and it rains in Oregon...

Yes, it does occassionally rain in Oregon. It started raining last night and is just kind of drizzling today. Although, there are reports that we should get heavy rainds later today and tomorrow. We arrived in Oregon at the end of August. We belong to a RV group called the Escapees and there is a park in Southern Oregon where we like to go. We have been coming to the park for about 7 years and have lots of friends here. It was time for us to take a break from taking care of an RV park in CA and relax a bit. About a week after we arrived, the office informed us that we would be getting our lot. That means that we will have a permanent lot here. Once we paid the money for a lifetime lease we got our lot. At first we were told, we would be getting one lot but someone above us on the list dropped off and we had to take another lot. Our lot faces south and we get the afternoon sun on the side of the motorhome. We can always trade lots if something comes up. Right now we are not planning on doing any landscaping until next year. Since we have been here we have attended lots of dinners with friends. Once a week there is a friendship meeting at the clubhouse. People take turns hosting the meeting. I was the host last week. It was fun. People were surprised that I was not scared to talk in front of people! Imagine that! OCHS speech class and working in personnel helped.
We were suppose to go the Oregon Coast with a group of people for three days but we needed to have some repairs done to the motorhome and the only time they could fit us in was during the rally to the coast. We took the RV to Eugene (an hour away) and then drove in the car about 2 hours to Portland. There was a quilt show there and I wanted to meet my friend, Trudie there. It was a short but a very nice visit. I wish I could remember to update this on a regular basis but we are so busy up here. Until next time, stay out of the rain.

Midweek...

The middle of the week and I'm exhausted! We are preparing the motorhome for a trip to Oregon. Preparing means lots of cleaning. I have cleaned all of the kitchen cupboards and the one over the washer. Tomorrow I'm tackling the bathroom cupboards. It's amazing to come across things we haven't seen for a long time and wonder why we are keeping them. I have two bags ready to give to charity. When I cleaned the spice cupboard that was really interesting. I really think that I have more spices in this RV than some homes but I need everyone. Tonight we had swiss steak, garlic mashed potatoes and a green salad. Of course, there will be a chocolate and white cake for dessert...yum.
I put the binding on a baby quilt today. Tonight I will cross stitch a label to put on the back of the quilt. Hopefully, this time I'll remember to take a picture of the quilt before I mail it off on Friday.
Oliver received a bath today. He absolutely loves to take a bath. We don't use a hair dryer to dry him because he doesn't like it. After we towel dry him, he runs back and forth in the RV drying himself the way he wants. He does stop once in a while to roll on a towel. It is so much fun to watch.
Even though we are in an RV we still live a normal life...more or less.

Doing it in an RV...

Doing anything in an RV is possible. You just have to make a few modifications to the way you do it. Using the washer/dryer is great but you have to do much smaller loads. Basically, do a load every other day. We have a washer/dryer in a cabinet in the hallway. At first, I didn't want it but the salesman assured me that I would "love" it. Well, at first I hated it because all of the clothes came out wrinkled. Yes, wrinkled. Once I learned the different settings and how long to run the dryer it worked wonderfully. It's a washer dryer combination. Once the washer part is finished it goes right into the dryer cycle. You can opt out of the dryer cycle and that's what I do with a lot of shirts and pants. There is sadness in paradise because the washer is leaking water so I had to go to the laundromat. The first clue that it was leaking water was when Tom stepped onto a wet carpet when he got up in the morning. Of course, the poor dog got the blame for that at first until we discovered it wasn't him. We had just had the washer fixed in January...the computer memory board had gone out. It is just possible that all that is the matter with it now is that the valves are loose. We did turn the water supply off to the washer so it is no longer leaking water, That leads us to believe it is the hose connections. So tighten them you say! Since it is in a cabinet in the hallway we have to remove the doors and figure out how to convince someone to help us get it out. It is in there very tight. Just another "perk" to living in an RV. We once woke up to water all over the living room and kitchen areas because the water heater sprung a leak. Of course, the heater is under the kitchen sink which requires you find a very, very small person to help you. Tom did replace it himself but it wasn't easy. Drying out the carpet was also another project.