Snow Is Falling Everywhere!

Snow, it seems to be everywhere we go. It is so beautiful from inside a window but makes for some inconvenience when work, travel, etc. are necessary.
We left Texas on the 4th of Dec. Our pickup had been in the shop for most of the week but was returned to the campground just in time for us to leave. We traveled to Ardmore and stayed there the first night. When we wanted to leave in the morning the pickup was dead as a door nail. It was Saturday and no mechanic worth his salt was working so what do we do but lay over in Ardmore (in the RV because we had no vehicle) for the weekend. Wilmer kept looking in the Ford book and going out and making another attempt to find the problem. Being the pickup is a diesel the familiarity with the mechanics was a little more elusive. However, after several of those attempts he discovered there was water in the fuel line. We are good dutchman and like to save money but trying to run a diesel with water was going a little too far I guess. Thanks to a resourceful man of the house who persevered he was able to drain the water out and the pickup started without any hesitation and we were on our way toward Iowa. We drove to Salina, KS where we stayed for the night in the RV and then left the RV in dry lot there for a couple of weeks. On Sunday was finished out trek to Sioux Center.
Last winter we were home in Dec. and were snowed in several times and this year looked like a repeat of those weather conditions. The picture to the left is very similar to one I took last year but it shows this years fresh layer of snow. Glad we don't have a dog who calls this place home, it would have made for some chilly nights. While home we enjoyed several family parties and time in Sioux Falls with Cindy and the girls. But after 2 weeks we were on the road again heading for Colorado for Christmas parties and a wedding.

We had to go out of the way a little but we needed to pick up the RV in Salina, KS. It was in good shape and we decided to stay in it for the night. OOOOOH, not so good when propane runs out and the furnace can't run. That makes for real togetherness! Thank goodness we had two space heaters which made the temp. almost warm. Experiences. Reminded us of camping on a trip we made many years ago when we used everything available, including throw rugs, to cover us to keep out the cold.

We got to Loveland, CO on the 20th and what do you know, it was soon snowing. The campground shown is ours with a new layer of 8-10 inches of snow. Beautiful. We will celebrate Christmas with Linda, family, some extended family and Jason and family. Then New Year's Eve we celebrate the marriage of Erin and David in Denver. In between that we will spend time with Jason, Shasta and Eli in Golden, CO. Then on the 1st we will turn west again and start a Jan. RVICS project in Yucaipa, CA. Wonder if we will "enjoy" snow there as well.? Always interesting to think about what we will do on a project. Only know when we actually get there.

I will blog more regularly when we are in California and volunteering. Just wanted you all to know what we were doing in the interim. We continue to be healthy and are actually content to be back in the RV again.

Until later, we love you all and would enjoy hearing from you,

Mom/Dad Marilyn/Wilmer (or zilverenvossens)