Econo Lodge Modesto

... you care that Ken has a new $3000 tooth? Or that we both have new glasses - in fact, Ken has his very first pair of prescription glasses. Or do you really care that we've both been poked, prodded and squeezed by our various Doctors? In fact we've been found to be in good health and have been 'cleared for another year.'

In between all these appointments - and there have been alot of ...

... you have a problem, stop. Get help, it is out there and I am
sorry to say that AA and their affiliates are turning what can help
certain individuals into big business. Like the Bible and other
religions, based on the same idea, which I think is love, forgiveness,
honesty and dozens of good precepts, which have been used, twisted and
turned into something else. I could write volumes on this, but I came
here to make a ...

... itself! This is UNACCEPTABLE!

Double-billed us even though we stated several times we were paying in cash (took a week to get the charge off our credit card), complaint about bathroom fan not working was ignored, $HITTY customer service, hotel manager was either not given our numerous messages (or ignored them until corporate called), bed had no pillow-top (so ...

Der letzte National Park auf unserer US Tournee ist der Yosemite. Hier gibt es Fluesse, Seen, Berge und Tausende von Baeumen...ein wahrer Wanderer-Traum! Leider hatten wir kaum Zeit zu wandern, muessen dies aber irgendwann noch nachholen :-)

An unseren letzten zwei Tagen in den USA werden wir nochmals die ganze Fast Food Palette durchlaufen und uns im Wal-Mart Superstore am Groessenwahnsinn ergoetzen :-)

... then we needed to do some shopping for snacks and stuff for the New Year's Eve party. DH, DS and I went and got the things we needed, then we went back and got DD. The four of us had dinner at our room which consisted of fresh, just-made French bread, three kinds of cheese, wine for DH and I, and 7-Up for the kids. It was quite good. We've come to like our little hotel picnics. The party started at about 8 pm at my niece's house. I think we were the last ones to ...

... s. Numm numm numm numm numm! Then I g*t my s**th**s, s*me c*ld b*ttles *f wat**, and str*lled back t* the h*tel t* find the AC was w*rking like a champ. :) ------ The *riginal plan f*r the evening was f*r Charlene and h** ent*urage t* be at *ur r**m at 5:30pm t* d* makeup and wardr*be. Then we'd walk the few bl*cks t* the VIP entrance, sticking up p*st**s and handing *ut swag al*ng the way. But Charlene called t* delay until 6. Then she called t ...

... designs the hull, the desired result is that the boat does not leak. The designer has to account for the space required when the boat is submerged for the first time, and the wood swells, filling the gaps and making a watertight seal. One would not think so, but if a boat builder is designing a hull that is 20 feet wide from the keel to the deck, a lot of space is taken up from the expected swelling. To make sure that the boat is both water tight, and that the planks do not ...

**Again - I am late with my last posting of our trip - that seems to happen lately. As we are getting ready for the next chapter - I need to close this last one out. The reason for this trip to California was to join in the celebration of Bart and Hazel Paul and their 50 years of marriage. We arrived at their home at noon and we met their good friend Gigi - and we all went to have a little lunch. We enjoyed the afternoon ...

... went room-to-room and took reservations. By the time he had reached my chamber, reservations were available for either 5:00 or 8:00 ("Take it or leave it."). I shared a table with a large middle-aged man wearing a Duke University sweatshirt. He was seated next to a Japanese man who did not speak a word of English. The waiter attempted to breach the language barrier by yelling at him very slowly: "Vin-ai-gret-te or Ran-ch?" He then spoke to the rest of us ...