Thursday, Jan 16th

It was an overcast day and the little bit of rain forecast for the valley didn't happen.  From the weather reports it looks like they got measurable amounts east of the mountains and in the high country light snowfall.
  We started the morning going to the coffee klatch.  It was well attended and our turn to pick a donut was late in the process.  It was fortunate that the choices were still very good.  After the coffee, there was a full board meeting of the tenants association, so Marg stayed for that while I walked home.  We went out once this was done as I wanted a haircut.  Marg went with me and I dropped her off at TJ Max at Superstition mall.  The Mexican barbershop wasn't too busy and I had the same young gal as last month, who does a decent job. Picking Marg up after, she had a few things in a small bag, so I would rate that as limited success.  We planned to eat out on the way home, but changed our minds and got take away that we brought home for lunch.
  After lunch Marg chilled for a bit as she walked quite a bit this morning and didn't want to overdo it.  I went to play pool with 3 other guys and we had lots of good games and some laughs.  One of the challenges when playing with seniors is to keep the shooting order straight, because it can and often does change from game to game.  At one point the only way to deal with it today was to give everyone a number for their place in the order.  Anyway it got so we were laughing about it.
  When I got back we had a facetime with Brennan, Jess, & Paityn.  It was so good to see them and chat with them.  Paityn kept saying hi and waving to us, we were so glad she remembered us.  It really brightened up our day.  The only unfortunate thing was the weather back home, where it is bitterly cold.  Hope it warms up for them soon.  Earlier in the day we had a bit of a late lunch, so it was a lighter supper tonight.  It's funny how we almost always have a similar idea on things like this.  I guess that is what 50 years of living together do.  LOL
  After supper we went to the animal races tonight.  It was a slow start for us, but I won 4 of the 8 races and Marg won 3, but on one of them she had doubled up her betting, so it was like 4.  They were short one of the people who help run the races and tell jokes between them, so Clyde asked me to fill in on a few.  I told jokes for 3 of the breaks and they went over pretty well, so that was a winner for me.
  The weather is supposed to start improving here, so fingers crossed.