Jan 31st to Feb 2nd - DHS

Jan 31st – Tues
I had an 8:48 tee time for golf with the ladies. We played a game called NOSE which means you only count holes that start with those letters – Nine, One, Six, Seven & Eight. Unfortunately, my worst holes were 1 & 6. When I got home, Terry was just starting to wash the truck & take out the hitch in preparation to haul furniture so I worked on the computer.
Next was a trip for lunch & groceries. It was still early in the afternoon so we stopped at the Spa Casino downtown – and donated more money! It was a bit of a mess for a while as the computer went down so when you pushed the “cash out” button, a message came on the screen saying a manual payout was needed. The slot employees were running like mad and then you had to take a receipt to the cashier to be paid. It probably slowed the bleeding!
We checked with Cliff & Pauline and they hadn’t made a decision on furniture so we settled in for a quiet evening.

Feb 1st – Wed
Today was Terry’s turn for golf with “3 clubs and a putter”. He had an early tee time and I was just finished with the blog, email and putting a pork shoulder in the crock pot when he got back. We walked to Cliff & Pauline’s and found that Cliff was still on the golf course. We had coffee with Pauline and examined their overgrown yard.
We were just ready to leave and get furniture when Terry C. showed up to work on the satellite dish again even though Cliff wanted to hire a Shaw tech to get things working. After trying unsuccessfully to get a TV signal, we all went for lunch at a Mexican restaurant in DHS. We continued on to Revivals where Cliff & Pauline bought the couch & loveseat that they looked at previously. Both pieces fit in the truck by turning one upside down on the other which made the loading & unloading a challenge. Sliding glass doors had to be removed to get them in the park model and then they were finally in. Terry thinks he is getting old!!
We positioned the furniture – subject to future rearrangement – and I headed home to pull pork as Jim & Debbie were coming for dinner. We talked nonstop over drinks, dinner & more drinks.
When we drove back from getting the furniture, the sky was really dusty looking to the west and it got very windy which lasted into the night.

Feb 2nd – Thurs
We played golf this morning with Larry & Barb. The forecast was for wind starting in the afternoon and a slight breeze came up as we were finishing. Larry & Barb came over for pulled pork sandwiches for lunch which we ate outside in the lovely sunshine.
We walked to Cliff & Pauline’s to see how their satellite dish hookup & activation was going. Jim had a Shaw tech come out so Cliff had him come to their place which was a good thing as it took a long time to activate the receiver.
We went to DHS for a bit of shopping and then went to Cliff & Pauline’s for dinner. We were joined by Terry & Eileen. Eileen has been suffering from a cold or sinus infection so they left shortly after dinner. We played Ponytail Canasta and the ladies won again after the guys were ahead for a couple of hands.