Bend Oregon, Sun River

Randy and I traveled to Bend Oregon and then on to Sun River Oregon and met up with Rob and Jen and family. We stayed in a home Jen rented there. We enjoyed a good time with them. The house had cable TV and a hot tub. We visited trendy restaurants and went to a High Desert Museum and a volcanic national monument. There were lots of bike trails to ride on for bicycles and swimming pools with wave pools and slides. Horse back riding and river kayaking were available too. Jennifer and her family did many of these events but Randy and I just enjoyed the scenery and the hot tub and the restaurants and the atmosphere. There were chipmunks there that actually climbed up our legs. There were deer, mostly does with their young offspring and still sporting spots, they came right near the house we were staying in. We also saw a cute little lizard. This place is very trendy. It is a kind of a tourist trap with a complete village and markets. We spent the first night in Ontario Oregon. On the way back we stayed in Reno NV and then in Ely NV. We enjoyed going home through lots of small towns with very different type of buildings. The town of Austin NV had 5 churches and they only have a population of less than 200 people. On the way up, we saw lots of farms and deserts and of course on the way back there were lots of farms and deserts as well.

Happy Late Birthday to John

John is always willing to help when asked. He does so with a smile. He is a very special person at his work. They all really love him there and the customers always give him compliments. You can always count on John. He is so dependable. He was born Aug 10, 1967. So Happy Birthday to John. I know it's late but I have been out of town.

Happy Birthday to Marty

Happy Birthday to Marty. Wasn't he a pretty baby? He had lots of black hair. Born on Aug 7 1970. He was a very good baby and he has turned into a wonderful son, husband and father





So Happy Birthday Marty. Have a better year this year.

Camping Experience

While camping we had lots of cool experiences with little critters and some not so little. We had gray squirrels and a chipmunk and humming birds. The little critters came right up to us and ate unsalted peanuts from the ground near us. A doe came down and ate peanuts too. She was not afraid of us. After she ate, she laid down in the grass and cooled herself in the shade. She stayed there for some time. We had a wonderful experience during our camping stay.

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Corn, Tomatoes and Cucumbers

While camping, we dined on corn, tomatoes and cucumbers. What a treat. I wish I could say they were from our garden but they weren't. They were sure good though. Bought from a stand not a store.

New Great Grandson!

He was born July 14 and belongs to my grandson JJ who is Monica's oldest. JJ lives in Indiana with his wife Sam. The baby's name is John Rockford Riehle. All first born sons in the Riehle family have the name of John. Just a family tradition I guess. Now I have 3 great grandchildren!

News

Randy just loves camping and is camping until Aug 1. I am up there most of the time as well. We can dump our sewage at Cabala's. We ate at Cabala's and bought some water storage jugs there and then went back to the campsite. They have fresh water aquariums which I took photos of them but they didn't turn out very well. Tomorrow I am bringing fresh corn up to the campsite and some tomatoes and cucumbers as well. I wish I could say they were from our garden, but no, I don't grow anything anymore. Tonight I am going to a ABBA concert at the Scera Shell. They aren't really ABBA but a group copying them. have had a lot of aches and pains lately and it's been getting me down a little. I can't take some over the counter meds because they make me nauseous or cause stomach bleeding. I actually do much better with lortab as far as the side effects go but I haven't taken them for a long time. I hate to go back on them but maybe I will have to. I love life now but this pain sure gets in the way.

Car Show

I went to a car show in American Fork. Matt had his Blazer there. He has fixed it up really nice. It used to belong to Scott Wilkins who ran the little grocery store on 4th North in Orem. Here are some photos of Matt and his girls and his Blazer and other vehicles as well.

Racoon!

We have put food out for our little new cat and it has been disappearing even when he isn't outside. Last night John and Kathy saw a racoon on the patio. Now we know who the culprit is.

Coming Home

On our way home from our vacation, we went home through Klamath Falls Oregon and spent the night at a motel and went swimming and soaked in the hot tub. We met another older couple staying at the motel who were from Orem and we spent a while visiting with them in the breakfast room.We then drove through Oregon on to Nevada on a road that was totally in the middle of nowhere. There weren't any speed limit signs posted and so we got the Elantra up and running really fast. We spent the night in Elko Nevada and ate at a buffet in Wendover. We got home safe and sound. We had a great time.