March 28th

Well a nice day in the Valley, in the 80's I think.  The Cactus league wrapped up tonight and as usual we never even got to a game.  Must do that one year.
  Went out for an oil change on the Malibu.  Got the oil, filter and a tire rotation for $19.95, now beat that deal, it was great.  I think I only had to wait about a half hour and it was done.  After I stopped at the hardware and got a few things, like brushes to apply the plastic sealer on the roof.
  Got back in time to take a bunch of stuff up to the park model.  Then did some odd jobs around there until lunch.  The furniture co. called saying they were ahead of time asking if it would be a problem to come early.  The only complication this gave us was that we rushed our lunch a bit, but were happy to hear it would be early. 
  Went back to the unit and the delivery arrived shortly after we got there.  A couple of nice young guys and they even assembled the table and chairs, which was included in the delivery charge.  It was odd that the store never had much of a clearance center, so Marg having been in the business asked about it.  The guy said they have to make good on damages as they are on commission, obviously it works as we were very satisfied.  Apparently they get the delivery charges in place of wages.  Gave them each a bottle of cold water and a tip and then set to making the bed.  She made the bed up with a bed package she bought a few weeks ago, then she had a few tours through, but not as many as usual.  Probably a result of the number of people leaving, several cars went out today.  The bed is a nice one, a Simmons and can hardly wait to try it out.
    Marg worked on the décor and I went up on the roof to apply the plastic sealer.  It was a piece of cake, the stuff went on like paint and gave enough drying time that it went on fine.  Pretty neat stuff, never seen anything quite like it.  Got all the edges and seams done and coated all around the vent stacks on, so fingers crossed we may not have any water leaks in the place.  When I got off the roof, my knees and legs were all white from the old oxidized covering on the roof.  By the time we were done, Jim & Barb stopped in and we had a beer with them.  Nice folks, she is the one who runs the thrash & splash.
  After supper we went to the animal races.   Lots of kidding around and laughs.   I am kind of the biggest supporter of the elephant, who hardly ever wins, so I get much maligned while the betting is taking place.

   Frequently I claim to be the spokesman for the Apache Junction Elephant protective society.

Last one of the winter and a pretty good crowd.  We made out pretty good as the winners we had paid well.  Lots of hooting  & hollering for a few cents, the people there gave the organizers applause and were very appreciative of their efforts to make this fun event happen.
  Did something different in, someone had the elephant upside down and a cross in front of it, I assume that meant it was dead.