Our Year 2011, and Big News

What a year, what a trip. Upon leaving Las Vegas after Christmas, we traveled to Yuma, across Arizona & New Mexico to souther Texas where we stayed for a month. A stop of 3 weeks north of Dallas to visit Deb & family, then north thru the midwest (with several stops) to Williston, ND. Then across to Michigan where we spent 2 1/2 months visiting family & friends throughout the state.

Without question, the highlight was the week with ALL the family in Hart, MI and the Cousin's Reunion near Bay City. After Labor Day, we spent a few days with Cindy & Joe in Marion, IN before heading for Atlanta, GA to visit Brother Don & family.

A few days near Huntsville, AL with Rick & Pam, several days in SE Alabama visiting more friends, then the long trip back to the SW. We stopped near Austin, TX and in the Yuma area fefore returning to Las Vegas November 6th.

We experienced a few issues during the trip. Problem with a slide on the trailer in North Dakota, which we couldn't get fixed until our return to Michigan; a suspendion hanger on the trailer axle had to be replaced near Bay City; and the water pump failing on the truck in the middle of nowhere in Texas required towing into Sonora and an overnight stay in the parking of the repair shop.

Jerry's heart going into A-fib on July 26th required Cardioversion in Traverse City, all ok now.

In all we towed the trailer over 11,000 miles, put 20,000 miles total on the truck, and traveled in 27 states! We visited soooo many friends & family we can't count them all. And the sights that we saw, people we met were awesome! Some of our experiences have been posted on the blog and we hope to put some more there soon.

And now the BIG NEWS!

After 11 great years of touring the USA in our trailer (6 years full-time), we have decided it's time to settle down. Our trailer is for sale, and we are making plans to become residents of Las Vegas, Nevada. Our new address is 5954 Spanish Mustang Ct, Las Vegas, NV 89122. Hope some of you find time to visit us in Las Vegas.

Splinters in her Crotch

A woman from Los Angeles who was a tree hugging, liberal Democrat and an anti-hunter purchased a piece of timberland near Colville , WA There was a large tree on one of the highest points in the tract . She wanted a good view of the natural splendor of her land, so she started to climb the big tree .

As she neared the top she encountered a spotted owl that attacked her. In her haste to escape, the woman slid down the tree to the ground and got many splinters in her crotch . In considerable pain, she hurried to a local ER to see a doctor .

She told him she was an environmentalist, a Democrat, and an anti-hunter and how she came to get all the splinters . The doctor listened to her story with great patience and then told her to go wait in the examining room and he would see if he could help her . She sat and waited three hours before the doctor reappeared .

The angry woman demanded, "What took you so long?"

He smiled and then told her, "Well, I had to get permits from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management before I could remove old-growth timber from a 'recreational area' so close to a waste treatment facility . I'm sorry, but due to ObamaCare they turned you down . "_