We are all moved in and getting settled. Here are recent pictures.

Update on new home constructiion 06-10-09

The main drive way is formed and we are just waiting for a good break in the weather to pour.



Stair banisters are completed



Tile flooring going in kitchen



Theater Room



Bar in Basement







Gym in Basement

Memorial Day Weekend at Huckleberry State Park, Cascade, Idaho

Nice spot on the lake. Rained most of the evening on Saturday.

Camping Pictures

Enjoyed Three Island Crossing, in Glens Ferry, Idaho. It is sate park where the Oregon Trail meets the Snake River as early settlers trailed West. There are three islands that separate the river and it was in July and August when the river was at its low point the settlers would cross it.

Very interesting. We saw the actual wagon marks left after all these years.



Real remains of a once used wagon used by the early settlers.





Shoshone Falls in Idaho

We adopted another Greyhound!

Her name is Hannah but her racing name was "Ultimate Dream". Hannah is a 7 year old female Greyhound that raced in Florida for a three years then gave birth to two liters. Hannah is very affectionate, and enjoys being with us. She gets along very well with Oscar, our cat, and Blaze, our other Greyhound.

Karen and I picked up a new (used) Class C Motorhome

We traveled to Sisters, Oregon on Saturday 28, 2009 to arrive at the home of Mark and Terri Mills, where we purchased their 1982 Coachmen 22 foot motorhome. They were both very nice and helpful with the transaction. Many thanks!

While owning it Terri had painted all the interior cabinets and Mark took at the old carpet and placed down new laminate flooring.







Mark also made a custom frame at the rear of the inside of the coach to support a custom built queen size (close to that size) mattress.



He also added a air bag suspension to each side of the rear suspension to better help on ride support. Much has been done like a new wall mounted space heater, a new stereo system with rear speakers, new microwave added above the vent for the gas oven and 4 burner stove



also a new awning for outside, new tires, a new 4 barrel carborator with electric choke, new coach battery, new vent covers, new roof top storage box, and so much more. The RV has a full size refrigerator / freezer, roof top AC system, a furnace heater with thermostat, full bathroom with shower, dining area that is a booth which has a large window to look out there, over head sleeping for two above the cabin, plenty of storage, water tanks, sewage holding tanks, while the driver has cruise control, a CB radio, a very nice stereo CD with added door speakers, cabin AC and heat, and defrost, and cup holders. What more do you need? What I do need it also has, a tow hitch that Mark had welded to the frame! Now taking the boat out with us will be no problem and yes I can back up a 22' long RV to launch, LOL. The big window in the back of coach helps as does the side mirrors.



If we ever go dry camping (no hook ups for power) we have a Onan 4.0 Generator for back up!



It handled great on the ride back home to Meridian, Idaho. Along the way home I saw an American Bald Eagle perched upon a telephone pole along highway 20.

We are looking forward to taking it out for weekend get aways to near by state parks, and eventually to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons!

We have adopted a Greyhound!

We have adopted Blaze, or "Able To Blaze", a recently retired Greyhound that raced in the "A" Group. Blaze got 1st and or 2nd in 20% of his races. Blaze raced and came from Florida. We adopted Blaze from the Sight Hound Adoption Center out of Boise, Idaho. Many thanks to Roy and Kathy for helping us give Blaze the home and love we have for him.

Pepper Our Pet is now gone..

A very sad day indeed. Pepper, our beloved Dalmation, who lived to be 16 years and 8 months was put down today. She lived a very long time for her breed, the oldest Dalmation on record lived to be 17 years old. Pepper has always been a big part of our lives, she was a premarital pet. We picked out Pepper from her breeder in the summer of 1992 just a few months before Karen and I were married. She became so attached to us as we were to her up until today when we said our good byes. I feel very empty as I write this about her and us, it brings me such sorrow to know that I will not see her again. However, she brought much happiness and joy to our lives that I feel blessed to have been a part of her life too. From an early age Pepper was treated to her long walks mostly with Karen, sometimes as much as 4-5 miles a day. I think that added years to her life. She enjoyed being outdoors mostly but as long as she was close to us she was very happy. Pepper will be missed lots.