February 9, 2014 Lorraine’s report So Y E A H—The SEAHAWKS Won!!! What a great Team!! Of course, being so far away from all the festivities, we missed all the hoopla. There was nothing on the local TV or anything like it down here. But I’m glad we won. We stayed home to watch the game and was it good. We called my son, Rick and he was home from his job, and he was watching the game. It was a long time coming for our Seattle Seahawks. So my tooth was fixed and the bruise from my dentist is almost gone. And it doesn’t hurt…Thank God. I was afraid it would hurt since he worked on it a lot, there was hardly any tooth left. But it has worked out for me. Well, I’m still waiting for the third thing to go wrong with the rig. This last week the toilet cover broke, cost $72 to order a new toilet cover. Then the air conditioner broke and has to have a new part, Chuck’s taking care of it. So not sure what the third thing is, but???? Maybe nothing? This next week is Susy’s birthday. She will be 21 with 18 anniversaries next Sunday. I can’t tell you how much we wish her a “Happy Birthday”. She is still my heart and I wish her all the best things in life. Wish we could be together, but she knows we will go shopping and do the whole “Mommy” thing when we get back to see her and Kaitlyn. It will be fun!!! So not too much else happening here. Thanks for stopping by and see you next week…Happy Hearts Day everyone!!! Enjoy the time you have with your loved ones. Too soon it will pass. Hugs to all, Lorraine
2/9/2014 Chuck’s report
This should be a fairly short blog this week as we’ve pretty much just taken it easy. Some of our friends moved on to Laughlin, NV. on Monday, we are still thinking of meeting them near Lake Havasu City to watch the fireworks show later this week. Hope they are dong great up there.
Last Sunday was Super Bowl Day, I sort of watched football pregame shows until the afternoon when the game actually started, almost overwhelming all the stuff they covered and reported. By the time the game started, Lorraine had fixed up some snacks for us and we were ready to watch the Seahawks win their first Championship. She also fried up some chicken and made a potatoes salad for our dinner too, it was good.
As most of you probably know, the Seahawks did win the game in a blowout. I was hoping they would win but never expected to see them win in the fashion they did, offense, defense and special teams all overpowered the Denver Broncos. Even though the game was “over” when they ran back the second half opening kickoff for a touchdown, we continued to watch. I was even impressed by the crowd noise in the stadium, seems the 12th man was in New York for this game. Lorraine told me there was over 750,000 people in the parade in Seattle on Wednesday, that’s more than the total number of people who live in Seattle, I think. Anyway, I can’t say it was a good game but if it had to be one-sided blowout I’m glad it went Seattle’s way. Now to see what happens during the offseason, hope they can keep the team together with free agency and salary cap restrictions the league has in place.
Monday we drove over to see Rob/Norma, Steve/Sandy and Allen/Rita before they met up with Mark/Sue and headed up to their planned campground in Bullhead City but they left before we got there, shoot. Mark called later that afternoon to let us know they had made the trip with no issues but the campground did have a problem with their reservations. They checked out what was available and decided to drive over to Laughlin and stay at the Riverside Casino RV park for the week instead.
So we went to the casino instead, Lorraine had another winning trip while I lost my money. We then stopped by Fry’s grocery store and Al’s RV. Later we had leftover fried chicken for dinner, it was still good.
Tuesday we decided to try to get some prices on glass frames, lenses and exams here in the Yuma area to compare to what we would find in Mexico. We drove to Lenscrafters, only to find they closed up last year. We got prices from Wal-Mart and Sears however so at least we had someplace to start when we did go to Mexico. We were there last week but didn’t do much except for getting Lorraine's dental work. I did go to a couple of places to get some preliminary pricing but nothing firm, it looked like we could get her glasses for about half of what it would cost here in the states.
Wednesday was Lorraine’s dental follow-up in Mexico, at 10:30. We got there a bit early, hoping to get in-out quicker but the dentist was behind schedule and she didn’t get in to see him until almost 11:30. It took about 45 minutes for them to remove the temporary bridge she had put on the week before, fit and install the new, permanent bridge. She was also schedule for a cleaning so they did that for her too. While I was waiting, I checked out a couple of glass places and a dentist for me to get my teeth cleaned.
After she was finished, we checked prices with the glass places and found by the time we got everything she wanted on the lenses, it was about the same price as what Sears had quoted us so we told them we would get her glasses here instead. Although they were disappointed, they didn’t offer a better discount, told us their prices were pretty firm. Oh well, it was worth a try and we know if she has a problem, any Sears place can help her.
After that, we walked over to the place I had picked out to have my teeth cleaned and we could get right in. Less than 1/2 hour later I was finished, I had a good cleaning and the exam didn’t turn up any problems either, yea. We then went over to the restaurant near the border crossing and had a good meal and a margarita each too. By then the lineup at the border was petty long, we waiting in line for almost an hour to get back home.
We have been having problems with our front air conditioner this week so I got up on the roof and removed the shroud covers to see what I could find. I found the motor didn’t turn although it did attempt to start but then seized up. I removed the top fan and tried to turn it by hand but found the motor wouldn’t turn even by hand. I figured it had a frozen bearing and needed a new motor so called a mobile repair shop to come out and see what they could do. The appointment was for Wednesday afternoon and when he got here we removed the motor and found there was a “squirrel cage” type fan on the back side. This fan had broken and parts were keeping it from turning. We checked and the motor ran just fine when the broken fan was not connected. Aha ha, even I could figure out the problem now, all I needed was a new squirrel cage fan for this type air conditioner and model. Only problem, nobody in town had any in stock. I was pretty sure I could order one from Tiffin but the repair guy said he would check his sources and see if he could find one too. As it turned out, he found a supplier for them and I ordered two, one for each air conditioners even though the other one hadn’t given us any problems yet. They are just plastic and I’ve heard of other folks having problems with these so I figure it would be a good idea to have one in reserve in case the other one decides to break.
Thursday was a “chill out” day, we just stayed home and didn’t do much. I did work with the repair guy on ordering the part but that was about it. We got caught up on a few things, sat around in the sun for awhile and just enjoyed having a quiet day together.
Friday was another day for running errands and doing some shopping. Over the past 6 years Lorraine has printed up 500 business cards and we’ve run out of the paper to print up more. We found that Staples can print up some for us on the same type paper, we like the ones with the American flag on them, and have them ready the same (or next) day. So we went by and ordered up some new cards for us. Lorraine also wanted to do some Valentines day shopping and get a couple of cards too. Later we decided to try the diner across the street from Cracker Barrel for dinner. We found they have good food and plenty of it, recommend this place, I’m sure we will be back too.
Saturday was another chill out day, we just stayed home all day once again. I’m starting to like these kind of days for sure. And I’m making a dent in the books I have stacked up, ready to read when I get time.
The weather this week has once again been really nice. It’s been getting into the 70’s almost everyday and the night time temps are staying warmer too. We’ve had a couple of days with light winds, otherwise its been really nice. The forecast for the upcoming week is for the daytime temps to be in the 80s and the night time temps to be in the 60s, Wow.
Our travel plans are pretty simple, we will stay here until the middle of March, with a short trip to Lake Havasu to see the fireworks this week. By March, we expect the high temps will be into the 90s, about time to move on. But as they say in Arizona, “at least it’s a dry heat”.
We didn’t take any pictures this week so this will be the end of my portion, like I said, it was be short because we don’t do much.
Thanks Chuck
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