Finishing the Puzzle, Thinking Ahead, Wild and Windy

Park Place Resort, Q. Az

Monday, Feb. 21^st is Family Day back home in Canada (most provinces) and President’s Day here in the US. We woke up to warnings of strong winds and gusts so Gibbs and I slipped out for our walk as soon as we were up. That was late today, we slept in until 7:45. I thought, since we normally feed Gibbs his breakfast at 8, that maybe we could feed him and ‘then’ go for our walk. 😊

The first clouds we've seen in a long time
Makes for a pretty sunrise

However! We all know who is in charge here and although I thought he might go for a longer walk after eating, he has his routine. He wouldn’t go near the dish, instead hopping up on my recliner with me. He was telling me in no uncertain terms that we had to get out there. Bill and I laughed at this as I got dressed and away we went. I’m glad we went when we did because the winds had increased by 9. Gibbs knows best!

Walking before the wind picked up but the clouds
were moving around pretty good

I had my tea and Bill and I each had some of our own cereal. I’m still enjoying the homemade keto ‘oatmeal’ and only eat it when I feel hungry after our walk. We found it quite cool inside the Suite this morning so turned on our Blue Flame heater to take the chill off. Surprisingly, it was a nice temperature of 50F/10C but it was the winds that played havoc. Bill watched some tv upstairs and I sat downstairs and crocheted.

The winds were crazy this afternoon but
the clouds moved out by noon
Notice the dust blowing across the road from the SW

We had bacon and eggs for lunch and then before 1 I went over to the clubhouse for some puzzle work. It was nice to see Patty and Rick the hosts back in the office so Bill and I talked to them about next year. With minimal conversation, since we’d talked a lot about it, we reserved for 3 months next year. Staying here longer is still an option but we’re up in the air about it.

Our hosts are saying all the right things, “lots of puzzles to be done” (Rick), “we’re so glad you’re coming back” (Patty). Anyway, with that out of the way, and out of our minds, we feel content we’ve made the right decision based on us, regardless of what or who next year brings. 😊 I sat and finished the puzzle by 3:15 and even though there are 5 frustrating pieces missing, it is pretty. When I break it up in a day or two, it will be fire fodder.

So, here it is - 5 pieces
Can you find the holes?

How about now?

Sitting around at home nearing 5 o’clock, our time, we called the next to last of our offspring, with the exception of one who was away for the weekend. My daughter was available and we had a nice chat to catch up on both ends. They also are digging out from the weekend snowfalls but are doing well otherwise. We’ve talked to the them all, which is not something we manage often but it is always gold when we do. ♥

Because last night, I felt that our lasagna
was not quite enough to fill us, but 2 pieces
would have been too much, we added a veggie.

For supper, we finished up the last of the lasagna. Too windy to barbecue anything and this was simple. Simple wins every time with me. 😊 The dust was blowing around pretty good today but the sun managed to rule the day for the most part so we used our solar panels while we could. Not much change is expected tomorrow and we’re in for some cooler temps but we reached 69F/20.5C before the sun began dropping.

My sister, Donna, took a drive out to their two properties
The Acreage to check for mice at their trailer
(there were none)

The evening was spent watching a few of our programs, others were put off because of the holiday, we assume. This was a nice day spent at home together and we’ve successfully made some permanent plans for next year. That’s positive thinking on our part. I hope you’ve had an enjoyable time in your neighbourhood too.

And at the Ridge, the best news
"No tracks up the lane" and "things look good up there"
😃
Good night everone!
Happy Family Day and Happy President's Day

Thank you for your visit.