January 1 ,2009

Thursday 1st~~~~ We left Salem this morning with mixed emotions, glad to be leaving the cold, wet, snowy weather but sad to be leaving our families and friends. It sure is a lot of work reloading the 5Th wheel with all the things we had taken out and the new things to put in, plus emptying the fridge and freezer to a smaller one. We drove as far as Canyonville, Oregon (Seven Feathers Casino) where we met Sharon's daughter Pammy and Jeff and camped with them for a couple of days. We went to the casino for dinner New Years day and had fun playing the slots. We came home early and played cards quite late, the girls were the winners that night. The next morning we went over to the lovely huge swimming pool and we had a great time playing in the water with our noodles and relaxing in the hot tub. Next we went for a nice walk around the park, it was rather brisk with a little mist so we gave that up and we went to our trailer to play more cards. We played 3 more games, and the guys were the winners today. We made some twice baked potatoes and Kent grilled some steaks while Sharon made a salad and we had a great dinner. Then we headed back to the casino for some more fun on the slots while Kent played Keno. The next morning Pam and Jeff left around noon and we spent the rest of the day being lazy watching movies and dozing. Oh how lazy we can be when we are on the road.