Van Mall RV Park

The park we are staying at, Van Mall RV Park, is a good park. It is very clean, as are the bathrooms and the people are friendly, but it is what we would refer to as a “parking lot“ park - just a nice place to park. In a very handy location for us, about 5 - 10 minutes from Mom’s so I’m sure we will stay here again.

A quieter day today…I took Mom grocery shopping. She is getting around pretty well but is still unable to drive. Later I used Mom’s sewing machine to take care of a couple little projects I had. We made a spaghetti dinner and that was about it for the day!

I had forgot that a couple days ago we found a Dog Park here in Vancouver, not far from Mom’s. We took Cheye there and she seemed to enjoy it…she was a little nervous but I think she got into it before we left. I took a little bit of video there so I’ve included it in my video below.



Photos:
Views of Van Mall RV Park, Vancouver, WA
Video:
Dog park and dog walk

Happy Easter

Yesterday my Brother and Wife came down from Moses Lake, WA. We visited for a while and then they went to visit my Sister-in-law’s Dad. While they were out my Sister came by Mom’s and we had a chance to chat for a while. Later my Mom, Brother & Wife along with Dave & I squished into Mom’s little Pontiac and went to dinner at Shari’s. We had a good time eating and chatting.

I prepared a little slide show for them of a few places we have been on our travels. I didn’t want to make it too long, it was difficult to decide which photos made the cut and which didn’t, but it was fun to go through all the photos.

Today for Easter Mom, my Brother & Wife and Dave & I went out to a 1:00 lunch/dinner at Ruby Tuesdays. Quite tasty! It’s been a very pleasant Easter… hope you all had a great holiday too.

Photos
Mom's house and some pretty trees/flowers in the neighborhood

In Vancouver, WA

Our visit back home to the Yakima Valley was really great. Still not enough time to see everyone, but we will be back!

We traveled down to Vancouver, WA yesterday for a week to visit with some of my family. My Mom lives in Vancouver and my sister & her husband live nearby. My brother and his wife are going to come down from their home in Moses Lake to visit this weekend for Easter, so it should be fun. Yesterday we had a good visit with Mom and today I took her around shopping and for a few errands. Mom broke her kneecap a few weeks ago and can’t drive. My sis has been running Mom around and helping out, so while I’m in town I’m trying to give her a break!

The weather has been pretty nice so far. It rained most of the night but yesterday and today has gone back and forth between clouds and sun so I‘m not going to complain.

Photos
Top: Cheye enjoying the grass in Prosser, WA
Bottom: Mt. Hood over the bridge from Maryhill State Park
Video: Our trip through the Columbia River Gorge yesterday.

Beautiful Start

Since we have been up here Dave has been getting up early and going into coffee. Consequently I’ve been waking up earlier and this morning it paid off…what a beautiful sunrise! It was just the beginning of another day of fabulous weather.

Today I went visiting at the place where I used to work. It was good to see some people I worked with for so long. Later in the day a friend stopped by and we had a glass of wine and talked for a while.

Just as a note, Cheye’s fur-cut was a little shorter than expected…yes, she looks a bit funny but it will grow back...and she is still as sweet as ever!

Photos
Top: this morning's sunrise
Bottom: A funny looking Cheyenne

Really close shave

This morning I took Cheye for a walk around the park. It was crisp, sunny and the smell of cut grass was in the air…it was absolutely beautiful. This was the kind of morning I always loved here in the Yakima Valley. The day went on to be in the 70’s, it was fabulous weather.

We went up to Yakima today and visited with Dave’s sister and brother-in-law again. We had another nice visit. Today was also the day for Cheye’s spa visit; fur cut, shampoo, nails done…the fur cut is her summer cut…as you can see by the photos it’s really short! Later our niece Sarah came by and the three of us had dinner. It was a good time, lots of chatting and catching up.

But I guess I got ahead of myself…yesterday we ran one last load up to the storage unit plus some bags of stuff to Goodwill. We have open storage space in the trailer again… yeah! In the afternoon I went to a local winery with a couple of friends and did some catching up with them. We had a good time talking and tasting some wine. Another great couple of days here in Prosser, WA!

Busy couple of days

We’re still having a great time here in the Yakima Valley in Washington state. If you didn’t realize, we used to live here, just about 10 miles from the park we are at in Prosser, WA.

Friday we helped our friends Chad & Robin move. They sold their house and needed a hand with the heavy stuff and we were happy to help out. A few others came over too, good thing as there was lots of heavy stuff! Robin and I packed up the kitchen but at 9:30 I had to run because of my hair appointment that day. I made the appointment about 2 months ago and have been looking forward to having the hair stylist I’ve gone to for years cut and color my hair. It turned out great! By the time I got back to Chad & Robin’s all of the stuff they needed help with was moved so we went back to the trailer and relaxed for the rest of the day.

Today, after Dave got back from coffee with the guys, I went up to Tri-Cities to get a few groceries. I also did a little shopping at the Mall, found some jeans and a couple tops. This evening we went out to dinner and ran into a couple other people we know and visited with them a bit. Now it’s time to turn in for the night…maybe a little TV before sleep.

Photos:
Top: Our site here at Wine Country RV in Prosser, Wa
Below:
1. Chad hamming it up a bit while we are helping move them out of their old home
2. Moving the freezer
3. Packing up the kitchen

More visiting

On Monday we met our friends up at a restaurant called Ice Harbor Brewing Company on Clover Island in Kennewick, WA. As the name indicates they brew beer but also have a very nice restaurant too. Nothing fancy but really good food. We had a great time visiting.

Yesterday I went in to the accountant and got them started on our taxes. Later I met a couple of friends for lunch. While waiting for my friends to arrive I ran into a couple other people I knew well and sat down with them and caught up just a little. The rest of the day was pretty quiet.

Today we went down to Tri-Cities again, back to the storage unit with some more stuff. From there we went to the Mall and had lunch at Ivar’s, yummy fish there! Costco was another stop along the way where we picked up some things and I ran into my former boss and his wife so we got to chat with them a bit too. All in all we have been having a great time visiting with friends and being in our old home area.

Photos
Top: Ice Harbor Brewing Company in Kennewick, WA
Bottom: Sunset in Prosser, WA
Video: Clover Island and driving from Tri-Cities to Prosser, WA