Month: August 2012

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    August, 2012

    Dear Family,

    This is only the 9th, and I still have a WHOLE DAY, butthe weekends tend to be somewhat unpredictable as far as planning some time tosit down and write, so I thought I would get started. 

    As is the case every summer with the motorhome rental business,the entire summer is filled with the hustle-bustle of getting the motorhomes inand out.  This year has been better forme as I have a “crew” that does all the work and I just have to do what I amtold to do.  Leslie takes care of all ofthe bookings and getting the paperwork all completed before and after therentals.  Heather (sometimes with Chad’shelp… [ever since he got the cast of his broken foot]) cleans the insides ofthe motorhomes, Chase washes the outsides, and Judy Lynn takes care of thehousekeeping kits making sure they are all washed and put in the motorhomeswhen required.  I do most of thecheck-out and check-in and take care of arranging any “putzing” (that is ALWAYSrequired to keep a motorhome in good condition) as well as taking care of thelogistics of the deliveries to renters or to other repair shops asrequired.  Right now we have all of ourmotorhomes out but out big one and it just came back last weekend.  Fortunately we have not had a lot of problemsthis year.  The previous renters outPhaeton did some damage to the same side that has been damaged two timesbefore… not as bad as previous, but still is going to cost the insurance abundle to fix. 

    We have most of our motorhomes busy until after Labor-day and thennot much going on the rest of September… which is good because we always leavein September for our vacation.  This yearwe have an additional reason to leave in September.  Last year it was Dad’s 100thBirthday Party, and this year our Jennifer is due with their #3 child aroundthe middle of August.  We also think wehave the Alder reunion the 3rd Saturday of the month… which thisyear falls pretty early since the month begins on a Saturday.  We have not heard anything about the reunionthough, but the Alders are known for doing things at the last minute.  Since most of them live close, that is not aproblem, but for us clear up here, we have to plan.

    Nothing very exciting has happened this month.  We have had the family over a lot.  Leslie, Todd and Heather all went in andpurchased a water-slide and they come over and put it up in our back yard andthe kids have a ball and the parents have a ball watching.  Leslie and Heather have also invited somefriends over with their children and do a lot of visiting while the kids areentertaining themselves on the slide.  Ituses quite a bit of water, so each time when they are finished and drain thewater, my small back yard gets a good watering (flooding).  They have put the slide up once at Todd’splace and once in the small back yard that Heather and Jay have, but our backyard is the most popular and we like that because it is handy here for Grandmaand Grandpa to watch also.  It issupposed to hold “kids” up to 200 pounds, but so far I have not seen any of theadults here on it.  It is more fun towatch the kids.  Both Heather and Lesliehave added pictures to their blogs and have put some things on Facebook, butbelow is the only picture I have.

     


    Sawyerand Finn on Water Slide

    My birthday was in July and it was a BIG one forme this year.  I don’t remember of everyhaving trouble entering into another “decade”, but this one got myattention.  The family celebrated bygetting together for a steak-fry.  Icooked the steaks on my big grill outside and “fun was had by all”J. A few of us also got together recently at the bowling alley to celebrateKelly’s birthday.  It is Todd and Jacki’s10th wedding anniversary this week and they are going celebratingsometime because they ask us to take care of Toby.

    We had a bumper crop of blueberries and so Judy Lynn has kept a supply of these around… which is definitely an attraction to the family

     

    Trees Were LOADED with BIG lushes berries

       

    Putting the frozen berries in freezer bag ready for “sucking” out the air
    Part of the pickings

       

    Blueberries with Shreaded Wheat for Breakfast one morning
    Blueberry Pancake with easy-over egg for another
    Blueberry pies around for three weeks.

    (Eat your heart out Maxine and Julie!)

    Lots going on during the summer months, but nota lot of interesting things to write about, so I will close for thismonth.  I hope this letter finds you allwell.

    Love to you All,

    Judy Lynn & Roger