Home Base and Jordie’s Accident

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When we moved into our site at Woodland we only paid for one night because we weren’t quite sure what the next day would bring.  We figured we’d probably need two nights but for a change, we didn’t pay for two.  This is what happened.

Can you imagine hauling groceries up 3 flights of stairs .... or, you could just eat out and not bother.

Monday morning we were supposed to be at our daughter’s new apartment in Vancouver.  The moving truck with all their belongings was scheduled to arrive between 8 AM and 10 AM.  That’s the time frame she was given.  We figured we’d probably need one more night at the RV park as we were sure we wouldn’t be able to get it all done by check-out time.  However, just maybe that might happen so we didn’t pay.  Usually we pay in advance for all the nights we think we might need and then leave early.   That’s  not the way we want it to work.



Citronella bucket we bought at the festival for Tammi's birthday gift.



A phone call was received close to 8:30.  Evidently, the moving truck broke down in South Dakota on Saturday.  I’m sure you know what that meant.  There was not going to be a delivery that day or for several days afterwards. Oops!  Thanks for the notice, Atlas.  However, in the end ... it worked out best.

Lots of twins this year.

Next stop … back to the motorhome.  It doesn’t take long to get that thing ready to move anymore.  We were closed up and on our way to our property just a few miles away.

Just the small pile of the gravel we had delivered.  There were more piles.  Want to help?

There certainly is a lot of work to do when you only visit once or twice a year.  The 4 yards of gravel needed to be moved, dust and debris needed to be cleaned up but at least the deer were happy to see us.

Home Base

We settled in and started doing what we needed to do.  The place looks a lot better today but we still have a couple yards of gravel to finish spreading.  Tammi came out and helped spread.  Jordan volunteered but we figured we’d try to get her to help a little when she a few of her friends showed up on the weekend to spend a few days with us.  Well, we know they aren’t really coming to spend the time with us.  We do know that.  Don’t we?  And, they aren’t staying in the motorhome with us.  We got the cots out for the cabin.  The only thing left to do is go grocery shopping.  We know they aren’t bringing their own food.  Teenagers don’t do that.

Out our window ... Bambi wants to know where the wet cob is.

Tuesday we worked most of the day.  It actually felt good.  It was a little physical labor but no stress.  This place is so nice and peaceful during the week.  There are no trains, no freeways and very few people around.  However, on the weekends it can get pretty crazy as a lot of folks from the city bring their boats and want to party.

Boy, did we ever need a nap after all that work …. and, then, the phone rang.  “Have you talked to my husband?  Jordie’s been in an accident!”  We don’t like those phone calls.  I was out of that bed with shoes on and ready to head back into town in no time.

The frame was definitely sprung.

The good thing is that no one was hurt.  However, the bad thing is that  both cars were totaled.   Jordie’s fine but she has only had her license for a short few weeks and may not be driving for a while.  She’s safe and that’s what’s most important.  (We later found out the estimate to repair her car would be $10K ... the car wasn't worth that much so they totaled it.)

The airbags worked in both vehicles.

It must have been the day for accidents.  On the way back to the motorhome, there was another big one and the whole road was shut down.  These people weren’t so lucky.

-- August 16th