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  • March

    Shenanigans

    March.  Geesh what happened to February?  We obviously didn’t do much.  But; we made up for it on the fourth weekend in March. There were more shenanigans than adventures this month.

    March is THE birthday month in our family: Daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law and 3 of 4 grandchildren.  Grandson #1 missed it by one day – his birthday is April 1st.  It’s rare that we get to celebrate with our daughter’s family since they live in Colorado. Traveling to Colorado in March is sketchy by car and we try to avoid airfare for things like Christmas or emergencies (none of latter yet, touch wood)

    We started the weekend early on March 20th by arriving at David’s sister’s (J) house late in the afternoon.  Her husband (K) was leaving that evening for Florida so game night had to begin. 

    We started by finishing Legacy Season 0, Viticulture, and The Crew.

    If you are familiar with the Pandemic games you’ll know what Legacy is. We’ve been playing Pandemic games since 2019.  As a matter of fact, we were playing Pandemic in February 2020 as the Covid pandemic was unfolding in Asia. We were watching it on TV as we played.  Creep factor was high.

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    Friday: David and J took off for their sister’s  (L) house in Orting to visit with her and their dad. I met up with my oldest cousin on my mother’s side, Karen (K).  K is also my godmother.  We went to lunch and updated each other on our lives.  K will be 86 April 8th.  She still sews – her machine is newer and fancier than mine.  She also paints.  The visit with K stirred my creative juices.

    Saturday I think David, J and I actually didn’t do much.  We did watch a lot of TV.  J and I did go to JoAnn’s to see what they had left.  She bought fabric. I didn’t want to pay the Washington sales tax and there really wasn’t much I wanted.  Of course this week I ran out of rick rack for a current project.  There is nothing in Eugene. 

    Can we all take a moment here to mourn the loss of JoAnn’s.  

    Sunday we celebrated birthdays.  Grandson #2 (March 3) and grandson #4 (March 25). The boys opened their presents from us – puzzles – and then we worked them together.  So much fun. At five and three these guys are growing and maturing at an exponential rate. It was so heartwarming to hear the two boys talking to each other and helping each other with their puzzles. I hate living so far from my grandsons.

    The last bit of March left me a bit of time for my own fun.

    Hope to see you next month.

  • The Beginning

    I would like to say; starting a blog has been HARD. I have been trying to get this going for a month. I chose Blue Host as the most recommended host to get me started. They have been very patient with my requests for help on their chat site and I very much appreciate the people who tried very hard to explain everything I did not understand. However, I discovered in college that I am a multi-media learner. So I started watching YouTube videos – the place I should have started. Something I should have learned from my husband when we were building out our van in 2022. At this point I just hope everything is functioning the way it should – holding my breath.

    I would also like to thank my every patient husband for indulging me in this endeavor. He has not only relinquished our computer to me for hours at a time when mine started fritzing out on me, but he also step up in the kitchen by taking care of dishes and clean-up (usually my job).

    It is my hope that I will learn more about blogging and the next entry won’t be so agonizing.

  • Shenanigans and Adventures

    Fun Times

    Welcome

    I am April Phinney and this is my blog. An important disclosure here: I am a 69 year old retiree who has avoided computers – other than email, facebook, and editing my photos – since retiring in 2021,

    The blog is my way of sharing our travels (Adventures) and experiences (Shenanigans). My husband and I have been periodically traveling in our 2018 Ram Promaster since completing the conversion of the empty van to a camper.

    When I announced my intention to leave Facebook several people asked where they would be able to follow my travels. A blog seemed the best solution. So here we go!!

    Keep in mind; this is a huge learning experience for me. So there may be some stumbles on the way.

    Let the fun begin!

    My Contact Information:

    aprilsshenanigans@gmail.com