Another Year Has Rolled Around

It's New Years Eve and preparations are being made for Mom and Dad's open house and year end celabration here on the desert.
Christmas was great with beautiful weather and just as wonderful friends and family to spend it with.
It started with a cute little tree to get us in the spirit.

A few presents to add to the excitement.

and a Christmas Day brunch.... with the bunch!

Happy New Year!! May the bumps in the road be small and your joys great. Love ya lots!

Have Tools Will Travel

No it's not just a catchy phrase. We really do break out the tools for more than trading work for a parking spot.
Here's John building a deck a few sites down from the cabin in Quartzsite.



John and Tom resting after a job well done. But wait there's more. The back looked so good the front porch must be replaced also. It's a good thing this Evergrain decking is so nice to work with and should hold up well under the extreme conditions here in the desert.

Of course on any restoration or remodel there are a few suprises like no insulation above the living room.


So the 3 of us( John, Tom and I) decided to do it ourselves....Yuk! But more importantly why does John always get to run the control and stay away from the insulation ?

The Absolute Very Last Yard Sale

Ya right!!
But its so much fun.

We say this every year but somehow we always find enough stuff to fill a pick-up truck.
It's a great excuse to visit with everyone just arriving back for the winter so I can't complain and of course it does put a little" jingle " in the pocket!