Clouds Roll In, Super Bowl Sunday, Crafting with my Sweetie

Park Place RV Park

On Sunday, Feb. 9^th I was in no way excited about football when I woke up, however, some people are and in honour of the game, Sue and Fred have planned a ‘Super Bowl Party’ in the clubhouse. All that means to me is that I will be sure to be out of the room when it starts. 😊

Good morning!
Laundry day!

Today is laundry day, where did the week go? We could tell by the contents of the bag of dirty clothes that it was a hot week. I had a couple pair of shorts and a few sleeveless tops and Bill had only one pair of long pants. I seldom wear socks except on my morning walks so there was no fear of the dryer making a meal out of them. We walked over at 7:05 and loaded the 2 machines, but they were smaller loads indeed.

When I walked back at 7:30, the sky was gorgeous!

I skipped my walk again, old news now, but after Bill left for the field under cloudy skies, I had my cereal and tea. The clothes were clean and folded by 8:30 and it was after they were put away that I took Gibbs for his walk. I wasn’t feeling very bouncy, even after my stretches etc., this morning so I was happy when he brought me back home.  

The winds were very low
and the sky was semi-blue at 9.

I played my games earlier and so took my book up to the bedroom with Gibbs and we relaxed where I was comfortable. Eventually, I was feeling my old self again so at 10:45 made my bp coffee and walked over to start a puzzle. Okay, this one could be challenging but it the last one of 3 of my own. I brought this one from home, have one from our friend, Patti, to do and one that is a Christmas gift from Bill. 😊

I think there could be some frustrating
moments during this process.

It took much of the hour before noon to get the pieces out, flipped over and separated so I didn’t get much done. For lunch, Bill had his sandwich and I reheated my onion rings & fish (leftovers from the Yacht Club) in the air fryer. Not as good as the first day but it was still tasty. Bill dozed, as did Gibbs, but it wasn’t warm enough to sit outside in my shorts and tank top under those clouds so I went back to the puzzle for a bit.

He loves that blanket

We needed to get our 2 5-gallon water bottles filled so Bill went after he got up to do that and give Black Beauty a drink. We have noticed a decline in our propane usage this past week, thank goodness! We were going through it pretty quickly through the cool month of January. We’re happy for the change! We are still saving on diesel though, not driving too far at all while here in Quartzsite. 😊

This is NOT today.
Yesterday, my hubby caught me in a snooze.
He's getting sneaky! 💗

Our Canadian dollar has been nasty since we got down here, well since the new year, which means pinching pennies a bit more than usual. Where, a week ago, Bill noticed that an American $ cost us $1.50 Cdn, today, it is at a better (not by a lot) $1.46.01 so we moved a bit more cash over to our account down here. It would be great it would improve but we won’t hold our breath.    

My lunch was more like a supper
but it had to be eaten. Yum!

I went back to the puzzle and although I still couldn’t finish the border, I came closer and began working on the animals. LOL, not going to be an easy one. I need Nancy back! I don’t know what time I returned to the Suite but I had in mind to work on some paper quilling. I sat on one side of the table and Bill sat on the other and we worked on our crafts. 😊 He still has that small model Spitfire to finish.

So, today, I made the little fox
and now Gibbs has playmates in the frame
with him.
(Thank you Nancy for the frame.)

I made another small animal from my kit and they are such fun to do. I didn’t know what to do with Mr. Fox and Mr. Bear but I found a good home for them. For supper, Bill grilled some marinaded Tri-Tip along with potatoes. We’ve never bought or had this meat before so it was a learning experience. We both enjoyed it with a spiced, olive oil, maple syrup marinade but next time, less cooking. ♥ It was a good meal!

Everything was very good and we have
more Tri-Tip in the freezer to improve where necessary.

We had a great day and it will be a relaxing evening, either in front of the tv or reading my book – or a bit of both. On our afternoon walk, Gibbs didn’t take me too far but it was still better than sitting home on my butt.

Today was much different than yesterday, as far as weather. Cloudy with a bit of a cool breeze for most of the day. We still reached a pleasant 69F/20C with a low expected of 47F/8C overnight. Still decent for sleeping but maybe no windows open tonight. 😊

What a lovely sunset.
When I slipped out, Walter and the neighbour across the
lane all joined me in taking pictures. 
Arizona sunsets. Beautiful!
Good night!

Thanks for popping by!