2008 REVIEW

NOTICE HOW ALL THE NEWSPAPERS AND TV NEWS SHOWS DO A YEAR IN REVIEW SPREAD? THOUGHT I'D GO BACK AND DO THE SAME FOR OUR BLOG.

JANUARY

THE HIGH LITE FOR JANUARY (AND POSSIBLY THE HIGH LITE OF THE YEAR) WAS "VEGAS 80".

REMEMBER:

* THE CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH FOR GRANDMA'S 80TH BIRTHDAY.

* THE $121 ROUND OF DRINKS AT THE BELLIGIO PATIO BAR WHILE WATCHING THE FOUNTAINS?

* HANNAH'S DICE ROLL AT THE PLAZZIO WHILE WAITING FOR THE BLUEMEN

* THE FIRE AT THE MONTE CARLO

* HOGS AND HEIFERS

* THE BEATLE IMPERSONATORS AND ACTING 17 AGAIN

ALSO IN JANUARY WAS THE AMAZING REUNION BETWEEN MARY AND SON DAVID. LIKE DAVE'S WIFE, JEANNIE, SAYS, YOU CAN'T TELL THAT STORY WITHOUT A TEAR ROLLING DOWN YOUR CHEEK.

FEBRUARY

THE FEBRUARY BLOGS WERE MOSTLY OUR REGULAR RV LIFE ADVENTURES, ONLY THIS YEAR WE INCLUDED GRANDMA IN OUR COCKTAIL RUNS, OATMAN, AND PATIO COOKOUTS WITH THE NEIGHBORS.

UNCLE HANS HAD A REPORT ON THEIR FLORIDA ADVENTURE AND INCLUDED PICTURES OF MY GRANDSONS

MARCH

IN MARCH TODD & DI CAME FOR THEIR ANNUAL VISIT, ALWAYS A LITTLE EXTRA BEER DRINKING GOING ON WHEN TODD AND I GET TOGETHER.

THE BLOG FEATURED THE RETURN OF "SUNNY & 80" AND PICTURES OF FLOWERS, AND A SCORPION. BY CONTRAST UNCLE HANS GAVE US A BLOG TOUR OF THE ICE HOUSE.

APRIL

IN APRIL WE HIT LAS VEGAS AGAIN TO CELEBRATE MARY'S BIRTHDAY, INCLUDING LUNCH AT HASH HOUSE A-GO-GO. UNCLE HANS MADE HIS SPRING BELIZE TRIP REPORTS.

MAY

MAY COVERS OUR ANNUAL MIGRATION FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF NEVADA TO THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS IN THE NORTH.

OUR FIRST TRIP TO THE PACIFIC COAST AND 10 DAYS IN CRESCENT CITY, CA THE HOME OF THE REDWOODS. HIKES, TIDE POOLS, WINE TASTING, CRASHING WAVES, OREGON TAVERNS, THE BEACH, AN AMAZING WHALE SIGHTING, AND SEAFOOD.

JUNE

INCLUDED SOME GUEST BLOGS BY KITTY, WENDY, NIKKI, AND MARK. UNCLE HANS AND I GOT INTO A LITTLE BANTER ABOUT RV PROCEDURES AND THE MILLER 64 BEER DISCUSSION WAS STARTED.

STORIES OF LIFE AT LAKE TAHOE AND THE CARSON VALLEY.

JULY

IN JULY THE REALITY OF THE "GLOOM & DOOM" NEVADA ECONOMY SETTLED IN. "BEACH BUMMING '08" WAS CANCELLED AND YOU WERE ENTERTAINED BY PATIO BLOGS WHERE WE SPENT OUR TIME COOKING, WATCHING TV, AND EATING POPCORN.

AUGUST

AUGUST GOT EVEN MORE BORING THAN JULY ON THE BLOG. ALTHOUGH LOOKING BACK I REALIZED THERE MUST BE A PIECE OF LIMBURGER CHEESE SOMEWHERE IN THE FRIDGE THAT UNCLE NEIL SENT ME.

I WROTE A SERIES OF ARTICLES ON DUTCH OVEN COOKING THAT ARE OFTEN READ ON THE INTERNET BY GOOGLE SEARCHES.

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, CHAD CAME TO VISIT, AND UNCLE HANS WROTE ABOUT HIS STURGIS ADVENTURES.

SEPTEMBER

THE BLOG PERKED UP IN SEPTEMBER AS WE ORGANIZED OUR "SPRINT" HOME IN THE HONDA. WE HAD LOTS FAMILY REPORTS, OKTOBERFEST, LOGAN BAR, CABLE LAKE, AND THE COLORADO KIDS.

OCTOBER

PHASE TWO OF THE "SPRINT" HAD US HEADED TO FLORIDA, AND PANAMA CITY. LOT'S OF BLOGS WITH MY THREE GRANDSONS. WE TOOK THE REMAINDER OF THE TRAVEL FUND AND RENTED A CONDO ON THE BEACH FOR A WEEK WHERE WE GOT BEACH BUMMING BEHIND US.

NOVEMBER

THE BLOG RETURNS TO DAILY LIFE IN THE MOHAVE VALLEY, AND SOME OF THE MOST BORING BLOGS I'VE EVER WRITTEN ON CLEANING PRODUCTS I USE IN MY FALL MAINTAINCE LIST.

DECEMBER

THE HIGHLIGHT FOR DECEMBER WAS GRANDMA'S RETURN TO THE VALLEY AND A SHORT VISIT BY WENDY.

SUMMARY

THE TOP STORY FOR 2008 WAS "VEGAS 80", OF COURSE THAT WOULD BE REX'S OPINION. MARY'S CHOICE FOR TOP STORY? I'D HAVE TO GUESS THE REUNION WITH DAVE, AND MEETING JEANNIE.

THE OUTLOOK FOR 2009? DESPITE MORE BORING BLOGS ON OUR DAILY LIFE, THE OUTLOOK FOR 2009 IS GOOD. UNLIKE A LOT OF AMERICA OUR DEBT IS PAID WAY DOWN, AND LIVING A VERY SIMPLE RV LIFESTYLE HAS ONLY MADE LIFE EASIER AND WE ARE TRULY "HAPPY CAMPERS".

THE PUNCH LINE
"If romance can't last between a 28-year-old model and an 82-year-old man who wears a bathrobe to the office, why should the rest of us even bother trying?" -- Time magazine, on the breakup of Holly Madison and Hugh Hefner.