Tough Times......

It has been a tough two weeks - two weeks of doing little or nothing of any importance!! But our days seem to fly by.

The weather has not caused us to want to don our shorts and sandals and cavort in the sun......for several days there was no sun, and the sunshine was liquid. We have had no rain for the past week, but up until today it has been unseasonably cool. It has been in the high 30s on several mornings as I headed out to walk Cooper. My attire consisted of Ken's winter parka, covers for my ears, and gloves to keep my hands warm. This is Arizona?

Rod and Karen will be here during the last week of February and first week of March. After their stint in the desert, they moved on to Yuma, which is where they are now. They are going to spend some time in the Tucson area before they get here.

Plans for Ken's birthday on March 1 are taking shape. It will be a German meal with rouladen, sausages from a meat market in San Jose (delivered by Jeff and Bev), spatzle, saurkraut, and good beer. Dessert is yet to be determined. We have about 18 who are coming including one couple whom we have never met. Rod and Karen met them in Yuma, and the man is a brother to a long-time friend of Rod's. Also, the man is related to one of the guys who will be here at the reunion so he is going to surprise him. Small world.

One of the big selling points for this motor home was the two big pullout pantries in the kitchen. For the second time, one of the pantries developed problems and so we unloaded and pulled it out. We surveyed the problem and then called a friend, Rob Robinson, the go-to-got-all-the-tools-loves a project/challenge-guy. Within 24 hours he was back with the needed parts and he and Ken pretty much dismantled the entire unit, fixed the problems, and put it all back together. I could store all my canned goods in it and do chin-ups and it wouldn't flinch. Thanks guys.

In celebration, we had the Ouseys and Rob here today for brunch. Rob's wife, Sue, has gone to Victoria for a week so we want to be sure and keep him well-fed. He had heard me say I had had a problem with one of my kitchen drawers, so before he left he had tape measure in hand and was planning how he was going to repair the drawer. Actually, it will be rebuilt and better than before when he gets through.

Tomorrow, Carolyn and I are going to IKEA and Trader Joe's, neither of which she has in Victoria. I am going not needing a thing but will undoubtedly find something I can't live without. I haven't even been in an IKEA since last fall.

I have a few chores to do before Brothers and Sisters comes on in a little less than an hour. FINALLY, a new episode!!

Ciao