Another gorgeous day in Apache Junction on the edge of the Tonto forest in the shadow of Superstition Mountain and the legend of the Lost Dutchman gold mine.
Marg got up and out early to join up with the gamblin' gals for the weekly pilgrimage to the Fort. Another day of close, but not bingo and making out fairly well on the slots to help offset the cost of bingo. They don't go on the free dishes or pots day anymore as it is Saturday and the place is too crowded. I met them at the gate to the park so Marg could ride back as I was concerned her hip might be a problem after all that sitting. She and Lynette rode so I walked back, well part way until we got to Lynette's place.
For my part I went to the coffee klatch, which is part of the routine on Thursday. It was a good day as our table got to pick donuts first because one couple bought them today. They were celebrating the end of her medical treatments. After coffee I went stopped in to visit with Kenny & Doris, sometimes its nice to just sit and go over events and talk. Then I went out for a bit of retail therapy. I needed fuel as well as some black metal paint and some tonic water. Vanessa suggested tonic water for Janice as it helps avoid mouth sores from treatments, but it's hard to find here. On my third try I was successful at Safeway.
When I got back home I had a bite of lunch and then sanded down the railing on our front step. It had previously been painted a flat black, but I changed it to a gloss black with Rust-Oleum paint, the local equivalent of Tremclad at home. It was a messy process, the sanding dust from black is nasty. When I finished it looked pretty good and Marg seemed pleased with the result. It wasn't much after finishing that I had to take the cart to the gate to wait for her. While I waited, I parked behind Smitty's place and he gave me one of the Tangaloes from his trees. Could have fooled me, I thought they were oranges.
For supper we went out to the Village Inn. The food was pretty good, the service excellent and best of all I had the strawberry/rhubarb pie heated and al a mode. We ate out not just because Marg wasn't home to prepare the meal, but we have animal races on Thursday and we missed last week. It started great but then started looking pretty bleak until we won on the final race. Go Bimbo. Funny, but we both had doubled up our bet on the elephant for the last race, so each got $1.10 and that gave us enough dimes to come back next week.
Thursday, 18 January 2018
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Wednesday, Jan 17th
A windy day in Apache Junction and even though still a nice day, it was a cool wind. In fact I wore long pants today.
It was golf day for the park residents and we had half a dozen foursomes today and Gerry came to play, so I drove to the course from here. I played much better this week and even with a penalty for an out of bounds shot, scored a 43. The big difference was I hit the greens on the par 3's and made some nice putts. We played with a couple of guys who were easy to play with and had a few laughs in the process. BTW it was a zero turtle day, but one of our group did go in the water anyway. The road [Ironwood] is under repair and the traffic coming north [against us] was very heavy. Fortunately by the time we returned it was all gone and not a problem for us.
When I got back I called for an appointment for an oil change and asked about my tire that has a slow leak. I called Kal Tire at home and they said bring it in. When I told them where I was he said, No free tire repair for you. LOL I called James Tire, where I have been getting oil changes for the last few years and they said they could do the tire repair at the same time and gave me a 2:30 appointment.
While I was gone, Marg did 2 loads of laundry plus steamed everything that needed it and had a few visitors as well. We had some lunch and then I went and cleaned my golf clubs. Although it was cool in the breezeway, it was so warm and sunny on the rear patio that I set up out there to do the cleaning. After a while they get a lot of dirt and stuff sticking in the grooves on club faces, but I usually leave until a day when it is hot so they dry completely after washing them. By then it was time to go for the oil change. The deal they offer is incredible, $15.95 plus tax for oil and filter. To this they added my tire repair, it had a screw in the tread so they took the tire off and patched it from the inside. The charge for that was $15 plus tax.
On my return, I went for the mail and a pleasant surprise is we are finally getting mail from home now. When I got back Marg had 4 women here for a gab-fest. One of them was Janice next door and it was nice to see her out and about. It was pretty funny, as one of them was her buddy Linda. Well Linda loves Marg's gingerbread cookies, so asked everyone if they would like one. She didn't bother Marg about it, rather just went in to the cupboard where she knows they are and brought everyone a cookie. During this get together, Janice told the others how special Marg is and how lucky she is to have her support in this difficult journey she is taking with her cancer treatments. I think there were some tears involved by both parties.
We have great neighbours right across the road from us whom we chat with casually. There are 5, sometimes 6 couples and they have happy hours together most days. It turns out two of the couples have rented their sites by the year, and bought new trailers to be sure of their spots. Anyway one of the guys just turned 70 today and his wife asked us to join them, they have actually asked us previously, but we generally had other plans. We went today and had cake and ice cream with them, they are very nice folks. Chuck, who had the birthday flies model airplanes, quite large ones. There are several clubs here doing that. He crashed his pride and joy owing to a failure of the control unit. It had about a 5 ft wingspan and he brought it home in a green garbage bag, so kind of a mixed emotion day for him. A bit of a departure from the norm for us and some of our friends were wondering about us at happy hour.
Supper was a nice stir fry and rice that Marg made. Then for me it was off to poker. We had a good turnout tonight, so had two tables playing. Really funny because I sat in the same chair as the big winner last week and I was the big winner tonight. A couple of the guys said they are coming early in the afternoon next week to claim that seat. LOL It was a pretty casual atmosphere around the table tonight and we had lots of laughs. Of course it was easier for me to laugh than it was for some of the other guys.
It was golf day for the park residents and we had half a dozen foursomes today and Gerry came to play, so I drove to the course from here. I played much better this week and even with a penalty for an out of bounds shot, scored a 43. The big difference was I hit the greens on the par 3's and made some nice putts. We played with a couple of guys who were easy to play with and had a few laughs in the process. BTW it was a zero turtle day, but one of our group did go in the water anyway. The road [Ironwood] is under repair and the traffic coming north [against us] was very heavy. Fortunately by the time we returned it was all gone and not a problem for us.
When I got back I called for an appointment for an oil change and asked about my tire that has a slow leak. I called Kal Tire at home and they said bring it in. When I told them where I was he said, No free tire repair for you. LOL I called James Tire, where I have been getting oil changes for the last few years and they said they could do the tire repair at the same time and gave me a 2:30 appointment.
While I was gone, Marg did 2 loads of laundry plus steamed everything that needed it and had a few visitors as well. We had some lunch and then I went and cleaned my golf clubs. Although it was cool in the breezeway, it was so warm and sunny on the rear patio that I set up out there to do the cleaning. After a while they get a lot of dirt and stuff sticking in the grooves on club faces, but I usually leave until a day when it is hot so they dry completely after washing them. By then it was time to go for the oil change. The deal they offer is incredible, $15.95 plus tax for oil and filter. To this they added my tire repair, it had a screw in the tread so they took the tire off and patched it from the inside. The charge for that was $15 plus tax.
On my return, I went for the mail and a pleasant surprise is we are finally getting mail from home now. When I got back Marg had 4 women here for a gab-fest. One of them was Janice next door and it was nice to see her out and about. It was pretty funny, as one of them was her buddy Linda. Well Linda loves Marg's gingerbread cookies, so asked everyone if they would like one. She didn't bother Marg about it, rather just went in to the cupboard where she knows they are and brought everyone a cookie. During this get together, Janice told the others how special Marg is and how lucky she is to have her support in this difficult journey she is taking with her cancer treatments. I think there were some tears involved by both parties.
We have great neighbours right across the road from us whom we chat with casually. There are 5, sometimes 6 couples and they have happy hours together most days. It turns out two of the couples have rented their sites by the year, and bought new trailers to be sure of their spots. Anyway one of the guys just turned 70 today and his wife asked us to join them, they have actually asked us previously, but we generally had other plans. We went today and had cake and ice cream with them, they are very nice folks. Chuck, who had the birthday flies model airplanes, quite large ones. There are several clubs here doing that. He crashed his pride and joy owing to a failure of the control unit. It had about a 5 ft wingspan and he brought it home in a green garbage bag, so kind of a mixed emotion day for him. A bit of a departure from the norm for us and some of our friends were wondering about us at happy hour.
Supper was a nice stir fry and rice that Marg made. Then for me it was off to poker. We had a good turnout tonight, so had two tables playing. Really funny because I sat in the same chair as the big winner last week and I was the big winner tonight. A couple of the guys said they are coming early in the afternoon next week to claim that seat. LOL It was a pretty casual atmosphere around the table tonight and we had lots of laughs. Of course it was easier for me to laugh than it was for some of the other guys.
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Tuesday, Jan 16th
It was a nice day in Apache Junction, as always it is noticeably cooler when the sun goes down in the desert and it continues into the morning until the sun starts to warm the day. It was a nice day, in the 70's I believe.
Marg started the day with a pan of sticky buns, I think she calls it monkey bread. It's a pull apart of small buns with pecans and the sticky stuff, very good. She took a plate of them over to our neighbour Janice as she is feeling poorly and Marg is kind of watching out for her. Janice is recently retired and as well as going through some chemo therapy and radiation and being alone, appreciates this kind of thing. The buns were a great way to start the day for me too.
After I pumped up one of my tires as it seems to have a very slow leak. Then we went out as I needed a hair cut as I was getting kind of shaggy. When I got there I was surprised to find new owners and a totally renovated shop. They are Mexicans and made the place over like a man cave. I got a pretty good haircut [I think] and at $13 the price was right. The young barber I had was friendly and even used the straight razor to trim the neck, something I have not seen for a while.
Then we went over to the Superstition mall area and Marg chased around in Burlington coat, a place she loves. That store was all made over as well and is so huge she never managed to touch everything in there. A quick stop at Ace hardware to get some electric cleaning spay. The remotes for the truck are a bit of a problem and at the price they want for them it's worth trying to save them.
Back at home for lunch. After Marg did a bit of laundry. She likes to do it on a regular basis and not let it pile up with this machine down here. I emptied out a bunch of stuff from the shed so I could get the plywood from the pub night back in and it gave me an opportunity to clean up a bit. Then I took apart the remotes and cleaned the circuit boards in them as well as the cases. The electrical cleaner seems to have done the job. I also used wood alcohol to clean the cases and cover.
Then I went to play some pool. There were a couple of guys there and we had a few laughs. I was on the losing side more than winning even though I did win a few.
Back for supper and we had leftovers from the previous night. There was still enough scalloped potatoes and ham left that Marg took a plate over next door for Janice and we still had lots. There were a couple of corn bread muffins left, so that made for a great meal. Finished up just in time for us to make bingo tonight. There was a good crowd and lots of winners, but we were not among them. Marg was close, I think she was down to one number 4 or 5 times, me on the other hand, did not do quite as well.
Marg started the day with a pan of sticky buns, I think she calls it monkey bread. It's a pull apart of small buns with pecans and the sticky stuff, very good. She took a plate of them over to our neighbour Janice as she is feeling poorly and Marg is kind of watching out for her. Janice is recently retired and as well as going through some chemo therapy and radiation and being alone, appreciates this kind of thing. The buns were a great way to start the day for me too.
After I pumped up one of my tires as it seems to have a very slow leak. Then we went out as I needed a hair cut as I was getting kind of shaggy. When I got there I was surprised to find new owners and a totally renovated shop. They are Mexicans and made the place over like a man cave. I got a pretty good haircut [I think] and at $13 the price was right. The young barber I had was friendly and even used the straight razor to trim the neck, something I have not seen for a while.
Then we went over to the Superstition mall area and Marg chased around in Burlington coat, a place she loves. That store was all made over as well and is so huge she never managed to touch everything in there. A quick stop at Ace hardware to get some electric cleaning spay. The remotes for the truck are a bit of a problem and at the price they want for them it's worth trying to save them.
Back at home for lunch. After Marg did a bit of laundry. She likes to do it on a regular basis and not let it pile up with this machine down here. I emptied out a bunch of stuff from the shed so I could get the plywood from the pub night back in and it gave me an opportunity to clean up a bit. Then I took apart the remotes and cleaned the circuit boards in them as well as the cases. The electrical cleaner seems to have done the job. I also used wood alcohol to clean the cases and cover.
Then I went to play some pool. There were a couple of guys there and we had a few laughs. I was on the losing side more than winning even though I did win a few.
Back for supper and we had leftovers from the previous night. There was still enough scalloped potatoes and ham left that Marg took a plate over next door for Janice and we still had lots. There were a couple of corn bread muffins left, so that made for a great meal. Finished up just in time for us to make bingo tonight. There was a good crowd and lots of winners, but we were not among them. Marg was close, I think she was down to one number 4 or 5 times, me on the other hand, did not do quite as well.
Monday, 15 January 2018
Monday, Jan 15th
A nice day in the Valley of the Sun. I went with two other couples to the Barrett Jackson car auction. It was my first time there and it was a great experience. It is easily the most recognized car auction for premium old cars and memorabilia. Saw some great cars, many unique cars and then sat in on some of the auction sale.
Saw a Mustang that was much like the 1968 California Special she had back in the day. I was impressed with the Tesla, an all electric car with gull wing rear doors, touch to open door pads [no handles] and electronic dash that is very unique. A lot more European cars than I expected. During the actual auction, when they posted the bid prices in US dollars, they also had Canadian dollar & Euro equivalent amounts. I think the exchange rate on Canadian they used was not as good as we are getting at the bank, but close enough to keep me from thinking about anything.
Marg got a pile of potatoes peeled and sliced in preparation for scalloped potato's tonight. After checking and finding no water aerobics, she went out for a bit of retail therapy, I thin she mentioned Bells and Fry's. It seems she had thrown away another potato peeler, not sure how many this makes, but it's quite a few more than one, just one of the things she managed to pick up. Returning to the park she had several visitors and went out to visit with some other friends.
When we left the auction I phoned so she could be ready as both couples were coming for supper as well as one of the gamblin' gals back in the park. Supper was the scalloped potatoes, ham, corn, beans, home made corn muffins and dinner rolls. Oh yeah, a bottle of wine for the gals and beers for the guys.
Dash of a Tesla, electric car, check out the video screen
It was really crowded in the sales hall
Saw a Mustang that was much like the 1968 California Special she had back in the day. I was impressed with the Tesla, an all electric car with gull wing rear doors, touch to open door pads [no handles] and electronic dash that is very unique. A lot more European cars than I expected. During the actual auction, when they posted the bid prices in US dollars, they also had Canadian dollar & Euro equivalent amounts. I think the exchange rate on Canadian they used was not as good as we are getting at the bank, but close enough to keep me from thinking about anything.
Marg got a pile of potatoes peeled and sliced in preparation for scalloped potato's tonight. After checking and finding no water aerobics, she went out for a bit of retail therapy, I thin she mentioned Bells and Fry's. It seems she had thrown away another potato peeler, not sure how many this makes, but it's quite a few more than one, just one of the things she managed to pick up. Returning to the park she had several visitors and went out to visit with some other friends.
When we left the auction I phoned so she could be ready as both couples were coming for supper as well as one of the gamblin' gals back in the park. Supper was the scalloped potatoes, ham, corn, beans, home made corn muffins and dinner rolls. Oh yeah, a bottle of wine for the gals and beers for the guys.
Sunday, 14 January 2018
Sunday, Jan 14th
A long weekend here in memory of Martin Luther King Jr. day tomorrow, one of the great people of our time. Great weather for it, yesterday was only 1 or 2 degrees shy of record high temperatures. Today was more of the same, a great day.
I went to church service in the park and it was well attended this morning. It was kind of humorous as the round tables from the Pub night were still in the hall rather than the regular ones, but people adjusted well. There were a few new people in the park and a few returning people for the first time, which was nice to see.
After I did a blog for yesterday and then worked on getting the new printer to work. I tried Phil's suggestion to uninstall the computer software and re-install it with the disc provided. It seems to have worked as I was able to print several things without a hitch. Then I went to pick up the material for the backing around the dart board using the golf cart as it was fairly bulky. Marg came along and went over to check on a friend in the area near the hall and almost walked into a bit of a conflict. Not that there is a lot of that kind of thing here, but the nature of people particularly being thrown together it can happen. Anyway she made a quick exit. It is no different than children in a playground finding a way to get along. LOL The result of the trip was me riding on the back of the cart with her driving while I held on to the large backboard. No I never fell off.
Then I posted the pictures from the Pub night on the tenants association FB site. Marg kind of beat me to the post with her Ipad pics and she had lots of good ones. The tenants association site has a different reach, so it's all good. Then I got the information on the elegant dinner for next weekend and posted an event on the tenants assoc. FB site. This kind of thing helps with awareness and participation.
Somewhere along the day we got an invitation to watch the football game [Minnesota vs New Orleans] at the Wangen's or just to go there for supper. It was well into the 2nd quarter when we got there and Gary put a cable out to the patio where we sat to watch the game. We had a few beers and I took a bottle of Tullamore Dew and we had a few laughs in the process. Linda had picked up a pack of shot cups in a leather case, having seen mine in prior years and gave it to me. There were only 4 cups and they are smaller than the real thing, but it turns out they worked fine. Supper was beef on a bun and was quite nice. The game was a real barn-burner and to the joy of our hosts the Vikings won in the final seconds in a very close game.
Supper and the game were barely over when it was time for Ice Cream Social. It was very well attended and we just made it in time. Marg had the ordering done by the time I got there and so had my banana split while she had cake & a dish of ice cream. Well the ordering was almost done, I still had to settle up with the cashier as that part was to be completed. LOL
I went to church service in the park and it was well attended this morning. It was kind of humorous as the round tables from the Pub night were still in the hall rather than the regular ones, but people adjusted well. There were a few new people in the park and a few returning people for the first time, which was nice to see.
After I did a blog for yesterday and then worked on getting the new printer to work. I tried Phil's suggestion to uninstall the computer software and re-install it with the disc provided. It seems to have worked as I was able to print several things without a hitch. Then I went to pick up the material for the backing around the dart board using the golf cart as it was fairly bulky. Marg came along and went over to check on a friend in the area near the hall and almost walked into a bit of a conflict. Not that there is a lot of that kind of thing here, but the nature of people particularly being thrown together it can happen. Anyway she made a quick exit. It is no different than children in a playground finding a way to get along. LOL The result of the trip was me riding on the back of the cart with her driving while I held on to the large backboard. No I never fell off.
Then I posted the pictures from the Pub night on the tenants association FB site. Marg kind of beat me to the post with her Ipad pics and she had lots of good ones. The tenants association site has a different reach, so it's all good. Then I got the information on the elegant dinner for next weekend and posted an event on the tenants assoc. FB site. This kind of thing helps with awareness and participation.
Somewhere along the day we got an invitation to watch the football game [Minnesota vs New Orleans] at the Wangen's or just to go there for supper. It was well into the 2nd quarter when we got there and Gary put a cable out to the patio where we sat to watch the game. We had a few beers and I took a bottle of Tullamore Dew and we had a few laughs in the process. Linda had picked up a pack of shot cups in a leather case, having seen mine in prior years and gave it to me. There were only 4 cups and they are smaller than the real thing, but it turns out they worked fine. Supper was beef on a bun and was quite nice. The game was a real barn-burner and to the joy of our hosts the Vikings won in the final seconds in a very close game.
Supper and the game were barely over when it was time for Ice Cream Social. It was very well attended and we just made it in time. Marg had the ordering done by the time I got there and so had my banana split while she had cake & a dish of ice cream. Well the ordering was almost done, I still had to settle up with the cashier as that part was to be completed. LOL
Saturday, Jan 13th
Had an early start to the day, so decided we would go out for a bit. First stop was the post office where Marg got some stamps and mailed a few things. She was feeling pretty good, so we carried on to the big Mesa marketplace, or flea market I call it. We walked two rows in there, which was probably over-doing it a bit. As it turns out we never bought anything and it seems lots of folks did the same thing as most never had packages, in fact the parking lot mid-morning had lots of good places available. In prior years parking on the east or north sides has not been an option unless you arrive very early. There were quite a few merchant stalls not open at that time and even some empty ones, but this may well have been owing to it being a long weekend here, MLK Jr. day.
On the way back we stopped in at Ross's where Marg came out with a bag and then the big Walmart on Signal Butte. As it turned out we picked up quite a bit including: solar lights, heating pad and enough maintenance stuff to make up a couple of bags.
Back at the trailer we had lunch: crab/corn chowder soup, baked in the oven biscuits and a dish of fruit salad. I put out the solar lights and fixed my truck remote control. Marg went for a ride and got our tickets for both the pub night and sit down dinner next weekend. I suspect that involved some visiting just knowing where she went to get them. Me, well the pool room was empty, so I went and got Dale to play 8 ball. After 5 games we were pretty even. I say that because I managed to get 3 wins.
By then it was close enough that we made supper. Had a couple of T-bones we did on the bbq along with a foil of potato, yam, carrots, onions. You know. We wanted a bit earlier supper, so never went looking for a happy hour. Apparently several people did and there didn't seem to be any with the pending Pub night.
At 6:30 we had to go down to the hall to get ready for the party. They had about 70 people signed up for the Pub night.
I was looking after activity #4, done of the dart games, the one with real darts. The 2nd dart game was with plastic tipped darts. There were 7 activities and people were given a group number. Each group member had a number on the reverse side of their personal score card identifying the activity where they started. Susan with her best English accent welcomed everyone to the pub to kick it off. The evening went really well with everyone busy and noisy, we even had a few drunks. There were prizes awarded for the top score on each activity. I won the bean bag baseball toss and the prize was a very large can of Coors light beer. The only one with tie top scores was putt on the artificial grass and they judges selected based on practice results. I the darts game I had a clear winner. There was some dancing at the end, but we did not partake as we were running out of energy. We went fairly late and by the time I got home I was barely awake, so no blog last night. I tried to put one together, but kept falling asleep. From the comments I am certain this event will be repeated new winter.
On the way back we stopped in at Ross's where Marg came out with a bag and then the big Walmart on Signal Butte. As it turned out we picked up quite a bit including: solar lights, heating pad and enough maintenance stuff to make up a couple of bags.
Back at the trailer we had lunch: crab/corn chowder soup, baked in the oven biscuits and a dish of fruit salad. I put out the solar lights and fixed my truck remote control. Marg went for a ride and got our tickets for both the pub night and sit down dinner next weekend. I suspect that involved some visiting just knowing where she went to get them. Me, well the pool room was empty, so I went and got Dale to play 8 ball. After 5 games we were pretty even. I say that because I managed to get 3 wins.
By then it was close enough that we made supper. Had a couple of T-bones we did on the bbq along with a foil of potato, yam, carrots, onions. You know. We wanted a bit earlier supper, so never went looking for a happy hour. Apparently several people did and there didn't seem to be any with the pending Pub night.
At 6:30 we had to go down to the hall to get ready for the party. They had about 70 people signed up for the Pub night.
Friday, 12 January 2018
Friday, Jan 12th
A nice day in the Valley of the Sun. We feel really fortunate to be here, especially with the nasty weather back home and hope everyone is safe.
This morning we made a road trip and drove up to Fountain Hills. I went there using the freeway then up the #87. I wanted to go to the Tractor Supply store to pick up the other tail light for the cart. This is right up just a mile from the famous Fort McDowell casino. It was a nice drive so we chatted and Marg was certain this was not the way they go now. Well there are only two ways there, so I came home on the Bush highway [the other way]. Well Marg was pretty sure it was the way until we got to the Bush highway and Saguaro lake, then said it was not that way, but it is the old way that Nancy used to take. We had a few laughs, but I'm still not clear on the route they are now using, but we had a nice drive through the mountains. We did get the tail light and a couple of other parts that will help me with the installation.
When we got back we had lunch and then I went to the hall to help set up for the Pub night on Saturday. Marg went to pick up the mail. The project I worked on with 2 other guys was dart boards. We will be looking after the scoring for this pub event. There will be a half a dozen games and over 70 people have indicated they will be there, so it should be busy. I took a half sheet of plywood from home that we fastened Styrofoam to for use as a backdrop for the dart board. Kind of put me in mind of Chevy Chase in Las Vegas Vacation - pick a number - 7 - nope you lose.
After that I installed the new tail lights on the cart. They are LED, so low energy consumption and very bright. Well I think they look good as well. While I was doing this Marg had a friend come around who is having problems with not getting internet on her new phone. I think they got it worked out. Here we are again, the techy guru's from the north, where we are considered techno-peasants. The rest of my afternoon was straightening the shed that I turned inside out to get the plywood out.
By then it was almost happy hour, so we loaded up chairs on the cart and headed over to Bingers where a large group was assembled. It was noisy, but I got to chat with some different folks, which is always nice. At the end Kenny got up to announce that a few of us were going to the Chinese buffet and he had extra coupons if anyone was interested. We ended up with 24 people at the buffet, so it took a while before we got tables. I was actually surprised we got in as quickly as we did. The food was very good, so it was nice to see that has not changed from last year. At the end when they passed out fortune cookies, we did the same old - add "between the sheets" after your fortune. It was apparent a couple of people had not done this, but it can be really funny and was tonight. Marg's - "Don't be afraid to take a chance when the opportunity of a lifetime appears" between the sheets. Mine - "Curiosity kills boredom, Nothing can kill curiosity" between the sheets.
Kenny drove, he has a new truck [new to him since last year] and drove and it's a pretty nice unit.
This morning we made a road trip and drove up to Fountain Hills. I went there using the freeway then up the #87. I wanted to go to the Tractor Supply store to pick up the other tail light for the cart. This is right up just a mile from the famous Fort McDowell casino. It was a nice drive so we chatted and Marg was certain this was not the way they go now. Well there are only two ways there, so I came home on the Bush highway [the other way]. Well Marg was pretty sure it was the way until we got to the Bush highway and Saguaro lake, then said it was not that way, but it is the old way that Nancy used to take. We had a few laughs, but I'm still not clear on the route they are now using, but we had a nice drive through the mountains. We did get the tail light and a couple of other parts that will help me with the installation.
When we got back we had lunch and then I went to the hall to help set up for the Pub night on Saturday. Marg went to pick up the mail. The project I worked on with 2 other guys was dart boards. We will be looking after the scoring for this pub event. There will be a half a dozen games and over 70 people have indicated they will be there, so it should be busy. I took a half sheet of plywood from home that we fastened Styrofoam to for use as a backdrop for the dart board. Kind of put me in mind of Chevy Chase in Las Vegas Vacation - pick a number - 7 - nope you lose.
After that I installed the new tail lights on the cart. They are LED, so low energy consumption and very bright. Well I think they look good as well. While I was doing this Marg had a friend come around who is having problems with not getting internet on her new phone. I think they got it worked out. Here we are again, the techy guru's from the north, where we are considered techno-peasants. The rest of my afternoon was straightening the shed that I turned inside out to get the plywood out.
By then it was almost happy hour, so we loaded up chairs on the cart and headed over to Bingers where a large group was assembled. It was noisy, but I got to chat with some different folks, which is always nice. At the end Kenny got up to announce that a few of us were going to the Chinese buffet and he had extra coupons if anyone was interested. We ended up with 24 people at the buffet, so it took a while before we got tables. I was actually surprised we got in as quickly as we did. The food was very good, so it was nice to see that has not changed from last year. At the end when they passed out fortune cookies, we did the same old - add "between the sheets" after your fortune. It was apparent a couple of people had not done this, but it can be really funny and was tonight. Marg's - "Don't be afraid to take a chance when the opportunity of a lifetime appears" between the sheets. Mine - "Curiosity kills boredom, Nothing can kill curiosity" between the sheets.
Kenny drove, he has a new truck [new to him since last year] and drove and it's a pretty nice unit.
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