Nick has his own golf cart at the lot!

Grammy Linda could not pass up this little kids' electric golf cart. We let Nick drive it around the lot when someone is with him. It looks so cute parked alongside the 3 grownup golf carts.

Our first non-RV trip in years!

The Rice family took a few days and went to Big Bear, staying in a rented cabin. We thought about taking trailer to the campground near the ski area but we did not have time to research it and we were worried about all the mud that would get in the trailer. We stayed in a small, very rustic cabin in Green Valley Lake, about 30 minutes before you get to Big Bear, but a wonderful small town with lower rental prices and little traffic. It also puts Lesley closer to the ice rink in Lake Arrowhead, which is her only winter sport. The cabin was about the same price as one of our class C rentals. It had 2 bedrooms and one bathroom. With the sofa bed, you could sleep 7 comfortably or 10 uncomfortably (which we did one night when some friends of Jason and Jeremy's stopped by).

If you want to see photos and videos of our kids (mostly Nick) skiing, sledding, ice skating, etc., you can go to this site. Nick's favorite was sledding with the "snow bike," which has been in the family since Jason was Nick's age.

New trailers!

Our first line of new trailers. We chose the Tango line from Pacific Coachworks, an innovative company here in California. These trailers are so well-constructed - aluminum frame, indestructible Centrex front cap, all wood throughout, porcelain marine toilet, power awnings, etc. There is an optional slide-out outdoor kitchen/entertainment center available!

We tried out the Flagstaff 30' trailer for Thanksgiving

Dad had to drag us out to Santee Lakes in the only trailer that did not get rented for Thanksgiving weekend, but we had fun once we got there. We took the 30 foot Flagstaff trailer with a "super slide." This trailer sleeps 5 or 6 (or more if you bring air mattresses). It has a large bathroom separating the bedroom from the living room, with a large shower with a garden tub. There is a big flat screen TV and stereo with surround sound in the living room. It rained most of our time here, so we watched several movies. The first night, it was dry, so we had a campfire with another family from Poway, whose kids are friends with ours. Nick had a great time riding his scooter around the park, feeding ducks and pretending to fish. Mom went into work for a few hours Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and was glad to get some organizing done that she can't do with customers and other employees around.

We noticed a few unusual deficiencies in the Flagstaff trailer during our stay, such as the lack of electrical outlets near the dinette or the bed - places we usually plug in the laptop and our cell phones. Also, the bathroom doors are short, with 3 inches of space at the tops and bottoms. We were also glad we used this trailer before any renters, so we can fix the too-loud water pump and converter fan before we give it to anyone else.

Jeremy drives heavy equipment at the new lot

Jeremy gets to do things other teens dream about. We rented several large lifts to do the signs on the new lot and Jeremy got to drive them around and help with the construction. Nick got a ride on the hoist they used to put up the big billboard sign too!

How to move a 10 x 10' shed (but don't get caught!)

The guys did not want to spend days dismantling our 10' square tool shed and reassembling it at the new lot. We used a forklift to help get the shed onto a flatbed tow truck, drove it over to the new lot (on the freeway no less!) and dropped it at the new lot.

New Rice RV location

Wow! What a busy summer and fall! We have now moved to our new lot on the 67 freeway at Riverford Road. This is a perfection location (it has been an RV lot for 25 years, anyway). Forty thousand cars pass by our huge freeway-side signs every day. There are four sales offices plus and administrative office building with lobby and a large service bay/shop. We have a new service department manager, Jim, and a new rental department manager, Adrian. We already see that we are 10 times busier at this lot for all aspects of our business - rentals, sales and service. Perhaps the best part is the golf carts we now have to drive up and down the huge lot.