Waiting for Weather

Finally this week, the temperatures are going to hit 80 which is plenty warm enough for me, but we all know that is just the beginning. The last two days have almost felt humid due to temperatures near 80 but lots of cloud cover. we are never satisfied with the weather, are we?

We three couples are going to the Desert Botanical Gardens this afternoon where there is currently a Chihuly glass display. I understand the gardens themselves are exceptional, and the glass just adds to it. Since I am never sure how Cooper behaves when we leave him behind (which is seldom), I have already asked forgiveness of the neighbors who said they have had lots of dogs and Cooper doesn't bother them.

Cooper has bothered us lately!!!!! On three occasions we have forgotten to put the bread basket out of reach, and he has taken full advantage. So we end up 1) worrying whether it is going to make him sick, 2) having bread crumbs and wrappers to clean up, and 3) frequently having no bread for us to eat!!

Mike and Mary found themselves in the Seattle area for the past three days, so we were able to offer them the house for a stay. They couldn't find the outside key the first night so drove back to Federal Way to a motel, but Craig rescued them the next day and got them inside. They visited with Colleen on Saturday, and she gave them the grand tour of her neighborhood and Fremont, and on Sunday, Craig picked them up and took them to Olympia for some sightseeing and dinner at their house. Dinner at Craig and Cassie's is always a treat!! I think they just appreciated getting away from the cold and piles of dirty snow in Spokane.

John Ratzenberger says, "The manual arts have always taken precedence over the fine arts. Remember, somebody had to build a ceiling before Michaelangelo could go to work. Ciao

Lion King, Ouseys and Spragues

The title indicates the highlights of the past weeks. Ouseys are parked beside us, and Rod and Karen finally were able to overcome the ice and snow and are now parked behind us. We seem to have settled into a routine of sharing drinks and dinner every few days, and there have been the all-important trips to the fabric store, Costco, Trader Joe's, the nail salon, and the RV store.

Our Christmas gift from Jeff and Bev, tickets for Lion King, was exceptional. The costumes, the sets, and the music were magnificent. I can't even fathom how some people are able to create these massive works of art. Many of the sets and backdrops were quite simple in and of themselves, but the addition of the dancing and the costumes caused the entire stage to become one stunning sight.

We joined several couples from Davenport for a birthday luncheon recently; the first of the group to enter the 71st year. There are about a half dozen couples who spend the winter at an RV park in Mesa, so they came halfway and we met in Chandler.

We are formulating our summer plans. We'll drive the car back to Steilacoom for some appointments the middle of April and then come back down here, pick up the motor home and drive east. Ken wants to revisit Pensacola, my cousin has invited us to visit them in Ocala, Florida, and then we need to be in Maryland around the 24th of May for the two graduations. We have made reservations at Ft. Meade which is about 20 minutes from where Keith and Janet live, so there is some sort of a plan.

I am now the proud owner of an orchid plant - my Valentine's Day gift from Ken. So far it has appeared to be happy and contented!! I have it on the dash in the front window, and since there are sun screens on the windows, it only gets filtered light which it should like.

We are still waiting for warm weather.......we sat outside this afternoon/evening, and I was frozen by the time the sun went down and we came inside. The rest of the week is supposed to be in the mid to high seventies.


A RETIREE'S THOUGHT

My husband said, "What are you doing today?"

I said, "Nothing."

He said, "You did that yesterday."

I said, "I didn't finish."


Ciao