Heavy Heart, Beautiful Sunny Day, Morning Break, Puzzles, Ice Cream, Ending on a Great Note

On Sunday, Dec. 30^th we are happy to hear that 3 more of our blogger friends have packed up (or are ready to) and hit the road for the southwest. That makes 5 over the last week or so. That is great news! We wish them all safe travels and warm, clear sunny skies as they head to their destinations. Hoping to see most of them during the busy January season.

Looking out across the desert to the free boondocking area

Bill and I woke with a heavy heart though since we have a friendship hovering in the balances of destruction. All from silly misunderstandings and misperceptions. We’re hoping to patch things up so we can all pick up where we left off and move forward. Life is too short for things like this to get in the way. I was up at 6:40 and Bill soon after. It was still dark until 7:10 when I headed out.

I rode past this house just down the road from the park

Our indoor thermometer was reading 63F so I bumped the fireplace up and even tapped the furnace to come on for a cycle. The outdoor temperature was 44F so I slipped an extra layer on my arms for my walk. The pink wisps of clouds across the sky were pretty and a photo just doesn’t justify it at all, but I tried. I met Loree and Freddy at one point, close enough to say good morning and saw George off in the distance making his rounds of the park too.

When I returned, I made our morning coffee and tea and read a few blog posts. At 8:30 I opened a package of Pillsbury cinnamon buns and put them in the oven while frying up bacon and eggs. There are 8 in a pack and that is just enough to share with everyone. This has been my plan since we bought them, I was just waiting for the right day. Happy Sunday!

Bill did dishes while I delivered them door to door. 

They look yummy, don't they?

 Our friends were delighted with the morning snack. I hopped in the shower and when I came out, Bill was doing some more organizing in his ‘tackle’ box. Clemson was you know where. I decided to take my bike up to the library and put some pieces in the puzzle for an hour. We’d plan the afternoon when I got back.

Bill works on filling his tackle box

Clemson was very busy too

Rob was also working on his tool/tackle box

I first rode out of the park and down Frontage Rd towards the west. It is bumpy with lots of ruts in it but it felt good to exercise my legs in a different way. When I got back to the park, I pulled my bike into the puzzle room/library and texted Pat. I wanted her to know that we had a puzzle to finish! Someone else had contributed and I didn’t want anyone else finishing off ‘our’ puzzle this time. So, when Pat arrived, we both concentrated on putting the last pieces in together.

And Pat puts the last 8 pieces in

TaDah!

Bill got his drone out this afternoon too

It was 12:15 when I returned on my bike and saw the case that Bill had emptied. Hmm, what are you doing with that? Since he no longer needed it, I quickly got out my paints and rocks to see if they would fit. Success! Recycle and reuse and re-store. I have way too many paints so I still need the drawer but I’ve emptied a bag and have a much neater way of moving the materials outside now.

Now, I'm more organized too

Maybe bill's tackle box was kind of for me too!

Eventually, a lot of the old paints that are drying out will be getting tossed so hopefully one day, they will fit into one container. Rob texted to remind us that today is Sunday (oh yah) and Ice Cream social was today at 2. Geesh! We would have easily forgot about it. So, we dug out $2 and walked up with our friends, George, Suzie, Rob and Pat to get our treat. Why change a good thing? So Bill and I both got chocolate this time with all the fixings.

Today's ice cream treat

We offered to host Happy Hour today since we had lots of sunshine and the rotation had come first circle. I read my book outside in the hot sun for the hour until everyone joined us. Conversation ensued until just before 5 the fun ended. 

Freddy likes drinking from Clemson's water dish

and then he sleeps

A really cute picture of Ron and Loree
Now that is genuine 'happy'

Rob and I

Pat and George

Bill took Clemson out while I prepared the meat loaf for warming and to cook spaghetti squash for me and corn for him. Not that I really needed it, but I made up Caesar salad for each of us and we were eating and cleaned up from it by 6.

Clemson makes friends

Bill found a movie that we both agreed on and we settled in for the evening. I’m really getting hooked on the J.A. Jance book I’m reading so I read during commercials before I got too tired. 

Sunset through the screen

Sunset through my sunflowers in the bedroom window

supper was good and almost too much food

This has been another good day and the best part of it was when we heard from our friends and have made arrangements to see them in a couple of days. We are so glad they feel the same way about getting together. I hope you have had an equally great day.

Bill got some great drone photos today
This is looking behind us towards the south blm land

George and Suzie's unit

Ron and Loree's unit

Our Suite and Rob and Pat's Silverback
Good everyone

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