Tuesday 17 March 2020

St Patrick's day 2020

  Another gorgeous day in the valley of the sun.  The temperatures reached into the high 70's so it was very nice.  A special thank you to everyone for the birthday wishes.
  We were busy today.  After breakfast we went out, stopping first at the bank.  There I deposited the cheque for the golf cart as well  as two rolls of quarters and 3 of dimes, so $35 dollars from my poker winnings.  Thought I should bank it before Marg wastes it on laundry.  I stressed a lot of hours over a poker table for that loot, so didn't want her being frivolous with it.  I wanted to get a large cash withdrawal [not as much as my deposit] but apparently I had to have my passport to do that, so will have to go back.
  After the bank we stopped at an RV parts store that friends have had luck getting hand sanitizer at, but they were out.  On to the Dollar General where Marg got disposable plates for cake in the evening.  We also stopped at Walmart where we bought some bins for packing as well a few other things.  Then it was on to the Mexican grocery store on Stapely where she got a couple of milk cakes, on chocolate the other white.  Both with fresh fruit on top and lots of icing.  We also managed to get a loaf of bread and some donuts, so a good stop. 
  By the time we got back to our place it was lunch, so Marg made scrambled eggs [with lots of added things] and toast.  We had lots of visitors today and made the mistake of eating on the outside table so had a few that stopped by and we just had to keep eating or have cold eggs.  Rumors abound here and most thought we were leaving tomorrow.We have barely started packing so departure will not be tomorrow.  I called Gerry to tell him I can't golf tomorrow and due to circumstances he is already packed and leaving tomorrow [hmm when was he going to tell me].  Then the fellow Marg was negotiating with on the golf cart stopped by to check it out.   While he an his dog were sitting in it Marg came out to tell him it was sold to another.  I later came to tell of this as the used car salesman vs the furniture and appliance salesman negotiating on a golf cart. 
  I got the golf cart all washed up and the accessories assembled to go with it.  I had been charging it so it was right up before delivering it and the other stuff.  The purchaser stopped by for another matter, so I just loaded it all up and he left with his bill of sale and the cart.  He also took my hammer/drill so he could put in an anchor bolt to secure the cart.  Another loose end tied up for us.  So I went down to check on one of our offers to take things back to Canada.  Meanwhile Marg packed clothes and got more stuff ready to go.
  Along in about here we had a facetime with Brennan, Jessica and Paityn.  She sure has grown and is as cute as a button.  By then it was time to get some ice for the margarita machine while Marg arranged stuff and put out some other stuff.  A little short on details?  A quick trip for ice and then it was time to go for the corned beef and cabbage.  It was cooked by volunteers in the clubhouse and everyone had the option to take out or eat in.  About a dozen friends and us opted for take out to be brought back to our place for supper.  Not certain what went on, but it was not the best corned beef I have eaten.  One of the things I really look forward to on the day, but a real disappointment this year.  Shortly after a few more friends showed up for cake.  As luck would have it we had some nice Irish Whisky [Tullamore Dew].  We had a few shots of whisky before cutting cake to give everyone tie to arrive.  Well actually there were only a 3 or 4 of us doing that.  I opened cards and passed them around, sure got some nice ones.  By that time we had about 10 more people and were starting to become a party of a couple dozen.  The park managers were here, so we knew there was no danger of being too loud and getting complaints.  LOL
  The cakes were both very good and it was a fun bunch, lots of laughs.
 

1 comment:

  1. Happy Birthday & St Paddy’s day, glad we were able to catch you on FaceTime... and that you had a good day. Busy ones ahead, look after yourselves xx

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