Thursday

A cooler day today and it sprinkled a bit throughout the day.  It seems we are getting a couple of winter storm systems moving through and as a result our temperatures are below seasonal norms. 
  I went to the coffee klatch this morning and got updates on the activities in the park, it was very well attended this morning.  The park owner spoke to the group about some of the construction they are having done and some of his plans to improve the park services.  While I was gone, Marg had a facetime with Char and got an update on the stuff that is going on with their family.  It sounded very positive and they got some good news with the doctor appointment in Liverpool, so it was nice to hear.
  When I got back we got a few picture files on a memory stick and went to Walmart to print them.  The instant print service there is excellent and at 29 cents a picture, it is good value.  There is a couple in the park having cake and ice cream tomorrow to celebrate their 50th anniversary.  The actual date was last summer, but they want to share their happiness with their friends in Arizona.  Although they said no gifts, Marg got a very nice desk top type picture frame that she is going to put the picture in.  We also needed a few groceries, so picked that up as well.
  Got back home in time to have a grilled sandwich and drink and then it was off to play pool at Raindance, a park in our league.  I partnered with a fellow from Red Deer who is an excellent player and it was  darn good thing as he carried us today.  We won 2 of our 3 games against some very good competition, so a good result. We played a bit after waiting for the last game to finish and that was more fun.  LOL
  While I was gone, Marg had lots of company.  Three ladies in the park who walk their dogs everyday stopped in for dog treats.  One of them leaves a package of them here so that when Sadie comes by she looks forward to stopping here and the other two benefited as well today.  Then she had another lady who came in for a cup of tea and that was kind of how it went.
  When the tea was finally drank up, we went out the hardware.  I got a small part for some repair and then we went to Shoppers.  For you GP people, it's like Peavey Mart.  They sell a lot of farm supplies, including clothes as well as hardware and a whole lot more.  Anyway there was an older couple in there, each had a goose on a leash and a cockatiel on their shoulder.  These geese were huge [biggest I have ever seen] and had long necks like swans.  There very docile and a couple of people went up to them to stroke or pet them, whatever it is you do to them.  It was kind of funny as one dropped a few turds on the floor and the lady had to clean it up.  Oh yes, the reason we went there, Marg got some room fresheners and other things.  I looked at some electrical parts, guns & ammo, tools, geese, patio heaters, etc.
  When we got back it was just in time for supper and then it was down to the animal races.  We each won half the races, but not the same ones.  I won lower paying races, but the elephant won twice, go Bimbo.  On the last race, Marg had bet her 3 bets all on the elephant, so won big and had one or two other races that paid off over a dollar each.  Kind of funny, but she wasn't going to say anything if Bimbo didn't win the last race.  LOL.