Friday, May 28, 2010

CellPhoneShop deals

Click on the CellPhoneShop link above for great prices on cell phone accessories, batteries, power cords, car chargers, etc.  Here are some coupons you can use as well:

10% off $10 or more expires 8/15/10:  Grad5
20% off $25 or more expires 8/15/10:  Grad2
Free Shipping with a minimum purchase of $20:  fship

This merchandise is quality and inexpensive.  Thank you for your business!

We are at 7,500 feet in the pines at Mingus Mountain.  It's gorgeous up here.  We arrived around 6:20 last evening, 10 minutes later than we would have if it weren't for the motorcycle accident that was being cleaned up on one of the last 15mph curves before we turned off onto the dirt road.  It wasn't a fatality but the guy was taken by ambulance to the hospital.  The sad part is that it looked like a bunch of older men who had no business riding motorcycles at their age and condition - especially on the steep, mountain curves of Highway 89A.  We are planning to stay until Tuesday morning.  There are 5 rigs here right now, more are expected to arrive today.  It's going to be fun!

Please say a prayer for the family of Officer Travis Murphy, Phoenix Police Officer, who was killed in the line of duty on Wednesday morning.  He was 29 years old and leaves behind a wife, a 2 year old and a 2 week old child.  Travis used to be one of my team members at Wells Fargo right after he was out of college and before he joined the police academy.  He was shot and killed while investigating a report of shots fired.  It's very tragic.  He was a good kid and very brave for joining the police department. 

Please have an enjoyable and safe Memorial Day weekend.  Watch out for the crazies!!

Rodney & Dennis

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Busy travel season

It's Tuesday night and I'm watching Lee and Crystal battle it out on American Idol.  Very exciting!  I think they will both be successful, but I believe Crystal will win the competition.  She's having a much better night tonight. 

It's been an amazing week.  My birthday on Monday was awesome.  My team surprised me with great decorations for my cube.  Then, about 11:15, they all came together to sing Happy Birthday to me and gave me a Costco cake (my favorite!).  My California partner in crime and a my leadership team took me out to lunch at Chili's.  When I got home, Dennis and I went to dinner at Claim Jumper.  It was a great day and a very memorable 40th.  THANK you all for your part in the perfection!

Tonight, one of my vendors was in from Texas and we went out to dinner at Aunt Chilada's.  It was so good.  I haven't been there in probably a year.  It rocked!  Their Chambord margaritas are awesome! 

Tomorrow we're picking up the motor home to bring it to the house to cool the fridge, then we're going to Happy Hour for my friend and former co-worker Ken who is moving back to Oregon from Phoenix.  We'll pack some things into the motor home as well.  Thursday is our last day this week and month.  We'll finish the motor home pack up on Thursday and then Friday morning, we are heading up to Mingus Mountain.  We plan to stay there until Tuesday morning.  We are camping with 10 other RVs for a total of about 22 people.  It should be fun and relaxing.

I hope that everyone has a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day weekend.  If you haven't already, check out the CellPhoneShop link above for cell phone accessories including wall chargers, car chargers, plastic covers, leather cases, bluetooth devices, etc. all at unbelievably low prices.  Don't pay Sprint or Verizon prices - go to CellPhoneShop via our site. 

Take care, and thanks for reading!

Monday, May 17, 2010

Update to format

I updated the format of this page.  Please let me know any feedback that you have.

I also want to draw attention to the CellPhoneShop banner/link above.  Dennis and I have used this store numerous times to purchase cell phone accessories.  Their prices are extremely low and the merchandise is of good quality.  Wall/car chargers are about $3 each, snap-on plastic cases are about $9, batteries are <$10 and they also sell Bluetooth products.  Shipping is about $5 so you want to make your order count!  Merchandise arrives in about a week, directly from China.  We joined their affiliate program, so we receive commission on purchases that we refer to the site.  You can't have too many wall chargers.  We each have one at home, one at work and one in the motor home.  Stock up and never have a dead cell phone battery!  They are literally 90% less expensive than the ones you buy from Sprint or Verizon and they work just as well.  You can order based on phone model. 

Have a great week. 

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Is it the middle of May already?

Wow, it's hard to believe that today is May 16th.  This year is going by so quickly.  Before we know it, Christmas will be here.

George and Geraldo came from Ohio to visit this past week.  We enjoyed their visit.  They left yesterday morning to go home.  We've spent the last day and a half recovering from all of the drinking we did Thursday and Friday evenings! 

We have a busy summer ahead of us - at least for the next few weeks!  I am travling to San Jose on business this week leaving Tuesday and coming home Thursday.  Dennis is going to get the RV ready so that we can hit the road Friday after work.  We are heading up to Sharp's Creek, which is on the Mogollon Rim between Payson and Show Low.  We are camping with a bunch of friends.  It'll be fun, as it's supposed to hit 100 this weekend in the valley!

For Memorial Day weekend, we're heading to Mingus Mountain.  We are leaving Thursday after work and staying until Tuesday morning.  It'll be a nice long weekend.  It'll be dry camping, but it'll be fun.  We should have great weather up there! 

For the weekend after Memorial Day, we're taking the motor home down to Tempe to camp out in front of Jeremy & Brandon's house to do more training on the laundromat.  Then, the 2nd weekend in June we are heading up to Flagstaff for a 3 day weekend staying at the KOA.  On our way home from Flagstaff, we will likely take the motor home to Clint's Well and leave it for the rest of the summer. 

We hope to escape the heat as many weekends as possible this summer.  We hope everyone enjoys your summer, too!  Take care! 

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Further down the Spillway at Blue Ridge Reservoir

This video is further down the spillway as it falls into the river. It was a gorgeous day today, the temperature fluxated from 69 to 74 depending on the elevation. It was sunny and windy. It was nice to see the lake at capacity. Enjoy the video!

Jeep trip to Blue Ridge Reservoir

We Jeeped to Blue Ridge Reservoir today with some friends. The lake is at capacity and slowly overflowing the spillway. It was very neat. I took a couple of videos today with my phone. Enjoy!!