Quiet as a Mouse

Park Place RV Park

On Monday, Mar. 9th I was looking forward to another fun-filled day here in the park. We are doing our 3 days 'on call' starting today but the days are so quiet, it seems like play time. I was up and ready before 8 so relaxed over my cup of tea.

Good morning!
Let's start with the puzzle!

Bill and Gibbs skirted the park perimeter and I opened up the office and clubhouse. There were no arrivals and no departures so it would a slow-moving day. One electric bill payment and one current guest made his fall/winter reservation over the phone.

I was happy to get my
order for shoes.
3 for $99
Free shipping.
😀

At 9:30, Sue, Bette, Linda and I started our poker pool game. It was nice that Stephanie was able to join around 10:30 and we played until noon. I teased that I was going for the high number this morning (low number wins) because that's the way my points were going. I was right, I lost. 😂

A pretty sky

We always have a good time with a lot of chuckles. Playing these games with the ladies here is one of the major things I'll miss back home. Bill isn't into games at all so no point in setting up couples gatherings for that. I'm grateful to have that here.

Grilled bacon cheeseburger
on the menu.

After lunch, I focused on the puzzle. It seemed to be moving along much quicker than I first thought when looking at the grass. It should be done tomorrow. When I closed up at 4, Renae was working away at, with my blessing. 

Just after Bill finished grilling,
it started to rain lightly.
By the time we finished eating,
it was a steady light rain
and then a rainbow.

Bill and I had planned burgers for supper so after starting my blog, I made a cup of tea and relaxed even more. Bill and Gibbs had already been out for their afternoon walk. A perk for today was receiving a parcel I've been waiting for from Hike Footwear. 

Looking to the west,
the sun was fighting to shine through.

I ordered on Feb. 18th and their 'promised' arrival came and went 2+ weeks ago. I was getting worried and although they are great at communicating, it seems my shoes got caught up somewhere and they had to continuously track it for me. LOL I've got holes in ones I have so yay for today's parcel!

It left us with this sight.

We reached a more moderate 79F/26C with a slight wind. Just lovely. Gray clouds seem prevalent this morning but have since changed to white fluffies for most of the afternoon. There are some changes ahead, with hot, hotter and hottest temperatures reaching our area. 

A memory from Mar. 9th, 2022.
We still have the little bum,
just not the sofa.
Good night!

I hope your day was a good one, mine was! Thank you for your visit. Comments are always welcome.

Heating Up, Puzzling, Tentatively Making Plans

Park Place RV Park

On Sunday, Mar. 8th it was 7:15 when my eyes popped open enough to look at the clock. My boys had been out an hour earlier and Bill was bringing the clothes onto the bed for sorting. Laundry day! How exciting! With the hotter weather, no jeans were dirty, so the two loads were smaller.

Good morning!

He went to the field after we loaded the machines and I was finished by 9 am. I washed my hair, and it dried quickly within the first 100' of my walk with Gibbs. Fine, thin hair does that. Gibbs walked well, leading the way like a proud little man, There was a lot of P-mail today!

He has a birthday this week so I wanted to make his doggie cake this morning. Well, I think the verdict is in.........the convection part of our microwave oven is on the fritz. Not completely, since it baked the cake about 25% - the top half.

I made a coffee and took it over to the clubhouse around 10:30. Using the oven there is a bonus for guests, and it was baked within 10 minutes. It didn't turn out as good as it did the last time, so maybe I doubled the recipe that year. 

Renae worked on the sky last night.
She's the night owl of our group.

While there, of course, I worked on the puzzle until almost noon when I returned home. We had lunch, I finished the last of my cabbage stew (heated on the stove) and when Bill and Gibbs stretched out for their snooze, I went back. The grass is probably the hardest but I persisted and made good progress.

Bill took Gibbs for his walk and I started my blog. Today is a warm one, 85F/29C, with a clear blue sky and some moderate winds around 8 mph. It seems hot inside the Suite but the breeze and our fans are keeping us comfortable. Gibbs is not panting so much anymore!

For supper, we are having leftover lasagna, coleslaw and a couple of rolls. The reheat part of the convection/oven works so we'll just play it by ear and weight out our options. This is our 2nd replacement!

The last of the lasagna
and the coleslaw.
Rolls are in the freezer.

Supper was good and filling so we skipped pie tonight. We sat out for a bit after clean up and Bill went to get a water jug filled. We are volunteering over the next 3 days so won't be going anywhere other than to the mail depots. This has been a great day.

Back home our family and friends lost an hour of their sleep time. Now, we are 3 hours behind them for a while, until we start heading across the states. 

A memory photo from
March 8, 2023.
Love the saguaros.
💖
Good night all!

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