Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines day everyone! 
  Woke up at a good hour, well I think it was.  My watch battery gave up during the night and it is hard to get accustomed to not knowing the time of day.  I carry the cell phone, but it's not as convenient as looking at a wrist watch.  Had a bite to eat and a coffee, then it was time to go, missing out on the bike ride and church service this morning.  I played golf with Gerry at Encanto today.  The course was nice shape, except a little muddy from the overnight flood.  We had both checked with our valentines before going and were encouraged to play.  We were paired with a couple from Illinois and the day went well.  Traffic was light going to downtown Phoenix, but the 202 around here was closed off, so it was fortunate I left with lots of time to spare as the detour was long and slow.  It was a warm day and went through 2 bottles of water and a big bottle of Gatorade.  That stuff is amazing for re-energizing the body on a hot day and keeping hydrated
  Marg did some cleaning in the park model, this place is always a bit dusty.  They are never real air tight which combined with the regular wind and dust off the desert always leaves something to do.  She went for a walk through the park and stopped in to visit with several people, keeping up on what is happening and then she had a regular parade of people stopping in to chat with her.
  Golf went pretty good and I was back at the park around 4 pm, after a stop for fuel.  Gasoline today was $1.49/ gallon, about the cheapest so far this winter.  For you people north of the border that would work out to about 39 cents a litre, so could barely put $30 in an almost empty tank, pretty amazing really.  I know this is not good news to anyone working in the oil patch, but it's been a long time since we have seen prices like this.

Got back in time for a shower and for a dinner date as the 202 was again open to traffic.  We had arranged to go to the Golden Corral for dinner with a group of friends from the park here.  We rode with Stan & Judy, they have a new Toyota van, very nice.  The place was crowded and lined up, but they do a good job of handling that, so our wait was not overly lengthy.  Considering there were 12 of us, seating was very quick.  It made for a fun evening.