The Week Begins the Fun, A Bit of Genealogy, A Birthday

Park Place Rv Park

On Monday, Jan. 19th I didn't drag myself out of bed until 7 even though I was awake at 6:30. Gibbs was dutifully waiting until I gave the indication I was fully awake. Okay, time for that cuddle-bum to greet me.

Good morning!

Bill was getting his breakfast and emptying the dishwasher when I came down. After he was done in the bathroom, he left and I hopped in the shower. We are looking at yet another lovely day, with clear skies in the forecast and a high of 74F/22C There is a slight breeze but Bill went flying.

Ladies poker pool

I had my half grapefruit and a cup of tea before taking Gibbs for his walk. That gave my fine thin hair a chance to dry before going out into the chilly 41F/9C. It doesn't take long but heeding Mom's words, 'don't go outside in the winter with wet hair', I waited. I'm a good girl. 😉

When you have a dog,
every chair has to be big enough for two.

At 9:15, I took a prepped coffee mug and my cue stick to meet 6 other ladies for poker pool. It's Monday so let the games begin! We had a lot of fun, welcoming our newest player, Stephanie, into the fold. It isn't really about skill, because our skill level comes and goes but we do enjoy the banter.

Back home at noon, Bill had not yet returned so I made my sandwich and started. I was hungry, worked up an appetite, obviously! He wasn't long arriving after that and then we just hung out. Bill and Gibbs dozed but I'm most comfy in my dining chair.

My family books and
a few sweet pictures of
Mom and Daddy
💖

I have been reading through my sister's 2 family books and getting a refresher course of Mom and Daddy's history. I had pushed much of this information into the back recesses of this brain but I'm happy to bring it out to the forefront again. 

Our happy hour entertainment

I love seeing pictures of our parents, and my siblings and I from those days. Three things of interest: my Great Grandmother on Mom's side was scheduled to come to Canada from England to be with her husband on April 10th, 1912. Her passage was the maiden voyage of the Titanic.

Happy Hour
before Sarah and Ainsley
fly home.

Last day or so before departure, one of her 3 children became ill and they postponed the trip. Just thinking about what all that could have meant, moving forward, proves how very fortunate we all can be without even realizing it. I get goosebumps. 

How's that for a sky.

My Grandfather did fight in WWI and because of carrying a metal tobacco tin in his left shirt pocket, was saved from a bullet. Again, history could have been different there too. 

In my dad's history, his father died at age 62, leaving the farm parcel to Daddy at age 15. There were 4 other brothers who all got portions of the original 200-acre property. Quitting school was not the only result, all brothers would not join the forces of WWII because of their responsibilities at home.

There was a controlled burn
north of Lake Havasu this afternoon
and we could see some smoke
hanging in the north and east sky

My little sister, Wendy, did a wonderful job of documenting this history in her Blurb books and that is where I got the idea to create the travel journals I make every summer. Today, rather than traveling out to Roadrunner blm for Happy Hour, Ken, Kim, Sarah and little Ainsley came here. 😃

I took him for a walk after H.H.
Apparently, he was worn out.

They arrived shortly after 3 and we had a really nice visit. Ainsley was entertainment, and Gibbs behaved 'mostly' like a gentleman. He was very good even though he has never been around little people much before. 💕

Trying to see over the
tops of the rv's.

For supper, Bill grilled sausages and we had them on bakery buns that we purchased at Walmart. Different ones, that were best heated lightly in the microwave. 

These sausages were good tonight.

They were quite good and filling. I finished my blog while watching Gilmore Girls.

Pink mountains again

Into Season 5 now and Loreli and Luke are dating so this is getting even more interesting. It's fun remembering. Today was warm but a bit windy. We reached the temperature goal but our nights are still dropping to low 40's/5C.

So, inside the Suite, it was
almost a better view.

Today, help me wish my son-in-law a happy birthday. Chris entered our family a year and a half ago and we couldn't be happier. 

Happy birthday, Chris!

He is making my daughter very happy. I haven't heard that his card arrived yet but hope it isn't too late.

I didn't take this one but
it was so pretty of tonight's sky
that I stole it from Facebook.
Good night!

Thank you for popping by.