The Great MisAdventures of David & JoEllen Laurita

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~Thursday December 31~ 

     Tree sales are over! We have moved westward onto the Sonoran Desert and settled once again at our winter Quartzsite home. Bill and Stella were here waiting for us to arrive. JoEllen's Uncle Marvin is also here enjoying the winter desert, all parked in Tyson Wash BLM Long Term Visitor Area.

     We finished the tree season Christmas Eve at dusk and dined on Italian Delights of the traditional fish dinner. Squid Stew is the favorite of most who try it, followed with Cod and Shrimp bathed in olive oil, spices, garlic and green olives. Thin pasta is slathered in olive oil and fresh garlic and spiced just right for Christmas memories

     After working too many hours a day for too many days, it has taken a little time to R & R and get back into doing things again. We arrived at the Sierra Vista Mall parking lot on October 11 for pumpkin sales; we left the parking lot December 27. Living in a Mall parking lot for that long, SUCKS! Toby didn’t like it either with the windows blocked with reflective foam in an attempt to keep the light and noise out of the house.

     Tree sales at our lot were very good; the owner was pleased with our efforts. With no training, we ran the lot like it was our own. Six teen boys worked for us along with an Army CWO selling trees for play cash and another fine gentleman named Patrick for a total of 8 employees. (If I used VP Joe’s math, that would be 402 jobs created or saved!!!) We only sent 27 trees to the shredder after selling over 1100 trees. This was the most physical job that David has ever had. Weight came off easily and fat was replaced by muscle, now the hard part begins, keeping the weight off.

     The Great Workamping MisAdventure Part II has ended! We sold 1102 Christmas trees, opening the lot the day before Thanksgiving. Now for some needed time off spending the rest of winter in Quartzsite, Arizona.

     Have posted The Great Workamping MisAdventure, with lots of pictures of our first camphosting job in Oregon for your enjoyment. The Fall 2009 page is ready documenting our travels from Oregon to Arizona. Also new is The Great Tree Sales Mis-Adventure.

     Join us in our journey and visit The Great Ongoing MisAdventure Page for the most recent news & photos from The Great MisAdventure.

     JoEllen keeps a blogsite as well. Click here to visit BeFRuiTFuL KReaTioNS Blog.

     Feel free to Email David with any comments or suggestions, how you like the new photo galleries or to let him know what you want to see posted here, or just say hi! Emails are welcome.

~Next up~
     Quartzsite vendors, the Big Tent Shows, Gold Mining and Coin Hunts. Stay tuned for the continuing MisAdventures of David and JoEllen.

 

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