Pix in the Park

Portland Fairview RV Park Animals

No real big news. It's been raining quite a bit, also some sunshine from time to time. Tom has snapped a few animal pix in the park. A lady was walking her young black standard poodle in the park and the dog had a bottle of water in it's mouth....funny. Tom's been playing "Father Goose" to the local ducks. He's been feeding them cracked corn near the rig, so now, a couple times a day, they come to the door justa quacking!!! I think they are saying "feed me". Just like feedin' a stray dog, they come back for more. They really are fun. Enough for now!

Happy Memorial Day to all! Let's all remember the folks that served and also the ones that gave their life for our freedom.

Spring has Sprung in Portland

Pix of Flowers and Duck in Our RV Park

I just had to snap a few pictures in the park while it was sunny and warm. Now the Oregon spring rains are here. It sure makes for pretty flowers and green grass. The ducks here are laying and sitting on their eggs. They do it for about a month before the eggs hatch. We take a little food and water to them because they don't leave the nest while sitting and they spin around the nest every few hours and peck at the ground for food. It's so much fun to watch Mother Nature at work.

We are enjoying our workkamping jobs and all the folks we work with. In a few weeks the summer rush will be upon us and it gets even more fun. Enough for now! We will let you know as exciting adventures enter our little FT RVing lifestyle! Hope all is well with you.

Portland for the Summer

Our Site at Portland Fairview RV Park


Jim, Beth and Julia Having Fun!

Here we are in Portland at our summer jobs. Donna started working on Sunday and Tom starts on Wednesday. The park is fairly empty so far, but it looks like there are reservations coming. The weather has been wonderful. Being back is great. Everyone has welcomed us with open arms. We felt like celebrities the first day because everyone was stopping by to welcome us. We have a great spot where we can see all the goings on and we both like that. Donna has been able to spend time with her daughter, Sarah, and has plans for lots of fun activities together this summer. Ducks are sitting on the nest and we'll have ducklings before long. We miss our family in Ukiah but we hope to see them this summer. We had a wonderful time with them and always look forward to seeing them again. Above you can see they enjoy being silly just like we do. We think this summer will be full of fun, friends and family - what else could we ask for?

Back on the road - again

Julia and Her Mom Beth at Playground After Mother's Day Lunch!

Mother's Day was so special this year as I was able to spend it with Beth and Julia. It's the first time I've spent Mother's Day with Julia and the first in many years with Beth. We had a great day spending family time. We even let the men join us! I had a sleepover with Julia - I didn't get a lot of sleep, but she was happy. In the morning we went back to our 5th wheel to let Mommy and Daddy sleep in a bit - we were up at 6:30 am. We waited for Beth to get up and finally at about 9:15 we couldn't stand it any longer, so we took her presents and went to see her. We had a good time opening presents and oohing and ahing before everyone got ready to go to dinner at a Chinese restaurant in Clear Lake Oaks that Tom and I had discovered on our way to Ukiah. It was a beautiful drive, a wonderful dinner and Julia even got to play in a park by the lake on the way home. We also bought fresh strawberries from a roadside stand and had strawberry shortcake for dessert! All in all, one of my best Mother's Days. Now, we're in Crescent City, CA, after leaving Ukiah yesterday and we'll be in Portland early tomorrow. It was a gorgeous drive yesterday up the coast even though it was quite windy - as in the wind blew and road is very winding! Today we'll travel throught the Redwood Forest some more before hitting I-5 toward Portland. We're looking forward to starting our summer jobs and seeing family and friends again.

May Fair

May Fair at Julia's School

Sunday was the May Fair at Julia's school. Bubba (Tom) and I worked a couple of the tables. I helped make "Shooting stars" and Tom made fruit shish-ka-bobs. It was fun. The kids did maypole songs and dances and everyone was really enjoying it all. The weather was perfect for it too. We've been keeping busy still with doing chores to make the house better for the kids - Tom does an awesome job. Beth just can't stop praising him and of course, he loves that. We haven't been doing any sightseeing but we've seen a lot of this area on other trips. Spending time with Julia and Beth just makes it great being here. We'll be here until after Mother's Day and then be heading north to Portland.