It’s a Good Day, Christmas Shopping

Park Place RV Park

On Tuesday, Dec. 17^th I was up by 7 but when I came downstairs, it was still pretty dark outside. I prepared for my walk and stepped outside to take a picture of the pretty eastern sky. I waited until about 7:20 and then headed out. There was a teeny breeze but I was warm enough as I walked in the 41F/5C, singing along to Christmas carols. 😊

Good morning!

Back home, Bill and Duncan were ready to head out for the field and I sat with my morning cup of tea. I was able to complete my games by the time Patty texted about a 9:30 walk. It was 8:30 so I got the Dirt Devil out and cleaned the floors. That felt like a job well done, ha ha, don’t want to strain myself! Gibbs and I went for our uneventful, round the outside perimeter of the park and then I met Patty out front for our walk.

Pink sky in the east
and
even the moon is in the pink

We connected with Debbie at the back row and took the big walk. Back home, I made my bp coffee and went over to work on the puzzle I started yesterday. I don’t think this one will take long at all and I can start on the Christmas quilts next week. The day has warmed up nicely and by the time I returned at noon for lunch, I could open a couple of windows. ♥

Not traditional BUT the library
tree is still pretty. It would be lovely at night.
Mr. Cottontail is waiting at the bush.

Bill was home and we had tomato soup and sandwiches for lunch. We’d decided we were going to take a jaunt to Tyson Wells and then Keuhn Street looking to see what second-hand bikes may be available. We stopped at a couple of places and by a stroke of good luck, one fellow had just got one in yesterday. A 6-speed ladies RoadMaster – perfect!

The sun didn't rise over the mountain
until after I returned home.

It is in excellent shape and after I rode it a bit, Bill tested the speeds on it for me. They seemed to be tight so I paid the man, we stopped for bread and milk, and Bill used some WD-40 on the gears. When I hopped on and took it around the paved block, Quail Trail, Las Palamos, Riggles and home, it rode perfectly! 😊 I’m so happy, a gift for Christmas. It came with the basket (not the best), a bike lock, a mirror and even a fairly new helmet. When we got home, I found a gift online for my sweetie too, so placed that order.

This is the puzzle I'm working on.
I did the sky first, thinking it would be hardest.
Hmmm, we'll see.

The sun was glorious and since our neighbour to our east left a couple of days ago, for another journey, I took my gravity chair and table to his lot and read my book. Now, I’m at the point where it is hard to put down. I read until Bette came home and then some. She gave me a ‘gift with a condition’. A Cobbler Hills puzzle that when I finish it, I give it to her daughter-in-law when she arrives in January. That’s easy!

I've had my suet feeder out for a month
but today was the first time it was visited.
Yay! They found it!

It should be a fun one and I appreciate the thought! Oh! That reminds me! The Cat Came Back!! Ha ha, it never really left just found the best hiding spot EVER! Bill nor I could find her and we really did a thorough search last night. Bill popped in there this morning at 6:30 and the food was eaten and the kitty meowed at him. Phew! I was so relieved when he told me so I texted her with the good news. She wasn’t too worried, figuring she was in there somewhere. ♥

Santa came early. 💗💗💗
It's a great bike for me, I will be replacing
the hard seat sooner than later. 😁

We had pre-cooked sausages for supper with potatoes, Brussel Sprouts and corn. It was a very good meal but it created a lot of pots for hand washing. 😊 The evening was spent with my book and then tv for both of us. It was a great day! My steps yesterday were about 800 shy of my goal but today were 5,000 over so there ya go! We reached a pleasant 71, with less wind and more sun so it was perfect. Our overnight will be a few degrees warmer too so no heat required.

A great supper tonight.
I love these precooked sausages.
Good night!

Thank you for popping by!

Finally, Some Christmas Shopping! 😊

Pilot Knob RV Resort, Winterhaven, CA So, on Wednesday, Dec. 22nd we had plans again. This time a trip into Yuma Palms mall for some shopping – for each other and Gibbs. We don’t buy much for each other but kids at ♥, it’s fun to fill stockings just in case Santa can’t find us way down here! I’ve done it for years, filling both (all) but more recently, Bill has been picking up the slack so that I am also surprised on Christmas morn.

The day once again started out cloudy. It is always interesting to see what's going on behind P.K. mountain

You can see in this picture, how fast the little guy moves and why I like the retractable leash

Show everyone what you found today, Gibbs, He brings the bottles home proudly and we just throw them out because he eats them. After Gibbs and I went for our walk and Bill and I having a bite to eat at 8:30, we first went to pet Smart. Gibbs needs new toys and chewys. Things don’t last long when he gets hold of them. 😊 Since we were at the mall with my favourite store, Bill scooted me off into Ross. I told him I don’t like wandering when he is waiting but he encouraged me to go and take my time – so I did. Well, not too much time really.

Coming back from Yuma, the Mexican workers are hard at harvesting the vegetables along the highway I poked a bit and found a pair of the shoes that I love as they were on my list this year and then I poked a bit more perusing the huge selection of ladies’ tops. A red dressy top was what I was looking for and, happily, I found one. I could have spent at least an hour in this store, easily, and much more than what I did in 15 minutes but not today. It’s a store to go to with a girlfriend and with time to kill but I appreciated this visit all the same.

A little packet of goodies and a card from Diane and Don

I was inspired by Diane's gift to make the fudge recipe We drove down to Target which was a bit of a disappointment for me. I found the prices to be just fine but I couldn’t find anything special for my sweetie. He had success, apparently, and then we drove to Hobby Lobby. Another favourite store and they always have such great deals of 40 and 50% off so we split up and wandered around. I found a couple of things for Bill and a couple of things that can go under the tree. That was enough so we returned home by noon hour. 😊 Of course, I can't show you what we bought. You have to wait until Christmas like we do! Gibbs is already sniffing the cupboard where Daddy/Santa hid his gifts.

Pancakes and mini sausages were our luncheon meal and after dishes, I changed into my swimsuit and walked up to the pool. It wasn’t open yet so I asked Josh to open it up (he got right on it) and in the meantime, I worked on the puzzle for a few minutes. The sun was out and hot so the water felt wonderful. I did more than 3 laps today (F.G. will be pleased about that!) and was in and out a couple of times.

I took these two pictures of the goodies on their plates in the fridge and added an effect from my Samsung By 3, the flies and the clouds had me covering up and heading for home. Bill and Gibbs were upstairs and didn’t hear me come in. I can’t usually sneak up on Gibbs but he was sound asleep. ♥ I had a shower to get some moisture back into my dry skin after the pool and then made a cup of tea. Our friend, Diane, brought us a Christmas card and a couple of home baked squares. How sweet!

the tenderloin are just the right size for individual servings

Behind my Russian Babushka dolls is our 2nd Christmas card from back home. Thanks Charlotte! It spurred me on to make the chocolate fudge recipe from Lori. It’s always nice to have a plate full of goodies at Christmas. Good for a few pounds for sure! Ha ha. I started my blog and then sat with my book until it was time to start supper. At 6, Bill lit the Weber Q and grilled our 2 bacon wrapped tenderloin. I cooked corn and cauliflower inside along with giving the potatoes a jump start in the microwave. He reheated those with butter in foil.

I'm glad the potatoes and veggies were good. Some people can eat their beef 'nearly raw' but it made us feel queasy. No thank you. I can’t say it was the best meal because the tenderloin was not cooked enough for our liking. At first, it seemed okay so it was too late to relight the bbq and put them on for longer but we followed directions and know for the next time, that it wasn’t enough. Even our meat thermometer didn’t help. The veggies, potatoes and my fudge for dessert were all delicious! I kept half of my tenderloin to throw on the bbq tomorrow night.

Now the dessert?? A big YES! Thanks Lori After dishes, Gibbs crashed on the floor. He is quite the little fluff ball these days, in need of a hair cut badly. He is feeling the heat, especially being as active as he is when he’s inside and out. 😊 We can’t get him in until Dec. 30th for his cut so only 8 more days. The evening was typical, some tv, blog writing (which is still a pain with the blogger changes) and relaxing together. This was a good day, that pool felt wonderful!

Our fur baby sleeps Good night! Thank you for your visit today. ♥