Monday Jan 12th

  Rained last night and was cloudy this AM. Gary & I went for a bike ride today.  None of the other guys were able to join in, so we made about 5 miles.  The weather was perfect for a bike ride.  When I was leaving Marg said to call when we were about 10 minutes from returning and she would make rolls for a bite to eat.  When rode on for a while, she called back to say bring Gary, there are lots of rolls, so when we got to the park gate he wasn't planning on them, but came when I said he could just take a few home and have them there.  When he got here, he said that he felt it impolite to just take them, so came in and joined me for hot rolls with jams.  They were really good, especially when they are so warm the butter melts right on them.
  After we went out to the Red Robin furniture consignment place, but they are only open 4 days a week.  Stopped at Walmart and got some stuff we needed, mainly for the Az room.  Also stopped at Ross's in the same centre where Marg got a hassock.  We needed a seat in there and it will also serve as a place to put a suitcase.  Room being at a premium in there, we think this will work really well.
  After lunch I went to play pool with the guys. It has been quite a while since I did that, so it was like a day off with pay, LOL!  Managed to win my share, but the opposition seemed to get stronger the more he played. 

  Marg went shopping to the mall on Signal Butte where she found deals in Bed Bath & Beyond and another Ross store.  They are everywhere.  I think that is where the hanger thingy you see on the hassock came from.  She also got a cover for the hide-a-bed that is in the trailer.  I keep calling the park model a trailer as it technically is towable, just not like a holiday trailer.
  When I got back to the trailer, the neighbours were taking down the sun cover for their 5th wheel trailer.  It is a massive structure of pipe that goes over the top of the 5th wheel and has a roof of sun block fabric.  Apparently it cut their heat build up so much in summer months that it cut the power bills in half.  They are the couple that are leaving as he has been posted to California.  From their he will be going to a posting in Africa where they will be working from ships dealing with piracy and drug running.  Anyway it was quite a chore getting all the piping down and by the end of the day we had a large pile of heavy gauge galvanized pipe, the structure was about 12 ft high and about 40 feet long and the extra pairs of hands Marg & I brought to the task were very timely as they had another farewell function to attend.
  After it was a stop at happy hour before supper to finish off the day.  Got some bad news at happy as Norm has a pulled tendon in his foot, so no desert trip this week as he is our tour guide.