Make Up Your Mind!

Park Place RV Park

On Sunday, Jan. 4th I heard nothing until 6:30. Bill and Gibbs had already been out and Gibbs was fast asleep on Bill's pillow. I got up and washed before starting to sort the laundry. Bill carried the basket over and we examined the sky. Do we unplug or not? Between sun and clouds, it took all day to decide.

Good morning!
If you look close enough,
Venus is hanging close, kind of
like a bodyguard to the moon.

It was clear to the east but low-lying clouds were hanging on the mountain like a wet blanket. I waited for the sunrise but it popped then got eaten up by before-mentioned clouds. LOL Still a decent picture. 

But this photo, I could see framed
on a wall.

Bill left for the field and I finished with the clothes, bringing the basket back around 9 am.

I can be a patient person,
but once the sun moved up into the
clouds, I went home.

There is another ukelele jam at 1:30 so I put the finished puzzle away so it was out of their way. Thankfully, Sue is on duty today so I get a break from that lovely entertainment. 😊 I took Gibbs for his walk around the park perimeter and brought 2 more huge grapefruit home. They are so good!

My walk to Family Dollar
was under a perfect sky.
I managed over 7500 steps today, just under 3 miles.
Doesn't happen often these days.

Then, leaving him in charge, I slipped a wind breaker on over my short sleeves and walked to Family Dollar. It was nice and sunny, of which I was happy, but when I left the store with cards and a couple of food items plus batteries, I had to remove the nylon jacket. It was too hot!

Yesterday, I mentioned the pot lights
I bought.
Under the sink: before and after 

At the stairs
Motion detection

Bill was home when I returned around 10:45, which surprised me. He had gone first thing to fill our water bottles and on his way him this time, he stopped at the bank and w/d the cash I had transferred from my Cdn savings account. I like to have some play money.

Bill's bedroom cupboard

My bedroom cupboard with
and older light.
It wouldn't stay velcroed to the 'ceiling'
so sits there for now.

I paper quilled some birdies for the office and then we had lunch. Just sandwiches, meat and cheese (oh, I forgot we have lettuce too), but they hit the spot. Our friends, Ken and Kim, are coming in for Happy Hour; should be warm enough to sit outside although the clouds have ruled much of the late morning.

Gibbs is very comfortable on
Bill's lap right now.
We took turns with him. 💗

We sat under our shelter and had a great visit for a couple of hours. We never lack in something to talk about, taking turns, sharing stories and the laughs they brought. It was quite comfortable, especially after the first few exciting minutes when Gibbs settled down. We reached 70F/20C today. Lovely.

It has been a few days so
this was a nice visit with our
good friends.

I shared (very little, actually) of my Rum Chiata so Ken and Kim could try it. I'm a bit selfish with it, I suppose, it's a real treat. They both enjoyed the tasting and will likely try and find some to share on their own. 😀

Looking east, a 3 dimensional photo
and a candy floss sky

When they left, I took Gibbs for his walk and was hobbling a bit with a numb leg. The sky was so pretty and bound to get better as the sun dipped behind the mountains. 

This is a reverse of
my early pictures as if I'd planned it!

Bill grilled our bacon, cheese burgers for supper and they did not disappoint.

Hungry for a burger now?

It was a quick and easy clean up and the evening ensued. I worked on my blog post and marvelled at a great day. We are very fortunate to be here, in a warm winter place that we love and although we may miss our family and friends back home, they are only a phone call away.

Good night sunset!

Thank you for your visit today. 

Losing our Minds - Together

Park Place RV Park

On Saturday, Jan. 3rd I woke up when the boys went out and felt completely rested. I was in bed last night at 9 pm and it took me no time at all to drop off. I woke once, at 3, rolled over and was gone again. Note to self, no more wine for me after 6 pm!

Good morning!

Bill was getting his breakfast when I got up at 7 and washed. I didn't have anything on the agenda today, at least nothing scheduled. It was another pretty sky this morning so I was out 3 times trying to capture the changes. 

I tried to choose the best out of 6 to
display here.

The humidity was 85% this morning
so the mountains were barely visible
in the misty fog.

Before we left home in October, we ordered and received cupboard door latches for the Suite. That is one thing in these rv's that keep breaking and we keep replacing. Bill wanted to put some new ones on before we head home in April. Could we find them? Nope!

I love when the cotton ball clouds move in

He left for the field and I did a thorough search. High and low; I knew exactly what I was looking for. It is a small flat box, not in any spot I looked in. I messaged Bill that I had no luck BUT I did find the bag 'from Mrs. Claus'🤶 of socks, slippers and another $1 pouch for paper strips. 🤣

I knew that I had purchased those things!! They were tucked in Mr. Claus's bedroom cupboard and missed. I took Gibbs for his walk and then went to the puzzle to finish those last few pieces. Back home, at 11, I worked on a birthday card only to realize later that I had already made one. Duh!

Gibbs was no help in finding our
missing items, or our minds.

Do you ever wonder where your mind goes when you lose it? I know we are getting forgetful but somehow we are just never quite prepared for some of the things we both forget. Usually, it's one of us and the other one remembers. Not today! Duh #2!

Some puzzling was done.
Enough to finish the puzzle.

We had lunch when Bill got home and then searched again. Then......yah, not done yet. I realized that our 2nd youngest granddaughter has a birthday in just a few days and I forgot to get her card ready and sent. Duh #3!

More clouds moved in
Goodbye any chance of sunshine.

Still mild, so no complaints.

When I went looking for it, no where was it to be found. Last winter we bought all the winter cards and put the appropriate $$ inside for grandchildren under 20. I was POSITIVE that I did the same this winter before we left home. After a thorough search, we can't find them either. Duh #4!

These are the 2 different lights I 
bought. Sorry, they are upside down.

Guess I'm going shopping in the morning for cards and sadly, the little one's card will be even later than it would have been. It's scary when we forget and sad when we can't believe that we've forgotten the simplest of things. 😕 I know we're not alone but that doesn't help.

You'll have to stand on your head for this one
too.
I know how to fix it, but it isn't working
tonight.
I removed some of the swirls on the
one from yesterday and like it better now. 
I apologize for the acrobatics you have
to perform. 🤭

We hung out at home, discouraged 3 or 4 times over but will just take care of things tomorrow. Yesterday, at one of our favourite vendors at Tyson Wells, I picked up 3 packs of lights from their $4 bins. All battery but all useful. Today, I put two of them to use.

Another pretty Quartzsite sky.

One in the hall, motion detector light, and one for under the bed. This one was ingenious! I can't remember what I did with the cards, but came up with a great idea here. 😂It is always too dark to see under there with even the big light. 

I get more exercise running in 
and out for pictures than for anything
else I do!

The other motion detector light will go on the end of the island for when our strip lights finally die and one will go in Bill's overhead bedroom cupboard. I have one on my side and love it. I think another pot light under the sink will work well too.

Why the colour changed?
I'm not sure, it was actually bright pink.
My phone does not do sky colours well in any
of the available settings.

Small inexpensive things make us happy and after living in an rv for going on 10 years, we know what will make things easier too. Now just to find something for memory! What cupboard is it in? I can't seem to remember.

When I thought I was done,
this appeared out of my west facing window.

It is and has been a cloudy day today with a cooler temperature than expected, 63F/16C. Still mild though as there is no wind. For supper, we had leftover chili and a dinner roll. I was quite hungry as I realized I'd only eaten 2 pieces of toast all day. LOL

Just as good the second night.

Bill had a new movie starting at 6 so I finished today's post and watched a couple more episodes of Reacher, then Bones, then Gilmore Girls. I like to mix it up sometimes. Ha ha. 

Good night!

I hope you've enjoyed the day. It is almost warmer outside at 6 pm than it has been all day. Love it!

Thank you for popping by.