1/16/2015 Mini Golf with Wiffle Balls?

(Arizona City)

Today we started our day with our mini golf league.  Now I may have mentioned before that Dennis & Georgina run this activity for us and make it especially fun.  They didn’t disappoint us today.

Today we played with……


…….yes, wiffle balls!

We were extremely thankful that we had no wind or a stiff breeze.

One thing for sure, we had a beautiful day in which to be outdoors.


As if it isn’t hard enough with playing those light as air wiffle balls there are rocks on the course too, think hazards.


As you can see its short sleeve shirts and shorts for most people, our weather is turning, spring is right around corner.

Our neighbor Patti.

Steve loves being outside in the warm sunshine.


We can hardly wait to see what lies in wait for us next week on the mini golf course!

1/11-1/15/15 A Foggy Morn and Busy Days

(Arizona City, AZ)

We’ve been putting up with a bit of rain and then a real foggy morning.




On this day we also had a Senior Resource Seminar at our park.

Local businesses came in and gave out small gifts such as tote bags, pens and pencils, others gave samples of their products. 






There was a nice turn out for this expo and I think a lot of people benefited from the free information handed out, the freebies are always welcome and a very good local restaurant The Big House supplied the most delicious pastries and coffee.

Thursday brought line dancing and the class is really getting busy.  From the looks of it my guess would be the  dance is the JB waltz.



I think the line dance was too regimented for Dennis and Grant and just got down with it!




The lady on the left is Lin.  She helps Sandy with the dance class this year.  Unfortunately she and her husband Dan are leaving our park.  The surrounding cotton fields and the dust make it harmful for Lin to breathe here, so they are leaving next month.

 

After line dancing it was on to shuffleboard.



This is the first year that I’m playing shuffleboard.  I played for the first time during the Winter Olympics last year but that was one day,  The shuffleboard group plays twice a week here and I’m trying to play at least once.  The two playing below are my neighbors Jodee and Kim.

 
 
We have some very talented quilters in our park.  Two ladies here made the quilts shown below and donated them for the cause. 

This pink bow quilt will be raffled off at our Cancer Survivor Dance in February.

 

This quilt be raffled off and the proceeds will go to benefit our Activities Department.

 

Yep, talented and generous  ladies!

During Bingo Thursday night we had something unusual happen.  Bingo was called before any number under O was called.  I’m glad my camera is always with me.

1/2-1/10/15 We’re Busy in the New Year!

(Arizona City, AZ)

We’re both starting off the new year healthy and that’s always a good thing.

Every other Tuesday we have an afternoon Piano Bar get together.  One of our residents, our friend Frank Maguire, plays the keyboards. 


 
The tables are set in a horseshoe around him and the residents gather to listen to this man sing and of course we all sing along with him.





In addition to piano playing and singing, Frank tells us wonderful stories from his travels and life in general.

We’re going through winter right now.  Well, as much as a winter as we have here in the desert.  That’s not to say that it doesn’t get chilly in the winter here, it does.  In fact we have nights where it gets downright cold and the mercury in the thermometers touch the freezing mark.  Thankfully this winter weather doesn’t last too long.  Of course this winter weather seems to go on forever and ever because people aren’t out and about as much.  Temps get up to the mid to high 50’s and low 60’s during the daytime.  There’s a few of us who may put on a sweatshirt but we still have our shorts on.  Me included.

We’re playing mini golf on Friday mornings now.  There’s enough players that we have to have two sessions.  The leaders of this activity, Dennis & Georgina make it especially fun because we never play just straight up mini golf.  I'll have pictures for the next weeks.

We play a card game in our park called Hand and Foot.  Its very much like Canasta for those of you who know how to play that.  This is a game I really enjoy playing.  A twist has been added to the game and its being included in our Senior Winter Olympics this year.  I’ve only been able to play once so far and it’s a bit different from the game I know.  Its called Hand, Knee and Foot.  An extra hand thrown in.  

Speaking of our Senior Winter Olympics two more games are being added this year.  Wii Bowling and Hockey,  Now Bob and I have played Wii bowling here at home on our Wii so we’re ok with that one.  Hockey,,,,I don’t know how this is going to be set up or how it will play so I’ll have to take plenty of pictures for that one.

Bob and I submitted our paperwork accepting a summer workamping job.  We’re not traveling far this year, just three hours or so away.  We’ll be in Show Low, Arizona from May 1st to September 30th.  We’ll be in Juniper Ridge RV Resort.  We’ll both be working in the Activities Department and we’ve already been told that most likely our 10 hours a week will be spent putting up and taking down the chairs for the events in the park.  THAT works for us!  This is a large park with lots going on and lots to see and do in the summertime.  We hear there is good fishing so Bob is a happy camper!  We aren’t that far from the Grand Canyon so I’m hoping that I can catch one of those spectacular sunsets there.  The weather should be just perfect.  We’ll be situated in the White Mountains where the daytime highs are in the high 80’s to low 90’s but there is very low humidity.  There’s also a golf course right there.  Neighbors of ours in the park model, Mike and Barb spend their summers in Show Low and Mike is a golfing partner of Bob’s.  This summer looks like its going to be a fun one!

1/1/2015 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Bob and I would like to wish each and every one of you a healthy, happy and financially secure 2015.

We appreciate you long time readers sticking with us (me) when I hit a lull in writing here.  I always seem to catch up but you can be assured I will fall behind again.

New readers, welcome.  We hope you enjoy the trip!

We got some adventures coming this year so we’re hoping you’ll keep traveling with us.

HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIENDS!

12/26-12/31/2014 Last Week of the Year

(Arizona City, AZ)

On the 26th we were still waiting for packages to be delivered to Kentucky.  One was delivered which leaves one still out there.  It’s the one that the tracking left off at leaving Casa Grande, AZ.  Who knows where it is!

We had a package delivered for us today.  Timmy and Shannon sent us Tastykakes!  We love Tastykakes and can’t get them out here.  They also sent gift cards for Olive Garden.  Jonathan and Brandi sent us a gift card for Cracker Barrel.  We like both places very much.  This is really the best thing we could have been gifted because we have enough clothes and anything else if we want or need it we go get it.

Timmy says to limit ourselves to one a day.  Yeah, like that’s gonna happen!


We didn’t do a whole lot this week.  It was a resting week for me and since it was a little chilly and windy Bob played a lot of golf on the computer.

On Saturday the errant package showed up in Kentucky.  I’m so glad it got there today because that one held Jonathan’s birthday gifts and it was his birthday.  Thirty nine years old!  I remember 39.  Vaguely.

I did go shopping on the 26th.  I either got there (Kohls) way late or there just wasn’t much left to begin with.  I did score on my wrapping paper for next year.  I was really hoping to snag some decorations for the park model for next Christmas.  I was lucky enough to get one thing and I made quite a buy.  This was originally marked at $44.99 and I got it for less than $15.00.  Oh I was very happy with this!  And its pretty!  It changes from blue to red to green to white.

Bob and I have decided not to go to the New Year’s Eve party again this year.  Its just so crowded in the Carnaval Room.  They put in as many tables and chairs as they can,,,and they should,,,but its just too crowded.

We’re getting ready for the influx of RV’s that will be hitting the gates soon.  Right after the 1st the second wave should come in.  The snowbirds will arrive and the area population will swell once again.

2014....it's been a good year.

12/25/2014 Merry Christmas Readers

Bob & I would like to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas.

12/22-12/24/2014 Tracking Packages

(Arizona City, AZ)

I wish I had a dollar for every time that I typed in the numbers to track the packages we have out there for delivery to the kids.  So many times that I knew two of the four 20 digit numbers by heart!

The larger one to Delaware arrived.  The flat rate package arrived.  The Delaware kids are set, they have all their packages.

The Kentucky kids, not so much.  Their flat rate box arrived thanks to Shannon’s niece and one box arrived on Wednesday.  That means two boxes are still out there and one of them only shows that it left Casa Grande.  So two of theirs will arrive after Christmas.

I happen to see Pastor Carole and told her that I had gotten the boxes mixed up and sent the wrong box to each of the boys.  She looked at me and said, “Snookie, I told you I would pray for the boxes to get there on time and they did.  However, I didn’t pray for accuracy on your part.”  That just cracked me up.

I’m still fighting the bronchial infection and taking my medications.  They make my food taste bad, I’ll be glad when this is done.

Bob has been to the driving range and played golf once.  Its still nice out so he has his daily meeting of the minds with the fellows in the neighborhood.

There are lots of RV’s and park models all decorated for the holidays but its so warm it just doesn’t feel like Christmas.