Day 751, The Terrebonne Cruz-In.

Once again, I was up early and ready to head to Terrebonne at 7 am.  I had left the Packard hooked up to the Traveleze in the back driveway and I had put a cover over it to protect in during the night.  I uncovered the car, secured the trailer and pulled it down the driveway where I could get a good picture of it in the morning light.  It looked awesome and I was ready for the 10 mile trip to Terrebonne.

The Packard and Traveleze together at last.

I got there about 7:30 am and got parked in an "okay" spot, nothing special and no shade, but it was easy in and out.  The show registration started at 8 am and people really started arriving by 9 am.  It was a really big car show with over 270 cars in attendance and lots of spectators.  Everyone enjoyed the car and Traveleze and I had the door open so people could look in side and check it out.  There were lots of questions about the restoration and I had Flyte Camp's cards and a few flyers on their work.  I must have handed out 15 cards and all of the flyers.

2nd Place, or first looser as my friends say.

Around 10 am, Christian and his daughter Stella showed up to check out the show and we walked around and looked at all the cars.  We had a great time looking at all the cars and voting for the many categories.  At 3 pm they had the Awards ceremony and I didn't have a note on my car, so I assumed I didn't win anything.  They had all most all of the cars gathered in the winners circle, when I was asked why I wasn't bringing my car up.  I said I didn't win anything and was told I had, so I went back to the car and sure enough there was note.  I back the car and Traveleze up and joined the others.  I won 2nd place in the Orphan Class, (the parent company is no longer alive).

After a long day in the sun, Christian and Stella came back to my house and we barbequed some burgers.  Stella fed the horses and let the chicken out and it was a nice summer evening.

Day 751, The Packard is ready to be picked up.

Hitch and stinger in place - ready to tow.

The Packard is ready to be picked up and my parents picked me up at my house at 5pm to take me to Prineville.  Rick hooked up the wiring for trailer lights and mounted a hitch to the car.  He was also able to fix a few other things like a sizable vacuum leak, a sticky throttle linkage and more.  He said I should be able to notice a significant difference and on the way home I really could.

I was so excited to see if I could hook up the car to the trailer and to see how it does pulling it.  I needed a new stinger for the car and had to go to three places before I could find anyone open at 7pm on a Friday night.  Fred Meyer's was open and had what I was looking for.  I rushed back home backed the car up and hooked everything up.  I had to do a minor wiring change with Rick on the phone and all was ready.

With the car hooked to the trailer and all the lights working.  I pulled the Traveleze around the block (about a 2 mile loop). The Packard pulled it with easy and I was surprised how well it did.  I did however discover that the extra strain on the car made it flex a little bit more than usual and the drivers side door flew open when I went around a corner.  Obviously there is a bit of body flex that was enough to let the door swing open.

I needed to wash the car and get it ready for tomorrows car show in Terrebonne.  

Day 750, First frost of Fall

Frost on the roof, August 23, 2012.

I don't know what it is about frost and August 23rd, but you can always bet there there will be frost on August 23rd, just enough to damage your garden and then it will warm back up.  Sure enough I woke up to a very cold house with all the windows open and there was frost on the roof.  The temperature was 34 degrees and it was cold.  the high for the day is expected to be 81.  I had to snap a picture of the roof and send it to my friends in Oklahoma, where it has not dropped below 70 for months.

Day 749, Wednesday Concert

This is concert day, so we put up the big tent up at 10:30 am.  The concert starts at 6 pm and goes until 7:30 pm.  The vendors arrive at 5 pm and the die-hard concert goers are there by 5:15 pm.  It's always a fun night and we have lucked out every concert night so far, so we are counting out blessings.

My mom and I at the concert

My parents have attended most of the concerts and they were here for this one.  My mom really like the band, "the Noteables" who played swing and big band music.  It was definitely an older audience but the park was packed. 

By the time the concert is over and we have everything unloaded back at the office I get home around 8:45 pm., so it's a long day.

Day 748, Tuesday up early.

I was up early and had the Traveleze hooked and was ready to go by 7:10 am.  They were only going to need the trailer for a day and could pick it up tomorrow.  I got there before anyone else, and I quickly unhitched and headed to work.

It was a pretty uneventful day and the office was starting to look a little more respectable after the giant mess we had created the week before.

At 5 pm I headed home and my parents were going to follow me to Prineville, so I could drop the 53 Packard off at Rick's and he was going to put a hitch on the car so I can pull the Traveleze.  He was supper busy this week, but  he wanted to get me in so I could be able to pull the trailer to the car show this weekend in Terrebone.  A trip to Rick's is always fun, and my parents get a kick out seeing his amazing collection of cars and automobilia.


Rick said the car would most likely be ready on Thursday.

Day 747, Another Monday

The Office looked like something exploded in it and was a complete mess from the golf tournament.  We spend most of the day cleaning up and putting stuff away.  It was nice to have that event over and to be moving onto the next.   This Wednesday will be the fifth concert of the summer season and our events will slowly be winding down in September.

I loaded up my truck with all the things that needed to go back to Bend and left around 3 pm to drop everything off and to go workout.   I wasn't feeling that energetic, but after the workout I felt better.  I headed over to Flyte Camp to see what they are doing and made arrangements to bring the Traveleze over in the morning.  I really needed to rush home and mow the lawn that was getting really shaggy.

Day 746, Happy Birthday

Hilarious Birthday card from my brother.

I finally got to sleep in and wake up naturally without an alarm.  I woke around 7:30 and laid in bed until 8, it was awesome.  Today's my birthday and I have no plans other than I wanted to take my parents kayaking.  I gave them and call and they said no.  I was a little bummed and thought oh well I'll just stay home and do yard work.  My yard was looking a bit out of control and I had lots of pruning to do and pulled out the hedge trimmer and worked on the boxwood as well as trimmed up the Shasta Daisy's.   It was a great day with no plans and just putting in the yard.

The only thing I was going to do was go to dinner with my folks at 5:30 pm.   They wanted to take me to Black Butte Ranch and eat the lodge.  I love Black Butte Ranch and the view is the best in Central Oregon.  By the time I was done working in the yard, I really wasn't in the mood to get cleaned up and drive into Black Butte, so I called my parents and they said no, they were taking me to dinner.  Ughhh. I jumped in the shower and got cleaned and ready to go.

Black Butte Ranch

It's about a 30 minute drive to the Ranch, and it really is an amazing place.  It's always nice to spend time with parents and the food was excellent.  One thing I was pleased to discover is the color of the walls in the restaurant.  They are exactly what I have been looking for, to repaint my house.  I had just painted my house last fall but it is just too dark and I want something different and lighter.  I asked the host if he could find out and he yes that he could call maintenance and call me tomorrow.  This was the best birthday gift, I had found my new color.