Tuesday -April 1, 2008

Happy April Fool’s Day – did anyone get jokes played on them? Today was a gorgeous day with temperatures in the mid 70’s (about 22C), perfect weather as far as I am concerned.

This morning when I opened the front shades I noticed an Airstream across the road from us that wasn’t there last night, then when we were ready to head out this morning the fellow from the A/S was out so John got talking to him. I joined them then his wife came over so we met John and Judith who have been full timing in their 1982 34’ Airstream for 10 years. They have a full size Ford diesel van that broke down yesterday when they came into town so the truck is at Mr. Ford and they are here waiting to hear what has to be done to get them on the road again. We ended up visiting for a couple of hours, they are a lovely couple and we enjoyed chatting with them.

Today agenda was a visit to White Sands National Monument and what an amazing place it is. The park is located in the Tularo Basin, which is located at the northern end of the Chihuahuan Desert between the San Andres and Sacramento Mountain Ranges, and where great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have created the largest gypsum dune field in the world. The dunes are brilliant white and as we drove along we kept thinking that if we walked over the dunes we would find the ocean – NOT. Due to the constant southwest winds the dunes keep advancing and changing and are getting larger and larger. It is an area where only a few species of plants can grow rapidly enough to survive burial by the moving dunes. There is water about 2’ below the dunes and some of the plants that can be seen have a base some 20’ below the dune – unbelievable!

There is an 8 mile drive through the dunes and about half of the 8 miles is unpaved and when we hit that portion it looked like the road was snow covered, there is even a sand bank, which looked just like a snow bank, along the side of the road where the sand has been plowed off by park staff. It was quite eerie driving through the unpaved area as it was all white sand dunes and not as much vegetation on the dunes as when we started out, we kept waiting for a snowmobile to come flying over the dunes!


Neat Waves In the Dunes


Road Covered in Sand


People Walking on Dunes


Does This Not Look Like a Winter Scene


Vegetation In the Dunes (These Plants Will Bloom In Another Month Or So)


Fascinating Growth In the Dune

The White Sands Missile Range is located to the north of where we were today and there were signs stating that the National Monument and Highway were frequently closed for a couple of hours while missile testing was taking place, but there didn’t seem to be any action from that quarter today. We both took a lot of pictures and I am hoping they turn out okay what with the brilliant white sand and sun.

When we came back into town we stopped at Staples so I could photocopy a drug claim I wanted to get in the mail, went to the Post Office to mail it, then after the PO we stopped at Hastings Book Store which has a coffee bar with wi-fi. I got caught up on my e-mail, a quick look the blogs I follow as well as the Record and a couple of other newspapers from home that I browse and got my blog from yesterday uploaded. After that was a quick stop at Wal Mart then home.

Again, I am ready for bed so will download my pictures then call it a day. And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.

Monday -March 31, 2008

Today is our son Mike’s birthday, happy birthday Mike and it was nice to talk to you this evening, glad you had a good day.

We left Tucson this morning, heading east, and the traffic was good heading out of Tucson and Interstate 10 wasn’t all that busy, so it was a nice day for driving. We lost an hour when we entered New Mexico as NM is on Mountain Time, but they observe daylight saving time, which Arizona doesn’t, so it was about 5 p.m. New Mexico time when we arrived in Alamogordo. We are staying at the White Sands Community RV park and have a nice site and it seems to be a quiet park and a lot of the trailers don’t seem to have anyone there so don’t know if it is more a weekend park, the only downside is that there is no wi-fi here so we will have to find a hook-up somewhere in town.


Pretty Rock Formation Near Dragoon


More Rock Formations

We are sorry to say goodbye to Arizona as we really do like it there, it is a state with so many faces and so many things to see and do. Driving east from Tucson it is mainly grasslands with a lot of mesas and mountains to break the monotony, there is not a lot of settlement in this area but we did notice signs for quite a few wineries and around Dragoon there are wonderful rock formations. Tucson is at a lower elevation and is a very desert area with beautiful mountains, cacti etc. but it is a big city and from where we stayed it seemed like a long ways to go any place – it is a nice place but not somewhere that we would want to spend the winter, the winter weather in Tucson is cooler and wetter than winter in Yuma.

Tucson to Yuma is mainly desert and mountains and again not a lot of settlement other than Casa Grand and of course north from there to Phoenix. Yuma is at the lowest elevation in the state and has the warmest, driest weather – that is what we like about it and there are NO BUGS. Yuma is a fair sized city but not nearly as large as Tucson.

Heading north from Yuma is Quartzsite which is renowned for it’s BML lands for boon docking and for the large flea market, RV show etc. etc. which happens there in late January and early February every year, quite the event to attend. Heading north from Quartzsite towards Lake Havasu the scenery changes dramatically again, from around Parker north to Lake H. you travel along the Colorado River and are in a very beautiful canyon – absolutely gorgeous. Lake H. is an interesting place with London Bridge etc.

Heading north then east from Lake H. the terrain again changes dramatically as you climb up to the Grand Canyon area with elevations of 7000’ and you go from desert and warmth to much colder temperatures and Jack Pine forests instead of deserts. From Flagstaff, which has snowy, cold winters you can head north to the Grand Canyon or south to Sedona and on to Phoenix. The Sedona area is absolutely gorgeous with its red rock formations and there are a number of canyons with spectacular views in this area. There are also a number of interesting places to visit and things to see and do in the Sedona area. Heading east from Flagstaff you come to the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest, again mainly desert areas. As I say, a very varied and beautiful state.

This morning I had a comment on my blog from Wilf and Elizabeth who live in Kirkland Lake, ON, it is nice hear from people who have checked our blog and we appreciate the comments.

I don’t know why but I always find a day on the road tiring so am pretty well ready for bed, will finish watching CSI and call it a day. And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.

Sunday -March 30, 2008

Today was another nice day but not as hot as it has been and tonight it sure has cooled down, it actually feels good to be cool for a change.

This morning we headed out to get some groceries and fill up with fuel before heading out tomorrow. We drove up “A” Mountain to Sentinel Park lookout there were some very nice views of Tucson down below. We then found a Fry’s grocery/fuel store and got some groceries and fuelled up for $3.799/gal. which is a really good price down here. Most of the stations are $3.999 and Fry’s was $3.899 and then with their card it was $3.799, gotta like that but we are hoping it will get cheaper as we head home.

I have been following Sandra’s blog for a couple of years now and she has been following ours and we are finally in the same area so Sandra came over for a visit this afternoon, it was nice to meet her in person although I feel I like I know her and Gordon from reading her blog. Gordon has been diagnosed with Valley Fever and was tired this afternoon so we didn’t get to meet him, hopefully next time we are in the same area we will meet up again and get to meet Gordon.

John got the trailer hooked up this afternoon when we got back from shopping and everything is pretty well put away so not too much to do in the morning to get rolling.

Tonight was cold chicken and salads for dinner and now I am going try to get some pictures on my blog, I finally got John’s pictures today so will see what there is to post and they will probably go back a few days.


Desert Trails RV Park


Magic Elixir Show - Old Tucson Studios


Bank Robbery Gun Fight


View From Mt. Lemon


The Needle


Another Nice View From Mt. Lemon


Pretty Cacti Garden Beside Us at Desert Trails RV Park


Pretty Flowers


Pretty Blooms on Cacti


More Pretty Cacti


Great Horned Owl In Nest at Pool


Tucson from A Mountain


Another View from A Mountain

And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.

Saturday - March 29, 2008

Today was another hot day and I had no energy so we just took it easy for the day. I did some cleaning, reading and went for a swim and that was the extent of what I did. John read and went for a bike ride – it was just one of those days!

Friday - March 28, 2008

Today was another hot sunny day, the weather sure has been nice but for me these temperatures are just a bit too hot.

We decided to tour the Desert Museum today, what a wonderful place and so interesting. It was a hot day to do the tour, but we don’t have a lot of time to wait for a cooler day, so off we went – it was so hot (at one time I saw a temperature of 94F) my back was soaked under my purse/backpack and we were so glad we had water and that we could fill up the water bottle at water fountains. But, even with the heat we enjoyed the day and found it a fascinating place – definitely a place we would visit again.


Cave Demo at Park


Prairie Dog


Agave


Cacti


Javeline (Pronounced Havelina)


Saguaro with Interesting Arms (Pronounced Swaro)


Lots of Saguaros


Totem Cacti


First Sprout


Organ Pipe Cacti


Another Agave


Flicker In Agave

We were wiped when we got back so we both had a nice nap then I did laundry – another job done for a bit. We have now finished dinner and John did the dishes so that was nice. Janet and Dave arrived home this week so we called to see how their trip home was, Janet said it was good except for the fact they had a blowout on a trailer tire in Sacremento – not fun. I hope to get this posted and call it a night as I am still drained from all the heat and sun today.

And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.

Thursday - March 27, 2008

Wow, one day behind on my diary and I feel like I am a week behind! John managed to get all the upgrades on Ginny’s computer but when it came to doing the Apple Care there were some personal questions so he took it back this morning and told her where it was at and felt she could go from there with it. He said goodbye to them as they were leaving today and wished them a good trip. I wasn’t presentable when they left but had said goodbye last night and we hope to meet up in the spring at home.

Today was another beautiful day so we decided to drive up Mt. Lemon, what a scenic drive and it was so interesting to see the change in vegetation the higher we climbed. We went to Summerville where they are building a lot of new, beautiful, chalets then continued to the top of the mountain and the ski run. We took the T-Bar lift to the top of the ski hill - what a beautiful view. This morning I was kind of mumbling about how hot it was, well, this afternoon we were freezing on the ski lift!! Fortunately we had jackets in the truck so our upper bodies were warm but with both of us having worn shorts today we found our legs quite cool – okay we warmed up quickly when coming back down the mountain and by the time we got back to the bottom we had to turn the a/c on in the truck. Today was our day for getting our snow fix for the year – we saw it and said “thank goodness we didn’t have to deal with this stuff this winter!”.


Looking Out Over Tucson


Saguaros


Ocotillo In Bloom


A Sad Looking Saguaro


Pretty Flowers


The Thimble


A Pretty View


Another Pretty View


Neat Rock Formation


Arizona Snow


Another Neat Rock Formation

We couldn’t believe the number of bikers going up the mountain, sure do give them a lot of credit as it would be a real hard climb. Coming back down there was a fellow on a bike flying down, we couldn’t catch up to him until we reached the bottom! I would be petrified about falling off my bike at that speed as I don’t think it would be a pretty picture if that should happen – they sure have more nerve than I do.

By the time we got home it was time to think about dinner – where does the time go! And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.

Wednesday - March 26, 2008

Our Trailer at Desert Trails RV Park

Today was another beautiful day so we decided to tour the Old Tucson Studios; www.oldtucson.com, this is a movie studio that was built in 1939 for the movie Arizona and then after WW11 it became a very popular movie set and many movies have been filmed there, mainly westerns. Movie stars from John Wayne to Leonardo DiCaprio have used this studio for their movie setting so there is a lot of history. This studio was also used for filming Gunsmoke and Little House on the Prairie and the mountain you see in the background of my picture of High Chapparal is a familiar sight in many movies.

When we got there we took a guided tour and learned about the history of the studio and the many actors and actresses who had been on set there. During the day they have a number of live shows so we saw the Miracle Elixir Show (a comedy), The Great Tucson Bank Robbery (terrific acting), Cowgirl Up (a Musical) and a couple of short films – Remembering John Wayne and Where Legends Walked. We also took the train ride around the studio so saw it from the back and toured all the buildings. They had a haunted mine tour which was quite good, all in all an interesting day.

The morning we were leaving Yuma our neighbour told John that when we got here we should buy a Tucson Passport for all the attractions so I went on the internet to check it out and it costs $15 and there are a lot of attractions that are pay one admission and get the second free with the passport. There were also numerous places listed where the passport could be purchased and the studio was one of the places so we bought one yesterday and we saved $3 just on the Old Tucson Studio yesterday so it has already paid for itself.


This Mountain Will Be Seen In Every Movie Filmed Here


One of the Studio Buildings


Another View


Miracle Elixir Show


Scene from Bank Robbery

When we got back Gil came over and asked us over for a drink. He was feeling much better and they are leaving in the morning so one last visit. Ginny has a Mac laptop so asked John if he would mind helping her signing up for the Apple Care so I came back to start dinner while he did that, John turned up shortly with her computer and said there were a lot of upgrades that needed to be done and they would take a couple of hours, at least, to do so he brought it back here.

We had just finished eating when Ginny came to the door with a couple of pieces of pecan fudge pie for us – yummy. At that point her computer was still saying 2 hours left for the upgrades.

It is now 11 p.m., I am dead tired and cannot get on the internet so am going to bed. Last night was one of my no sleep nights, I was still awake at 4 a.m. so am fading fast tonight. Ginny’s computer is still doing the downloads so John will stay up until it’s done (hopefully not a lot longer!). I will have to wait until tomorrow to post this as I can’t get on the internet and I am too tired to spend time trying to get on.

And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.

Tuesday -March 25, 2008

This morning we walked over and introduced ourselves to Ginny and Gil and had a nice visit with them for a while.

After that we decided to drive Gate’s Mountain Pass that they had said was really nice and it was a beautiful drive and the scenery is stunning. We can’t believe how green everything is here and there are so many blooms, absolutely gorgeous and our park has all kinds of beautiful gardens with cacti, it is certainly different from Yuma. We are fascinated with the Saguaros and there are so many of them here in the Tuscon area, there is a huge one next door to us and the birds are constantly flying in and out of the holes they have made for nests.


Looking West From Gates Pass


Lots of Saguaros


Another View


These are Pretty to Look At But DO NOT TOUCH!

After driving over the pass we tried to find a Wal Mart and couldn’t find one but did find a Wal Mart Neighbourhood Market which seems to be a new thing, it is groceries, beer, wine and a pharmacy but as I was just looking for groceries it did the trick.

When we got back John started to put up the ExpressVu but it is a job to be finished tomorrow. This evening Gil and Ginny came over for a visit and we really enjoyed their company, unfortunately Gil wasn’t feeling well so he went home early but we enjoyed our visit with Ginny and found all kinds of things to talk about. It is always nice to meet new people and among other things discuss where we have been and where we are going, usually we all pick up some new tips.

It is late so I will wait and post this in the morning, my bed is calling me.

Monday -March 24, 2008

Today was another beautiful, sunny day and quite warm for traveling – thank goodness for A/C in the truck! We got away from Del Pueblo shortly after 10, on the way out we had to stop and pay the final electric bill - $11.52 for 23 day, guess we can handle that, and John wanted a bag of ice to put down the toilet, we have read this is a good way of cleaning it when you are traveling so thought we would try it. We had a good uneventful drive to Tucson, about 415 km and arrived at the park shortly after 3:30.

We had planned on staying at Justin’s Diamond J RV Park but in the last week I have been in e-mail contact with a co-worker of my sister-in-law and they happened to be staying at a park next door and she had e-mailed that they had checked out Justin’s and the sites are bigger but the park they are in has a pool and Wi-Fi, that was enough to change our minds so we are now at Desert Trails RV Park in Tucson. I was having withdrawl symptoms thinking about a week or so without wi-fi and a pool!! John picked a spot with a little park and pond behind us and there is water running into the pond so it is nice to hear the sound of water once again; once we got set up here we went for a refreshing swim and we have wi-fi so I am a happy camper!! Hopefully tomorrow we will meet Gil and Ginny and thank them for telling us about this park.

It is amazing the difference between here and Yuma, Yuma is all desert whereas here there is so much greenery and flowers – like night and day difference. When we were at the pool a couple of people pointed out a Great Horned Owl who had made a nest in a palm tree at the side of the pool and had her babies there. It was quite something to see her just sitting there guarding her young, apparently the male has a nest not far from hers. We couldn’t get a glimpse of the babies – darn, but sure had a good view of mom.

I am tired tonight, don’t know why but I find a day on the road tiring. Today I indexed all the states and provinces with tabs in our new Trailer Life Directory – another job done and a good one to do while traveling but it certainly wasn’t taxing!!

There is no cable TV here so tonight we are using the atenna and tomorrow John will see if he can get ExpressVu set up; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.

Sunday -March 23, 2008

Happy Easter everyone, hope you all had wonderful Easter dinners and enjoyed your day.

Today was a scorcher, the high I saw was 97F (33C), just a tad too hot for my liking, but there was a nice breeze so it wasn’t uncomfortable and we still haven’t had to resort to turning on the A/C. Today John got the truck packed up and ready to roll in the morning and I got things put away and organized inside, hopefully we are ready to roll but after sitting for so long it is hard to remember what all has to be done. John checked the tire pressure etc. on Friday and amazingly they were still good after sitting in the heat for 4+ months.

We talked to Kel, Mike, my mom and my sister today, as well as our friends Mike and Marg so got caught up on all the news.

I went for my last swim here around 3:30 and the pool was quite busy for a while but I did end up being the only one in for a while so managed to do some lengths. Sure have enjoyed the pool once it warmed up enough to want to go in.

We went to Olive Garden for dinner tonight, we thought we would use the last Christmas GC from Nan & Carl and it would be a nice way to spend our last evening in Yuma. We were surprised that it wasn’t real busy, we only had to wait a couple of minutes for a table, but once we were seated it was a different story. After almost 15 minutes I got a gal’s eye and she asked if we had been looked after so I said no, we had been there about 15 minutes so figured maybe we were invisible. She apologized, said she would look after us and also talk to the manager, then she proceeded to take our order. Within a couple of minutes the manager came and apologized and said we would be looked after; from there the service was wonderful, the food was excellent and when the bill came the amount owing was $0.00!! We thanked the young lady for her wonderful service (also left her a very nice tip) and thanked the manager on the way out and said we would certainly return next year when we come back to Yuma. Needless to say John and I were very impressed and surprised, I don’t think you find this kind of service very often. I know the night we went to Logan’s and the food and service were so terrible all we heard was sighs from the waitress, it goes without saying that we will never go to Logan’s again. We now will be able to look forward to another dinner at an Olive Garden on the way home.

With the satellite dish put away we are watching cable TV tonight, the movie Geronimo is on so I have one eye on that as well as doing this. Now that we are going to be back on the road we will have to get used to not always having wi-fi and probably not cable TV too often and we will only set up the satellite if we are staying more than 2 nights someplace. On the other hand, we are looking forward to seeing and exploring new places on our way home and being “On The Road Again”.

And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.

Saturday - March 22, 2008

Today was another hot, sunny day with a high of about 92F (31C); this is a bit too warm for my liking but I won’t complain as I know it is still quite chilly back in Ontario.

Jim & Sonia came over this afternoon so we had a great visit and said goodbye until next year. They have taken an annual site at Desert Paradise but aren’t sure when they will come down, probably late November or early December, whatever, we will be looking forward to meeting up with them again next winter.

John has just gone out for a quick bike ride and then will probably get the bike ready for travelling, hopefully he will be able to do more riding on the way home as he really enjoys it. I was going to go for a swim but it is kind of late, but I will definitely have to go tomorrow as the park we are staying in Tucson doesn’t have a pool.

I talked to my mom and Nan today so am looking forward to talking to Kel tomorrow and hopefully will also be able to touch base with Mike, but he is a hard one to get a hold of.

We hope everyone is enjoying Easter and we were thinking of all our family yesterday when we knew they were having the family Easter dinner, we do miss not being there for those occasions but look forward to seeing everyone when we get home.

Time to think about dinner; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.

Friday - March 21, 2008

Today was another beautiful day, sure could get used to this but unfortunately it doesn’t stay like this here, it just keeps getting hotter and hotter.

Late this morning we headed out and our first stop was for hair cuts, yes, they weren’t busy so we were in and out fairly quickly - good timing on our part. From there it was off to the mall, nothing exciting there, then we decided to head for Fry’s and check out the diesel price at Barney’s in the Foothills. I picked up some meat and yogurt at Fry’s, diesel at Barney’s was cheaper than any where else in Yuma so we filled up there, made at stop at Sew Masters (no bargains there either) then headed home.

When we got back I decided to kill two birds with one stone, I rounded up the laundry and did that while I was having a very refreshing swim. After that it was time to think about dinner – where does the time go!! And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.

Thursday - March 20, 2008

Today was a beautiful day and a day of doing a bit of this and that. We headed out of here with the intentions of getting hair cuts, not to be today as they were very busy. I asked and they are open tomorrow so we decided to let the cuts go for another day. It appears that Easter here is maybe Easter Sunday, not a big holiday like in Canada. Our next stop was Cracker Barrel for lunch, we both had the Thursday special which was turkey and dressing – very good and I knew that it would make for a light dinner – gotta love that!

From there we went to Circuit City, John is looking at upgrading the hard drives on our computers but we left empty handed, there is one he wanted to come back and check on the internet before purchasing. From there it was to Superfuels for propane, we passed on fuel as there was a long lineup waiting for it and we saw another station with fuel only $0.02/gallon more so we will wait until Sunday to feed the tank. After that it was off to Time Warner to return the Roadrunner modem and supplies, sure will miss their high speed Internet, but for sure we will get it when we return next winter. After that it was off to Wal Mart to stock up the cupboards and fridge, and by then it was time to head home.

After getting the groceries put away I headed for the pool and had a nice swim. By the time I got back it was time to think about fixing something light to eat – we ended up with some soup and crackers and cheese. Now it is a bit of TV and reading and I feel like I will be looking at the bed very shortly; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.

Wednesday - March 19, 2008

The nice weather continues to be really nice with a high of about 27C today, nothing to sneeze at. We started to get ready to go on the road on Monday, today John started cleaning out the back of the truck and I got my crystals packed away until next winter, probably. I did some cleaning, getting a start on getting all spick and span before we head out.

Monday we are going to go to Tucson and are going to stay at Justin’s Diamond J RV, we want to visit the Desert Museum as well as a couple of other places in Tucson so we aren’t sure how long we will be there. That is the joy of this life, you go where you want when you want, so our trip home is not written in stone, we know where all we want to go but have no deadlines.

I went for a nice swim this afternoon and had a few enjoyable chats with people in the pool, everyone is getting ready to head for home and it is surprising home many of them have now decided to leave their RVs here until they return next fall – sign of the times with the increased fuel prices. The fellow next door said they are leaving on Friday, they have bought a park model in Casa Grande so are heading for there to move in then will go home and try to sell their RV and truck, they have an older big 5th wheel and a real heavy duty truck so we think selling the combo might be a bit of a challenge.

Nothing else new, just another nice day; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.

Tuesday -March 18, 2008

Our weather is now back to 25+ and sunny – nice. My mother had her cataract operation this morning and sounded quite chipper when I talked to her this afternoon so I am relieved that all went well with it.

Today was the final golf scramble of the season, the attendance was down with just 31 of us today but, as usual, a good time was had by all. I played with a lady from Kirkland Lake (and we think we have a long drive here!) and neither of us could putt today, we had lots of balls rim the cup or go right over but we sure did have a hard time getting that little sucker to fall in – oh well there are just some days like that! The rest of my game was good so I was happy, just wish the putting was better.

I didn’t sleep well last night so when we got back I laid down for a while and snoozed then went outside and read for a while, very laid back and lazy.

Nothing else new, just another nice day; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.

Monday -March 17, 2008

Happy St. Patty’s day everyone, hope you enjoyed green beer; John had his Guiness to celebrate (YUK!). The weather is improving, it was quite windy this morning but it died down this afternoon and got up to about 22C so very pleasant.

This afternoon we went out and did a bit of shopping and that was our excitement for the day.

Late yesterday we saw some commotion on the road behind us and then the ambulance and fire truck arrived and the ambulance left with its siren going – not good. When John was barbecuing tonight the fellow behind us came over to chat and said the man in the trailer across the road from them had a heart attack and died on the way to the hospital – how sad.

Nothing else new, just another quiet day; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.

Sunday -March 16, 2008

Today was a cool, partly cloudy day – what a change from last week, but it still beats snow! We hit a high of 64F (17C) today so not great but at least the wind died down this afternoon so it really wasn’t too bad. We actually turned on the furnace for a short time this morning to warm the trailer up, not nice. We are just watching the news and there was a big pileup on I-40 near Flagstaff today due to snow, wow sure glad we are no where near there.

I decided to go out and do a bit of shopping today so went to Mervyn’s and Kohl’s, I picked up a couple of things but nothing exciting. I did buy new beach towels as the ones we are using have to be really old, I think I bought them in Florida close to 20 years ago, wow, guess it really is time for new ones.

Tonight John was able to barbecue the ribs we were going to do last night and they were very good and somehow there were a lot less dishes to do tonight – bonus!

Nothing else new, just another quiet day; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.