This blog is for family and friends to keep up with our comings and goings. We will also post favorite recipes, desert gardening tips and hints, craft and quilting projects, etc. We live in an old mining town 35 miles southwest of Las Vegas, NV. The town has a population of approximately 250 brave souls. We have lived here 40 years and have learned alot about having a successful garden in the high desert. I do alot of baking, cooking, canning, quilting, sewing, tole painting and most needlework. We have wonderful mountain views, wild horses, old mines, miles and miles of trails and just a wonderful rural experience close to a large city. Life couldn't be better!!!



Saturday, December 19, 2009

It just gets better and better!!!!

We took off at 7:45 this morning to get the bikes and toys..got there and the parking lot was full..they had all our stuff together, so didn't have to wait in line..the guys at Help of Southern Nevada are amazing!! Fuilala and Calvin were in charge and they had everything organized just perfect..lots of guys to load us..of course my heart fell when they said we would have to make two trips to get it all in..but alas, with careful stacking we got it all packed and strapped..Put most of the bags of toys in backseat and bikes and helmets in the bed of pickup..it was stacked above the cab with the addition of the bag of helmets..I had taken several tie-down straps and they came to good use. We could not have gotten a piece of paper in the backseat after they loaded us..we got lots of stares and waves as we drove the 45 miles back to Goodsprings..I hated to pull in driveway with all the bikes showing since the kids walk past the drive all the time.

I rested for a couple of hours, then checked all the bags for right ages and so forth..found some mistakes..added the gifts donated by Patty & Ian. Help did not give gifts to the kids who got bikes so we had to fill in. Everything and everyone's bags and bikes are ready for delivery tomorrow. I hope to get some of the Goodsprings parents to come pick up their childrens things tomorrow morning, called the Primm contacts and told them I would deliver between 1-2 pm. it is about 20 miles to Primm.

I sure have enjoyed putting this all together but I'm ready to conclude it..I can see that light at the end of the tunnel..it is beckoning me to get my own stuff done!!!

Phill is hating me several times a day right now..his sugar is out of control, so have to give him insulin along with the fragmin..sadistic me gets to stick a needle in him 3-4 times a day..I've just got to stop buying Pepsi, he won't stay out of it, sneaks one every chance he gets.

Shawntell got some really cute pictures of Carley with Santa and her gift up at the school..she'll probably post them on facebook..if you haven't checked lately I posted some more pics on FB.

More tomorrow after the delivery...Ruthie
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