Monday

  Here it is Monday, back to the old grind.  Wait -- there is no old grind anymore.  It's a bright new week to look forward to, for us retiree's.  A chilly day though, we're kind of getting tired of this weather.  It looks like we will turn the corner on Wednesday and start experiencing more seasonable weather.  The forecast is high 60's, low 70's.
  Little bit of a slow start to the day, not too anxious to get out and about until the sun gets up and heats the place up a bit.
  Played some pool this afternoon.  I was lucky enough to get in with some great guys and we had lots of laughs.  Not sure about the outcome, I think I could have played better, but what the heck, it was a good day.
  Deb & Gerry called and we made arrangements to meet them at Casino Arizona in Scottsdale.  It's up the Red Mountain freeway to the 101, close to Talking Stick, where we have been for the wonderful buffet.  This is the first time we went to this one & it's pretty nice.  We got there early enough to get in on the matinee special [early bird but name disguised for the benefit of seniors], LOL.  I guess, if we say we are going to the early bird, it's too much like a Seinfeld episode, whereas the matinee special is more refined.  Not that any of us really care, LOL.  We both had a great dinner, fish & chips actually and both the décor and food warrant a return visit.  We agreed to meet them to play bingo.  I won the first game, $100, then Gerry split a $500 pot, so we came away in good shape.
  It was about 10:30 when we got back to the rv, but the freeways are pretty quiet at that time of day, so good travelling.  Had a nice coffee when we got back & there are still butter tarts and shortbread from home & they still taste fresh, although we are getting close to the bottom of the cookie jar.