We have now moved on to our next assignment in Anaheim, CA. Due to family issues, we had to leave the resort in Flaming Gorge to take care of things and are now basking in the California sunshine.
We are at Anaheim RV Village, a newly remodled very nice RV park just 5 blocks from Disney. Lots of palm trees and the Disney fireworks display just outside our window can not only be seen but heard and felt also! What a display. Both our dogs, Harley and River were a little disturbed by all the noise but after a few weeks they actually sit and watch.
Our new managers, Susan and Paul, are the nicest, happiest people I think we have ever worked for and their sons, Spencer and Chandler (whom we also work with) are great kids to have around. We also work with two other couples, Dave/Susan and Jack/Mary Ann, plus Randi, all very nice and helpful. Our duties are drastically different from what they were in the Gorge. Jim works mostly maintenance and some front desk and I work only the front desk. The atmosphere is fun, relaxed and not as busy as we will be when more folks know that we are open after the remodel. At the moment I think we are a well-kept secret but with us being the closest park to Disney that will change rapidly I'm sure!
It is nice to be close to all kinds of shopping and activities after having been so tucked away in the gorge. We have ordered our new glasses and getting some much needed dental work done. Without health/dental insurance it has been tough to arrange and now that we have discovered CareCredit we are able to get some things done. Anyone in the same situation should apply for either CareCredit with GE Money or Wells Fargos' Allcare. No I don't work for them, we just use them.
I will post more of our CA happenings soon with some pictures so please come back to visit.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Thursday, May 3, 2007
More at Flaming Gorge Resort
We have had a chance now to settle into our new routine. Jim's hours have been changed to noon to 8pm while I have a couple of evenings as well as my two splits. Here's a good thing! So far I have lost 12lbs and Jim has lost 6lbs.! Woohoo!! We are both discovering muscles we forgot we had but we kind of expected that.
We have had a few snow showers over the last few weeks, some great days also (preview of coming attractions) and last night a dandy thunder/lightning storm. Looks like either rain or snow today also. Oh well, they promise that summer is on it's way.
Jim has gone fishing several times with great success in fact, the other evening at Sheep Creek he caught about 2 dozen 1-2lb. rainbows. When the weather warms up more we will take a raft down the river which we have never done before.
We have two sons that live about 3 hrs. away in Craig, CO which we have visited twice so far. Our grandkids there, Cameron and Savanna are already planning their summer visit so I'll need to find a sitter here for about 3 hrs. a day when our schedules cross. It should be fun to have them all to ourselves though!
Oh, another thing. The monthly dog fee here at the resort was canceled which made everyone happy. It wasn't the workampers that didn't want to pick up the canine deposits so this is a much fairer way of doing things.
The mule deer just crossed behind our motorhome and our two dogs, River and Harley, are trying to convince me they are deer hounds...NOT! Love to watch the deer!! Also, I've never been much of a birdwatcher but I must admit they have some of the prettiest birds around here which of course, I don't know the names of but love to watch.
We have been picking up a couple of things that we have needed or wanted such as an exercise pen for the dogs, car parts, etc. The only possible negative here is that we are expecting new uniform shirts which my boss, Woody, wants us to tuck in....problem is, I don't tuck my shirts in nor will I...ever! He's a very nice, young guy with the cutest little wife and he doesn't understand that women my age (not all but many) do not tuck shirts in so I told him if he insists I would give him a two week notice. I know it sounds silly but I think I do a good job and if I had to tuck then I would be so self-concious I think my efforts would suffer. Yes, it's that important to me. So far, we have kind of stopped talking about it for the moment. I guess time will tell.
We have had a few snow showers over the last few weeks, some great days also (preview of coming attractions) and last night a dandy thunder/lightning storm. Looks like either rain or snow today also. Oh well, they promise that summer is on it's way.
Jim has gone fishing several times with great success in fact, the other evening at Sheep Creek he caught about 2 dozen 1-2lb. rainbows. When the weather warms up more we will take a raft down the river which we have never done before.
We have two sons that live about 3 hrs. away in Craig, CO which we have visited twice so far. Our grandkids there, Cameron and Savanna are already planning their summer visit so I'll need to find a sitter here for about 3 hrs. a day when our schedules cross. It should be fun to have them all to ourselves though!
Oh, another thing. The monthly dog fee here at the resort was canceled which made everyone happy. It wasn't the workampers that didn't want to pick up the canine deposits so this is a much fairer way of doing things.
The mule deer just crossed behind our motorhome and our two dogs, River and Harley, are trying to convince me they are deer hounds...NOT! Love to watch the deer!! Also, I've never been much of a birdwatcher but I must admit they have some of the prettiest birds around here which of course, I don't know the names of but love to watch.
We have been picking up a couple of things that we have needed or wanted such as an exercise pen for the dogs, car parts, etc. The only possible negative here is that we are expecting new uniform shirts which my boss, Woody, wants us to tuck in....problem is, I don't tuck my shirts in nor will I...ever! He's a very nice, young guy with the cutest little wife and he doesn't understand that women my age (not all but many) do not tuck shirts in so I told him if he insists I would give him a two week notice. I know it sounds silly but I think I do a good job and if I had to tuck then I would be so self-concious I think my efforts would suffer. Yes, it's that important to me. So far, we have kind of stopped talking about it for the moment. I guess time will tell.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Flaming Gorge Resort
It's been a long time since I last posted! We stayed in Redmond working local jobs until our summer assignment started here at Flaming Gorge Resort in Utah. It was a nice winter though, we were parked in our son and daughter in laws yard and our granddaughters, Brittini and Morgan, would run out to the motorhome every morning. I am so glad we had so much time with them and our other grandchildren, Chance and Briielle, it wasn't quite as sad leaving them as usual.
We arrived at the Flaming Gorge Resort on March 12 and after passing our drug screen we started work about the 19th. Jim is working at the gas station doing such things as maintenance, shuttling the guides/clients, cutting wood as well as anything else they need. I am in the resturant hostessing. So far, both of us are enjoying the people we work with as well as our duties.
We are parked behind a double row of employee mobile homes and the national forest is our backyard! Mule deer wander the grounds in large numbers, owls hoot in the night and the bird songs are beautiful to hear. On a visit to nearby Red Canyon we even spotted a group of mountain goats along the side of the road!
When we arrived we met our supervisor, Woody (a very nice guy), received our employee handbooks and directions for the drug test. The nearest town with grocery stores, wal-mart, resturants, etc. is Vernal which is about 40 miles away. Our only surprise was that they charge a monthly fee for each dog you have. I guess this was something new they just started but it was a surprise not only for us but for all the other workampers that have been arriving of which there are several! We have added that to our list of questions to ask in the future. Oh, we also need to start asking what kind of shifts we are each working, since we found out when we arrived that as a hostess I am working split shifts and Jim is working days although we do have the same days off now.
You can see photos for this area in the photo section as well as photos of family and friends that visit. We will be here until October so there will be much more info to come.
We arrived at the Flaming Gorge Resort on March 12 and after passing our drug screen we started work about the 19th. Jim is working at the gas station doing such things as maintenance, shuttling the guides/clients, cutting wood as well as anything else they need. I am in the resturant hostessing. So far, both of us are enjoying the people we work with as well as our duties.
We are parked behind a double row of employee mobile homes and the national forest is our backyard! Mule deer wander the grounds in large numbers, owls hoot in the night and the bird songs are beautiful to hear. On a visit to nearby Red Canyon we even spotted a group of mountain goats along the side of the road!
When we arrived we met our supervisor, Woody (a very nice guy), received our employee handbooks and directions for the drug test. The nearest town with grocery stores, wal-mart, resturants, etc. is Vernal which is about 40 miles away. Our only surprise was that they charge a monthly fee for each dog you have. I guess this was something new they just started but it was a surprise not only for us but for all the other workampers that have been arriving of which there are several! We have added that to our list of questions to ask in the future. Oh, we also need to start asking what kind of shifts we are each working, since we found out when we arrived that as a hostess I am working split shifts and Jim is working days although we do have the same days off now.
You can see photos for this area in the photo section as well as photos of family and friends that visit. We will be here until October so there will be much more info to come.
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