I'm Deprived...

...of internet, that is.  Dave and I are staying at Cape Disappointment State Park for a couple of weeks and there is no cell service here, which means no internet.  Even with an antenna booster, we can't get much of a signal.  If I want to take my computer to the jetty I can sometimes get a marginal signal.

So rather than drive myself crazy trying to keep up with my blog as well as read others' blogs, I'm just going to forget about the internet for a while.  How did we ever live without it?

I brought my sewing machine along to the beach and it's working out great.  I can use in on our dinette table, except when we need to use the table for meals. ;-)  I'm still learning how to quilt and working on small projects like potholders and table runners.  The quilt store in Long Beach (Boardwalk Quilts) is very nice and has a good sale going this weekend.  All my small projects seem to require lots of fabric. ;-)

At home I have made use of youtube videos to help teach me how to quilt, put on binding, etc.  Guess what, no internet here at the park.  Did I mention that?  So I have to either remember how to do the projects or invent my own way. 

It's true that the weather has not been too great while we've been here.  Today we are in Seaside for the day, and the sun is shining.  Yay!  Despite the storms, we always have a good time at the coast and stormy weather makes for good wave watching. 

We did not have to leave the state park for Thanksgiving.  A site opened up in our loop, so we moved to that site for the rest of our stay.  The wind was strong on Thanksgiving Day, so the trip across the Astoria bridge would have not been fun in our motorhome. 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Now, on to the leftovers!

Our temprary ocean at view at Seaside, where I was able to post this blog.

Upcoming Plans

First, here's a correction to my last blog.  Dave's father served in the Army Air Corp, not the navy.  Thank you to "anonymous" for pointing out my error.

Daughter-in-law Kiersten's parents are visiting this week all the way from their home in Alaska.  This is their first time they will see granddaughter, Sophie, who is now seven months old.  Our younger son, Jonathan, has to work on Thanksgiving.  Never fear, we saw Jonathan as well as Tim, Kiersten, and Sophie this weekend for an early Thanksgiving celebration.

Dave officiated his very last football game of this year on Saturday.  He had to travel to Centralia, WA for an eight-man play-off game.  Dave doesn't have a Tacoma Dome game this year, so now we are free to leave for a trip.

On Monday we will arrive at Cape Disappointment State Park in Ilwaco, WA.  We'll be there for two weeks but we have to leave during the Thanksgiving weekend because the park is full.  During that time we'll head over the bridge to Astoria, Oregon.  There's a free craft fair in Seaside on Friday that I want to attend.  Then next Sunday, it's back to the state park.  One of the reasons the state parks (not just this one) are full during Thanksgiving is because many seniors (like we do) take advantage of the off-season senior rates of $6 per night for full-hookups. 

Originally we had planned to go to Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend, but canceled that part of the trip when we learned that Jonathan was available to visit us in Vancouver on Friday.  In the meantime, Dave got assigned to the playoff game in Centralia on Saturday, and I had another chance to visit Tim, Kiersten, and Sophie even though we had just seen them last Sunday.  I never pass up a chance to see sweet little Sophie (and her parents)!

Less than a month after we get home from this trip to Cape Disappointment, Dave and I will head south for our 2 1/2 month snowbird trip to Pismo Beach, CA.  We hope to enjoy some good weather during our stay in Pismo. 

During our current trip, we'll no doubt have rain and cold weather, but we still plan to have a fine time!

Sophie is dressed for winter wonderland.  She can now sit in a grocery cart.  She's scooting around on the floor and beginning to crawl on her knees.  Thanks for the picture, Kiersten!

Freedom is Not Free

Thank you veterans, today, 11/11/11, and every day.  And a big thank you to those who are currently serving in the military.  A special thanks to my husband, Dave, for his service in the air force during the Vietnam era, and to his late father, John, who served in the navy during WWII.