Apr 26th to 28th - Las Vegas to Three Rivers CA

Apr 26^th – Sat

It was windy last night and quite cool this morning.  When we finally got going and walked to Main St. Station casino, we were only half way there when I wished I had worn a jacket.

We played slots long enough for me to lose my allowance (!) and Terry to put our original stake back in his pocket and have enough to carry on.  We went to Freemont St and found a place for lunch before continuing to wander and for Terry to continue to play slots.  OK, he did give me more money which I lost!

We came back to the rig about 4:30 for drinks & dinner.  Terry went back to Main St Station for a while but I enjoyed my book and some TV for background noise.

Apr 27^th – Sun

After coffee, computer games & trip planning, we got on the bike and rode down the Strip.  It is warmer today but I put on a light jacket and was not too warm for a while.

We ended up at the Palace Station casino & hotel for lunch and a big of slots afterwards.  Then we went to the Stratosphere and wandered & gambled for a while.  We drove past the Pawn Stars pawn shop on the way back but didn’t stop.  It looked a little run down in the light of day and without a long line of people waiting to get in.

We dropped off the motorcycle and walked back to Main St Station where Terry had luck yesterday.  Not so much today!  Actually, we got to play a long time with small losses.  Then it was time for drinks, dinner & relaxing.

Apr 28^th – Mon

We left at 8 heading for Death Valley and California.  We stopped at WalMart in Pahrump for some groceries (& doughnuts for breakfast!) and crammed perishables into the fridge and put everything else onto the bed.

We have been halfway across Death Valley previously but decided after today that it should be Death Valleys – plural.  We went from 40 ft below sea level, to 5000 ft above, to 100 ft above and then to 4800 above – all within about 30 miles.  A big bomber flew low over us and in the mirror I saw the shadow cross the road right behind us.  We stopped at a view point and saw a jet fly by lower than the top of the canyon where we were standing.  Someone suggested that young pilots were having some fun and flying lower than allowed.

We stopped at a rest area and I made sandwiches for lunch.  We decided to head south after Death Valley in order to go to Sequoia Ntl Park.  We could have taken freeways to Bakersfield but took a road past Isabella Lake as it looked “interesting” on the map.  It ended up being picturesque but VERY winding & narrow and seemed to go on forever.  We don’t normally drive long days but we pushed on to Three Rivers which is just outside of Sequoia park.

The first site we were given was up a slope and small.  We unloaded the motorcycle, had someone move a truck and were preparing to back in when the owner came by in a golf cart and said he had a site that would be easier to get into.  As he was leading Terry to the spot, he spotted another site which was really easy to back into and by the time I got back down the road Terry was almost situated.

We got all set up and fixed the mandatory drink after a long day’s drive.  We walked to the river that goes past the park when we saw a vehicle go by with rafts but they float somewhere other than right here.  I fixed a nice dinner and we got to relax.

When I researched Sequoia park on the internet, the road between Sequoia & Kings Canyon was closed but a sign on the road today said it was open so we plan on a long ride tomorrow.

Apr 23rd to 25th - Palm Springs to Las Vegas

Apr 23^rd – Wed

Skip & Kathy asked us to play golf tomorrow so we went to the office to extend our stay a couple of days.  The lady in to office had changed our site before we arrived and had a heck of a time trying to add a couple of days and get the money on the correct site.  Gotta love computers!!

We took the motorcycle and went looking for a motorcycle shop to find the type of protective glasses that we want.  We stopped for gas on the way & Terry put his sunglasses in his pocket as he couldn’t read the pump display with them on.  When we got to the Harley dealer using instructions from a lady at the service station, Terry realized he didn’t have his sunglasses so now we were looking for 3 pairs of glasses!  The Harley shop had zero glasses with yellow lenses so we continued on to a restaurant in Desert Hot Springs for a late breakfast.

We stopped at the Aqua Caliente Casino and returned some of the money that we took from there on Monday.  We went to Skip & Kathy’s and had a drink with them and then followed them to Pat & Donna’s for dinner.  We also met Bob & Lana Worley from Bellingham.  They have a condo here and stay for about 6 months each year.

We had the grand tour of the huge house that Pat & Donna built recently before settling down on the expansive patio – guys in one area, ladies in another – to chat, drink & eat appies.  We had time for a game of bocce ball before dinner.  It was quite different for us as the base is crushed granite rather than the artificial turf that we have at Val Vista.

We took 2 vehicles from Skip & Kathy’s place as Skip was waiting for a phone call notifying him that the cabinets were here for their new house.  As it turned out, the cabinets were to arrive at midnight so we all left at the same time anyway.  It was a lovely evening.

Apr 24^th – Thurs

We went to the Classic Club golf course for 10:30 & 10:40 tee times this morning.  It is a very nice, newer course just north of the I10.  It also has a very nice price if you are not a resident of the area!  We were quite early so we had time to hit balls at the driving range, do some chipping at one of the 2 chipping greens and try the incredibly fast grass (mowed to 1/8 inch or less!) on the practice green.

The women played ahead of the guys.  There was a slow group ahead of us that was quite irritating but the marshal couldn’t get them to speed up.  The course is beautiful with lots of water & sand but not one palm tree – the only course in the area without any.  I was quite happy with my drives and intermittently happy with other shots.  It got very hot but the high green fees include coolers of icy bottled water and ice at every third hole.

Donna had to fly to Spokane this afternoon and had to skip the 18^th hole to make her flight.  She & Lana went back to the guys’ group, swapped golf clubs and Pat & Donna took off.  The rest of us went to the restaurant at the golf club to have a late lunch since part of your green fees are returned as a $15 voucher each for food or drink.

Then we all went to Skip & Kathy’s new house to look at the cabinets that did get unloaded at midnight.  Also, their front door & huge side panel had been installed.  They are etched & colored glass – very different & eye catching.  We hugged everyone goodbye, stopped for fuel & berry pies to cook later, and came back to crash.

Apr 25^th – Fri

We got up and going early this morning – we drove out at 7:10.  We decided to go to Parker AZ because we kind of forgot that my driver’s license expires in July and I want to get an AZ license so I can get a motorcycle endorsement later.

We stopped at the Bluewater Casino for breakfast and didn’t lose any money playing a short time at the casino.  We fueled up, found the licensing office, took a number and waited.  I got my driver’s license and then failed the motorcycle test for my learner’s permit.  I went through the manual at least a month ago and for someone who hasn’t driven a motorcycle for a long time (and not much then) the answers are not obvious.  I can take the test again on Monday.

We decided not to wait in Parker but to go to Laughlin instead and then to Bullhead City on Monday.  Wrong!!!  We started seeing lots of motorcycles on the road and at service stations and discovered that it was the HUGE River Run motorcycle event.  The sites at the Riverside RV park were $75 per night and it was questionable whether we would get any sleep when we saw the number of party-ers already in full swing.  So we decided I would get my motorcycle permit whenever we return to AZ and we headed for Las Vegas.

I called to get a reservation at Main St. Station, the first call got dropped and on the second call I was told that the park was full.  So I started going through our RV book.  We stopped for fuel just out of LV and Terry called again.  Surprise! – there were lots of sites available.

We registered, set up and RELAXED.  Drinks, dinner, games & TV.

Apr 20th to 22nd - Yuma to Palm Springs

Apr 20^th – Sun

We did a bit of shopping in the morning and went to Joe & Bea’s for lunch.  We took our atlas as they wanted to pick our brains on places to go & see.  We finally left at 5 when they had a couple of pages of notes.

Dinner and games took up the evening.

Apr 21^st – Mon

We left at 9:30 for a 3 hour drive to Palm Springs.  We are staying in an Encore/Passport park (PS Oasis RV Resort) on Date Palm Drive in Cathedral City.  It is a small, clean park but the sites are small.  We can just open the door with the truck parked beside the trailer and we would have to move the truck to get the motorcycle out if there was anyone in the site behind us.

We were just finished setting up when Terry’s sister-in-law Kathy phoned.  They were returning from Spokane and we said we would pick them up at the airport.  Kathy had left a message 20 minutes earlier on my phone but in my usual fashion I left it on the counter when I was outside wiping bugs off the trailer.

We brought them back to the RV park to see our trailer and Terry gave each of them a short ride on the motorcycle.  They were surprised at the quiet, comfortable, smooth ride.  Then we dropped off their luggage at their house in Rancho Mirage and went a few blocks to check out the house they are having built.  We dropped them off and came back to shower & change clothes before going back on the bike to their house.  We went to the Agua Caliente Casino for dinner and to gamble.

Terry started off really well with a $500+ jackpot and I was actually up as well.  After dinner we played a bit more and didn’t lose much of our winnings – a good visit.  We were ready for bed when we got back.

Apr 22^nd – Tues

We did laundry in between computer games & making breakfast.  We dusted off the motorcycle and went to WalMart for a few items and then stopped at the Spa Casino which didn’t treat us as well as the one yesterday!

We had a bit of down time before getting back on the bike to go to dinner at Skip & Kathy’s.  We might have taken the truck since it was pretty windy but Skip wanted their friends Pat & Donna to see the bike and the wind definitely didn’t cool things down.

We know Pat & Donna and always have a fun time with them and S&K.  We had a great dinner and then we taught them to play Newfie Bingo.  Six players with one deck of cards can cause the game to go a long time before someone wins the pot.  I was the lucky winner and by then it had built up to over $18.  We switched to the dice game “10,000” which Kathy won.

The sand was really blowing when we drove back.  I don’t know how Terry kept his eyes open long enough to see where he was going.  We decided that close fitting glasses with clear or yellow lenses are on our list.

Apr 17th to 19th - to Yuma

Apr 17^th – Thurs

We loaded the motorcycle in the toy hauler and pulled out about 9 for our short 3 hour drive to Yuma.  We stopped in Gila Bend for fuel for us & the truck.  For some obscure reason, we followed the incorrect GPS instructions to Fortuna de Oro RV park instead of following our common sense.  This park was purchased a couple of years ago by CalAm and anyone staying at least 3 months in another CalAm park can stay here for up to a week for free.

We are parked in a large area with very few park models and no other RVs so we are all alone.  We set up & unloaded the bike, relaxed for a bit and then went for a ride around the park and checked out the golf course.  Dinner was prepared by learning how to use the convection oven – worked OK – and juggling items on my tiny counter space.  This will be an interesting trip!

At some point Terry looked out the kitchen window and saw a huge plume of very black smoke blowing our way from the freeway.  Through the smoke we could see fire trucks and police vehicles so we hopped on the bike to check it out.  There was a pickup truck on fire on the side of the freeway and the black smoke had to be from the tires burning.   There appeared to be only the truck in trouble and we didn’t find out what happened.

Apr 18^th – Fri

We had coffee & played computer games before heading for Algodones.  We stopped for a burger at McDonalds for an early lunch, parked in the very empty lot and discovered that most of the town, including the dentist who didn’t respond to my email, was closed for Good Friday.  The optical store was only open until 2 and not open on Saturday so nothing happened there either - $6 to park for 20 minutes!

We had to console ourselves by stopping at the casino but since I pretty much continued my losing streak it didn’t work very well!  We stopped at WalMart on the way back to buy new sheets since the ones on the bed came with an inexpensive comforter and we both hated them.  Also got avocados for 25 cents each and they turned out to be perfect as an appetizer/salad.  I thought I thawed chili for dinner but it turned out to be spaghetti sauce.  Luckily I did have some spaghetti and I will label containers in the future.

Apr 19^th – Sat

The usual morning with a little bit of housecleaning thrown in.  We took the motorcycle and finally decided on Denny’s for a late breakfast.  It was very busy but it didn’t take long to be seated.

One of the light switches in a three switch bank quit working yesterday so we found an RV place but the service dept/parts was not open.  They referred us to a place on the way back to the RV park where Terry got a switch and I had a good time wandering all the aisles and buying a couple of things – they have lots of “good stuff”!  We stopped at another RV supply place to look for a satellite TV dish and ended up getting 2 more switches that don’t light up.  The switches in the bedroom are so bright that I have taped a washcloth over them.

We have a couple of neighbors one street over but we just said hi as they walked past.

It was quite a job getting the switches replaced as the fuses ended up blowing up which confused the testing at the switch.  But we finally got them all done – goodbye washcloth.

I was just getting ready to make dinner when a car pulled up in our site.  It was Joe & Bea who we met in VVV.  We had a nice long visit with them – they are from New York, sold their house last year and are travelling for the summer – and then had a late dinner.

Apr 13th to 16th - Mesa

Apr 13^th – Sun

I moved staple items from the kitchen into smaller containers for our move and decided to make “Fudge in Between” bars when I had too much oatmeal for the new container!  I was putting a roast in the crock pot when Doug & Delores came over to invite us to dinner tonight.  I left the roast cooking with plans to use it in a couple of days.  Terry did a lot of organizing & cleaning outside. 

We went shopping for plastic containers and tee shirts as I figure that’s what we will wear a lot this summer.  At 4 we went with Doug & Delores for dinner at the Golden Corral buffet.  We were full and ready to relax when we got back.

Apr 14^th – Mon

We went to the office to change the date to today to move our toy hauler to a site beside us.  A ranger was available immediately to escort us to site 114 and we set up in short order.  First we had to go to the laundry room to get the wash started.  I made a late breakfast, went back to put clothes in the dryers and Terry showed up to fold & carry.  We spent the rest of the afternoon moving stuff into the toy hauler.

Just before 4 we changed clothes and went on the motorcycle to Ralph & Elsie’s.  They took their motorcycle and we joined Kay & Pat and Mel, Wanda & Clare at AJ’s Fairway Grill in Gold Canyon.  Kay & Pat were the only ones who knew exactly where it was so they ended up waiting for the rest of us to show up.  We didn’t know it but it was Ralph’s birthday.

When we got back, we stopped by our place for yet more booze (Fireball & Apple Pie!!) and went back to Ralph & Elsie’s where the weather was perfect for sitting outside with good friends.  There was an eclipse of the moon tonight but not until 11 so we headed home and I got up after midnight to check it out – pretty special but not “blood red” as I expected.  I got up a while later for another look and saw more of the moon emerging from the shadow but I couldn’t get decent pictures with our little camera.

Apr 15^th –Tues

Kay got wonderful pictures of the moon.  He is a great photographer and computer “geek” (that’s a compliment, Kay!) and put together still photos into a “time lapse” presentation.

We continued organizing stuff in both rigs.  I also shortened some tee shirts and put tabs on bath towels so they would stay on hooks on the side of the shower.  Terry went for more plastic bins and card stock for “business” cards.

We went to the courtyard to listen to Curtis.  There was a decent crowd but we certainly were looking for shade.  We invited Larry & Julie over for dinner as I had a beef roast that I had ready for the crock pot on Sunday before we went to dinner with Doug &Delores.  It didn’t take much time to cook potatoes and peas & carrots for a simple meal.  We also wanted to use up some Apple Blossoms from the freezer as everything didn’t fit in the toy hauler.  Mike & Susie also came over to visit.

Apr 16^th – Wed

We got up early (6:15) today so we could finish moving stuff and closing up the 5^th wheel before Ralph & Elsie came to help with the cover.  It wasn’t too hard to put on but that is because Terry is a workhorse.  We made it look like a Christmas package by tying 2 flat “ropes” long-ways around and then intersected the same type of ropes going around top-to-bottom.  We were all ready for a nice beer & clamato in the shade when we were done just before 11 which is when Mike & Susie showed to up to help per yesterday’s itinerary.

We went to the courtyard for lunch and then Don & Mary came over for a tour of our summer home.  We had a while to relax before going to listen to music in the courtyard (and to dance) at 3.  Julie invited us for dinner so we did a lot of hugging goodbye, picked up a drink and took the motorcycle to their place.

We had more drinks (of course) and a nice dinner but ran out of steam early and headed for bed in our toy hauler.

Apr 10th to 12th - Mesa

Apr 10^th – Thurs

We went to coffee & doughnuts this morning and were surprised at how many people attended.  We sat beside Natalie who I have seen many times but I didn’t know her name and we never spoke much.  No big news announcements. 

I had a nice chat with sister Marg.  We went to visit Phyllis Kasper and found that she is no longer sick but can’t seem to get her energy back.

We picked up my repaired golf club and stopped for more groceries.  I don’t want too much to move into the toy hauler so have to shop for just what I need more often.  I was doing dinner prep so Terry went to get water and stopped for a short visit with Ralph & Elsie.

We had Pender & Donna and Harvey & Vicky over for dinner.  Terry put up our end sun shade but it was too hot to sit outside before dinner.  After dinner we moved outside so Terry could show Harvey & Vicky the buddy burner.

Apr 11^th – Fri

We took a break from computer games to walk to Pender & Donna’s to load line dance videos on their computer but Pender was playing bocce and Donna was just going shopping.

I “studied” for a motorcycle license test and we went to the MVD after I checked online and found the wait time to be 32 minutes.  Turns out the wait time is once you get a number.  The line to get a number wrapped around inside the large room so we decided to get my license in a smaller AZ town once we hit the road.

We went to listen to music (in the ballroom again due to heat) and were happy to see Phyllis show up for a short time.  We went to Pender & Donna’s where Donna served coffee & dessert while the dance videos were loading on their computer.  Later we had leftovers for dinner and had a lazy evening.

Apr 12^th – Sat

Terry thought we still had coupons for breakfast at Ft. McDowell casino and figured we should go before we realized that we didn’t have coupons.  So of course we went!  I am getting very tired of quickly losing my allowance and watching Terry take longer to finally lose his!

We stopped to pick up a burger for Terry and I made a grilled cheese sandwich & fruit for my lunch.  This provided needed energy for more computer games!

We went to the toy hauler to do a few small chores – move clothes rods, trim memory foam on the bed to allow the spread to be tucked in by the wardrobes, put up a spice rack & took some measurements.  Then we went to Big Lots to look for containers.

We had just made a drink when Mike & Susie dropped in for a visit.  Apparently they have come by previously and found us not home (!) so I am glad that we were home and we could have a nice chat.  Terry grilled fillet mignon to perfection for dinner.

Apr 5th to 9th - Mesa

Apr 5^th – Sat

Val & I worked on a jigsaw puzzle this morning – a fun change.  Terry started organizing and cleaning “stuff” in the rig.

A Hamburger Fry started at 11 but we know how early people line up so we agreed to meet Dennis & Gloria at 11:30.  There was a short line while we waited for hamburgers to cook.  Claude & Val also joined us to eat in the courtyard.  A lot of people ate in the ballroom where Randy Johnson provided music.

After lunch, Val & I returned to the puzzle and Terry continued his clean up job.  When I returned, I dealt with a pot of wax that Terry had melted and I finished melting all the remaining candles to use in buddy burners.

We had a shared dinner with Claude & Val – I had leftovers from our Wednesday dinner and Val purchased chicken & potato salad which we didn’t use after the pool party.  We barely had time to clean up the dishes when it was time to go to a dance.  We didn’t have tickets and thought we should be there a bit early.  Not to worry, there weren’t many people at the dance and we had a whole table until we invited David & Dagmar(Docma) to join us.  The band was Rare Collection and they did a good job of getting the sparse crowd on the dance floor.

Apr 6^th – Sun

We had a lazy morning with people dropping over to chat and to interrupt our computer games!!  At 3 we went with Claude & Val to Beth’s brother Rick’s place for a little party.  He made chicken burritos with green chile salsa – very good.  We picked up a couple of items at home and went immediately to Dennis & Gloria’s for dinner (we ate lightly at Rick’s!) along with C&V, Larry & Suz and Jerry & Becky.

Gloria made a great dinner while trying to use food up and not add anything she couldn’t use as they leave in a couple of days.  We played Newfie Bingo which requires no skill and quite a few nickels and dimes if you are not lucky.  Val was the lucky one this time.

Apr 7^th – Mon

We said goodbye to Claude & Val when they pulled out about 9.  Our neighbors across the street had some scrap lumber they were trying to dispose of so Terry got a stack of 2x3’s to make stabilizer stands for the toy hauler.  He borrowed a saw from Ernie and cut all the pieces.  We went to Home Depot for nails but they were too big & split the very dry wood so end of that project for today.  We did the laundry somewhere in between building shopping and having breakfast.

The weather is really warming up so in the afternoon we went swimming and listened to part of the music in the courtyard from beside the pool.  At 5 we picked up Ernie & Dianne and Pender & Donna to go to the AZ Opry for Mark Lucas & The Bad Bunch.  It was a great show as usual.

Apr 8^th – Tues

We exchanged the nails at Home Depot and also got a plastic box to organize “nuts & bolts” so I had a job while Terry built the blocks.  We bought a cutting board to place on one end of the sink I the toy hauler but it was a bit too long.  We took it to the workshop and a guy who was working on a project sanded it down for us.  We tried it out and found it was still too long.  Luckily, the guy told us to come back if it didn’t fit so we did and got it right the second time.

On the way back, we stopped at a site in Fiesta where we had seen a guy puttering around on his Can Am Spyder.  It turns out that Bill & Linda are from Farmington which is about 60 miles from Spokane.  The motorcycle is Linda’s and they have a toy hauler.  This is their first trip with the 5^th wheel & bike as they have been looking after both of their mothers.  We chatted with them for quite a while and then a bit later they stopped by our place to check out our site.

We went to the courtyard to listen to Jeff Stephens who is a member of the band that we saw at the AZ Opry last night.  He has played here previously and is very good.  Quite a few people were in the courtyard and we were all squeezed in the shady spots!  We braved the sun to dance a bit.

Larry & Barb had us over for HH right after the courtyard.  Ernie & Dianne were also there and we sat in the shade behind L&B’s 5^th wheel.  Dennis & Gloria dropped in after they went out for dinner, Doug & Deloris came by and then Gord & Joyce heard the noise and joined us for a while.  It’s a good thing not everyone was there before the sun went down as the shady spot wasn’t that big.

Apr 9^th – Wed

Larry & Barb left after 9 – and after their water pump wouldn’t work and the front jacks wouldn’t come up until Larry plugged back into power.  They sent a text a while later saying Larry had unhooked the batteries while they were parked here.  Computer games, email, blog & breakfast filled the rest of the morning.

The head on one of my golf clubs was a little loose so we took it to the PGA Golf store to be repaired.   We stopped at WalMart on the way back for a few groceries.

Terry went to check out music in the courtyard.  It was moved inside because it was TOO HOT!  There weren’t many people in the ballroom so he didn’t stay long.

At 4:30 we went to Jerry & Becky’s for happy hour(s).  There ended up being quite a large group – just when we think that everyone we know has left.

Mar 31st to Apr 4th - Mesa

Mar 31^st – Mon

Oops, another day lost!

Apr 1^st – Tues

Bob & Sandi left this morning so we have one more hole on our street.  Actually, there aren’t holes any more but rather LONG empty stretches.

We went to the courtyard to listen to Curtis and were searching for shade.  From there we went to Dennis & Gloria’s for dinner along with Ernie & Dianne.  We had just started playing Newfie Bingo when Rick & Vi came over.  Rick rode back to get money and they joined us.  Then Jerry & Becky showed up so we added a couple more chairs and took their money too!

Apr 2^nd – Wed

We left at 7 with Larry & Barb to golf Greenwood Lakes.  It is a short course with 3 par 5’s, 3 par 4’s and the rest par 3’s.  Too bad we didn’t listen to the weather forecast – it was quite cold and we wore shorts.  I am pleased to say that I got the best score which included 6 pars.  Short courses are harder for Terry as he doesn’t get to slam the driver as often but they provide needed short iron practice.   We stopped at The Good Egg for breakfast/lunch on the way back.

We had a relaxing afternoon with a quick trip for groceries and some dinner prep.

Friends Claude & Val were originally due at 3 but at 11:30 changed their ETA to 4:30.  At 4:30 they were 10 miles out in rush hour traffic.  We planned dinner for them, Dennis & Gloria and Larry & Barb.  Gloria postponed appies and they came over for a drink and to wait for C&V.

We set up our square table in the living room so we could seat the women at the regular table and the guys at the other one – way too cool to be outside.

We ended up with a good dinner, a “few” drinks and lots of laughs – a perfect evening.

Apr 3^rd – Thurs

After Claude registered we all walked to the toy hauler for a tour.  Terry gave Claude a ride on the motorcycle to a drug store for some throat lozenges before we all returned to the courtyard for lunch.  Val & I went to the library where we set up a new jigsaw puzzle and worked on it for a while.

At 3 we went back to the courtyard to listen to music & dance.  Val, Barb & I walked to Fiesta to see blooms on a saguaro and an organ pipe cactus.  Only a few blooms were out on the saguaro and we knew the bloom on the organ pipe only opens at night so it can be pollinated by bats.  We took a longer route back for a nice little walk.

We went to Larry & Suz’s for dinner.  It warmed up enough to sit outside which was lucky as they had 10 people for another nice dinner.

Apr 4^th – Fri

We took Claude & Val to the Mesa Marketplace this morning.  Next was a stop at Famous Footwear where they both got sandals and then we had burgers at In ‘N Out.  We stopped at Fry’s for groceries before heading home.

I made deviled eggs, we put on our swim suits and we all went to a pool party scheduled for 3 to 6.   North Star was set up under the large permanent sun shades and tables were mostly full by the time we got there barely after 3.  Luckily we have friends who save us chairs!

We missed a pool party earlier this year and apparently it was very quiet.  Not so today – squirt guns were abundant and there was even a bit of dancing.  Julie provided shots of Fireball in case anyone needed to loosen up.  Larry Barker is sick so they couldn’t come to the party.

We came back to change into dry clothes and went to Dale & Sharon’s for a farewell party as they are leaving soon.  More food, drink & super company.

Duane & Sue pulled out about 2 so now there is no one between us and A Street.