Dear Family and Friends,
Best wishes to you all for a safe and happy New Years Eve.
Tonight, John and I and our five kitties will remain home safe and sound in the RV. We have lots of goodies to snack on. I doubt we will make it to midnight in our time zone, but we are planning to celebrate the New Year in the eastern time zone.
We hope that 2012 is a great year.
Peace to all.
Love,
VAL & JOHN, Sassy, Shadow, Momma Cat, Scooter and Spot!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
Christmas Day
Hi Everyone,
This is the time of year that we miss you all the most. We've found in the past, that keeping busy helps make these special days more tolerable.
We hung up our stocking by the fireplace with care, and a small tree on the counter top makes it feel a little like Christmas. Of course, all the white stuff outside does make Christmas in the desert pretties.
Yesterday we went skiing for the day at Ski Apache. Originally we were going to drive to Sante Fe to ski, but Ski Apache is closer and they got more snow. We skiied at times in knee deep powder! It was a fun and exhausting day on the slopes.
Hope you all had a nice Christmas. May we all have a healthy, safe and propserous New Year!
Love to all,
VAL & JOHN & the kitties!
This is the time of year that we miss you all the most. We've found in the past, that keeping busy helps make these special days more tolerable.
We hung up our stocking by the fireplace with care, and a small tree on the counter top makes it feel a little like Christmas. Of course, all the white stuff outside does make Christmas in the desert pretties.
Most of the cats!
Group photo!
Stocking are hung by the fireplace with care!
Yesterday we went skiing for the day at Ski Apache. Originally we were going to drive to Sante Fe to ski, but Ski Apache is closer and they got more snow. We skiied at times in knee deep powder! It was a fun and exhausting day on the slopes.
John on the slopes
Val and John on the slopes
John skiing!
John posing for a picture.
The drive up to Ski Apache was a cold one. Still some icy spots on the road. Beautiful views of the surrounding mountainside. Take a look for yourselves................................
The drive to the slopes!
Love to all,
VAL & JOHN & the kitties!
Saturday, December 24, 2011
White Christmas
Dear Friends and Family,
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We in Carlsbad will be having a White Christmas here in Carlsbad. At the moment we have between 7-8 inches of snow and it's still snowing. Supposedly we are opening on delay. I'm hoping they will come to their senses and close the cave for the day.
HO HO HO! Who would have thought we'd get all this snow????
Miss you, love you all. Have a safe holiday.
Love,
VAL & JOHN & Sassy, Shadow, Momma Cat, Scooter and Spot! :-)
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We in Carlsbad will be having a White Christmas here in Carlsbad. At the moment we have between 7-8 inches of snow and it's still snowing. Supposedly we are opening on delay. I'm hoping they will come to their senses and close the cave for the day.
John sweeping the snow
At the entrance to the park
John and I in front of the truck
The Highway to the Cave!
Snowing on December 24th!
Seven Inches of the white stuff!
Miss you, love you all. Have a safe holiday.
Love,
VAL & JOHN & Sassy, Shadow, Momma Cat, Scooter and Spot! :-)
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Travel
Hi Friends,
Living in a desert far from any major airport (three hours to El Paso) can be frustrating. John had to fly to St. Louis last week for business. The small plane flight from Carlsbad airport was canceled which required a long drive to Albuquerque (4 1/2 hours each way). UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
This week he flew to FL to take care of some personal business. We planned to drive him to Hobbs (an hour away) since United/Continental started jet service there once a day. Great plans, but the flight got canceled! I had to drive him to Midland TX where he flew Southwest (thank God for SWA) to FL.
Thought our problems were over, until he called me from Payless Car Rentals. They refused to rent him a car because he wasn't carrying his current insurance card (it was in his truck). They wouldn't call Progressive to confirm. Note to self NEVER rent from Payless Car Rental again. He rented a car from Thrifty and ended up with a car battery that died on him the next day.
At least most of the chores in FL were handled. His doctors appointments went well!!!!
We will be here in NM for Christmas. The cave is actually closed once a year - Christmas day. We might go skiing - depending upon the weather. I work the rest of the week, which will probably be crazy with the main elevators still not working and vacationers coming to see the cave.
We wish you great tidings of joy for the holidays. We will be thinking of our friends and family. Our spirits are with you all, even if we can't be there in person.
Love to all,
VAL & JOHN & the cats!!!!!
Living in a desert far from any major airport (three hours to El Paso) can be frustrating. John had to fly to St. Louis last week for business. The small plane flight from Carlsbad airport was canceled which required a long drive to Albuquerque (4 1/2 hours each way). UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
This week he flew to FL to take care of some personal business. We planned to drive him to Hobbs (an hour away) since United/Continental started jet service there once a day. Great plans, but the flight got canceled! I had to drive him to Midland TX where he flew Southwest (thank God for SWA) to FL.
Thought our problems were over, until he called me from Payless Car Rentals. They refused to rent him a car because he wasn't carrying his current insurance card (it was in his truck). They wouldn't call Progressive to confirm. Note to self NEVER rent from Payless Car Rental again. He rented a car from Thrifty and ended up with a car battery that died on him the next day.
At least most of the chores in FL were handled. His doctors appointments went well!!!!
We will be here in NM for Christmas. The cave is actually closed once a year - Christmas day. We might go skiing - depending upon the weather. I work the rest of the week, which will probably be crazy with the main elevators still not working and vacationers coming to see the cave.
We wish you great tidings of joy for the holidays. We will be thinking of our friends and family. Our spirits are with you all, even if we can't be there in person.
Love to all,
VAL & JOHN & the cats!!!!!
Sunday, December 4, 2011
December snow
Hi Friends,
Had to drive John to Albuquerque today to catch a flight tomorrow. Originally he was scheduled to fly a puddle jumper out of Carlsbad, and continue on from there. However, we're expecting snow and Carlsbad doesn't have a plow. So up we drove.
As we got north of Roswell, we began to see snow from earlier in the week. It is beautiful here when it snows (as long as you don't have to drive 300 miles each way!)
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - even in New Mexico. We'll see if the snow gets here tomorrow or not...
Love to all,
VAL & JOHN & the kitties!
Had to drive John to Albuquerque today to catch a flight tomorrow. Originally he was scheduled to fly a puddle jumper out of Carlsbad, and continue on from there. However, we're expecting snow and Carlsbad doesn't have a plow. So up we drove.
As we got north of Roswell, we began to see snow from earlier in the week. It is beautiful here when it snows (as long as you don't have to drive 300 miles each way!)
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - even in New Mexico. We'll see if the snow gets here tomorrow or not...
Love to all,
VAL & JOHN & the kitties!
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