rex said he liked my haircut.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FNovPRTWm_g/X-4Lj_-c1aI/AAAAAAAAgFw/ni9JJJ9z5H8QW2-i9mSEpsWwyElhLYaVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/aloe.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FNovPRTWm_g/X-4Lj_-c1aI/AAAAAAAAgFw/ni9JJJ9z5H8QW2-i9mSEpsWwyElhLYaVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/aloe.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-4756604037095126872020-12-26T08:04:00.000-08:002020-12-26T08:04:47.076-08:00I Miss Surfing!!!<p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I have been a channel surfer since they invented the term. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Now with smart televisions and streaming, it just is not possible to channel surf.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I know that most people found channel surfing either rude or annoying. But I liked it. I miss it.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Does anyone else feel this way?</b></span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oV8x-Ys5bl0/X-dehu1nzgI/AAAAAAAAgFI/PKcrZnO-MLcnw5VJREsmxPtCIx461YNPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/broaches1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oV8x-Ys5bl0/X-dehu1nzgI/AAAAAAAAgFI/PKcrZnO-MLcnw5VJREsmxPtCIx461YNPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/broaches1.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-87402026940103120542020-12-19T13:49:00.000-08:002020-12-19T13:49:32.998-08:00A Man Of His Word<p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>"A Man Of His Word"</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Let that sink in. Close your eyes, let it sink in. Really think about it. Do you know anyone, male or female, that you would describe as "a man of his word"?</b></span> </p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>When I was a kid, I heard people described with those words. It was a time in history when you could trust people and believe that they would do what they said they would and when they said they would.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I don't find that to be the case anymore. It is sad, it is worrisome, and it indicates that people no longer have any standards to which they hold themselves. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>So many times I have made decisions or plans based on what I was told by whomever. Very frustrating for me. I have also been disappointed by people for not doing what they say they are going to do and when they say they will. I am either blessed or cursed with an excellent memory so I don't forget when commitments are made.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I am also amazed by people that are shocked when I do actually do what I say I am going to. Like most people I fall down on the job sometimes, but not real often. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>My Dad was known as a hardworking, man of his word. Maybe that is why it is so important to me.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>There is only one thing any of us truly has in this world, and that is our word.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u7GalCdZfCo/X951GLZTkGI/AAAAAAAAgEU/t31vlR-EwAYwzQElWj0mdsqVc4xlY5J8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Mthope.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="274" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u7GalCdZfCo/X951GLZTkGI/AAAAAAAAgEU/t31vlR-EwAYwzQElWj0mdsqVc4xlY5J8gCLcBGAsYHQ/w365-h274/Mthope.JPG" width="365" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><br /></p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-80110661269825226802020-12-16T08:45:00.001-08:002020-12-16T08:45:13.121-08:00Toilet Paper<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Ya, I know, I know, it's 2020 and the last thing you want to hear about is toilet paper. But I am going to write a toilet paper story anyway.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O-V5BINi40M/X9o5LDcOV8I/AAAAAAAAgEE/OtbeNKMook0Di3jExSxFhoBekd3jr20UgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/TP.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="412" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O-V5BINi40M/X9o5LDcOV8I/AAAAAAAAgEE/OtbeNKMook0Di3jExSxFhoBekd3jr20UgCLcBGAsYHQ/w309-h412/TP.JPG" width="309" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">I am a female and, being a female, I use toilet paper every time I go to the bathroom. I kind of get really, really pissed (no pun intended) if there is no toilet paper in the dispenser.</b></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Let me give you an example of how upset I can get.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>At the health club I belonged to several years ago, I entered a stall in the locker room and noticed there wasn't any TP. No big deal, I used another stall. Then I went to the desk and told the 2 employees there that there wasn't any TP in that stall. Cool, they will get right on it.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>After my workout, I went to use the bathroom and went into that stall. Unfortunately, I didn't check first for TP. There wasn't a note on the door saying it was out of TP. Was I really, really pissed. Oh ya! At the desk, the story I got was they were out of TP and the other employee ran to get some. So why no note? No real answer. So I said, you know what, because there was no TP, I now have piss dribble in my pants, and I don't like piss dribble in my pants. Then I walked out the door.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Do you think they're still talking about the old lady that bitched about piss dribble?</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Now let's go to the incident in Socorro NM. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Socorro is right off the Interstate and I really had to go. We stopped at the first place off the I. For some reason, I happened to notice a sign on the window by the door. I made a b-line for the ladies. There was a lady in there washing her hands.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I went to a stall and went. Damn, I had to go #2 and I didn't check for TP as is my custom. I hate situations like this!! I yelled out but I was the only one in the bathroom. What do I do? This is what I did.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I held my pants down below my knees and crab-walked to the next stall. Guess What??? NO TP in the other stall either! So I had to crab- walk to the sink (thank God no one came in) to get paper towels. Did I want to put that in the wastebasket? Absolutely not, but the alternative would be to flush it down the toilet and clog that. Something I would never to no matter how pissed I am.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Now I am REALLY, REALLY PISSED. I go storming out of the bathroom directly to the clerk and told him there was not 1 square of toilet paper in the ladies' room and that, that was unconscionable!</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Unfortunately for her, the lady that was in the bathroom washing her hands was at the checkout. I said she could have at least warned me. I would have warned her.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Now, back to the noticed phone number. I went out to the car, got my phone and called the manager. I was not belligerent, or unreasonable. I just told them how unacceptable it is to not have any TP in the ladies' room.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Do you think they still remember the old lady that had a fit over toilet paper?</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>P.S. If I come to your house, please have toilet paper in reach.</b></span></p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675077522995617819.post-2438138234382949112020-12-13T12:18:00.000-08:002020-12-13T12:18:18.516-08:00NEW!!<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b>Friday the UPS driver brought me a package with something I have not had in many, many years.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AU7NT_DFZtg/X9Z2W2uIbNI/AAAAAAAAgDc/Y5d110tLvxgrk3GTO1lPGNEYEyccbo4qQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/coat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="442" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AU7NT_DFZtg/X9Z2W2uIbNI/AAAAAAAAgDc/Y5d110tLvxgrk3GTO1lPGNEYEyccbo4qQCLcBGAsYHQ/w331-h442/coat.jpg" width="331" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b>Yup, I had to buy a winter coat. I knew that eventually, we would be spending some wintertime on the mountain. That became this year when our summer trailer was destroyed by a microburst. Rather than rebuild there we decided it was time for some new adventures. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b>The coat I had been wearing in the winter for the last 5 years was a hand-me-down from my sister-in-law, had my last name emblazoned on the back, and was not warm enough for mountain winters. I had been looking for a new winter coat for the last 2 years. It was so exciting to find one that met all of my requirements!!</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b>Friday was the perfect day for it to come because our weather turned from beautiful to COLD on Thursday. I wasn't sure at first because I am not a fan of fake fur hoods. Now that I have had the opportunity to wear it, I have decided that I made the right choice. It has SIX pockets which, for me, made it really functional. It has 3 ways to adjust the hood so that is working out. I am now prepared for the winter weather this mountains throws at me!!</b></span></p>THE HAPPY CAMPERShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313953325902311394noreply@blogger.com0