....and the skies are (not) cloudy all day

I have had to do a double take several times today to make sure I knew what those dark things were in the sky. We had a few sprinkles of rain last night, and it has been overcast all day today, but I don't know if we will see any other precipitation.

We had a most enjoyable weekend in Phoenix with Sheila and Colleen. Of course IKEA was the first order of business along with a short visit to the 69th annual Junior League Rummage Sale. The sale had been underway about one hour when we arrived, and folks were lined up by the dozens to pay for their treasures. We looked and left. But then we were at IKEA a bit before it opened so we had breakfast while we waited.

We went out for a German dinner on Saturday night with Sheila and Colleen treating us in honor of Ken's birthday (tomorrow). I must say that we are a pretty tough bunch of critics when it comes to German food, but we collectively decided we would give the restaurant a B. My schnitzel was good, as was the red cabbage, but I think I make a better spatzle. A good time was had by all.

We 'girls' spent some time putting some finishing touches on Colleen's apartment by doing some rearranging and hanging some pictures. It all looks very cute and cozy. Then on Sunday after Sheila left, Ken and I went with Colleen to two different shelters to look for a dog. She didn't take one home, but there were a couple of possibilities. One interesting dog was a Catahouli - a Louisiana cattle dog. But it is a lot of dog needing a lot of exercise so probably not a good candidate for an apartment.

We talked to Craig on his birthday, and it sounds like Cassie made sure he had a good week end. He said they ate well. Cassie is the daughter of a home ec teacher and Craig says she can cook up a storm.

I had fully recovered from my cold of a month ago, and now I have some sort of respiratory ailment that has hit me with a vengeance. I have lost all sense of taste, and I have coughed until every muscle in my body hurts. I am ready for this to be over.

Carolyn and Gary are having us for a steak dinner tomorrow night for Ken's birthday. I will bake an apple pie, but between not feeling well, and the confines of the motor home, I am using a frozen pie shell. Oh horrors.

Ciao