April 2015 ~

April....It's a lot of work traveling...we got upacked and the washing done. Doug and Fran we moving things around since they will be leaving the 5^th wheel here. They closed on their purchase on the 2^nd. They are now owner of a lot in the Yuma Foothills. It has a park model, casita, a storage shed and RV parking. The casita need work but it's a great place...we have been staying here since the 2^nd of March. That evening we had George/Coralee, Dan/Julie and John over for Happy Hour and snacks. Dixie worked on the deposit and charges for Medical Accounting Services.

On the 3^rd we moved the motorhome so Doug could get the 5^th wheel out. He parked it at John's neighbors house so it would be under covering. We moved back into the rv lot at Doug/Fran's place. We made a wonderful shrimp dinner with shrimp Doug & Fran got in Algadones. On the 4^th they headed north. We are now here by ourselves.

On Easter Sunday we went to Church at Gloria De Christo Lutheran Church. Dixie made a ham dinner for Easter. We had a nice relaxing day.

On the 6^th Dixie had a dentist appointment in Algadones with Dr. Eric Escobedo at 930am. The wind was blowing and it was a bit cool so we left right after the appointment. Dixie ended up having to have a crown on the upper back tooth. The prep work was done and a temporary crown was put on. So far I was impressed with this dentist (recommended by George and Doug). We go back on Wed. to have the crown out on. We cleaned the window tracks and vacuumed in the park model.

7^th – Our 25^th Wedding Anniversary!!!!! We started the day out by catching up on computer work...the blog, email's, etc. Later in the morning we went for an hour long bike ride. In the afternoon we decided to go to the movie 'Still Alice' at the Main Street Theater in old Yuma. It was a good movie but depressing – it was about a 50 yr old women that had early on set Alzheimer disease. Then we had a drink on the patio at the Pint House down the street. We had a wonderful dinner at Olive Garden and enjoyed reminiscing.

8^th – We made the trip back to Algadones to get my crown. We had lunch first at the El Parisco courtyard. It was quick and good! We walked around a bit and bought more Ibuprofen and a bottle of brandy. The visit to the dentist went well and only took 20 minutes tops. I still have the sensitivity to hot and cold but he said it could be that was for a week or two. Hopefully it's not a 'root canal' that I need. We stopped at Home Depot, Wally's World and Walmart on the way home.

9^th - We for a walk in morning and over to Doug/Fran's 5^th wheel to pick up stuff. Dixie worked some. We cut the window covering for the window in the park model and put on new weather stripping on the back door. We enjoyed the nice weather, reading on the patio. The last few days have been cooler and the nights have been wonderfully cool!

10^th - We drove the north frontage road for a mike to a hiking location. We hiked up the Gila Mountains for about an hour. There is much more ground to cover getting to the top but it was a bit hot and we are not in hiking shape right now...maybe when we come back in the fall. Dixie worked on creating a web blog for the condo sale....it turned out well and is a place to show interested people the photo's of the condo....gtfcondo.blogspot.com

John Hebbelman came for dinner around 530p. We enjoyed some corned beef, cabbage and all the trimmings.

11^th – Rode the bikes in the am and then decided to go out for a bit.

12^th – Aunt Marge's Birthday. Went to the flea market, however it was all but closed up as it was the last day for the season. We did have lunch there and bought a few things.

13^th – Made one more trip to Algadones as Dixie's jaw is real sore and the teeth are very sensitive. The appointment was at 1p but didn't get in until almost 2. He filed down a couple of teeth and but some liquid stuff on the crown to help with the sensitivity. He also prescribed a muscle relaxant for a week to help with the jaw clenching. It seems better for now. We spent the rest of the afternoon putting stuff away in the motorhome and prepping the park model for summer.

14^th – we rode the bikes for awhile in the am and them summerized the park model. From there we went to John's and Dixie gave him a haircut and Mike put some antifreeze in Doug's fifth wheel. We then drove to Julie & Dan's to see their new house and ask some question on selling our condo. Julie has sold several! She was lots of help.

15^th – We locked everything up in Yuma and headed north. Today's drive is only 85 miles to Quartzsite. We decided to overnight in front of Bob & Cheryl's house since their neighbors had just left that morning. We spent the afternoon visiting and then had dinner with them. After that we played 9 holes of card golf.

16^th – We left Bob & Cheryl's at 7am. We made a stop at Love's for a fuel topoff, coffee, and a breakfast sandwich. We drove 390 miles to Cedar City and overnighted at the Home Depot parking lot. It was next door to Walmart and they were pretty full. It worked out great. We made a Walmart run and found something for dinner. Dixie's jaw and tooth are still hurting. She called the dentist in Great Falls and left a message but didn't get a call back. The winds were high park of the day and the weather between St. George and Cedar City was drizzly.

17^th – We left just after 7am. We stopped on the other end of Cedar City at the Love's and fueled up and were on the road at 748am. We drove 465 miles to the Walmart in Idaho Falls. Dixie drove for about an hour today south of Salk Lake to give Mike a break.. After a fuel stop in Idaho Falls, we arrived in our destination around 5p. We shopped a bit at Walmart.

18^th – We hit the road around 725a. Today's drive was 350 miles to Great Falls We fueled up at the Pilot there and parked in front of Dad's around 3p. Denita, Steve, Levi & Tyler were there. We all went to dinner at the 3D. We overnighted in the motorhome.

19^th – Denita & Steve drove our Tracker home. We did some shopping and in the afternoon went to Harold Struck’s to visit. Levi stayed overnight at Dad's again. We enjoyed dinner in the house and slept in the house. Dixie worked on the buy/sale agreement and printing take one flyers for the condo sale.

20^th – Dixie went to Dr. Crane (Chiropractor) at 8am. We went to Chicago Title to talk to them about our condo sale paperwork. The 'Buy/Sale' agreement we have looks good – we are set – we just need a buyer. From there Dixie went to Dr. Cammeron about her trigger thumb. He gave her an injection (cortisone) with the hope that the injection will correct the problem, if not it will require a trigger release which can be preformed in the office at a later date. We then met Levi for lunch at Hoagieville – he then left for Missoula. We ran some more errands and then met our renter's at the condo. Mike checked out the crawl space and determined that there is no water down there..yeah! We put the sign up in the yard – the condo is officially for sale! Karen told us of a possible lead for a buyer. There is a lady that is renting 219 35^th Ave and is interested in buying a condo in this complex. We went to visit with her and leave her a flyer. Her name is Linda Graff. We are keeping our fingers crossed?

21^st – We left Dad's just after 9am. We made a stop at the Cennex station to dump our holding tanks. We were on our way at 945a. We made a couple of stops in Havre. Walmart for a few more groceries and a stop to pick up parts for Doug. We fueled up in Chinook and made a stop in Harlem for more parts for Doug. We completed our 189 mile trip arriving in Turner around 230p. We unpacked the kitchen that day and left the rest for tomorrow!

22^nd – We unpacked the remainder of the motorhome! What a job...the least favorite part about traveling. Around five we drove to Denita & Steve's to check out the kitchen remodel. It is very nice! Looks like a different kitchen. From there we went to Doug & Fran's for a Birthday dinner for Denita! We had b-b-qued steaks and everything that goes with! Dad drove his car over and I rode with him (it was a white knuckle ride for me but he did ok, but he drives tooooo fast! If there was any kind of deviation he would be in trouble with reactionary time.

The remainder of the month we worked in the yard, picking large rocks for out borders, shoveling dirt, and general yard stuff! The other big thing we did was get all our 'condo for sale postings' done...Craigs List on the 25th and Zillow on the 26th. We received quite a few calls initially.

On the 25^th Dixie helped Denita and the Jr. class ( Tyler & Brett) decorate for the prom. Dixie went to Havre with Fran on the 30^th.