Jan 9th to 12th - Yuma

Jan 9th - Sat - Yuma
Terry didn’t think we did much today - you decide.
I was giving Terry a haircut when a golf ball hit our rig. Terry went out and discovered that the golfer was lucky and hit & shattered a clearance light cover rather than the side of the rig. He was very apologetic and gave Terry money to buy a new cover.
We went for breakfast at the park and threw in a load of laundry while we were eating. We watched shuffleboard and chatted with people while the laundry dried. I vacuumed and did some cleaning before we headed to town for diesel, a haircut for me and groceries.
I sat in the sun and read while Terry washed the truck. Then we had time for a bike ride before an early steak dinner. We stopped to chat with Gale & Jan and their friends came by. Turned out they were the couple (Freeman & Louie) that we sat with at breakfast and they had told Jan about meeting us but they couldn’t remember our names. By what they said, Jan figured it was us - hmmmm! Just as we finished eating, Karen & Bob stopped by for a drink. Their dog is doing OK.
There was a “sock hop” here at the park so off we went. Karen & Bob also showed up and we all sat at a table next to Gale & Jan and friends. The same guy from the last dance (Dervin James) provided the music and he was excellent. We danced nearly every dance so got quite a bit of exercise from 7 to 10.

Jan 10th - Sun - Yuma
Got in a 5 mile bike ride this morning. Tough riding when we turned into the wind.
I filled up the kitchen gray water tank while doing some dinner prep and asked Terry to empty it. Didn’t turn out well as the handle broke off after he pulled it out. Not a simple valve replacement. Our rig has a long cable with the handle visible but the valve is somewhere under the fully covered “under belly”. Terry spent quite a bit of time removing screws to find the valve and only succeeded in cutting his hand & head. We were having dinner with friends so he put it back together until we get back from Palm Springs.
Charlie & Julie and Mike & Jewel came over with and for dinner. Charlie & I boiled baby back ribs, Julie made a salad, I made appies & garlic bread and Jewel brought twice baked potatoes for a great dinner.
We ate dinner outside and then sat around the buddy burner and had dessert. Wonderful friends and wonderful food.

Jan 11th - Mon - Palm Springs
We left at 7 this morning to drive to Palm Springs and pick up my sister Marg who is flying in from Canada. We allowed enough time to stop for breakfast and did so at a small, truck-stop casino. We played slots for a bit and Terry won enough for us to break even.
After we picked Marg up, we went to Terry’s brother’s (Skip & Kathy) place in Rancho Mirage. They invited us to spend the afternoon & night with them. After Kathy made us lunch, the women enjoyed the pool while the guys went to a casino. We were going to join them later but we were having too much fun gabbing & having a drink so just stayed home and watched Kathy make dinner.
After dinner, the women again headed for the water but this time the spa. The pool was really warm so we moved back & forth from the spa to the pool while the guys watched a movie.

Jan 12th - Tues - back to Yuma
We had a nice breakfast and left Skip & Kathy’s about 9:30. We found it necessary to stop at the Fantasy Springs Casino to take advantage of a “play $20 and get $50 slot credit” offer. Marg came out money ahead and I broke even. We had an uneventful trip back and then stopped at the local “Q” casino to have dinner so I didn’t have to cook. The dinner buffet did not start until 4:00 so we got a card & $10 free play for Marg and $10 play for Terry for his January birthday. We played before and a bit after dinner and headed home.
When Terry was playing a machine, a guy beside him asked if he was Terry and if I was Glenda. It was Rob who we met in Calgary in July 2008. We have not seen him & his wife Sue since but have emailed once in a while. We knew they were in Yuma and didn’t think we would get a chance to see them until after Marg leaves.