Jul 08, 2012
We started out with a perfect day yesterday, put our umbrellas up for the first time this season. Carmeh enjoyed the shade, she's between the two solar lights on the edge of the grass.
However this morning we have haze. Actually is is smoke covering the entire Okanagan valley, come up from the Colorado fires.
Certainly a different vista.
Jul 07, 2012
Bad decision, poor management, Mazatlan loses out again.
The entire article can be read here. I wrote in my blog on April 21st about their decision to return to Mazatlan, sure didn’t take long to change their minds, yet again. Perhaps it really is a scheduling problem as the dates don’t match their April announcement. Certainly it really can’t be because of insecurity in the city. What insecurity!
The original April announcement!
Hopefully Holland America will not follow suit. As of this morning the Zaandam is still scheduling Mazatlan in their itinerary with 11 visits starting in November.
Jul 06, 2012
Too much happening all at once, sometimes I wonder how I manage. Just when I get seem to get caught another thing pops up. A few days ago we got a call and we just had to go choose our door frames and window frames right now. Well why didn’t he get us to do that when we chose the baseboards. What is the big deal? Do you check all these details when you visit someones home?
The girls checking out their new digs.
Since this photo was taken, the windows are all in, the plumbing is completed and we had the walls insulated with spray foam. I know, a lot more money but our choice in anticipation of future winters on the lake. Things are moving along so fast that it seems we may be having the house delivered August 1st.
Here in the RV we are still tripping over each other. I still haven’t got all the extra stuff sorted, filed or thrown out. Thought that would have been done by now. Too much time spent on details for the house I guess. The good news is that our fungus farm has shut down. No more funny mushrooms in the carpet. Progress!
I even managed to get the laundry done again...much easier going to the laundromat when it isn't raining.
Colin got in a full day of photography yesterday and was gone at 4:30AM this morning to capture sunrise shots and other jobs. When he’s not shooting he will be on the computer doing photoshop.
My income opportunity online business is taking off! I am overwhelmed at how successful it is. The company itself is growing by leaps and bounds and as long as internet is here in this world so will this company be. In 36 days I have made a profit of $1824.63. For certain I will be taking out my original input by the end of this year and letting the rest just keep growing. In addition to clicking on the link at the top right of this page you can also click on this new and very cute short 3 minute video for more information.
Jul 05, 2012
Good morning everyone! The weather has returned. That means that Colin is back to working 12 hour days or longer ~ finally!! Now that can be taken two ways, one that he needs to get caught up on all the weather dependent jobs or that the RV is growing smaller by day!!
WELCOME BACK MR. SUN !
We always knew we wanted an arbor with a gate for the new house. Was it going to be a white vinyl prefab thing or custom made?
We drew up a plan and hired Jim who lives here as well as works here but is a crafstman in his spare time.
The problem with those who create is that they always put their own stamp on things. So one rainy day last week Colin disassembled and reassembled things more to our preference.
The plan is that the house & add a room will come all the way to the edge of the arbor thus making it necessary to enter our yard thru the gate. Plus no one walking down the street will see our patio along the lake. It will be totally private. What you see thru the arbor is our shed & cedar hedge. Once we chose the stain for our front door we will use the same stain color for the arbor.
The girls are happy here and don't seem to miss their old larger yard. Of course snake hunting in the new sport.
Garter snakes have made the rock wall their home and here Caeli has spotted one. You can see the snake just off the tip of her ear slithering into the safety of the rocks. This time the snake got away!!
Enjoy your day folks……I know I will!
Jul 04, 2012
You read that correctly. We are in a profit situation after our last trip to Mazatlan.
On September 20th, 2011 we purchased Mexican insurance for the RV and our tow car. Our government run insurance company, ICBC, here in B.C., Canada gives you a refund on your Canadian vehicle insurance for the the time spent in Mexico as long as it is over 30days. You do have to prove your last purchase in the US and your first purchase in Mexico and the reverse on your way back home with paper work you send in. Then you wait and wait and finally you get a cheque. In our case we made a profit!!
First the RV….we spent $692.00 for 6 months of Mexican insurance and received an ICBC refund of $831.00. Profit $139.00.
Our HHR, tow car cost us $252.50 for the Mexican insurance and the Canadian refund was $514.00. Profit $261.50.
Total profit of $400.50. Obviously we are paying high premiums here in B.C.
If I apply our toll road fees ( $238.00 ) coming and going we are still ahead $162.50.
There is only one conclusion, it pays to travel to Mexico. Well at least if you live in certain parts of Canada.
Special Birthday Wishes to all our American readers and friends!
