Monday, April 30, 2012

Easy Hair Style for Women who want a quick Do! Curls made from using 1 sock! Yes! It really works!!! No one has time to mess with their hair when living in an RV

It literally takes a minute to do
NO heat at all – just a soft little sock in your hair
No product (for me anyway)

You can sleep in it very comfortably
It works Marvelously and is simple beautiful
This is the sock bun before and after of my hair. I have long hair with a cut that includes a lot of layering. I have a natural wave to my hair and would say it curls very easily. From what I have read, this works on hard to curl hair too. I do not have to use product for this to work in my hair.



Here are the step by step instructions on how to make this work.
First steal a sock from your husband’s dress sock collection (that is what I did anyway). I chose a longer, thinner dress sock. Cut off the toe of the sock.


Now roll the sock into a ring. View my video on how to roll a sock into a ring for a visual. This is now your new favorite hairstyling styling tool, I promise you! This is all you need to make the curls in the picture above. To do this you start with dry hair.


Put your dry hair into a high ponytail. Get it as high on top of your head as you can. I flip my head over and gather the hair to put into a ponytail. Secure the hair with a hair tie.


Now spritz just the hair in your ponytail with water. You do not want it to be wet. I would call it slightly damp. Remember you want it to dry overnight – if it is too wet it will not dry completely. After you have tried this a few times you will know the perfect dampness for your own hair.



Now grab your rolled up sock and put your ponytail through the hole. Pull the sock straight up to the tip of your ponytail. When you pull the sock to the top of your ponytail – slide it back down just a bit. With the hair that is sticking out spread it all the way around the sock evenly. After the hair is spread around the sock it should go up and over the sock and then get tucked under the sock. You should now have all of the ends of your hair neatly underneath the sock ring so you can begin rolling the hair onto the sock. Start rolling the sock down so your hair is being fed through the hole, then up and around the sock.


Now simply roll all of your hair onto the sock until you reach the base of your ponytail. Try to keep the ponytail straight up while you roll so that the hair is taught.


When you are finished rolling the hair onto the sock you have a bun on top of your head. I’m not going to lie I have dropped off my son at school with the bun in my hair. There is no need to secure it with anything else. It will stay put perfectly just the way it is. Now go to sleep and dream about how beautiful your hair will be when you awake! In the morning remove the bun and TA-DA!!! You have a head full of soft pretty curls.


This is my new go-to styling technique. I have been doing this at least four times a week to my hair. It looks great all down, in a simple ponytail, or half up. I would do this for a fancy evening out or to curl my hair for an up-do as well. It gives me such natural looking perfect curls. So simple and so beautiful. Anyone can do this. It is nice to be able to leave the house and not feel like a mess for a change. This look is quite different from my normal hair in a messy bun because I ran out of time to do anything with it look – and it takes the same amount of time.

So while we are on the road, call it my new Do!!! No fuss! No muss!


Sunday, April 29, 2012

On our way to Oregon to see Dana's family and the sites along the way

Here we go again! not even at our first stop yet and the heater went out in the coach! We have an electric heater so s long as we stay at campsites with hookups we will be fine or we just pray for warm weather, after all it's the end of April. We may or may not have or heater checked out in Oregon when we get there. Our coach was manufactured there and we do want to do a tour of the plant anyway!

First stop Lake Cachuma;


Welcome to Cachuma Lake Recreation Area

Set amidst acres of wilderness flanked by the picturesque Santa Ynez and San Rafael Mountains, lies glimmering Cachuma Lake. Here you will find practically everything you need for a relaxing getaway in the great outdoors. Mild temperatures, typically sunny skies, and celebrated fishing conditions make camping here during winter months exceptionally rewarding.

While our single campsites are first come, first served, we do offer a number of alternative camping opportunities, reservable in advance. Reserve a 1 or 2-bedroom CABIN with full bathrooms and kitchenettes. We also offer YURTS, a cross between a tent and tepee, with spectacular views of the lake, or reserve a GROUP area for your next group get-together.

Located off scenic Highway 154 in the Santa Ynez Valley, Cachuma Lake is midway between the beaches and bustle of Santa Barbara and the Danish Community of Solvang. At any age... in any season... you'll find that the Cachuma Lake Recreation Area offers a fun and relaxing getaway.



It is very relaxing here, so quiet, birds singing leaves blowing in the wind. I was laying on my bed after lunch to stretch out. All the windows were open, The motorhome surrounded by all the lush trees. It was like laying outside camping, just like I use to with my kids and my sister Pam. I could have fallen asleep if I would have let my self. I didn't tho, We decided to take the dogs for a walk..










Monday, April 30, 2012; Day 2 at Lake Cachuma

All snuggled up on the couch with my babies having my morning coffee.. getting ready to start our day.




We are going to take the dogs fore their last walk here. We are leaving to head to our next stop tomorrow. I don't know where that is. Jim plans the stops. We only like to go about 200 miles a day so we can enjoy that day at the campground.










If you have cute little guys like this, you may not want to stay here or at least watch where they walk. I was combing out foxtails and burs for hours after our walks. If your pet has ever had a bad encounter with either of these, you know how costly they can become in the form of a vet bill.







This Campground had a small general store; 1 pool that you paid $3.00 for 50 minute sessions of swimming time. You could buy multiple sessions tho. They say the fee is due to the 80 person limit in the pool at a time. "MY" opinion is, It's a total money maker (a rip off if you will). The pool is open from Memorial Day till Labor Day ONLY!

The fees for this campground are $45.00 per day for Full hookups which are (water; electric & sewer only) The campground was clean and does have a boat ramp for a fee. I don't know the fee because we did not use it. If you use this ramp you will be checked for all safety equipment, licence & registration and so on.


Here is Jim mapping out our next stop. I'll let you know tomorrow where that is! :)
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After we got back from our walk I got a phone call from my mom's life alert company. Of course when you hear them on the other end of the phone line, your heart drops to the pit of your stomach! It seems that when my mom was doing laundry her hot water hose broke which set off her fire alarm. Fire Department and rescue were sent out. I guess her house got pretty flooded but the Fire Dept. cleaned it all up for her. I worry about my mom a lot because she doesn't walk anymore. I'm usually the one that runs over if something is awry. My sister Brenda went over and handled the loose ends today. :)
Pam and Billy will be buying a new washer for my mom this weekend because my mom is now afraid to use the one she has.



Thursday, April 12, 2012

Heading Home

Time to go home!!! We had a good time with our new friends "The Roamers". We are looking forward to our next journey with our new Friends and neighbors.. THANK YOU ROAMERS for showing us such a good time and welcoming us into your group :)


This is the view we had as we pulled out of our campsite.. We will be back someday :)

Day 3

Schedule of todays events

8:00 am Continental Breakfast

10:30 am We were supposed to play Bocciball but the grass was to wet from the rain we got during the night.

Lunch On our own; most people went to the casino to try their luck, some stayed back and played cards.

3:30 pm Happy Hour = Finger foods in the club house and social games and socializing. Good time had by all :)

5:00 pm Dinner in the casino with some of our group. Jim ate pizza, I had a turkey and tomato sandwich. "THEN" I tried my luck at the slot machines. I had a good time, played a good while and left with an extra $5.00 :)





Day 2

Schedule for todays Events

8:00 am Breakfast = Sausage; pancakes with fruit juice and coffee.
Jim went to the clubhouse and had breakfast with the group. I was slow going this morning so I didn't go. At about 10:30 am Judy brought me some pancakes and sausage to the RV. I thought it was so sweet of her to do that.

10:30 am Baseball.. Jim played with the group. I had just gotten up and wasn't showered or dressed yet and my balance was off so I didn't play but I heard how it all went when Jim was done. I was another game that we had never played before. It was baseball, playing with bean bags and a board with base's and holes at the base's that you throw the bean bags through to get to the base's.

Lunch Everyone did lunch on their own. Most went to the casino to play.. :)

3:30 pm Happy Hour; Again consisted of finger foods and coffee, punch

5:30 pm Dinner was a BBq of polish dogs; hamburgers; salads; beans and lots of homemade desserts. BOY!! those desserts just kill me.

7:00 pm Games = Whoopie and Hand and Foot.. We liked both of the games.. "I" actually won a game of Whoopie!! YIPPIE!!! I never win anything.. I won a welcome sign :)


This is the adorable view we get every single time we walk up to our RV. These 2 precious faces. Friday and Maggie sit in the front seat until we come back, no matter how long we are gone :)


Yes Friday is Barking!! He still isn't use to people. Every time someone goes by he barks. Please GOD!! Tell me this will end someday!! It's only been 3 years :(


He is adorable tho!!!


Maggie loves everyone, she barks and jumps on Friday when he barks.. She doesn't like him to bark..

Dog Friendly

We loved the fact that all the campsites had grass, the dogs, Friday and Maggie were in Heaven! They don't have the opportunity to often to roll on the grass and act like real dogs and get dirty :)

First Day

The schedule of the roamers, we could follow the schedules or do our own thing! We chose to stick with the roamers as best we could.

2:00 pm We arrived

3:30 pm Happy Hour; Happy Hour consisted of; punch; coffee; cookies; popcorn; chips and dip and some other sorted goodies
We played BINGO with cards that Jim and I had never played before. I thought it was fun.

5:30 pm Potluck Dinner; Everyone brought their homemade dishes and of course Jim and I ate to much trying to get a sampling of everyones goods. Everything was wonderful.
Between the food and the homemade desserts we could hardly walk back to our RV.
Nestled in the picturesque Wine Country of the Temecula Valley, the RV Resort lies on property belonging to the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians. The Pechanga RV Resort offers guests 168 beautiful full-service sites with a minimum of 12' of grass on either side. The RV Resort has earned several awards and has been honored with the "Top 100 RV Resorts in the United States" by Good Sam Club several years in a row! Each of the resort’s 168 sites offers full electric (20, 30 and 50 amp), water, cable TV and sewer service. Of the 168 sites, there are 3 Luxury, 27 Premium, 113 Back-in and 25 Pull Through sites available. The Resort is internet friendly with wireless access available at each site. An attractive pool patio area features a full size gas BBQ which can be used on a first come first served basis. A heated pool, two spas and four pool cabanas are complimented by the beautiful view beyond the patio.

Pechanga's RV Park Lush Green and Beautiful

Arrived



Here we are at the Pechanga Casino & RV Resort. Jim and I decided to try out our community RV club "The Roamers". This will be our first outing with the roamers, we expect wonderful people, good times and new friends to come.

Headed to Pechanga on our Second Outing

Monday, April 2, 2012

Headed Home

Getting ready to head home. Got everything packed up last night, and squared away. We think we will stop at Quartzsite for a week, passing right by anyway. Then maybe after that off to Havasu for a couple weeks... we shall see.. I tend to get behind the wheel and just go, but I am learning, actually really enjoyed sitting still for the month. Well, will update later, I hope, time to hit the road.

OK... I know... your suppose to stop and smell the roses... I forgot.. I drove straight thru to home.  Got on the road and just kept driving. Momma was worn out and sleeping, so I just continued on... (Bad Jimmy)...lol...Everything looks good at the house, no problems, nothing falling apart.. Time to unload and wash the MH...even wax it if have the time...I know ...retired, nothing but time...but my days are filling back up it seems.... Take a deep breath and slow down... this does get easier... right???




Naps for everyone





LazyDays RV Park

Nov 2011
Hello, we are now camped at LazyDays in Tucson. Very nice resort, lots of really nice people and amenities... (use to be Beaudry's Rv, I think), but reopened this year as LazyDays. We had the generator removed at the dealer shop, told we need a new stator assy, so might as well update to brushless while at it. Have to order parts from Florida, so we will stay here for the month. Rented a car from Enterprise, at 9.99 a day !! Why bring a toad when I can rent so cheap???? Plus it allows 100 miles per day... So we did some sightseeing around "Old Town", went to the desert gardens, stopped at Fry's to stock up on grocery items, "Honey, we are out of Pepsi"...lol... my only vice...well... other than my wife... :)

Dec 2011

El Paso TX with Ruthie and Dave


We are looking for a place to get our generator fixed with our friends Ruthie and Dave


Oct 2011 First Day Out Problems Start Already

Oct 2011
Good afternoon, we are off, Went to Benson,Az for our first stop, gen acting up...hmmmm not sure yet why... Think we will stop for the night and check it out... I hope this blogging gets easier!!!!

We ended up in El Paso with friends, Ruth and Dave, will stay for a week and catch up.  Generator problems continue, no output from transfer box.  Looked further and found no amps even at breakers on gen. Called the manuf in Fl. and they seemed to think it was regulator, so swapped it out. Still nothing, so will head off to a dealer rep in Tucson, Az. Will let you know how that goes. We are enjoying our visit with friends, eating WAY TOO MUCH !!!!  LOL  Ruth is such a great cook tho, how can I refuse???  Guess I will have to start walking some in the evening, before the pants won't fit. 

Still trying to get into the "retired" mode, up too early, got everything done by 9am, and then "now what"...lol... need to learn to slow down, smell the roses, and relax. After 40 years of working ( tech w/Harley Davidson) not sure yet how to accomplish that, but...... I will....

Trial Run

We're heading out for a trial run. Will let you know how it goes.

Finding The Right RV

Oct 2011
Hello and welcome to our site. I'm new at this, so be kind. We have been looking for a MH to travel the country in, for when I retired.We've gone to several MH Shows, looked online, checked the web, newspapers, word of mouth, for what seems like a year or two... Finally, we found our new (to us) Motorhome. After looking all over the country, we found a Country Coach Allure close to home. It is a 36' with no slides. Seems like a perfect fit for us and our Yorkies, Friday and Maggie. Have been going thru it, updating some items, and preventive maint.