Lexi & Izzy, cofounder of Surfers Healing

Mike at Coronado Island Beach

April 1 -13 2014...Desert Pools RV

April 1-13...

1st - The wind is still blowing! We have had to put down the satellite dish every evening due to the wind. The shows that did record were intermittent due to the loss of signal. We walked a bit and did laundry in the morning. We went to the movie 'Noah' in the afternoon. Dixie's knee started hurting late morning and was hardly able to walk on it by evening. The pain is in the back of the right knee (already has had 2 surgeries on that knee & a fall on the kneecap in 2008).

2^nd – wind is still blowing and is cooler today. Knee still hurts a lot so we will spend the day inside.

3^rd – Glyn and Henrietta were over for happy hour/snacks. Doug/Fran told us that Ethel Doyle's house in Turner is for sale. I explained to Mike where it was at and we were a bit curious about it.

4^th - We asked Doug/Fran to take a picture of the outside of the Doyle house when there were in Turner.

5^th – We had lunch in Desert Hot Springs and did some grocery shopping. We went to Gyn/Henriettas for HH/Snacks.

6^th – Dixie talked to Mark Rasmussen at length getting the scoop on the house. The house had been flooded about 5 years ago and Mark & Sonny Obrecht did the repair work. He said they put in a new kitchen and all the flooring was replaced. He told us the floor plan of the house. He also gave us Carol Malloy's (daughter/executor of estate) phone number in CA.

7^th – We celebrated our 24^th wedding anniversary. We went to the movie, Capt. America at Cathedral City. Very action packed but lots of violence. Afterwords we went to dinner at an Italian Restaurant next door to the theater called Trilussa. Dixie had researched it and found good reviews. We had a wonderful dinner – Mike the Chicken Marcella and Dixie Chicken in Vodka Red Cream sauce over pasta. The bread and olive dip was wonderful. Included with the meal was biscotti and amaretto!

That evening we were able to call Carol and talk to her about the house. We found out that she already had an offer for the house and it looked like it would be selling for more than her asking price. She also thought there was going to be another offer. She wanted to get it sold this week....yiks. She gave us the name and number of the realtor in Malta. Carol also sent several photos of the house – inside and out! It looks nice. Needs some paint on the outside and some in the inside. Bathroom needs updating but the kitchen is very nice.

8^th – we had Doug/Fran get the key for the house and take a look. They gave us the thumbs up. We called the realtor, Carly Bishop at Missouri River Realty and by the end of the day we had the buy/sell agreement completed and sent back to her. We offered a $1000 over the mentioned sales price.

Dixie had a massage at Happy Feet on Dinah Shore/Bob Hope. It was awesome! We lunched at Subway and did some shopping at Costco.

9^th – we found out that if we really wanted to Doyle house we needed to up our offer. Called the realtor once again and countered with a bump of another $3000.

We had a very good breakfast with G/H at the All Star Burger place just down the road from the park.

10^th – Our house offer was accepted. I've come full circle – moving to Turner 39 years after I graduated from there! Can't believe we bought a house site unseen and did it in a weeks time! Called Independence Bank to see about a loan. We gathered info & completed the loan application online.

11^th – We made contact with Karene Faber at the bank regarding what kind of loan we can get for our purchase. We scanned all the docs she needed and emailed them to her.

We headed to Aunt Marge's in Riverside at 10am. We took her to lunch at Backsteet Restaurant, a neat outdoor deli place....very good! We went back to Marge's and had cake that Dixie made and visited. Had a great day! We got back home around 530p.

12^th – We drove to Danny's around 945a and drove with him & Lexi to San Diego. Lexi surfed in the Surfer's Healing program. It was held on Coronado Island. The person that took her out was Izzy Paskowitz, the person that co-founded the company with his wife. Lexi made it up on the board a couple of times and really enjoyed it. It was her 6^th year of participating but the first time in San Diego. She loves the water. It is a wonderful program that is specifically for Autistic children. Every child gets to go out with a surf board and an instructor and are out for approximately 30 minutes. We stopped in Temecula for lunch at In & Out on the way down and at Utopizza for dinner on the way back. The wind blew horribly in Desert Hot Springs. As we were driving back into the valley it was just brown with sand blowing. The drive from Danny's to our MH was awful. It was like driving in a bad snowstorm. We even had to bring in one of the slides once we got home.

13^th – Mike watched the Master's. Dixie caught up on computer stuff. Dixie cut Henrietta's hair and we went to their site for HH. We made one more trip to the mineral water hottub to soak Dixie's knee which still hurts!

Tomorrow we move to Mountain Lakes RV which is at 3200 ft so the weather will be cooler. The past week has been in the mid to high 90's and the frig just can't keep up. Hoping to get ride of the wind and see some cooler temps!

March in Yuma, AZ

March....It was a short night after our trip from NC. We got up about 715a and went to McDonald's for coffee/breakfast. We picked up a few groceries and went to the office to pick up our refrig/freezer items. We left the park and stopped at Fry's for fuel and were on the road just after 10am. It is 168 miles to Yuma. We overnighted in the lot that Doug/Fran are staying at as our reservation at Yuma Lakes is not until the 3^rd. We had a great rib dinner with D/F and Angie. We sat around the fire that evening. The next morning, Lowell & MaryLou stopped and we visited for a bit. Then we went for a walk. We had lunch with D/F, Dixie cut Angie's hair and then we moved the MH 15 miles to Yuma Lakes. We got set up but had some electrical problems. We ended up going to Walmart after dinner to purchase a new 50/30 amp connector. That kept the breaker from tripping but the alarm still went off on the volt meter. The park people checked it out on Tue morning but found nothing wrong – guess we will just stop using the meter for now! Tue. we went for a walk and did laundry. In the afternoon we had a windshield chip repaired on the MH. Then headed into town. We ordered Tire Skirts for the MH at Specialty Sewing Senter.

The 6^th Doug/Fran came over to use the pool and join us for dinner. On the 7^th we had out carpets cleaned by 'Roberts'. They did a good job and we also had them clean our 5x7 area rug. They did it all for $45!
The 8^th Doug/Fran and Angie came over. Dixie colored Angie and Fran's hair and the we headed to the pool.
We went to the Swap Meet with Doug/Fran on the 9^th and then met their contractor, Bob/Carol at Lutz's for an early dinner.
On the 10^th we moved back to George Wencott's lot with Doug/Fran. We maneuvered the mh in so that we were paralegal with the street. This way we could hook up to the 50amp that the park model uses. We didn't have any sewer but it was great to spend the week their with them. Thanks to George we had a free week!!!
We were Alcadones, Mexico bound on Tues., the 11^th. Doug/Fran went with us. Angie and Julie/Dan also drove down. This time we decided to go after lunch so we could skip the long lines at customs. We picked up a few medicine items & a bottle of Kahlua. Mike looked for glasses but decided not to get any. We all had drinks at the patio area and then went to listen to Pepe sing at El Gourmet. We visited with him when he was done playing at 5p and then went straight through customs with NO line! We stopped for dinner at the Pepe's II Mexican restaurant on Fortuna.
Harold Struck and his friend, Dellis came over to dinner on the 13^th. Loni didn't make it!
The evening of the 14^th was attending the twilight Air Show at the Marine Base. We went with John/Angie, Doug/Fran and Todd. It was a great show- something we have never seen. Fireworks came out of a plane, helicopter, and an ultralight. The highlight at the end was the helicopter unfurling a huge American Flag as well as fireworks...talk about 'bombs bursting in air'! After the show we all went for a late Chinese dinner. Doug & Mike went back on Saturday for the regular Air Show. They really enjoyed that as well. That evening we had a group made Spaghetti dinner at Hebblemen's. It was for the Independence Motorcycle Club – the group going on the ride up and down the CA coast.
On Sunday, the 16^th we repositioned the motorhome with the help of Doug/Fran. We didn't think we could get it out of there with just the two of us. That afternoon the whole motorcycle group came over for happy hour and to finalize their plans.
On the 17^th the group left on their trip and we moved to Pilot Knob. Enroute we stopped off to have the tire skirts installed.
We stayed busy this week relaxing, Dixie working, and doing a bit of shopping. On Sat. the 22^nd we drove into the old Yuma flea market. We decided we really didn't need to go there again – mostly Mexican stuff!
Dixie went to church at the park on the 23^rd and attended exercise class several days.
We went to the movie, 'God's Not Dead' on the 24^th. We really enjoyed it and feel that it would be a great movie for all to see (Creation versus Evolution)!
On the 26^th we drove over to Doug/Frans to drop off their cooler before the group arrived home from their trip. The check engine light came on in the Tracker. We haven't figured out the cause as of yet! The wind blew horribly that day and also quite a bit on Thurs.
On the 27^th we went to Doug/Fran's in the afternoon – Dixie did haircuts and finished up some work stuff. Later we all went for another Spaghetti dinner at John/Angie's. The whole group was there for a farewell dinner.
The 28^th was move day for all...Doug/Fran left for Lake Havasu to get Dad and start heading home. We drove the 155 miles to Desert Pools RV, arriving around noon. We will be here for 17days. We are in site 68. We had happy hour at Glynn & Henrietta's. It was fun catching up with them and hearing about Glynn's accident.
The wind started blowing on Sat. evening and hasn't quit blowing! 
Danny & Lexi came for dinner on Sunday. 
We closed the month out on Monday with a trip to Cathedral City to stock up at Trader Joe's and also a Walmart stop.