Thursday, November 13, 2014

SAD TO SEE OUR GOOD FRIENDS LEAVE THIS MORNING

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WE HAD SOME SAD FACES THIS MORNING AS WE ALL SAID OUR GOOD BYES

As well as Jean & Skip we are early risers so we were all outside saying our good-byes somewhere around 8 o’clock this morning.  As it is with friends we still had lots to talk about so all the doggy guys also had lots of time to race around playing & saying their own good-byes.  We had hoped they could have stayed a few more days but maybe next time.

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PHEEBS IS ALREADY FEELING SAD

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HUGS & SMOOCHES FOR BEST PALS

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AW MOM & DAD WISHED WE DIDN’T HAVE TO GO

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LOUIE LOOKS ON AS SOPHIE JUMPS UP FOR A BIG COMFORTING HUG FROM MOM

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UM, WOULD IT BE OK IF I STAYED A COUPLE EXTRA DAYS

We were sad to see Sophie, Louie, big Jake, Jean & Skip leave this morning.  We always so much enjoy their company & doing things with them.  They are two people we feel very comfortable with.  Big Jake, Louie & Sophie left a nice new toy for Pheebs & she’s been racing around with it all day.  Thanks guys:))  It was 8:45 a.m. when the Vancouver Island gang rolled out our south gate heading off in the direction of that big Yuma town. 

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PHEEBS SADLY WATCHES AS HER PALS SOPHIE, LOUIE, & JAKE ROLL OUT THIS MORNING

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I COULD SEE BIG JAKE SITTING RIGHT UP FRONT BETWEEN JEAN & SKIP LOOKING OUT THE WINDSHIELD AT PHEEBS

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BYE GUYS & YA ALL COME BACK NOW YA HEAR……….

Fifteen minutes later Kelly & I were in the Jeep heading for Wickenburg.  It was time for some groceries & seeing’s how I was needing a Safeway fix I decided to go along on the grocery run as well.  Nothing too much new there as I skittered around the aisles rounding up my own stuff.  Kelly generally spends about a day & half in the meat department alone so I tried to throttle back my skittering.  We were home again by 11 $214.00 poorer but we did have a 21 pound frozen Turkey with us.

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<<< I’M GONNA MISS YOU TOO LOUIE

Turned out to be a very laid back day.  Had ourselves a high cloud cover & temps were comfortably cool.  Solar Mike emailed today saying he can have a look at our inverter problem first thing Tuesday morning.  We will roll out of here Monday morning & spend the night at the Slabs in order to be at Mike’s soon as he opens the following morning.  Tuesday will be November 18th which is nearly one year ago to the very day we were last at Solar Mikes to have a solar system installed on our 2012 Class C Winnebago.  That day was November 19th. SOLAR INSTALLATION 2013  And here is our original 2003 Damon Challenger Class A solar installation back on DECEMBER 20TH 2007 at Solar Mike’s as well.  Last November I remember when the rig was done & we were on our way out of Slab City thinking, “well, this is probably the last time we will ever be at the Slabs”.  Ya right, here we go again.  I think this will be our 4th trip to the Slabs since late 2007.  Guess you could almost call us part time Slabbers now………….

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For you techie types out here & especially you Mac folks you might want to have a look at Steve’s latest post entitled, ‘A BITTER SWEET GEEK SQUAD COMPUTER REPAIR.’  Here is an exercise in complete frustration control.   Under the conditions Steve did a great job writing this post & even managed to infuse some fine humor in what could have otherwise been a very scathing rant.  Well done………………  

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I’M MISSING MY PALS DAD

GROANER’S CORNER:(( A man had just arrived home after the successful implantation of a pacemaker.
Reading through the literature, he was delighted to learn that the instrument carried a lifetime guarantee.

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A husband and wife were at a party chatting with some friends when the subject of marriage counseling came up. "Oh, we'll never need that. My husband and I have a great relationship," the wife explained. "He was a communications major in college and I majored in theater arts.  He communicates real well and I just act like I'm listening."

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- Tourists see the world, travelers experience it.
- Home is where your pet is:))
- "If having a soul means being able to feel
love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals
are better off than a lot of humans."
(James Herriot)
- The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails -William Arthur Ward
- The only thing better than right now will someday be the memories of right now...AL.
- It is not so much having nothing to do as it is not having the interest to do something....AL.

9 comments:

  1. W hope to get in a week our two at the slabs ourselves this winter....we will see. Perhaps happen to mosey along around congress, north ranch and wittenburg too.... Wherever the wind takes us, I guess???

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  2. Great photos once again. We had such a great time hanging out with you and Kelly. We were all sad to leave, but we
    will meet up with you again this winter.

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  3. The last picture of Pheebs says it all. Good times always come to an end, until the next time.

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  4. When you "click" with friends, it is very hard to say good-by. But the joy is profound when, once again, you meet!

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  5. sad to see Jean and Skip and the 'kids' pull out of the driveway..you know they will come back..
    you never know..one day there may be some 'new' west coast friends coming on by for a visit.

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  6. Great that you had such a good time with the crew. And no doubt you will meet up down the road again soon.

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  7. Great pics of Big Jake, he is just the sweetest old guy :-) I sometimes forget how close you are to so many places - like a day drive to the Slabs. It really is a great location! Nice to have friends you'll miss - can't say that about all of them :-)

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  8. Wonder if Solar Mike just has those set aside for you every year. ;)

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  9. Pheeps does look like she misses her pals. Keep her busy.
    We did our 'explore it' trip and got to the Slabs just as the sun was setting. Bummer, but we will just have to go back in a couple weeks to really check it out. Want to try and meet Solar Mike.

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