7 great iPhotos
Wed, Jul 28 2010 02:59
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July 28, 2010
Hi,
We have gone through several states since my last letter. You can see some of the scenery we have enjoyed. There was more water in SD than I remembered from our earlier trips. We had our worst weather in SD also but did not really affect us much.
It was windy and rainy but only at night which is a good thing.
We have passed lots of corn fields, alfalfa, some soy beans, sunflowers, and probably other things too. The green rolling hills always intrigue me as well as the trees.
The old theater in Normal IL opened in 1937 and today is open and showing mostly classics and some foreign films. It was such an awesome place. If we had been there longer we would have had to go to the movies. I wouldn't mind seeing To Catch A Thief again. Have not seen it for a few years.
Driving east just out of Indianapolis we saw a terrific traffic jam. It must have been a good 10 or more miles. Lots of trucks, and all going very slowly. You can see from our direction there was hardly any traffic-thank goodness.
The weather has been getting warmer and more humid all the time. We are in Columbus, Ohio now but I will write more about that later.
Good health to you and enjoy life. It is good!
Hugs to all,,
Ric and Jan(ice)
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7 great iPhotos Crossing the country
Fri, Jul 23 2010 05:11
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July 23, 2010
We reluctantly left Washington State and Sasha Tuesday morning and traveled to Coeur d'Alene, ID where we stayed overnight. This was the first leg of our journey to Maryland. It was a pretty drive except for the central part of WA which is rather dry.
Wednesday we traveled through the panhandle of ID and on into Montana and Helena. We visited the capitol and it was pretty with the bright red flowers in front. Helena is an old town and interesting.
Yesterday, Thursday, we crossed most of Montana to Miles City, MT. Montana is really a beautiful state from its majestic mountains to its rolling hills and alfalfa. We even saw a few oil wells in the more eastern part. We crossed the Missouri River twice in Montana and it was larger each time we crossed. Then today in South Dakota we came over a hill and below us was water everywhere. We finally came to a narrow place where there was a bridge and we crossed and it was the Missouri River. It was huge. The picture does not do it justice.
We have had warm weather and sun until today and we had rain, clouds and only 78 degrees which was rather nice.
We plan to be in Maryland July 29 and get hair cuts, and do things we need to do before we go to "work". We are eagerly looking forward to getting back to New Windsor Conference Center and the fine staff there and our friends.
I will try and write again along the way. We do have a beautiful country.
Keep those notes coming as we appreciate hearing from you.
Take care and hugs to all.
Ric and Jan
3 great iPhotos Sasha at 2 months and 10 days
Tue, Jun 29 2010 11:16
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June 29, 2010
Hi all,
We are in Seattle once again for a while on our way to Maryland. The weather here is cool and wonderful compared to the 103 degrees in the Sacramento Valley!
We had a great trip up and spend 2 nights in Albany OR where we visited with two of Ric's children and some of his grandchildren. It was great fun to see them all again.
We arrived here Saturday not knowing if there would be space for our motorhome at the Elks where we like to stay. There was!! Another motorhome pulled out about an hour before we got there which was a nice thing to happen. So we got moved in and then came to visit our kids. Sasha has lost some of her babiness but she is a sweet, happy baby full of smiles. She has long, brown, curly eyelashes which you can somewhat see in the second and third pictures. We love to babysit whenever we can.
Sunday we attended a BBQ at Angel's uncles home in Redmond, WA and we met more of her family. The food was delicious and plentiful. That was our 4th of July picnic a week early!
We just wanted to let you know what is happening with us. How about you? Love to hear from you all,.
Take care, stay healthy and enjoyl
Ric and Jan(ice)
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5 great iPhotos
Mon, May 10 2010 09:45
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Mother's Day at Angel's parents
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Mother's Day
May 10,
Hi all,
We had a wonderful Mother's Day at Angel's folks place in Kirkland, WA. It was a beautiful, sunny and warm day with both sets of grandparents, parents, Angel's sister Emily and her husband. and close friend, honorary aunt, Jeanette. Emily and Jeanette cooked us a wonderful brunch and we had such a good time. Sasha was passed around, slept during lunch and was just a good baby for her first Mother's Day.
We had three absolutely gorgeous days in a row. No wonder people love it up here (when it is nice!) Today it is raining lightly but rain keeps it nice and green. Many flowers are in full bloom and it is just lovely.
We have just enjoyed being here for the first month (almost) of Sasha 's life. It is fun to be grandparents and little ones are my favorites. We have just enjoyed seeing the sights here and being with family.
We will be leaving in six days and it is with mixed feelings that I say that. We will come here in July for a couple of weeks on our way to Maryland and our volunteer job. We are leaving the motorhome here so it is convenient for us to come and stay.
Thanks for all your notes. Keep them coming.
Enjoy and stay healthy and happy.
Ric and Jan(ice)
5 great iPhotos
Mon, May 3 2010 05:40
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Alki Beach-West Seattle May 1, Ric looking at the blue sky-no rain!
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5 great iPhotos
Mon, Apr 26 2010 03:21
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DSC02431 Sasha, one week old with her daddy
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April 26, 2019
Hello to all,
Today we had a really nice day sight seeing. We drove about 30 miles east of Seattle to the little but quickily growing town of Snoqualmie to have lunch in our favorite Mexican restaurant there. It was good as usual.
We then drove only about a mile to see the falls and park that are so pretty as you can see.
Last week, we attended a big Vegetarian Food Festival at the Seattle Center. They had lots and lots of good vegetarian and vegan food samples, What fun it was to taste and never eat any meat. I could live like that quite easily. I just wish I had a good cook to do it for me instead. LOL
We have seen a couple of movies. One was Dear John and it was good. The other was Avatar but not in 3 D. It was much better than we expected and now we wish I had seen it in 3 D, but it is too long to go see it again.0
Yesterday after attending the Unity of Bellevue Church, we drove about 30 miles north to the Washington town of Marysville. (We live 12 miles from Marysville in CA) We had lunch there then visited the Smokey Point Naval Air Station. We had to shop a little anyway to make the trip worthwhile. It was sunny and a beautiful day for a drive.
This has been a quiet week since Sasha made her appearance. She is getting along just fine as are her parents, They are just enjoying what sleep they get. She is pretty laid back and does not cry unless she has a reason but still is not into the habit of sleeping long periods of time. They went home from the hospital on Wednesday so have not been home very long. We enjoy every chance we get to hold her and just enjoy being around the new family.
Thanks to all of you who wrote. It was so good to get nice letters from so many. I do like to keep up with what you are doing also so keep it up.
Love, hugs, good health and happiness to you.
Ric and Jan(ice)
5 great iPhotos Sasha Bailey Martinez
Mon, Apr 19 2010 02:51
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April 19, 2010
Hi to you all,
Our granddaughter finally arrived Saturday 9:24 p.m. after 42 hours of labor by her mommy and daddy. She was delivered by C-section and weighed in at 8 pounds, 19 inches long. Her mom and dad are very happy but both VERY tired as they are more sleep deprived than she at this point. All are doing well as can be expected. Her middle name is a family name of Angel.,
We got to meet her yesterday afternoon and I held and rocked her as long as anyone let me. Babies are my favorite!
It was a beautiful, warm sunny day yesterday and we did not even have to wear coats. Seattle can be nice.
We have just been in waiting mode for the last 2 weeks. Now we can think of other things although that will be hard!
We will be here for 4 more weeks and then we are going on a cruise out of Seattle to Alaska. We have been there before but did not get to visit Sitka as the wind was too hard for the tenders to get to shore. So we certainky hope we get there this time. After that, we will go home to Live Oak for a month and then come back here a a couple weeks before we head east for our 2 months of volunteer work in Maryland. It will be hard to leave I can tell all ready.
How were your last few weeks. Good to hear from many of you. Take care and do keep in touch.
Love and hugs,
Ric and Jan(ice)
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Traveling-thank goodness
Fri, Mar 5 2010 03:11
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Friday, March 5, 2010
Hi,
Some of you do not know that we left home Tuesday and had a fire under the motorhome which we put out immediately. We were towed to Ukiah, CA and spent the next 2 days and nights there having it repaired. A plastic transmission filter broke and got much fluid underneath and that is what caught fire. It took forever to clean! Anyway, Thursday afternoon we finally got on our way and it runs beautifully. He could not guarantee that the transmission was okay since over 50% of the fluid was gone but it seems to be working fine.
We had a beautiful, sunny day to drive through the redwoods and up the northern California coast. It was a gorgeous drive after two rather frustrating and stressful days. We spent the night last night in Brookings OR just over the border from Crescent City, CA.
As we drove through Eureka and Arcata, the Humbolt State University students and others were protesting the budget cuts walking all along the sidewalk for many blocks. We had to slow down but no problems. After all, we are very supportive of them and we had heard that Thursday was the big statewide protest.
This morning we were camped next to the ocean and it was wet but it was clear and as we drove away it was sunny. Gas was less expensive there too which we appreciated since we needed a lot. Again, we had a most beautiful drive along the Oregon coast with the massive waves, huge rocks and sandy beaches. One could not ask for a lovelier day for travel than yesterday and today. Before that was just rain.
We stopped along the way and had a nice soup and salad bar and sat overlooking the river in Coos Bay. The ocean was on the other side but we certainly enjoyed the river view and the food.
Arriving at Thousand Trails was a welcome relief as we will be here 5 days before we move on up north to Newport.
We just wanted you to know how we have progressed since being home for almost 4 months. That is a long time for us.
Take care all and thanks again for writing.
Love,
Ric and Jan
Traveling-thank goodness
Fri, Mar 5 2010 02:24
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Friday, March 5, 2010
Hi,
Some of you do not know that we left home Tuesday and had a fire under the motorhome which we put out immediately. We were towed to Ukiah, CA and spent the next 2 days and nights there having it repaired. A plastic transmission filter broke and got much fluid underneath and that is what caught fire. It took forever to clean! Anyway, Thursday afternoon we finally got on our way and it runs beautifully. He could not guarantee that the transmission was okay since over 50% of the fluid was gone but it seems to be working fine.
We had a beautiful, sunny day to drive through the redwoods and up the northern California coast. It was a gorgeous drive after two rather frustrating and stressful days. We spent the night last night in Brookings OR just over the border from Crescent City, CA.
As we drove through Eureka and Arcata, the Humbolt State University students and others were protesting the budget cuts walking all along the sidewalk for many blocks. We had to slow down but no problems. After all, we are very supportive of them and we had heard that Thursday was the big statewide protest.
This morning we were camped next to the ocean and it was wet but it was clear and as we drove away it was sunny. Gas was less expensive there too which we appreciated since we needed a lot. Again, we had a most beautiful drive along the Oregon coast with the massive waves, huge rocks and sandy beaches. One could not ask for a lovelier day for travel than yesterday and today. Before that was just rain.
We stopped along the way and had a nice soup and salad bar and sat overlooking the river in Coos Bay. The ocean was on the other side but we certainly enjoyed the river view and the food.
Arriving at Thousand Trails was a welcome relief as we will be here 5 days before we move on up north to Newport.
We just wanted you to know how we have progressed since being home for almost 4 months. That is a long time for us.
Take care all and thanks again for writing.
Love,
Ric and Jan
3 great iPhotos More of Verde Canyon RR Trip
Fri, Nov 20 2009 03:14
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