The arrival of our home is scheduled for Oct 22. It will still be 4-6 weeks after that before we will be able to take possession. However, due to a longer than normal timeframe for furniture orders, we went out to start shopping for the main pieces for our living room and the dining area.… Continue reading Furniture for LR and DR Ordered!
A New Community Home
We arrived at Carefree Village Resort in Yuma, AZ about 5:30 pm on September 25. We got set up easily in #34, a north facing site. . Ah–it feels good to be here! This will be our “home” base community. Our new manufactured home is scheduled to arrive Oct 22, but will be another 4-6… Continue reading A New Community Home
Beach Time Before Desert Time
We have always enjoyed an occasional escape to Silver Strand State Beach. Since we had a lease site at Pio for a year we haven’t needed a week out every three weeks as we did before, so it has been over a year since we camped here. Barry really wanted to come here for a… Continue reading Beach Time Before Desert Time
Maintenance Service: Frustrated With Incompetence
No one likes paying for routine maintenance on a car let alone on a big RV, but it is a necessity to have a “well-oiled machine”. We decided the perfect time for the yearly oil change and the chassis lube etc., would be when we left Menifee on our way back to Pio Pico on… Continue reading Maintenance Service: Frustrated With Incompetence
Good Time For Extended Leave From Pio
SEWER, ELECTRICITY, and WATER issues plague Pio! People thought we were nuts to go up to Menifee August 26 – September 9. They warned how it would be really hot up there. But it had been unusually hot down here! High 90’s and low 100’s. The day it was 115 F in Menifee, it was… Continue reading Good Time For Extended Leave From Pio
Cookies for Firefighters
While we had Isaac for two nights in September, Barry suggested “we” make some cookies to take to Justin and his fellow firefighters. Isaac was excited to do this, so he and I immediately started making some snickerdoodle cookies. By the time we finished the snickerdoodles, Isaac was done. I was on my own to make… Continue reading Cookies for Firefighters
Pickleball in Chula Vista!
A pickleball friend told me about a really nice park in the East Lake area of Chula Vista where there is good pickleball. Mackenzie Creek Park is amazing. It is a gorgeous Parks & Recreation park that is open to the public! There is a wonderful playground area, an extremely spacious basketball area, and nice… Continue reading Pickleball in Chula Vista!
Wilderness Lakes TT, Menifee, CA
We decided to leave Pio Pico a week early since Isaac and Mona were up in Washington. We arrived at Wilderness Lakes Thousand Trails on August 26. Yes, it is hot, but it was hot in Jamul, too! We will be here for two weeks. The sites here are so much nicer. There are a… Continue reading Wilderness Lakes TT, Menifee, CA
Life Through a Child’s Eyes
When we had Mona for a couple nights recently, and we were out walking and biking through the park, she noticed things we had never taken the time to truly see. Maybe it is because she’s closer to the ground. Maybe it is because she walks slower. But how nice it was to experience these… Continue reading Life Through a Child’s Eyes
Parcel Pending System Not As Proposed
Pio Pico Thousand trails has been charging people $2 PER package when it is delivered to the park. This practice always bothered me. Why the charge? Where does the cash go? If one order on Amazon comes in two different packages, then you pay for two $2 fees. There was no real organization, and the… Continue reading Parcel Pending System Not As Proposed