Gorgeous Georges

We Can't Help But Show Our Duck Pride!

2010-06-30T20:31:00.000-07:00

We have not updated for a while, and there has been so much going on. First of all we had a fabulous Memorial Day camp out with the whole family, all of the Gorgeous Georges were out in full force, it was great! We also have made a trip to Bandon, and stayed at Bullard's Beach. The weather was perfect, and there was lots of fishing, and bike riding. And to top off a great start our trailering season, the Queen Bee made a quick trip to football camp in Gold Beach. So far this year the trailers have been thoroughly enjoyed by all.

The shack is coming along great. The floor has been laid, the walls painted, and the custom made cabinets by Rocketman Ricky are almost done. It is really coming along, and good thing to because Tish is counting down the days until she is the proud owner of Blue Lagoon. She is pushing fore full custody by the girl's trip, it may happen, you never know.

Anyhow, how about those ducks? We always knew that Summer was a fan, but she has taken it to a whole new level that only the Queen Bee can rival. Who knew that she would match her paint to her Oregon shirt. All I can say is way to show the pride!!!

And a final note on the girl's trip. Jared is still refusing to go, he thinks that hanging out with your mom and aunts when you are 17 is lame. I thought we were a bunch of hip chicks, but I have been set strait, we are not so cool. Sorry about that girls.

Let There Be A Door.

2010-04-20T12:59:00.000-07:00

We know that in every post of trailer progress we keep saying it is getting close, and you are all going "No it's not, this is taking forever". Well, you are right, but for us devoted trailer lovers out there, each step closer to finished makes it almost there. So in the spirit of almost doneness, here is the progress on The Shack. It has a door, and a screen!!!! Can you just believe that, I can't! It also has some walls, and is making huge strides towards paint and other fun stuff. Can't wait.

Seeing Stars

2010-03-20T18:48:00.000-07:00

After almost 2 long years the stars have made an apperance on Old Glory! They really look so great, and add so much to the trailer. We are so exicted to see all the bright color. Great job Tome!

- Georgianna happenings from the road.

Gone Moble

2010-03-19T21:53:00.000-07:00

Downloaded an I Phone app for blogging, so now we can update from the road, pics and all!

- Georgianna happenings from the road.

The Best Part

2010-03-19T20:17:00.000-07:00

I was just out with Summer in the Shack helping her hang her first wall up. I told her that I always found this part of the rebuilds to be the best part because it was so satisfying to see the progress. After the walls go in then it just gets plane old fun from there. We are all so excited for Summer (especially Tish who is anxiously waiting to have her own little home away from home). Can't wait to see it with walls soon!!!

Bombs and laundry!

2010-03-17T08:36:00.000-07:00

OK ladies, it's that time to pull out all the linens and throw in the bug bombs! Monica and I have been itching to take our trailers out, so we are going to give you all some places that we are going to be going and you should all join us, but for now we all need to do the spring cleaning that it requires to get ready. I am thinking that this Saturday I will traipse over to Mom and Dad's and start stripping the beds and wiping down counters. It's so fun to get back into the camper after winter and remember all the fun things that are in there and how much we enjoy going places and spending time with everyone! Last year I even got Gordon to sleep in the trailer on two separate trips! That is such an accomplishment!! He did secretly divulge that not having to set up a tent in the rain and wake up in the middle of the night soaking wet, because the water is traveling under the tent, was worth sleeping in the trailer. Aah, the sense of being right overwelhms me.

Any who, we have the trip for Memorial weekend set up and I think everyone will be there, Hooray, even Charlie, Misty and Family will be joining us! We'll keep you all posted on other trips...any suggestions of places is welcome! We are looking for some new places to go and see, so scour your maps and let the ideas begin!

Here are pictures from Bandon from one of last year's last minute trips that Monica and I went on, and Ty and Tori joined us for the day:

We went to the wildlife park and Jude got to pet this black panther. Note to everyone for the next time we go: WEAR RAIN BOOTS! There's a lot of poop, since they let most of the animals just roam the grounds, so you can just hose off the boots when you're done walking around.

Holy Cow!

2009-09-22T11:24:00.000-07:00

So, our first show and shine with the Gorgeous Georges fleet was a huge success. Everyone loved the trailers, and even some neighbors came down to check it out. Good job girls, they were a hit. The Queen Bee is seriously in the home stretch, and another week, it will be all the way done. Yay! Now for the big news, drum roll please... all the tin made it back on the Shack. It went back together, WOW. We are most impressed with Rocketman Ricky's skills. Great job!

"Labor " Day Weekend

2009-09-08T00:12:00.000-07:00

All I can say is WOW! Ricky is the man!!! The tin is being put back on The Shack, and the new frame work is amazing. Both of the side walls are back in place, and soon the top will be on. Congrats to the Olivers, you are making huge progress. And now for the Queen Bee. it has a counter top, and curtains. We are making some progress. This next Saturday we would love to have all the Gorgeous Georges on display at the church for the show and shine. Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Weekend Warriors

2009-08-29T22:02:00.000-07:00

So, another Saturday has come and gone, and more trailer work has been done. The Shack is close to having a wall frame put back up. Ricky almost done replacing the rotten wood on one of the side walls, and soon it will be ready to be attached to the trailer frame, and with a little faith, and a lot of luck when all the frames are back up, hopefully the tin will go back on, correctly. Let's all hope, but for now, it is coming along great. On the finishing end of things, the Queen Bee is coming along nicely. There are just a few random things to paint, and still waiting for the faucet to come in so that the counter top can be finished. The curtains are cut, and will be put together this week. The end is closer than ever. Yes! Soon we will be on the road.

Work Day

2009-08-23T22:32:00.000-07:00

This Saturday was a huge work day for the trailers. Both the Queen Bee, and The Shack made huge progress in their construction. the Queen Bee is almost there, with just some finishing work to do. It now has trim around the windows, and is almost ready for curtains, and other such luxuries. I am counting the days. As far as The Shack goes, it now has a sub floor, and is on it's way to being a work of art! Keep up the great work.

The Latest In Projects Has Arrived!

2009-08-16T00:37:00.000-07:00

Emily Jane has inherited the cutest trailer ever from her neighbor. It is all metal with two stripes, that will be freshened up with new paint. It needs a rebuild on the inside, and a good polish on the outside, but soon it will be looking bright and beautiful. Torr and Emily are up for the challenge, and we have suggested a name to go along with the horse shoe and handkerchief theme, "Lucky Me" will be restored to it's original glory, or should we say... lucky Emily!!! Let's all pitch in and do it!

Girl Trip Fun

2009-08-16T00:16:00.000-07:00

As usual we had a blast on the annual Girls Trip. We started in Newport this year, and ended in Astoria. The coast was perfect. We saw and did many things, and the kids were great. The Girls Trip is the most anticipated trip of the year, and always ends up being the most fun. Some highlights from this year are, of course, the Newport Aquarium, the kids love it, Tillamook cheese factory, the beach at Seaside, and a truck ride around Fort Steven's. There were lots of other great things we did also, and for all those that missed it, we hope to see you all next year.

Trailer updates.

2009-08-16T00:09:00.000-07:00

So the latest updates are now available on this sight. Here is the low down. Ricky has done a fabulous job on the base of "The Shack" all the rust is gone, and there is a coating of rubberized paint on it. It's Nice!!! The "Queen Bee" has a counter top piece cut for it thanks to Jim Olson. I can feel the home stretch coming on.

Time for a Round up!

2009-07-28T23:41:00.001-07:00

Can I just say Hooray for the Girl's Trip!! I am so excited and antsy to hook up my Old Glory and head on out! I'm sorry that not everyone will be going this year...we are going to miss you and your kiddos! It's hard to find a time when everyone is able to go. We'll do some more camping before the summer is over though!

It's super late and I can't sleep, so I'm putting this little post in here to calm myself down and hopefully slow my brain down enough

to sleep. So those of you who are planning on going, take Maile's advice and don't back out now!

Tiki in Trouble?

2009-06-08T10:31:00.000-07:00

We're not sure yet of the outcome on Summer's newest acquisition, but Ricky and Summer carefully peeled away the tin on saturday to reveal the bare bones of the Traveling Tiki Hut! It's pretty crazy to look at, but they are going to replace the rotten (dark) wood and hopefully bring it back to life and it will be even cuter than before. It's fun because they will customize it for their family to work and function the way they want it to. Good Luck you two!!!

And More Progress

2009-05-14T21:51:00.000-07:00

Gordon was at work tonight in the Queen Bee, and all of the cabinets were installed. They look great! I have to give the credit of the cabinets to John, they are exactly what I would have pick out. You the man John. While they were being installed I was installing the lights at the same time, and with only two swear words, the lights were put in, but when I went to go plug in the cord, it shorted out big time. So after took the main light back out thinking that was the problem, Gordon and I realized that the problem was in the main line from the box to the plug. Apparently Gordon put a screw through it. So Tome, Summer, and I pulled out the computer to find the picture of where the wiring so we could figure out which screw we needed to back out. Well anyway, we found it, and the electrical is back in business, and we are one huge step closer to finishing!

Floor!

2009-05-14T09:31:00.000-07:00

I have a floor, Yes!!! And it looks good. The Queen Bee is coming along, and will soon be able to join the fleet in our next camping trip. It's all just putting back together from here.

Gorgeous Georges #6 Is Underway.

2009-04-30T20:40:00.000-07:00

Summer and Ricky have started ripping apart the new trailer (no name), there is a lot of work to be done, but it seems that they are up for the challenge. Good Luck!

Paint!

2009-04-30T20:35:00.000-07:00

Finally, I am on a roll! The Queen Bee officially has paint on the walls, next to come... the floor, hopefully on Saturday.Will keep everyone posted.

Queen Bee Has Walls! And a New Addition!

2009-04-28T09:38:00.000-07:00

Well, here is the latest on the Queen Bee... There are walls, and a ceiling. Sean worked hard before he left, so we should have it ready for Memorial Day. I textured yesterday, and am planning to paint today since there are no Baseball games tonight! So hurray for that.

On to bigger news, we have added a new trailer to the fleet!!! I here groaning from the male section of the family. Summer is starting a new project for herself, and it is a big one. Good luck to Summer (and Ricky). Any name suggestions would be great.

First trailer trip of 2009!

2009-04-02T15:39:00.000-07:00

Monica and I, Tome, dusted off two of the four trailers on the hill and took them to the coast a couple of weekends ago. We have a list of repairs for Ty and Tori for their trailer to re-waterproof it, so that it will be ready for more trips this year!

I finally got to use some of my pots and pans in my trailer! I discovered that my stove works fabulously and that I love love love having my trailer at the coast (if it rains, you can hang out inside and stay dry). We did find out that you can't sneak around towing Gorgeous Georges trailers though (especially the Pink Lady)! Hyrum passed us on our way home and we stopped to see Tiana and the rest of their family and their house project. It's a big project but will be awesome when they are done and will be able to move out of that super small apartment above the garage! It was fun to see all of them and see how much all the kids have grown.

We will have to plan more trips and find routes that Tish, John and Peyton can meet us halfway and join in on the fun, so we can meet up with them more often. Any destination ideas? I think maybe Bend or high desert maybe?

Also, I think that Old Glory is ready for her stars, and some tongue and bumper paint! Bring on the wire brushes and rattle cans!

Gorgeous Georges On Display

2009-02-09T15:34:00.000-08:00

Hey girls, we have been called and asked to put the fleet on display for the Ashland ward enrichment night on June 4th, I think is the date. If it is a different day, I will let you know. Anyway, they will be open to tour, and there will be dutch oven cooking, and all the great stuff that goes along with camping. Invite your friends who want to check out the trailers, and lets have some fun, this is our first showing! Isn't it great!

Always trust a fortune from a cookie!

2008-11-01T12:27:00.000-07:00

So, I did the last post about how the coast was calling our names, and it has been confirmed. Yesterday we ordered rice from a Chinese restaurant for our employee luncheon and I went to pick it up and the lady gave me a fortune cookie. Here's the actual fortune:

It's hard to read in the photo, but it says:

"You will do well to take a vacation traveling to the west."

I'm telling you....maybe we should all start living our lives according to the fortunes we get in our cookies!

We need to go camping!

2008-10-28T15:10:00.000-07:00

I am just going to leave a little note that we need to go camping!!! I hear the coast calling our names....telling us that it will be so fun to come watch the waves, maybe do a little crabbing and let the kids play in the sand! Soon Monica's boys will be done with football and we can help get their trailer done, so that the Queen Bee can officially have her maiden voyage and our current Caravan will all be in tip top shape. We are still looking for a trailer as far as I know for Emily Jane (or Emily girlfriend-if you ask Maile what her name is). So just so that everyone knows how much we all miss going on our little trailer travels I had to add this little note.

Here We Go Again

2008-06-27T09:54:00.000-07:00

Danielle, and Monica were recently re inspired to get going on the Queen Bee, so we dove in full speed ahead. All the insulation is in, and the wiring is done, so now on to the next step of putting up the walls, and rebuilding to suit our needs. It is coming along great, and Danielle is finally starting to feel some Senior Project success!

Ready to Camp in the Pink Lady!

2008-06-24T22:02:00.000-07:00

Tyson was just trying out his new camping outfit. Doesn't it go well with the Mountain Dew shirt?

Places To Go, And Things To See

2008-06-10T20:45:00.000-07:00

It looks like our poll was a success, and there are several places we shouldn't miss. There were three places that received 100% of the votes. Seaside, Fort Stevens, and Bandon. We can tell what everyone's favorite places are to go. We need to start planning our Girl's Trip, so everyone needs to suggest dates, and if gas prices get any higher, we may have to do the Southern Oregon Coast from Bandon to Crescent City, instead of the Northern Oregon Coast. What do you think of that? Or should we just suck it up and go? It's time to get on the road!

Cracking The Whip Works

2008-05-29T09:47:00.000-07:00

Well, I hate to admit, but I'm a mean wife. But it has been over a year since we started the Queen Bee, and not much got done on it, so Julee will be out of town most of June, leaving Greg by himself, and he, Sean, and Brett have all these great plans, I had to put my foot down. Sean has no freedom until his part of the trailer is done, so he is working very hard to get it done. And also I have to throw a shout out to Brett who is also lending a hand to get Sean out of trailer prison. Thank you.

But I have to admit it is going well. The sub floor is in and complete, as well as all the windows and roof sealed, and to top it all off, almost all the electrical is done. Imagine that. We are making some headway, or Sean is, who if he wines about all the work he did ignore him, he prefers to work alone. Or with Brett.

First Family Camping Trip of the Season!

2008-05-28T11:05:00.000-07:00

The kids went down to the playground with Summer and we had a "flash flood" while they were walking back, so they were totally soaked! They stripped down to underwear, wrapped in blankets and laid on the trailer bed to read books. I am still impressed with the way Peyton sits to eat. He will sit still on her lap and just eat from her plate until he's done! We had a great time eventhough it rained.

Here is Maile playing with crafts from the box that Summer brought that never made it to Georgia, since they flew instead of driving. The box kept the kids busy during the rain. Kai was just hanging with everyone.

The Queen Bee Has Paint!

2008-05-20T10:48:00.000-07:00

Finally, I'm feeling like we are getting somewhere, The paint is complete, and it looks great! Thanks to the Great Gordon. But the inside is still a huge project, that isn't getting done very fast. I'll just have to keep on pushing until it's done. Soon the stickers will be on, and the window cover finished, and it will be so beautiful.

Painting Day!

2008-05-18T19:30:00.000-07:00

This weekend the Great Gordon broke out the gun, and started painting. The Pink Lady was completed, and is a lovely shade of bright pink and black. It is so pretty. The Queen Bee came up a little short in the yellow department and has to have another coat in on Monday, but the color is stunning! What an exciting weekend for the Gorgeous Georges!

Silver Lining's Maiden Trip

2008-05-12T11:41:00.000-07:00

McKenna was the first packed and ready to go.
This past weekend we took out Silver Lining for her maiden trip. We drove up to Joseph Stewart Park up at Lost Creek. What a easy way to camp. We spent most the time in the trailer as we were only up there 13 hours. We even made breakfast inside as it was less work. I told Dusty, I didn't feel like we went camping. It's a strange concept to me, taking a house with you instead of a tent. I'm sure it will wear on me and I will soon find tent camping something foreign. It sure it nice to have a trailer when you have children. We set up the kids bed, plugged in the night light, read stories and went to bed like we do at home. We're excited for many more camping trips this season.

Pink Lady Had Her Flowers Picked

2008-05-11T21:14:00.000-07:00

Tyson and Tori are making progress on the sanding of the Pink Lady, and this weekend sanded off the flowers. They are within reach of painting this coming weekend! Mean while on the Queen bee front, things are progressing along nicely. The new floor has been mostly put in, and we are hoping to put electrical, insulation, and walls this week, as well as the new Bamboo flooring, and exterior paint. It's all so exciting!

Just Sanding Away

2008-05-08T21:30:00.000-07:00

OK, I can't find the camera, I have decided it's a lost cause, so I got a new one. Jared and I started sanding today, and got one side of the Queen Bee sanded. Tome and I went and ordered stickers today for everyone, and Sean started replacing the floor. So for the Queen Bee it has been a big day! All I want for mother's day is some labor on my trailer, and it looks like all my dreams will come true!

Cute Camping Mugs!

2008-05-07T10:05:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone check this cute mug out!

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Queen Bee Update.

2008-05-06T08:47:00.000-07:00

Well girls, the floor is out, and we are well on our way to a new trailer! Unfortunately my camera is lost with all the pictures on it, so if anyone spots it, please call me. Today I am going to trade dad for his truck for my suburban (since we have our truck out on loan), and go use some of my gift card from Home Depot to get things to finish the floor. Also The sanding has started on Pink Lady, and Queen Bee, so hopefully we will have new paint before memorial day.

First Trip of the Season!

2008-04-25T09:47:00.000-07:00

Calling all GG. We are ready to head out for our first trip of the season. Get your trailers out! Stewart Park is calling our names and the lake will be good fishing for the kids. It has been proposed that we go May 23rd, through May 26th. So dust off the trailers girls, and get ready for summer. We are hittin' the road!!

Senior Projects and Power Tool. Do They Mix?

2008-04-20T14:35:00.000-07:00

The Queen Bee is under way! Danielle came over Saturday, and started ripping apart the inside of the trailer. Everything is out now and ready for rebuilding, except for the walls that Sean wants to take out one at a time so that he can rebuild them easier. Danielle got to use some power tools and now she has a new skill. She has already developed several skills doing this project, and has enjoyed it a lot. But when it comes to a battle of power tool and body weight, most of the time the power tool wins. Sean and Monte burned all the wood, and again more of the trailer went up in flames. Making progress, and ready to camp!

The New Silver Lining

2008-04-14T15:59:00.000-07:00

After a lot of prep work all week, we were ready to paint on Saturday. Thanks to Gordon's amazing painting skills, we have a new trailer the Silver Lining. Next to us, the neighbors couldn't be happier with the new paint job. We are excited to start camping in style. We now have a trailer, thanks to attempting to sleep in the van with kids last year and promising we wouldn't do it again.

Old Glory

2008-04-12T22:25:00.001-07:00

Ok, I have updated my slideshow with after pictures. Now you can see what it looked like first before we tore everything out and then the new trailer afterwards!

First Of Many Dump Runs

2008-04-07T22:04:00.000-07:00

I pulled all the loose items out of the "Queen Bee" and the renovation is under way! There is hardly any sign that it was once pea soup green on the inside. Hopefully by this weekend we can have the walls out and start putting in new electrical. Brett is working on some diamond plate for the front to replace the fiberglass. It looks like things are under way. Happy trailering!

Silver Lining Update

2008-04-06T12:45:00.000-07:00

Here are some before and afters of our trailer. We spent the weekend putting in baseboard, working on the stove, sanding the outside for a new paint job and putting in our new bench/storage/bed. Thanks to Gordon for his help with the bench. It's beautiful and works great. Thanks to my Mom for all her work with the curtains, bedding and upholstery. Tori helped paint and Sean helped with some of the floor. Thank you. Now the inside is looking close to done. After pulling out a lot inside, this is what we have done. Enjoy.

Entry

The bed used to be along the left side of the trailer. We put the bed in the back and made it bigger.

We took out the old storage area, and put in the bench/storage/bed. It will work great for the kids to sleep on.

2008-04-02T10:31:00.000-07:00

Gorgeous Georges #3 "Old Glory" was started in May 2006 so that I would be able to go on the girls trip that year. We made most of it in time for the trip, but since then we've been adding to it. I realized that I don't have any new pics with it all done, so you'll just have to keep checking back and see the finished product! Enjoy, Tome!

Paint Update

2008-03-31T11:58:00.000-07:00

Here is the skinny on those that are waiting for exterior paint. It has to be 60 degrees outside for the paint to cure, and with recent circumstances being snow, we will have to wait. But hopefully soon. The new trailer needs very little exterior work, so by the time it warms up "Queen Bee" will be ready along with "Silver Lining" and "Pink Lady". We will be looking great by the time summer rolls around, but until then we will have to endure our lovely Oregon weather.

New Arrival

2008-03-30T22:40:00.000-07:00

A foot of fresh snow couldn't keep Monica from bringing home a new trailer yesterday. It's time to get busy!!! Are you excited girls?