Friday, January 16, 2009
Monday, December 29, 2008
Our trip to DC
We are back in San Angelo, for now. We hope to leave for CO in May. It was a great trip to DC and the East Coast. We were able to see things I thought I would never see. If you get a chance go to see DC go, every one should see it at least once.
It is good to be back, we had a nice Christmas with some of our kids and grand kids and great grand kids. Most have gone home now. Lynda and John will be here for a while as they do not know where they will go next. You know she is Dr. Lynda we are very proud of her. Eddie is going back to VA; he is a Second LT and we are proud of him. John Petty is in the Army and is in VA also and we are proud of him. April and her her husband are in the Navy and we are proud of them. IT IS SAFE TO SAY WE ARE PROUD OF ALL OUR FAMILY, KIDS, GRAND KIDS, AND GREAT GRAND KIDS.
It is good to be back, we had a nice Christmas with some of our kids and grand kids and great grand kids. Most have gone home now. Lynda and John will be here for a while as they do not know where they will go next. You know she is Dr. Lynda we are very proud of her. Eddie is going back to VA; he is a Second LT and we are proud of him. John Petty is in the Army and is in VA also and we are proud of him. April and her her husband are in the Navy and we are proud of them. IT IS SAFE TO SAY WE ARE PROUD OF ALL OUR FAMILY, KIDS, GRAND KIDS, AND GREAT GRAND KIDS.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Our December Trip 2008
Well, we have seen our grandson Eddie receive his commission in the Marines at Quantico VA, and our grandson John who is in the Army at Virginia Beach VA. It has been a good trip. Our daughter Darlene and her husband Tim along with Eddie's father Eddie were there at the commission also, they have all flown back home. We were able to tour Washington DC for a few days.
Wilma and I are taking out time getting back to San Angelo TX. Tomorrow we will go down the outer banks of NC, and then take I10 maybe.
Wilma and I are taking out time getting back to San Angelo TX. Tomorrow we will go down the outer banks of NC, and then take I10 maybe.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Summary of Cedar Brakes by Weldon
Summary of Cedar Brakes, by Weldon
This is my opinion, it is the way I see it, so it may not be the way you would see it.
Cedar Brakes is a great place, it has great people running it. I am not sure if I will come back,as there is a lot of America I want to see, am I am not getting any younger. This is my first time to be a Campground Host. I picked Cedar Brakes because it is close to my daughter Laura Lee and her family, and I have enjoyed my time spent with her & her family.
I was able to spend Father's Day with Laura Lee, (Wilma was still in the hospital) for the first time in thirty-seven years. That is the hight light of this summer. It was just the two of us, she brought lunch, & we talked, did some work, and just hung out. I am very proud of her, to tell of all of her accomplishment would take time neither I have to write or you the reader have to read. Laura chose law enforcement as a career, she receive a medal while in Durango CO. She is now working in Beaver UT in the sheriff's office along with Kelly, (her husband), Morgan, (her daughter) is going to college in Cedar City UT.
I was to experience many new things here some bad some good. When we got here Jim (head maintenance man) met us. There was a lot of snow on the ground, he had cleared a path to where we were to set up. He also said he would pull my trailer with the four-wheeler on it to the campground. We were the only ones there, as the campground was not yet open. We had electricity only, (water we had to haul). I had only seen this much snow when going to snow skiing, it snowed on us for six days. Paul (the superintendent) along with Matt (the head ranger) took us around the monument. They made us very welcome. We found out very soon our clothes were not warm enough (hey it was summer, it was 90 in TX). Laura & Kelly let us use some of their coats.
If Laura Lee's visit on Father's Day was the hight light of the season then Wilma's fall was the low of the season. We were cleaning out the fire pits getting ready for the opening of the campground. In #2 camp site, I was shoveling out the pit and Wilma step back and fell on the only rock within twenty feet, she said do not move me (if you know Wilma that is not her). I went to the Fee Booth and ask them to call for help. They call Marcia (ranger & EMT) she call for more help and an ambulance. Wilma ending up in the Hospital here in Cedar City. I was offer no less than two places to stay in Cedar City, one offered to take care of Tank, one offered to let me park the 5th wheel at their home. They did not know me as I had been here for only two weeks. For the three weeks that Wilma was in the hospital & rehab, Tank & I stayed in the trailer at Cedar Brakes. The time went by very slow & we missed Wilma very much, It was hard to be without her, it was like part of me was not here, and you know what part of me was not here for we are one.
Ron and Paula Hamilton, (the other two campground host), have help us very much in that this was our first time as a host. Paula showed Wilma how to make yogurt, it takes about as hour and is very good. They are full timing in a motor home, they were host here last year. They have a blog it is walkaboutwithronandpaula.blogspot.com there you will find pictures & text. Paula takes her camera with here everywhere she goes, I need to do this also. Ron and I have been splitting wood, (he had done it all year), I just starting. The firewood here in Cedar Brakes is free to the campers.
Wilma & I pray each day that we can be a blessing to someone, and if you ask for it and mean it God will give you a chance. Wilma gave a lady some sugar for her coffee, when she had forgot to bring some. She has loaned our lighter to a few campers when they did not have one, remember there is not a store close by. There has been many more some we never knew about and some we have forgotten. A special one I hope I never forget is one day an older man came by. He said he and his wife had been RV'es for many years ,but as he got older they had to give it up, he also had worked in the industry, he had been with Thousand Trails. He had camped over most of the USA, he came to me and said he saw our sign saying you could not picnic in the campground. He said if I did not mind he and his wife would like to just sit in a site for around two hours, he said he missed the campgrounds and feel of them. It was around noon and we had very few people in the campground. He said they would not make a mess and would move if someone came in. I told him to go ahead. Someday I may be that man and Wilma many that woman, I hope someone will let us sat and remember what use to be before we got to old to pull an RV. Someday we may be that man & woman.
We are back in San Angelo, TX. Do I miss Cedar Brakes? Yes, will I come back? I would like to, but there is much to see & a lot of people to meet. I think most people would like to see & Camp Host in Cedar Brakes. It was a great stay. I have to say we missed not being able to get on line or having phone service.
We are going to VA in December & then try to work in Fun Valley CO. this summer (2009).
This is my opinion, it is the way I see it, so it may not be the way you would see it.
Cedar Brakes is a great place, it has great people running it. I am not sure if I will come back,as there is a lot of America I want to see, am I am not getting any younger. This is my first time to be a Campground Host. I picked Cedar Brakes because it is close to my daughter Laura Lee and her family, and I have enjoyed my time spent with her & her family.
I was able to spend Father's Day with Laura Lee, (Wilma was still in the hospital) for the first time in thirty-seven years. That is the hight light of this summer. It was just the two of us, she brought lunch, & we talked, did some work, and just hung out. I am very proud of her, to tell of all of her accomplishment would take time neither I have to write or you the reader have to read. Laura chose law enforcement as a career, she receive a medal while in Durango CO. She is now working in Beaver UT in the sheriff's office along with Kelly, (her husband), Morgan, (her daughter) is going to college in Cedar City UT.
I was to experience many new things here some bad some good. When we got here Jim (head maintenance man) met us. There was a lot of snow on the ground, he had cleared a path to where we were to set up. He also said he would pull my trailer with the four-wheeler on it to the campground. We were the only ones there, as the campground was not yet open. We had electricity only, (water we had to haul). I had only seen this much snow when going to snow skiing, it snowed on us for six days. Paul (the superintendent) along with Matt (the head ranger) took us around the monument. They made us very welcome. We found out very soon our clothes were not warm enough (hey it was summer, it was 90 in TX). Laura & Kelly let us use some of their coats.
If Laura Lee's visit on Father's Day was the hight light of the season then Wilma's fall was the low of the season. We were cleaning out the fire pits getting ready for the opening of the campground. In #2 camp site, I was shoveling out the pit and Wilma step back and fell on the only rock within twenty feet, she said do not move me (if you know Wilma that is not her). I went to the Fee Booth and ask them to call for help. They call Marcia (ranger & EMT) she call for more help and an ambulance. Wilma ending up in the Hospital here in Cedar City. I was offer no less than two places to stay in Cedar City, one offered to take care of Tank, one offered to let me park the 5th wheel at their home. They did not know me as I had been here for only two weeks. For the three weeks that Wilma was in the hospital & rehab, Tank & I stayed in the trailer at Cedar Brakes. The time went by very slow & we missed Wilma very much, It was hard to be without her, it was like part of me was not here, and you know what part of me was not here for we are one.
Ron and Paula Hamilton, (the other two campground host), have help us very much in that this was our first time as a host. Paula showed Wilma how to make yogurt, it takes about as hour and is very good. They are full timing in a motor home, they were host here last year. They have a blog it is walkaboutwithronandpaula.blogspot.com there you will find pictures & text. Paula takes her camera with here everywhere she goes, I need to do this also. Ron and I have been splitting wood, (he had done it all year), I just starting. The firewood here in Cedar Brakes is free to the campers.
Wilma & I pray each day that we can be a blessing to someone, and if you ask for it and mean it God will give you a chance. Wilma gave a lady some sugar for her coffee, when she had forgot to bring some. She has loaned our lighter to a few campers when they did not have one, remember there is not a store close by. There has been many more some we never knew about and some we have forgotten. A special one I hope I never forget is one day an older man came by. He said he and his wife had been RV'es for many years ,but as he got older they had to give it up, he also had worked in the industry, he had been with Thousand Trails. He had camped over most of the USA, he came to me and said he saw our sign saying you could not picnic in the campground. He said if I did not mind he and his wife would like to just sit in a site for around two hours, he said he missed the campgrounds and feel of them. It was around noon and we had very few people in the campground. He said they would not make a mess and would move if someone came in. I told him to go ahead. Someday I may be that man and Wilma many that woman, I hope someone will let us sat and remember what use to be before we got to old to pull an RV. Someday we may be that man & woman.
We are back in San Angelo, TX. Do I miss Cedar Brakes? Yes, will I come back? I would like to, but there is much to see & a lot of people to meet. I think most people would like to see & Camp Host in Cedar Brakes. It was a great stay. I have to say we missed not being able to get on line or having phone service.
We are going to VA in December & then try to work in Fun Valley CO. this summer (2009).
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
On the way to San Angelo 9-30-08
9-30-08
We are in Tatum NM, just a few miles from Texas. We should be in Texas later today, we are going the way I like it slow.
Wilma is doing great. We stopped at a BLM yesterday (Monday) and were going to spend the night we were also going to ride the 4-wheeler, after paying our $2.50 we went down to the camping area. We found there were so many flies we could not stay, the trash cans had not been emptied in some time. We left and went on down to Tatum where we are now in a city park with FHU for no charge. A much better deal.
The pictures are of The Valley of Fires in NM.
We are in Tatum NM, just a few miles from Texas. We should be in Texas later today, we are going the way I like it slow.
Wilma is doing great. We stopped at a BLM yesterday (Monday) and were going to spend the night we were also going to ride the 4-wheeler, after paying our $2.50 we went down to the camping area. We found there were so many flies we could not stay, the trash cans had not been emptied in some time. We left and went on down to Tatum where we are now in a city park with FHU for no charge. A much better deal.
The pictures are of The Valley of Fires in NM.
Monday, September 29, 2008
9-29-08 The Forgotten Post
9-29-08
I thought this got posted a few days ago. The pictures you see of a canyon are of Canyon de Chelly in AZ. This was the end of a quest of mine that began around 1960. I saw a movie taken in this canyon with Gregory Peck and wanted to see the canyon every since. Well I made it, I saw the canyon and it is worth seeing.
We leave today from Valley of Fires do not know where we will stop.
I thought this got posted a few days ago. The pictures you see of a canyon are of Canyon de Chelly in AZ. This was the end of a quest of mine that began around 1960. I saw a movie taken in this canyon with Gregory Peck and wanted to see the canyon every since. Well I made it, I saw the canyon and it is worth seeing.
We leave today from Valley of Fires do not know where we will stop.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
9-28-08
9-28-08
Hey we are in New Mexico, we are at the Valley of Fires, a BLM recreation area 4 miles west of Carrizozo NM. We went on a walk this AM the Malpais Nature Trail, it is a big lava flow, (127 square miles).
I went to pay this AM and was told today & tomorrow are free days. We will enjoy this good weather and nice RV park.
Hey we are in New Mexico, we are at the Valley of Fires, a BLM recreation area 4 miles west of Carrizozo NM. We went on a walk this AM the Malpais Nature Trail, it is a big lava flow, (127 square miles).
I went to pay this AM and was told today & tomorrow are free days. We will enjoy this good weather and nice RV park.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
On the Road Again
We are getting ready to hit the road. The campground will close 9-22-08, we should leave on the 23rd. Taking our time going to Texas; we are going by Canyon de Chelly in AZ, then make a stop or two in NM.
The low has been in the low 40 or mid to hi 30 so far. We are still looking for snow before we leave. The highs have been in the 50s. The campers have slowed down as school has started, and the weather is colder. Wilma is painting garbage cans for next year & I have been taking the seats off of the picnic tables. As this area will have 15 to 20 feet of snow, you have to do things I would ha
9-13-08 Soon to leave
ve never thought of such as the fence has to be taken down (as the snow will break wire fence). The reason I am taken the seats off of the tables is the snow will bend them. All the windows will be boarded up on the buildings, of course the water will be turned off (the pipe is four feet deep).
The low has been in the low 40 or mid to hi 30 so far. We are still looking for snow before we leave. The highs have been in the 50s. The campers have slowed down as school has started, and the weather is colder. Wilma is painting garbage cans for next year & I have been taking the seats off of the picnic tables. As this area will have 15 to 20 feet of snow, you have to do things I would ha
9-13-08 Soon to leave
ve never thought of such as the fence has to be taken down (as the snow will break wire fence). The reason I am taken the seats off of the tables is the snow will bend them. All the windows will be boarded up on the buildings, of course the water will be turned off (the pipe is four feet deep).
Soon to Leave
We are getting ready to hit the road. The campground will close 9-22-08, we should leave on the 23rd. Taking our time going to Texas; we are going by Canyon de Chelly in AZ, then make a stop or two in NM.
The low has been in the low 40 or mid to hi 30 so far. We are still looking for snow before we leave. The highs have been in the 50s. The campers have slowed down as school has started, and the weather is colder. Wilma is painting garbage cans for next year & I have been taking the seats off of the picnic tables. As this area will have 15 to 20 feet of snow, you have to do things I would ha
9-13-08 Soon to leave
ve never thought of such as the fence has to be taken down (as the snow will break wire fence). The reason I am taken the seats off of the tables is the snow will bend them. All the windows will be boarded up on the buildings, of course the water will be turned off (the pipe is four feet deep).
The low has been in the low 40 or mid to hi 30 so far. We are still looking for snow before we leave. The highs have been in the 50s. The campers have slowed down as school has started, and the weather is colder. Wilma is painting garbage cans for next year & I have been taking the seats off of the picnic tables. As this area will have 15 to 20 feet of snow, you have to do things I would ha
9-13-08 Soon to leave
ve never thought of such as the fence has to be taken down (as the snow will break wire fence). The reason I am taken the seats off of the tables is the snow will bend them. All the windows will be boarded up on the buildings, of course the water will be turned off (the pipe is four feet deep).
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