Tuesday

A gorgeous day in the Valley of the Sun.  We are back to what we like here.
  I went for a bike ride this morning and one of the guys gave the donkey his carrot.  If you have not heard one of these critters braying, you would hardly believe how loud they are..  This guy seemed to sense or saw us approaching and let out a call, I guess so that we wouldn't pass him by.  There were 3 of us and we made about 4 miles today, so it was good to get back on the road.
  When I got back Marg was just leaving for water aerobics.  Apparently there were about 10 ladies there today and they had a good workout.  The only negative was she found the pool had not warmed up enough since the weather improved, so it was a bit chilly.  Just one of the problems with solar heating in a swimming pool.
  When she returned we had lunch, tuna sandwiches with the special way Marg makes them.  Then we went out to get some stuff we need. For me a stop at Harbour Freight to get a tv wall mount that sells for $25 with my $15 special price coupon and my free [$4 retail value] 25 ft tape measure coupon.  Marg was over in Big Lots where she got a bunch of things she needed.  As Basha's was in the same shopping complex, we made a stop there to get the rest of the things we needed.  We also picked up a 24 pack of water as we are going to be needing it when we are on the road.  It was a great deal $1.77, so that's about 7 cents a bottle and there are no deposits on plastic bottles here.  If we could take these home for deposit return, it would be a money maker, just sayin'.
  Happy hour was well attended today.  It was kind of funny as Bill phoned while I was there and his first question was - is there a party going on there?  Most days from 4 to 5 it's like that here.  I'm not certain, but I think there are at least 6 or 8 in the park every day.
  Supper tonight was warmed up roast beef from the other night and it was very good.  Marg fries the left over potatoes with onions and butter and they are great the next day.  After supper it was BINGO! in the Rec Hall.  We had 3 winners at our table tonight, but unfortunately neither Marg nor I were among them.  We were close, but that is what all the non-winners always say about this game.