May 2011

On the 1^st we met my cousin Shelly at church in Sierra Vista and then went to her home for lunch.  Her son, daughter and son-in-law, and grandchildren were there too.  Had a nice visit and played cards.

We drove as far as Yuma on the 2^nd and spent the night at Arizona Sands RV Park.  The main reason for stopping at an RV park for just one night instead of a Walmart was because we wanted to do laundry.  After we were set up for the night, we found out that they were working on the water line and the laundry room was not available.  So we went in search of a laundromat in town.

The 3^rd we arrived in El Cajon, CA and checked into the Circle RV Park.  The next morning we met my cousin, Paul, for breakfast at Lake Murray Café and then went to his apartment to visit.  That afternoon we went to the Creation Museum.

The 5^th – 11^th we stayed in Anaheim at the Anaheim Resort.  We visited with Kent’s sister and brother-in-law, Becky and Bob, several times while in the area, and also got to see our niece, Brittnie.  

One day Kent and I ate at Mrs. Knott’s Restaurant (outside the entrance to Knott’s Berry Farm).  Because Kent missed seeing the parking lot entrance and we had to circle around a few blocks, we arrived later than planned.  If we had gotten in earlier, we would have been too early for the “senior dinner” which was only available for a couple of hours.  It wasn’t listed on the main menu and we would have not known anything about it.  What a surprise.

We attended worship at Knott Avenue Christian Church on the 8^th.  We had Becky and Bob over for dinner.  From the back of our RV space, we were able to see Disneyland’s fireworks.

We spent a couple of days at Disneyland and California Adventure.  We took in:  Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln; Indiana Jones; Jungle Cruise; Innovations—House of the Future; Say Hello to Honda’s ASIMO; Aladdin—Musical; It’s Tough to be a Bug; World of Color; Imagineering—Blue Sky Cellar; Mission Tortilla; Soarin’ over California; Grizzly River Run; listened to Billy Hill and the Hillbillies, and the Straw Hatters; and watched the Flag Retreat Ceremony.

Kent enjoying a turkey leg -- his favorite food at Disneyland.

Billy Hill and the Hillbillies

Straw Hatters

The 12^th we left Anaheim and went to Twain Harte.  We stayed at Heavenly Hills Christian Camp.  It seemed kind of strange to be back.  The next day we had lunch at Cover’s Apple Ranch and discovered that their Apple Blossom Community Breakfast was the next morning.  Great timing—of course we went and Kent had a chance to visit with several people that he knew from Tuolumne.

On Sunday, the 15^th, we woke up to 5 inches of snow—a real surprise.  What a change in weather!  We had been in temperatures of 90 to 100+, for the past month.

We attended worship at Heritage in Sonora and it was great to see our old friends.  Had lunch with

 some of them and then headed to Concord to see Bob and Donna.  On the 17^th we had dinner with Kathy and Dick.  Stayed in Concord until the 19^th when we went back to Twain Harte.

On the 20^th we had some medical and dental appointments, so most of the day was spent in town.  Kent did some work at the camp in the afternoon.  The 21^st we both did some camp work.

On the 22^nd, we attended worship at Heritage.  Had lunch with Dale and Roberta.  When we got back to camp in the afternoon, Lewis and Betty arrived.

The 23^rd through the 31^st  we finished up our doctors’ appointments and also helped around camp. Work Camp was the 27^th – 30^th  so we got to see more friends.

On the way into town on the 31^st, we saw a couple of snow plants.  I called Tatia to tell her that the snow season was over.  I let her know where we saw them so that she could watch for them when they went in.  After my eye appointment, we went to shop in Modesto.