Jim and Kelli's Great Escape

2012-01-26T22:03:00.000-08:00

A friend in Alaska sent me these pictures of beautiful Aurora Borealis in Fairbanks this week!

2012-01-26T22:01:00.000-08:00

Finally!

Broke ground on my house on Tuesday! Hooray!

2012-01-26T21:57:00.000-08:00

Had 19 deer for lunch on Tuesday!!

2012-01-09T19:09:00.000-08:00

We had just filled the bird feeder and the woodpeckers and squirrels came out!

2012-01-02T12:27:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Dinner at the Kokopelli Club, great Buffet!

2012-01-02T12:25:00.000-08:00

I put Shadow's booties on......much better! Gorgeous view......Jimmy had to "plow" with the backhoe, so we could get out!

2012-01-02T12:20:00.000-08:00

Here is the first day of snow! I promised a friend (Lynette) that I would do a snow angel....Shadow got cold feet, so he "helped" me!

2012-01-02T12:14:00.000-08:00

Is this gorgeous! here is one of the elk that is hanging around, just outside tthe clubhouse.

2011-12-18T15:15:00.000-08:00

Just a beautiful moonrise!

2011-12-18T14:59:00.000-08:00

ow! We came home after dark, the other night, and 2 HUGE ELK were in our front yard! The next night, Jimmy heard a commotion and it seems that Nikki (my dog) had encountered them and startled them so off they scampered, kicking some pipe somewhere....we heard a "clang"!

2011-12-18T14:19:00.000-08:00

Friday, our neighbor, Will, decided that he wanted to ski, too. Hadn't been in 15 years.....64 years old, and his wife has decided to take lessons and ski now, too. They have the bug now and Will just bought all new skis, etc. Jimmy is the one in front with the Blue helmet, Will is in the white pants and David the black. Double click on the picture.

2011-12-18T14:14:00.000-08:00

Our friend David, from Ft.Worth came to visit, and he and Jimmy skied 6 days last week! Whew! But the snow was great and after Tuesday, the weather was great, too!

2011-12-18T14:04:00.000-08:00

We got our first big snowstorm last week! Then another one followed and my car was a foot deep!
Jimmy has been skiing 6 days last week and Yesterday! Another big storm due in tonight! Right now, tho'....it's 50 degrees and not a cloud in the sky! barely sweater weather!

2011-11-29T19:18:00.000-08:00

Our newest acquisition!
High Mesa subdivision now has our own fire truck! Not many people can say that! Our friend David, found this used truck for sale in Cleburn, Tx.
It is now sitting in our shop, getting new tires and getting the transmission checked out. The Engine runs great, we'll have it parked here in our subdivision to protect the houses built here.
They are expecting another dry, windy fire season this spring, so were ready! Also hear that the city will rent it from us if need be.

2011-10-19T09:50:00.000-07:00

Well. we got some shocking news, the bank president where we are working on our construction loan.....just up and quit last Friday!!!
So we had to start all over with a new guy!
Anyway, Here's pictures of the subdivision. The front gate, the view from our lot, the fountain with the Elk and the clubhouse.
(sigh) Jimmy's mountaintop.

2011-10-19T09:38:00.000-07:00

Then, they took a picture of me with a vintage plane and a motorcycle and sidecar, little fuzzy, but it's a picture of a picture!
And NO...my radiator isn't leaking....someone else's was!

2011-10-19T09:36:00.000-07:00

On October 15th, the Pine Top Car Club had a car show/airshow here in Ruidoso........
Lots of people, cars, planes.....great fun! There were helicopter rides, glider rides and a Ford GT giving 150 mph + rides, up and down the runway.....complete with motorcycle cop and radar gun to check your speed! Free food, a couple of hundred cars and beautiful weather!

2011-10-07T18:39:00.000-07:00

Went to the Cowboy Symposium last night, it's all weekend. Saw the "Texas Playboys" and Mel Tillis! Very entertaining!

2011-10-03T12:41:00.000-07:00

In the meantime,
Jimmy, the contractor, is fixing up his mountaintop.
Moving dirt, digging ditches, fixing plumbing, etc.

2011-10-03T12:33:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, there was a small car show at Ruidoso Downs, (the Casino and horse race track)......fun day, cloudy, cool, lots of snazzy cars!
This coming weekend is the Cowboy Symposium, Then October 15th is the "Fly in- car show" where I plan to put my Daddy's 442 Oldsmobile in......It's a work in progress!

2011-10-03T12:19:00.000-07:00

The Aspencade Rally came to town Sept. 9-11 weekend, with all sorts of crazies! There was a parade on Saturday, with thousands of bikes, if you double click on the picture, you can see that the state troopers were in the parade, too! the one on the front, has an AK-47 mounted on his bike! ONLY IN THE SOUTH! haha.

2011-10-03T12:02:00.000-07:00

All the years Jimmy has lived up here, he has never been up the ski run mountain, in the summer.......so up we went 9n the gondola!
Beautiful, green, cool. But once we got up to the top of the mountain...at 12,000 feet....their were lightnening and storm strikes around, so they shut the gondola down!
So, since we were just about the only ones up there, they loaded us up in a Suburban and drove us down one of the ski runs!
One of the neatest nature tours I've ever been on! There were herds of elk on the mountainside, wild turkeys, got to see the snow making machines (blowers), unusual plants....really interesting!

2011-09-09T13:00:00.000-07:00

This is my new favorite! I thought a bear was getting into my hummingbird feeders, at night.....but my neighbor caught this picture.......AHA! the culprit!

2011-09-09T12:58:00.000-07:00

This was just several snapshots I had, to show the interesting critters around here. From Bluejays, to woodpeckers, to great bucks and a really pretty butterfly or moth, I don't know which.

2011-09-09T12:51:00.000-07:00

Well.....the newest stress factor......I went to lunch with a girlfriend and came home to pavers and asphalt trucks! It seems that Jimmy had our lot next door and the front of our lot, asphalted!
It turned out nice, but was several thousands, without talking to me first....needless to say I was furious!

2011-09-04T20:29:00.000-07:00

On the morning of the 30th, we got a phone call saying that the shop yard, chain link fence gate (in Texas) had been pulled down and one of the freightliner trucks had been stolen. (The shop has been there 10 years with no issues). Luckily, we have satellite tracking and even though someone cut the antenna wire, as they were going down the road.....they didn't cut the power wire! So all we had to do was triangulate the last ping of a celltower and we found the truck 14 miles away, the next day! See the red dot above... pretty cool, huh?

2011-09-04T20:19:00.000-07:00

On August 28, I woke up feeling especially achy and would love to slip into a hot bath....one problem, no bathtub up here....only shower.
We have even joined the local Ruidoso Athletic Club, just so that I could sit in their jacuzzi.
Anyway, Jimmy has been trying to talk me into a hot tub, and I finally broke down....but only if it fit in the 5'7" X 5'7" spot where I wanted to put it.
Well, Holy Crow.......they had a 2 person hot tub! We went to Discount Spas in Alamorgordo, NM.
Anyway, we loaded it up in the back of the pickup truck and drove home to Alto.
I was soaking the next morning! Jimmy had also recently fallen off a ladder and really tore up his shoulder, so it felt great for him, too.

2011-07-30T15:59:00.000-07:00

ooohhhh! Look what was about 20 feet away from my back deck!

2011-07-30T12:59:00.000-07:00

Well, after several different nights of one of the bucks deciding that he wanted sweet water, and destroying my hummingbird feeders.....I came up with a new idea. I've got all 4 feeders on a pole that can raise and lower with a rope......now, no one can reach them except the birds! I thought I was pretty smart!!!

2011-07-24T10:29:00.000-07:00

Two of the babies came back! The momma was still feeding them, but they were in the tree in my front yard, today!

2011-07-20T15:37:00.000-07:00

I have been watching this little bird nest right over my front door, since there were 4 eggs! The babies have grown like weeds, then yesterday...they all slowly left, one by one! The final picture was one of the babies, sitting on the chair, next to me! Not scared of us, since we came and went out the door all the time. SOOOOO cute!

2011-07-20T15:25:00.000-07:00

Well, last weekend was a very interesting Saturday night! After we had eaten dinner at the Kokopelli Club, Jimmy noticed that they were setting up for a game of Nite-golf!
So he called our friend Bret and his son Bronson to come play....what a hoot! Once the moon came up, it wasn't so bad....but until then it was REALLY dark~!
As the golf balls flew, they looked like a shooting star! Lots of fun, tho'!

2011-07-20T15:14:00.000-07:00

In our little bitty bedroom on the deck...I decided that we needed more room, so I asked Jimmy to build a Murphy Bed. When no one is visiting, Jimmy can fold it up and open the desk, for his office. Pretty cool, huh?

2011-07-20T15:06:00.000-07:00

At the end of June, The Woodwinds Gang got together for a finger food get-together....It was fun, we solved all the problems of the world!

2011-06-22T21:41:00.000-07:00

I bought several hummingbird feeders, because, it seems that there wasn't enough room at the inn!

2011-06-16T15:53:00.000-07:00

We were sitting at the Sonic, in the beautiful downtown Ruidoso...when a terrible fire broke out, right across the highway behind the K-Bob's! They even had a plane come in and drop slurry!

2011-06-16T15:43:00.000-07:00

2011-06-11T17:09:00.000-07:00

Well....here is Jimmy's latest project. A toolshed/garage for the golf cart......it is 12 X 14....nearly the size of the deck! it even has an attic, for more storage. (sigh) the king of overkill....has made it so strong, the deck could blow down before the toolshed will.....we had to have a foundation of almost 3 yards of concrete!

2011-06-04T17:17:00.000-07:00

I just got a book on the birds of New Mexico, so I could identify all the ones I see, so far, I've seen the Scott's Oriole, wild turkeys, Red Crossbill, Downy Woodpecker, some type of Nuthatch (known for running headfirst down a treetrunk) and of course Black chinned hummingbirds, Broad tailed hummingbirds, and Rufous hummingbirds (the smaller orange ones). I've also seen Blue Jays...but don't have a picture, yet.

2011-06-04T16:46:00.000-07:00

After realizing that a 3,000 square foot house in Texas doesn't fit in a deck in New Mexico very well, Jimmy has decided to tear down and rebuild the toolshed....much bigger! Storage for lots of stuff, and, Oh By The Way.....a garage for his golf cart.....
in the meantime, our friend Robert from Fort Worth, drove in to give Jimmy a hand in framing it.

2011-05-29T18:09:00.000-07:00

Pine needle pick up season again!
Jimmy used the maintenance golf cart (not his new one) to load up pine needles and take them to the dump. then came my setting up bird feeders and planting flowers in pots! I'll post more soon!

2011-05-29T18:02:00.000-07:00

While driving to El Paso for dinner, I got a good shot of the KTSM Antenna tower and the Aerial Tramway that my daddy built back in the 60s. The Tramway system goes down the other side of the mountain....quite a fete at the time. my dad and brothers and workers went up and down the mountain on a platform and a cable, to build it. The actual TV tower had giant bolts that needed to be tightened every few days, in the beginning, because the wind made the tower sway! Now, of course, there is a cable car.....and last I heard, it was no longer running........BUT, the big thing at the time, was that you could see 3 states and 2 countries! (Texas, New Mexico and Chihuahua, Mexico!)

Headed back to the mountains at the end of the week.

2011-05-29T17:51:00.000-07:00

After arriving in Las Cruces....the new truck "Sync" radio system didn't work so we took it to the dealership and they gave us a PRIUS!!! What a hoot...the car got 50 MPG and was so quiet, when you stopped at a stoplight, you think the engine died! We went to dinner with some friends, in El Paso and left the dogs in the running car with the a/c/ on. Some woman freaked out and called the police because we left the dogs in the car with the windows rolled up! Jimmy walked out and made her stick her hand in the car....70 degrees! OOPS!

2011-05-29T17:35:00.000-07:00

We "Loaded up the truck and moved to Beverleee....." I felt like the Beverly Hillbillies.....but we loaded the golfcart onto the truck and headed west. A quick trip to the deck to off-load some things then I had to be in Las Cruces, NM for a doctor's appointment.

2011-05-06T19:47:00.000-07:00

And my beautiful kitchen with the fabulous granite counters!

2011-05-06T19:46:00.000-07:00

It's done! The house has been staged, and it is NOW, impossible to live in, but ready for being put on the market.

2011-05-06T06:39:00.000-07:00

Here it is with the matching paint stripe!

2011-05-04T20:47:00.000-07:00

Jimmy's new golf cart.....Street legal, cool, huh?

2011-05-04T20:40:00.000-07:00

In the middle of all this, Jimmy decided to trade the Hummer in for a new pick-up truck. I know, I know....shocked me too... 13 years of Hummers!
But it was basically so he could carry his new golf cart in the back.

2011-05-04T20:35:00.000-07:00

This is the backsplash, called Split-faced Mexican Noce.....

2011-05-04T20:31:00.000-07:00

Next were the countertops, from formica to granite...a beautiful color called....creama bordeaux....
We also replaced the sink in the office bathroom with a cabinet and some left over granite countertop, with a vessel sink.

2011-05-04T20:23:00.000-07:00

This is the beginning.......
Remodeled the kitchen, just like I always wanted, and then , as always, decided to put it up for sale!
He did this with the our first bus, too !

He has also decided to move to New Mexico. We plan to build houses there and he has wanted to live there since the beginning, so with the house totally re-done, bathrooms and kitchen, on the market it goes!

First was the floor.. from white porcelin to a pretty travertine.

2011-04-17T08:35:00.000-07:00

We went to the grocery store yesterday and Jimmy found these beautiful roses! Some kind of hybrid...aren't they gorgeous? Not sure what kind they are (coming from an ex-florist) but these are a new one even for me! But........stay tuned. I am getting my kitchen re-done, next week. New Granite countertops, new appliances, sink, faucet, etc. Pictures forthcoming!

2011-03-30T20:40:00.000-07:00

Here we are at the Kokopelli Country Club in Alto, NM on our 26th Anniversary! Steak and lobster, YUM!

2011-03-20T14:00:00.000-07:00

25 deer came to lunch today!!!

I NEVER get tired of watching them!!!!

2011-03-19T19:24:00.000-07:00

Well.....Jimmy and his Big Green Egg are cooking dinner, Steak, Hamburger, chicken sweet corn and sweet onions! He tends to go a little overboard.....to say the least! But, with a salad, we'll have meals for the rest of the week! The funniest part is that we have no corn stickers, so Jimmy, of course, uses his 4" galvanized screws..and a drill.......it worked! Really good!

2011-03-18T12:58:00.000-07:00

Well, we've packed up and headed West to the mountains for a couple of weeks, until we go back for the Texas NASCAR race. For the first time in 5 years we aren't at Bristol for the race, this weekend....so, I will be parked in front of the TV!
The weather is 66 degrees and bright, clear sunshine! Headed to town for lunch, then the grocery store..... We're the only ones in the RV resort, so far...the rest will be coming back in a few weeks.....but I love it when no ones here!
watching qualifying.....YEA! so far...Jeff Gordon's got pole position!
more later....

2011-02-05T21:37:00.000-08:00

The sun came out, beautiful day, ice melted, 55 degrees and crazy Steelers and Packers fans were everywhere walking around in T-Shirts! All the ice storm weather was forgiven.
They are talking that there will be clouds and drizzle at kick-off time, tomorrow....but that's okay, it's 70 in Jerryworld!
Traffic is INSANE!

2011-02-03T19:47:00.000-08:00

Wow, Texas has just had the 2 coldest days in 20 years! The high today was 21 with the high yesterday only 11.
This is a picture of the fountain (still bubbling, underneath) of SOLID ICE, in the shopping center parking lot!
The Steelers and the Packers should feel right at home, but it's supposed to be back up in the 50s on Saturday. Besides....it's 70 degrees inside the Superbowl Stadium! (wimps!)

2011-01-31T21:25:00.000-08:00

ESPN has set up a huge tent, downtown, where they will hold all their TV interviews, etc.....

2011-01-31T21:17:00.000-08:00

Superbowl Mania has hit town!

Well......Lights, camera, action! Downtown Fort Worth is a nightmare to drive in, if you happen to work there. It's quite a sight, all the kleig lights, preparation and Pittsburgh Steelers' fans are everywhere.

The Green Bay Packers are staying in Dallas and the two teams shall meet in Arlington at the Fabulous Cowboy Stadium... otherwise known as "Jerryworld"! (Jerry Jones, the owner)

2011-01-23T08:49:00.000-08:00

This is actually where David went.........
Look at all the penguis!!!!

2011-01-23T08:40:00.000-08:00

My friend David, just got back from Antarctica...his "list" was to set foot on all the continents, and he has now done that! The Emporer penguins were adorable he said, sliding around on their tummies, quite an adventure, breaking through the ice, they even had a couple of helicopters on the ship, so they could go up on the ice shelves, etc.!! Great pictures!

Ruidoso Live Web Cam

2010-12-30T22:08:00.000-08:00

Ruidoso Live Web Cam

This is the live webcam of downtown Ruidoso, N.M.

2010-12-30T17:37:00.000-08:00

After talking to his uncle, Jimmy had to try The Big Green Egg! It's a really neat ceramic grill. He got so carried away, that after he cooked his beer-butt chicken, he cooked some bratwurst......then when I was going to bake some cookies....he decided to cook them on the grill, too!

2010-12-25T15:29:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas!! My brother Bill and his wife came up from El Paso and we went to the Inn of the Mountain Gods, Casino and Resort for a HUGE buffet at Wendell's (restaurant). Boy am I stuffed!

2010-12-23T17:39:00.000-08:00

Snow on the mountain.....skiing soon! Not me....Jimmy!

2010-12-23T17:20:00.000-08:00

Well...no snow, but we took a drive through downtown Ruidoso and saw some really great lights! But...they're talking snow on Thursday night, maybe we'll have a white Christmas!

2010-12-17T12:02:00.000-08:00

IT'S DONE!!!!

After 5 weeks....it's finally done! The walls are all peach colored (the lighting makes it look yellow) with pewter faucets and accessories, veined, mocha marble fireplace and mocha shower, brown glass vessel sinks with sand colored onyx countertops and a "brainstorm bronze" (grayish bronze) paint around the mirror and door frames. Then, for color, I decided to do dark olive green towels for accent! I went and picked out the tub...a new Jetta with 7 jets. It is guaranteed not to lose a degree in temperature in 30 minutes.....and they mean it! No more adding hot water to your bath!!

Now that it's done, of course, Jimmy wants to head West, to New Mexico, for Christmas and New Year's. Talk to you soon!

2010-12-16T17:27:00.000-08:00

Shadow in his new pink sweater and new little red tennis ball!

2010-11-27T20:49:00.000-08:00

Jimmy, cleaning up the pine needles!

2010-11-27T20:45:00.000-08:00

Been enjoying a nice vacation in New Mexico, beautiful sunsets, a couple of days of snow.....but it didn't stick, because it warmed up to 50 in the day.

Had a nice Turkey dinner at the Kokopelli Country Club - buffett with one of my brothers and his wife, then started packing up and cleaning up getting ready to go home on Saturday.

2010-11-21T13:48:00.000-08:00

For those of you who have known me for years......You'll know that Ty, one of my brothers, used to play drums for Ricky Nelson, in the 70's. Ricky had precious twin little tow headed blond sons in 1967. The Nelsons came to the Spencer theater in Alto, New Mexico and we went to see them, last night! Ty couldn't be here, but my other brother, Bill and I got our picture taken with them.....kinda felt full circle! Very nice young men.....great to meet them!

2010-11-21T12:28:00.000-08:00

Here is my nephew Sean, with Matthew Nelson in 1992! Matthew doesn't look like a Swedish chick anymore......he cut his hair, he's now 43 years old!!!

2010-11-15T19:08:00.000-08:00

Next is the guest bathroom,
the countertop they made.....was in the wrong color!

The good news is that it went with the cabinets well, so I am changing the color of the tile floor. The shower pan in the master bath was the wrong measurement, then the drain in my sink was bright chrome, instead of pewter.....so it will be changed...there have been several "uh-ohs" that have been caught.....I can only imagine what it will be like when Jimmy decides to start building the house in New Mexico!

Speaking of which, we are going to spend Thanksgiving there again, this year.....but dinner courtesy of Kokopelli Country Club. I'M NOT COOKIN!!!

2010-11-15T18:54:00.000-08:00

After the weekend at the races, we had to hurry home to meet the remodeling people at 9am, Monday morning. These pictures are of the master bath....I'll put in finished pictures when they finish!

2010-11-15T18:39:00.000-08:00

From our seats in "Burn Out Alley" where friends DeAnn and Kelvin hae a motorhome spot right after turn 2!

2010-11-15T18:31:00.000-08:00

2010-11-03T12:12:00.000-07:00

Going to Texas Motor Speedway, tomorrow, to meet our race buddies for the NASCAR race this weekend. Then starts the remodel of the 2 main bathrooms of my house, next Monday! Pictures soon!

2010-10-27T15:28:00.000-07:00

Buster got a new swing!
We have hung it in the "living room" of the Deck in Alto, NM. He loves being out in the big room with us, the dogs, cat....etc. After all it IS the "family room"! lol

2010-10-27T15:13:00.000-07:00

It was time for Nikki's nails to be trimmed, yesterday, they are too thick
to be cut, so Jimmy gets out his dremel tool and files them down...hahaha.
She is actually very good and doesn't mind , except, like all dogs, she hates
when you mess with her feet.

2010-10-24T12:37:00.000-07:00

Just finished Breakfst at Pena's, my brother and his wife left to go back to El Paso and we headed back to the deck to watch the NASCAR race. On the way ....we saw a whole herd of deer, (not an unusual sight) BUT...they were all sleeping and resting in our neighbor's yard!! Chexk out this Buck's antler's! We'll probably be here for another 5 or 6 days, then head home to vote and get the remodel started on my bathrooms at home.

2010-10-19T20:22:00.000-07:00

While we were here, we decided to take a drive up the ski run road in Ruidoso and watch the color changing of the trees!
It is gorgeous!
The aspens are gold! and the pine trees are still deep green.

We also decided to carpet our deck.... it is now enclosed completely with glass doors and windows and our pellet stove to keep us warm. All ready for the snow for Jimmy to go ski and I can stay inside and stay warm!

I'll put up a picture or two, in a few days.....

2010-10-08T08:41:00.000-07:00

Nothing like waking up to pounding on your head..... 2 days in a row! 7 am wake up call!!! But it is amazing.. 20 guys attacked my house on Thursday morning (yesterday), had the old roof removed by noon, and now will be finished with the new roof by noon, today!

2010-10-01T08:37:00.000-07:00

Last weekend was the Fall Nationals for the NHRA (National Hot Rod Assn.) for 2010, in Ennis, Texas.....just south of Dallas. The weather was wonderful and much cooler than last year, except a heck of a rainstorm on Saturday afternoon. Luckily, most of the cars had already run and qualified. Besides the amazing, LOUD top fuel and funny cars, it's always a rush to FEEL the earthquake, when they roar by! I will be posting a short clip, next! My brother drove in from El Paso, for his birthday and my friend Jan came down and spent the rainy Saturday with me. It was a real enjoyable weekend! John Force was his usual self and did very well, his daughter Ashley Force Hood just missed the finals by .3 tenths of a second! Ron Capps, who wins a lot, got beat, so that's the picture of the Napa car getting loaded back into the hauler. more later.......

2010-09-19T15:41:00.000-07:00

This weekend was Aspencade, in Ruidoso. They were expecting 30-40,000 people.....a small Sturges, but not nearly as far to drive! The natives stay home this weekend and all the restaurants and bars get taken over...The bikers have a parade the first day, it was eleven minutes long!!

On Sunday, there was a terrible wreck in our neighborhood....apparently, one of the bikes back wheel dropped off the pavement, lost control and flipped....heard later that 2 people went to the hospital, one careflighted out. Anyway, it's all over on Sunday, so the bikes are slowly leaving town..
We're headed to the Fall Nationals - the drags in Ennis, Tx. seeya!

2010-09-13T20:53:00.000-07:00

2010-09-13T20:39:00.000-07:00

We decided to come to the cool mountains, after it hit 107 in Texas, so we've been here for a couple of weeks. It's been very peaceful and entertaining just sitting on the deck, in the afternoon, watching the Turkeys with babies, the deer with babies, and the myriad of hummingbirds! While we have been here, we have been having the deck enclosed so we can keep it warm in the winter. Jimmy has been painting and cutting wood getting ready for the glass doors. They came and put in the windows, then the HUGE glass doors, custom made so that we can access the bay doors of the bus arrived.......really beautiful!

2010-08-25T11:11:00.000-07:00

Saturday night was the Cup race, beautiful sunset, weather was perfect.....the only bad thing was that brat "shrub" the baby Busch,Kurt's little brother, Kyle, won. I was even rooting for another driver, not my favorite, to win....just so it wouldn't be him! All in all, it was a nice time! Headed home on Sunday, Jimmy has a driver applicant on Tuesday and I have a doctor's appointment on Thursday.
I'm not sure how long, I enjoy my house.....then, off we go to our place in Alto, N.M.

2010-08-21T13:41:00.000-07:00

Friday night was the Nationwide race, and that brat Kyle Busch won again..! YUK! I wish him car troubles for the rest of the year!!! Saturday night will be the Cup race....the big boys....I'll post more, tomorrow. Gotta go!

2010-08-19T23:57:00.000-07:00

A friend of Karen's (Mike), took this video of the Hauler Parade, with his iPhone! Pretty cool looking!

2010-08-19T14:43:00.000-07:00

Drove into Bristol, Tn. for a weekend of NASCAR racing,
on Wednesday evening. Tonight (Thursday)is the Hauler parade....the infield is so small, there is no parking, except for the haulers of the cars, so they make a big deal of the trucks going into the infield!

2010-08-11T21:32:00.000-07:00

More Hummer pictures. Chris and Vanessa broke a ball joint on the front wheel, so everyone pitched in and fixed it on the trail. Then.... I HAD to show my "Hummer-dogs".
Notice where they like to ride when we're climbing rocks!

2010-08-11T21:20:00.000-07:00

August 6-8, we drove up to Aztec, N.M., near Farmington, and met a bunch of friends from all over the country.Kansas City, St. Louis, Illinois, Las Cruces, N.M. and the mileage award goes to Jerry and Tracy.....from Minnesota!!
We spent the day, Saturday, playing on the trails, then Tracy called (not planned) and said that they had been up in Silverton, Colorado and were on their way to Durango.....
I beat them up and talked them into coming down to Aztec. They had been off-roading up in Moab, Utah with their new little Polaris Razr.
We decided that all future Hummer Trail rides needed a Razr for the re-con vehicle!! ha!ha!
Spent Sunday on the Secret trail, but then we had to leave on Monday.
Some of them stayed and went to trails in Farmington, Grim Reaper, etc. Lots of fun, we had no breakage (better) and got home for a few days, before we head off to Bristol, Tn. for the NASCAR race!

2010-08-10T18:25:00.000-07:00

Here is my park bench!! Refurbished from an old splintery weathered POS.....lime green....pretty cute, huh?

2010-07-28T13:55:00.000-07:00

It's rainy day in the mountains....55 degrees! It was a "frog strangler" and rained 4-5 inches in a hour, so our neighbor, up the hill had the ditch break and flooded his house with about 3 inches deep of mud!! Jimmy is up there, helping several other neighbors with buckets and brooms and mops!

2010-07-25T16:19:00.000-07:00

Just sitting outside, with a camera!

2010-07-25T16:15:00.000-07:00

Here is Jimmy's latest project.....extending the roof of the deck in Alto, N.M. The original deck is long enough for a 40' motorhome, so, after raising the roof a foot...( 1" clearance), he has extended it an extra 10 feet! (really only needed 5, but the extra really makes it nice.) He's pretty handy, like that! (sigh) At least it keeps him busy!! ha!

2010-07-21T15:36:00.000-07:00

Well, we have escaped the heat of Texas and hustled to the mountains! Today, Jimmy played the Kokopelli Golf Course, in Alto, N.M......Wonderful, 72 degrees! The scenery was really beautiful and we finished just in time to go in the clubhouse for lunch, when a huge rainstorm blew up! By the time we got back to the deck, it was pouring and the rain on the metal roof sounded wonderful!

2010-07-08T15:31:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of fireworks with he Dallas skyline in the background.......A picture I really thought was neat! Not much going on here, just hiring more truck drivers and getting them set to go out next week. Jimmy has been working on fixing one of his satellite dishes.....taking it easy, enjoying the rain and "a little" cooler weather! Plan to head west soon, for a few, and a Hummer rally!