5C's Que Pasa

It has been a hectic but fun five days. So busy that I have not posted and now I am taking a day off to relax. Visitors, doxies, wine, wineries and much food was involved.

The reunion of the triplets.

Not too many paws on the ground.

The lake rose another few inches but there is a long way to go to get to the flooding stage and we are certain that that will not happen.

Mr Plumber never showed up with his bill today, said he will see us next week. I am quite happy to wait before I see the amount owing. But Mr. RV Blind Repair did did show up and only 30 minutes late.  He decided that the blind was too large to repair on site and he would do it at home. We will see it again next week.

This window is at least 4.5 feet wide and perhaps 4′ tall. The string on one side broke halfway down. So we have been unable to use the blind. Of course it happened on our way back home in April. It will be nice to have it repaired.

Cummins came through and will pay our fuel bill to pick up the RV which was $261.41CAD.  However they had to convert it to USD to credit our Visa. Which means that once it goes through it will converted back to Canadian dollars again. It will be interesting to see how much we lose with all these conversions.

Finally the weather was stable enough for Colin to plant the tomatoes both here on the patio and in the garden this morning. Five plants in each area.

Later we got my mini muffin tin out of the RV as it is perfect for the smaller dog balls and the find the treat game. I still put a piece of kibble or small Charlie Bear treat in the empty spots. Most of the spots just had a tiny piece of kibble.

They have not yet figured out to use their teeth to pick up and move the ball. Instead they are using their long noses to push the balls aside. However the ball then jumps to an empty spot so they keep moving the balls over and over.  Fun for all of us.

We had quite the big rain storm late this afternoon. Colin ran out to put large plastic bags over the patio  tomatoes as the wind is so bad off the lake. However the wind came from the north and blew all the bags away. We did manage to find them and keep them from going into the lake.

Taken from inside. So interesting to watch the wind pushing the water away from our house. If you look  at yesterdays post you will see the waves crashing over the patio.

Finally the calm at the end of the storm.

The May long weekend starts tomorrow and it promises to be a very fun time for us and hopefully for you. Stay tuned.

Looks like we have a third family. Can you see the two tiny goslings behind mamma in front. They do addle the eggs here in BC and so I am pleased to see that we have threes families on the lake this year.

For the most part our weather remains gloomy and unspring like. Two logs on the lake.

The girls came in from their morning business and right away sat in the bed next to the heater. They just have to be missing the heat of Mexico. Today is the first time that they have refused to go out in  the blustery conditions.

We had a very nice sunset the other day, it was the calm before the next storm.

Colin worked outside the entire day Tuesday setting up our yard for the summer. He was frozen and battered by the constant wind. I helped for about 90 minutes before I came back inside.

The lake continues to rise.

The plumber arrived 45 minutes late first thing this morning and then less than 10 minutes later he left to deal with an emergency at a local hair salon. They had a burst pipe and of course water was spewing everywhere.  I left to do my final preparations for the weekend ahead and left shortly after he did. I have no idea what time he got back but once I returned Colin left to see our chiropractor in Vernon – first time since October. Before Colin got home the plumber came to the door and told me that he was mostly done but needed to tweak something and that he would do so at days end and left.  It is not 8:30PM and he had not returned. Of course he will eventually come back as we have not paid his bill, which we have not yet received.

Today has been an extremely windy day. The winds never stopped. As you can see waves were coming up onto our patio. The winds varied between 30 kmph / 15 mph to 60 kmph / 40 mph.  They wind and the waves continue. It was so loud that the girls moved away from the lakeside of the house.

Not too long ago our glider was turned over by the wind.

But we have hot water.  I got a load of laundry done and had a lovely hot bath and washed my hair. Hoping for better weather tomorrow as we have yet to plant our tomatoes. We just may be over our nights with frost.

I am guilty of all but #4 and #6. I only just started doing #3.

Yesterday was a busy day for us. I got the rest of my face treated.  Not fun. But I am happy to have it over with. Just wish that the doctor had done it right the first time. Yesterday Colin stood next to her and pointed out the areas that needed to be treated.  So painful yesterday but much less today. In another 3 -4 months I should be back to normal.  Until then I can’t go in the sun at all so I plan to be well covered.

We did a quick shop at Costco.  Colin dropped me for my first massage since Mexico and then took the girls for a walk and a picnic lunch. Good to have but it is not the same as Katia on the Isla. She has spoiled me with her massages.

Today I took our passports and foreign currency to our safe box at the bank, did more grocery shopping and went to a local  ICBC office to turn in our Mexico travel paperwork in order to get a refund for the time we were in Mexico. Our BC insurance reimburses us their part of the insurance as we have to get Mexican insurance to travel in that country. Always nice to get a few hundred back.

First photo in this file is of the girls sister Sequoia. All three are set so darn cute.

A cool day and they are basking in the sun streaming through the window.

Wrestle time.

Wow, look at Carlie’s fangs.

Saw this the other day. The photo says it all.

Yes finally back with us and repaired 🙄 Colin got a phone call last week that it was fixed and ready for pick up. Our entire RVing future depended on this repair. We had to know that our RV was functioning 100%. Now we had the task of driving to Kamloops, a two hour drive, hooking up the Jeep to the RV and driving home. Easy except with the dogs. It would take some prep and time to load up for them, ramps, dog beds, blankets, water dish, lunch, treats , toys and so on. Last Thursday Colin was speaking to our neighbours’ father who was driving through Kamloops yesterday heading out on a fishing trip. He offered to take Colin with him to Kamloops. Perfect solution 😀

The entire time that Colin was gone the girls kept watch.

This is where I should insert some RV photos. Colin was tasked with a list of photos that l requested for this blog post. Well there are no photos 🙁  He got there about 12:30ish and was back home about 4 hours later. He stopped to top up the diesel tank first as he passed through Vernon.

Dreary day today thanks to the cold and the rain. Sometime I really want to get in that dog bed and take a nap next to the fire.

So you ask, what was the repair? Our road test in Las Vegas was perfect as it was for the Cummins technicians. Yet after a 200 mile drive to Ely it wouldn’t start the next morning. It died on us here and there all the way home. It would work in idle mode but not drive mode. Living with this nightmare was too much for me and it is taking me a while to recover, I am still not 100% yet, but getting there.  All this distress, pressure and trouble for a very very stupid error.  Cummins in Kamloops discovered that the new engine computer cable was not connected fully. One of the connecting pins was not making complete contact therefor sometimes the RV worked and sometimes it didn’t.  At first we were told that one of the pins had been bent on installation in Las Vegas by the service manager in Kamloops.  When Colin picked up the RV yesterday he spoke with the actual mechanic that had worked on our RV. He explained that the connection was just not solid. We did call Vegas Cummins and they agreed to pay our fuel for the trip back home for the Jeep and the RV.  At least we will get the diesel fuel reimbursed. Colin said that the RV functioned 100% and he is totally confident in our RV once again.

We had a busy day today. The girls had their nails done and their teeth polished. They got a good brush before they had a lovely warm bath. Oh, their ears are nice and clean as well.  They are preparing for a very important and unique visitor. You will have to stay tuned to find out the que pasa of it all.

In other news the lake has started to rise. It is almost up to our first step.

Thank you for all your comments yesterday, lovely to have comments to read. I really have to think about the dress. In all honestly I loved the water lily print but it made me look like an elephant ( in my opinion ). The B & W dress in the same style was flattering but I have so much black clothing already 😯 Plus we are on a budget right now so I am going to think on it for a while.

I so wish that tomorrow was Saturday.