Hello to All,
I still haven't gotten any pictures put on here but I will soon. We are still at home right now. Carol had a little surgery but will be up and running in no time. It has been great to see the Grandsons and spend some time with them. David was able to see alot of his work buddies and get some things done around the house. Carol will get her stitches out on Friday and hopefully we will be able to get back to Red Bluff.

The weather has been great while we have been here. Today it is supposed to be 79 degrees. Molly has a good time being home and she loves being around the boys.

So, until I get the pics done, this will be it for the
Happy Campers,
David and Carol

Good Morning to All,

We are now in red Bluff and started with our training yesterday. Everytime we get someplace new, our first task is check out the area. Yesterday we went to a town called Anderson. It is about 20 miles from here but they have outlets and a Super Walmart(sorry Anna, but we love it). Anytime I can do one stop shopping is a good time for me. This morning I went over to the lodge for awhile and read. It is a beautiful room with a huge fireplace and leather furniture. Very quiet there and perfect for reading.

David has gone out to spend the day metal detecting. He took Molly with him, I guess so she could get out a bit. I'm going to start practicing the reservation system they have here so I won't feel like a complete idiot (just a minor idiot) when it comes time to actually work the reservation desk.

Hope all is well with everyone. We do miss home but are still anxious to travel and see new things.

Happy Campers,
David and Carol

OUR NEW HOME

We have now arrived at our new home. We are in Red Bluff, CA which is in Northern Calif. It only took us 2 hours to get here from Sacramento. It is such a pretty RV Resort and we have a very nice spot on the end. The only drawback I can see may be the freeway noise but that is no big deal to me. We have Internet, cable, free propane and free laundry so that makes up for the freeway noise. The river is on the other side of the resort with lots of walking and bike paths....I know you are trying to picture me riding a bike...don't even try. David is the bike person in the family. He rides with Molly running alongside. While he is getting all this exercise, I am drinking my coffee, reading and smoking, no bike for me. I would fall and break something.



Yesterday was our oldest Grand daughters birthday. Allison is now 20 years old. It is hard to believe she is that old, time goes by fast. While in Sacramento we were able to do alot of family visiting. I got to spend alot of time with my Mom.



The sun is shining right now. It is a nice change from Sacramento. I really feel better when the sun is out. I hope I hear from some of you and hope your New Year started out good.



Happy camping,

David and Carol

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

Greetings to all and Happy New Year

David calls this my 'Q-Tip' look. It has been so cold here in Sacramento that a couple of days have been warmer in the mountains with the snow. We did see a little sun yesterday but for the most part it has been foggy. The whole Sacramento-San Juaquin valley is known for it's fog. I have seen it go 90 days in Sacramento without any sun.

We are looking forward to the New Year and hope to be able to travel as much as possible. We do know that we will be in Red Bluff for the next few months and then who knows. We have thought about maybe Alaska, east coast, or Mexico. Of course I still want to see Mt Rushmore.

We will be spending the evening at our Daughter Michelle's tonight with their family and my Sister Lenette and her Husband. We hardly ever make it to midnight so figure we will celebrate the east coast New Year. Tomorrow we will go to my Mom's to spend the day with her.

I make no New Years resolutions because I just can't stick to anything. So all I can say is that I hope each one of you have a safe New Years celebration and that the new year treats all with kindness and health.

Happy Campers

David and Carol

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

Even Molly has Holiday Spirit



















David's Sister Mary and her husband Steve















David, Mary, and all the Nephews















David, Steve and our Granddaughter Allison















Carol's Mom

It has been a wonderful Christmas for us. We were very fortunate this year to be able to spend so much time with family. We are still in Sacramento so we have been able to spend some quality time with everyone.

Christmas Eve we went to David's Sister's. Mary and Steve have a very nice home in Folsom. Of course it was raining. Our Granddaughter, Allison went with us. Mary had invited family and friends for food and drink and so we ate and drank. David's nephews all came by with their families. He has not seen them in about 20 years so it was very special to him. As you can see by the pictures, David is the runt of the family. They have all grown up to be such nice men, have very nice and pretty wives and children. It was really the highlight of this Christmas for David and I think for his Sister also. All of this family rarely sees each other so it was very special. Thank you to Mary and Steve for having us and for making this time of year what it was meant to be.

On Christmas day we went to Carol's Mom's house where another special gathering was underway. Carol's Sister, Lenette and Husband Todd were here from Missouri and they brought Carol's Great Nephew, Kirk from Kansas with them. Our Daughter Michelle and her family were there and Carol's Nephew Eric, his Wife Christina and their little girl were there. Not only was it a great day for us but it was a wonderful time for Carol's Mom who had not seen her Great Grandson for about 7 years. Of course we ate and drank again. It was good for Carol's Mom to have 2 of her children and spouses, 2 grandchildren and spouses and 5 Great Grandchildren.

We have been able to do alot of things while we have been in Sacramento. Carol has been able to spend some time alone with Michelle and enjoyed every minute of it.

We will be here until Jan. 6th when we will be leaving and going to Red Bluff, CA. We took the job there at an RV Resort and will be there for at least 3 months. It is only 2 hours away from Sacramento, close to Shasta and MT Lassen and only 6 hours from Carol's Brother, Charlie and 6 hours from Paso Robles.

We hope everyone has had a great Holiday and pray for all to have a wonderful New Year.

With Love, David and Carol

Happy Campers

FAMILY

Hello from Red Bluff. We are here looking into a workcamping position.
We were driving in Sacramento and saw a car with Durango RV Resort on the side door. We decided to call right then and see if they were looking for workcampers. The person that answered the phone said she didn't think so but would give our number to the manager just in case. 3 minutes later Bill called and said he may be interested and to please send a short resume. We emailed one off and he wanted to meet us. We made arrangements to come and visit 2 says later.

When we got here, Bill explained the whole place, took us on a tour, made hotel arrangements for us to spend the night and said he and his wife Donna would pick mus up at the hotel that night and take us to dinner.

The resort is fairly new but is very pretty and clean. It has a message room, lap pool, dog wash, beautiful club house with a huge fireplace and all leather furniture. The is an outside bar-b-que with fire rings and ponds with waterfalls and the best part, it is right on the Sacramento River.

We would work 2 days a week for full hookup, free laundry, cable, free propane and free wifi. If we like it, we could become full time paid employees.

So we are meeting with them tonight to give them an answer.

Last night we went to my Mom's to help wrap more gifts and to see my sister and nephew who just arrived from MO. We had a little dinner and talk then went back to our 'home' to get ready to come today.

That's all for now, we will let you know how the job thing comes out.....

Still Happy Campers, David and Carol

GREETINGS FROM THE HAPPY CAMPERS

Snow started falling in Placerville

Yesterday we took a ride up to a place called Volcano. We went to look at a place that is looking for work campers. The bottom picture is the spot we would have. It is a little too primitive for us. It is near a town called Pine Grove. There is nothing there and it would be a little tight to get the 5th wheel in there. So, we decided that we wouldn't go there. While we were there it started to snow so we thought we should get back down the hill. Now there is really nothing wrong with a little snow but we know our luck. We took highway 49 and went to El Dorado. I grew up in this area so it was interesting to see the changes. We stopped at Poor Reds to eat lunch. Poor Reds has been there for as long as I can ever remember and is known all over the state. They have great bar-b-que. They are also known for their drink, the Golden Caddilac. When I was pregnant with Sarah, David would occaisionally go to Reds and get me pork dip. He would bring it home and we would sit on the floor and eat and watch soap operas. So, we went there for some pork dip. After that we went to Diamond Springs, the town I grew up in and lived the first years of my adult life in. Sarah was also born in Diamond Springs, at home. Diamond Springs holds alot of memories for me so it was nice to be there. We left there and headed to Placerville. As we were going down into town, it started to snow again. We ended up getting on the freeway and heading back down to Sacramento. Davids sister, Mary lives in Folsom so we stopped and visited on our way back home. It was a full day but we ended up staying up way too late and didn't want to get out of bed this morning. We got up to rain and it is still raining. Oh well, I guess I can't have summer weather all year long. Molly has been sick today. David bought her a new bone and she ate the whole thing. I think it made her sick. So she is now sleeping it off. Hopefully she will feel better tomorrow.

Hope to hear from everyone.

David and Carol