Monday, the 22nd

It never ceases to amaze how hot the day can be while the night is downright cold out here in the desert.  It no doubt is partly the body adjusting from coping with the heat of the day with the 30 degree change in temperatures from the high to the low.  The forecaster this morning on TV was talking about it getting colder tomorrow, down to 78 or something like that, but still very nice.
  The day started off cool this morning, in fact I wore a jacket on the bike ride.  There were 6 of us this morning, but we never went far as everyone had commitments, for 4 of us that was golf today.  I think we still made about 4 miles and by the time we finished it was getting warm enough that the jacket was no longer needed.
  Marg went to water aerobics this AM and they had a pool full.  She likes to get there early and shower prior to going into the pool, but she said they seem to be starting earlier than the posted time.  I guess not everyone showers first, some just jump into the pool.  While that seems odd, it may be that they shower at their unit before coming down, so it's like a Shakespeare question - to shower or not to shower, that is the question!  They had a good workout and by the time they finished it was very warm, so pleasant getting out of the pool and walking back to the unit.  While she was gone, I grabbed a sandwich.  You guessed it, cheese slices with strawberry jam.  We were due to leave shortly before noon, so didn't want to go without eating. 
  Gary W drove today and we had to pick Gerry C up at his condo in the city.  The problems I had last week with the access code for the gate were still a problem this week.  We tried quite a few times, without success.  They have a remote unit that opens it, so really don't use the keypad.  Fortunately the guy behind us grew impatient and shouted out his code.  I wonder how often that happens and how secure that kind of system really is.  We got to Encanto with lots of time, so they sent us off a bit early.  We were only 3, so they sent a single out with us to make a foursome.  The course played well and we were just a bit over 4 hours, so the pace was good.  The wind really came up on the back nine and it was a bit of a challenge [20 to 30 mph].   In fact my hat blew off 3 times making me chase it down the fairway, Gary was more fortunate, he had a chin strap on his.  I got a birdie and a couple of pars, but struggled most of the day.  Well we all seemed to at different times, in fact all 3 of us ended up within a stroke of a dead heat.  How windy was it, well Gerry said he wasn't playing next week if it was forecast to be windy, Hah, we'll see.  Traffic was pretty good returning home and we were back in good time, well not for happy hour, but for supper.
  Marg went out for groceries, she went to the large Fry's store, not the small Fry's, LOL.  It is a bit further, but she made her way there successfully and was more than pleased with the better selection, prices and quality in the store.  She expected the pricing to be a bit better as it is in Mesa, which has lower municipal sales tax than Apache Junction.  After getting back she went for a walk to get the mail and in the process got a new kettle [for free].  Our old one, not that old really started to rust inside, so we threw it out.  One of the park models in the park just sold and the lady who bought it had a bunch of duplicate stuff, so apparently put out a table of things to get rid of, one of which was an electric kettle.  Then Marg went to happy hour for a half hour, now that is funny!.  She had bought some white Russian coolers at Total Wine and she said they are to die for.  Then she got back in time to make a pork chop affair in the slow cooker that was accompanied by a bed of egg noodles, the end result of which was to die for; in my opinion!  I don't think the white Russian things would do it for me.
  And that's the kind of day it was.