Well today it is official---I am 65 years old!!! Who would have thought it would come so soon! Oh well I'm very lucky to have my health and able to enjoy life!
I went outside around 8:15 and Wanda came over and asked if I had seen my birthday sign. I walked around the front of the motor home and saw this huge beautiful sign attached to the front with 'Happy 65th Birthday Carol'. I asked her if she put it there and she said no so I immediately knew it had to be Jan and Judy, my dear Canadian Friends, who are onery as hell!
We got all of our junk together to leave and Dan came outside and I asked him one last time if he felt ok about us going to Mexico. He assured me he was fine with it soWanda and I left around 8:30. We parked and walk across the border and started shopping for some things she wanted to buy for their family. I laughed so hard at her because she was really driving some hard deals with the vendors. She ended up buying all of her items for her named price but not without a lot of 'bickering' back and forth. I stopped and said hello to Luis, who is the man I have bought several stained glass pieces from over the years. He is such a nice man!
We walked to the alley area where they have many more items and Wanda found an iron piece for the yard that she wanted for her daughter-in-law. She argued with the lady on the price until I thought they were going to pitch her out the door. At first the lady was going to spray it with an outdoor varnish and pack it for taking home. By the time she left, the lady was so frustrated with Wanda that she basically threw it in a big trash bag and sent her on her way. I was so entertained by Wanda and her bargaining, it made the day. We then went over to El Gourmet to have some drinks and listen to PePe play. It was only 10:30am and they cannot sell liquor until 11:00 so we ordered a couple of sodas until we could get our drinks. I assumed we would stay an hour or so and then head home as I thought Wanda would want to get home early. We ended up staying till almost 2:00 and she was telling everyone it was my birthday and I had several drinks bought by fellow customers. I had a lot of beer again but we had such a fun time listening to the music and we danced some with Brenda, the waitress and then another old guy kept asking us to dance. His wife was sitting at the table laughing at us all.
Wanda bought me a CD of PePe and had him sign it for my birthday. She later had him sign Happy Birthday and he followed that with 'Sweet Caroline', one of my very favorite songs.
We went to border and the line was very short. It only took us about 20 minutes to get across and we were home by 3:00. When we got home Dan and Larry were on the patio drinking beer so of course, I drank beer too! Wanda had a couple of mixed drinks and we put the CD of PePe on and it was surprisingly a very good CD.
Ken walked over and drank beer with all of us for awhile and then went home to eat. Larry and I came inside to eat a hotdog and Dan and Wanda went home to eat. While we were eating, Jan, Judy and Pat(other sister from Canada) came over and they gave me a very nice blanket that they had made with a cat print. It was very cute and they said they made it special with the cat print for my birthday. They are just so wonderful and I consider them dear friends. They left to go home and we finished eating and took our coffee outside to drink and Dan and Wanda came back over. Dan brought some type of liquor and shot glasses and we all had shots. It tasted so terrible but when I went to bed I did not have a headache and my stomach felt great so maybe this is a new 'hangover cure'!
Friday, February 15, 2013
Wednesday February 13 2013
We went down to the small farmer's market that is held on Wednesdays. We didn't spend a lot of time there and then drove over to find Parish's, which is a bar and grill where we ate last year. Wanda and Dan wants us to go out to eat tonight as they are planning to leave Thursday morning.
After we found Parish's, we went to Fry's to pick up beer and a few grocery items and had lunch at their deli. I walked over to the nail place, next door to Fry's to check on getting a pedicure and gel manicure. They gave me a card and said I could either call or just walk in for appointment. Wanda told me she went over and had a pedicure yesterday and it looked like they did a nice job.
We came home around 2:00 and Ken, Judy and Jan came by and we had beer on the patio. They were still here when Wanda called to tell us what time they would be home to go to dinner. Wanda and Dan golfed today.
We went to Parish's for dinner and then came home and sat outside with Dan and Wanda and had more drinks. Dan has decided they are going to stay now until Sunday. Wanda and I got to talking about going to Mexico tomorrow and made plans to leave at 8:30am. I'm not sure Dan is all too thrilled that she and I are going alone but neither he nor Larry wants to go so we will go alone and have a great time!
After we found Parish's, we went to Fry's to pick up beer and a few grocery items and had lunch at their deli. I walked over to the nail place, next door to Fry's to check on getting a pedicure and gel manicure. They gave me a card and said I could either call or just walk in for appointment. Wanda told me she went over and had a pedicure yesterday and it looked like they did a nice job.
We came home around 2:00 and Ken, Judy and Jan came by and we had beer on the patio. They were still here when Wanda called to tell us what time they would be home to go to dinner. Wanda and Dan golfed today.
We went to Parish's for dinner and then came home and sat outside with Dan and Wanda and had more drinks. Dan has decided they are going to stay now until Sunday. Wanda and I got to talking about going to Mexico tomorrow and made plans to leave at 8:30am. I'm not sure Dan is all too thrilled that she and I are going alone but neither he nor Larry wants to go so we will go alone and have a great time!
Tuesday February 12 2013
We left for Mexico this morning at 8:15. We arrived at Dr. Garcia's, the Periodontist, who finished his part of our implants . We waited for about 45 minutes for him to show up but took less than 5 minutes on each of us for him to attach the post that will be used to place the crowns. My appointment with Dr. Juan was at 10:00 and we got to the office about 5 minutes before appointment time. Normally after arriving, we can plan to sit for an hour or more but this morning I hardly sat down before they called me in. Larry's appointment with Dr. Castro was set for 11:00 but as I was sitting in Dr.Juan's operatory, I could hear him in Dr. Castro's room, which was next to Dr. Juan. I made the mistake of talking with Dr. Juan about soccer because he is really into the game. He had finished preparing the post for my crown and was molding a temporary out of a material that is placed on the prepared tooth and hardens as it sets. He let it set too long and had to drill it off the tooth. So with this little 'oops', Larry was done about the same time as me.
I asked Dr. Juan to take a look at an older bridge on the lower side of my mouth as it has been bothering me some. He took x-rays and looked at the bridge, checked the teeth and decided to send me back to Dr. Garcia for a second opinion as to whether the abutment teeth were strong enough to just remake a bridge or whether I might be better to have another implant.
Dr. Garcia's assistant drove over to pick us up and we waited almost another hour in his office before he called me in. The good news was that he felt the teeth were sound enough for Dr. Juan to just make a new bridge.
We went to the plaza and had 2 large Pacifica Beer with our lunch. I felt like I could take a nap but when we left there, we walked back to Dr. Juan's(Dr. Castro's) office. When Larry was there this morning, he talked to Dr. Castro about getting eyeglasses. She told him she would have one of the office girls tell us where her optometrist's office was. When we left the girl said she would check with Dr. Castro and call over to Dr. Garcia's to let us know but she forgot to call. She walked us to the optometrist's office and Larry ended up ordering a pair with transition lenses to be picked up in a week. We both have appointments for the dentist next Tuesday so will probably pick glasses up then.
The line to cross the border was massive and remained so all day. We went back to the El Gourmet where they have an outdoor eating area and drank more beer. Matter of fact, we drank SEVERAL beer while we waited almost 4 hours for the crowd to ease for the border. They had a wonderful entertainer by the name of PePe Cordovia. He plays guitar and sings all of the 50's, 60's and 70's music and the crowd was wild as everyone was dancing and having a great time. One of the waitress's was in the middle of the dancing all afternoon. Her name is Brenda and she LOVES to dance. Of course the crowd was on their feet with her dancing their hearts out!
We finally left the bar at around 6:15 and the line was still very long to get across the border. It was longer than we have ever had to wait before. The bicycle taxi's were no where to be seen and we were told by one of the dental assistance's that she thought they had made them stop running the taxi's. What a disappointment as in years past when the border line was long, we could pay $5 and ride across the border in the taxi. We waited in line for almost 2 hours to get across. It was a very long day and we were so tired when we got home that I think we both went to bed within the hour.
I asked Dr. Juan to take a look at an older bridge on the lower side of my mouth as it has been bothering me some. He took x-rays and looked at the bridge, checked the teeth and decided to send me back to Dr. Garcia for a second opinion as to whether the abutment teeth were strong enough to just remake a bridge or whether I might be better to have another implant.
Dr. Garcia's assistant drove over to pick us up and we waited almost another hour in his office before he called me in. The good news was that he felt the teeth were sound enough for Dr. Juan to just make a new bridge.
We went to the plaza and had 2 large Pacifica Beer with our lunch. I felt like I could take a nap but when we left there, we walked back to Dr. Juan's(Dr. Castro's) office. When Larry was there this morning, he talked to Dr. Castro about getting eyeglasses. She told him she would have one of the office girls tell us where her optometrist's office was. When we left the girl said she would check with Dr. Castro and call over to Dr. Garcia's to let us know but she forgot to call. She walked us to the optometrist's office and Larry ended up ordering a pair with transition lenses to be picked up in a week. We both have appointments for the dentist next Tuesday so will probably pick glasses up then.
The line to cross the border was massive and remained so all day. We went back to the El Gourmet where they have an outdoor eating area and drank more beer. Matter of fact, we drank SEVERAL beer while we waited almost 4 hours for the crowd to ease for the border. They had a wonderful entertainer by the name of PePe Cordovia. He plays guitar and sings all of the 50's, 60's and 70's music and the crowd was wild as everyone was dancing and having a great time. One of the waitress's was in the middle of the dancing all afternoon. Her name is Brenda and she LOVES to dance. Of course the crowd was on their feet with her dancing their hearts out!
We finally left the bar at around 6:15 and the line was still very long to get across the border. It was longer than we have ever had to wait before. The bicycle taxi's were no where to be seen and we were told by one of the dental assistance's that she thought they had made them stop running the taxi's. What a disappointment as in years past when the border line was long, we could pay $5 and ride across the border in the taxi. We waited in line for almost 2 hours to get across. It was a very long day and we were so tired when we got home that I think we both went to bed within the hour.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Monday February 11 2013
I was very slow this morning about getting my shower. Larry ran up to LaMesa RV to tell them he talked to the hydraulic people and they told him to have LaMesa order some parts so they would have them when we take the motor home in on February 26. I laid around most of the morning and finally got up and got my shower and was dressed when Larry came home. We went into Yuma and looked for some items for the motor home. We had lunch while we were out and then made our trip to Walmart. You would think it was the first of the month as the people were lined about 8 deep to check out at every register.
We came home and I was freezing. It only reached about 59 degrees today. I came in and changed my cloths into something warmer. Dan came over and he and Larry sat out on patio in shorts and short sleeved shirts drinking beer. I finally put a sweatshirt on and went out and had a beer and then Wanda came over. We all sat outside and drink until time to start dinner. We made plans to go to dinner with Dan and Wanda on Wednesday night as they plan to leave on Thursday.
We had a big lunch so we had hamburgers and cottage cheese for dinner. I sliced another of the tomatoes that we bought at the Farmer's market on Saturday and it at least tasted like a tomato. We will diffidently buy more on Saturday if the same guy is at the Farmer's Market this week.
Tomorrow we go to Los Algodones, MX for our first dental appointment. We see the periodontist at 9:00am and then over to Dr. Castro's for the prep for our crowns to be placed on the implant.
We came home and I was freezing. It only reached about 59 degrees today. I came in and changed my cloths into something warmer. Dan came over and he and Larry sat out on patio in shorts and short sleeved shirts drinking beer. I finally put a sweatshirt on and went out and had a beer and then Wanda came over. We all sat outside and drink until time to start dinner. We made plans to go to dinner with Dan and Wanda on Wednesday night as they plan to leave on Thursday.
We had a big lunch so we had hamburgers and cottage cheese for dinner. I sliced another of the tomatoes that we bought at the Farmer's market on Saturday and it at least tasted like a tomato. We will diffidently buy more on Saturday if the same guy is at the Farmer's Market this week.
Tomorrow we go to Los Algodones, MX for our first dental appointment. We see the periodontist at 9:00am and then over to Dr. Castro's for the prep for our crowns to be placed on the implant.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Sunday February 10 2013
I deemed today domestic day as I have a week's worth of laundry and a little cleaning to do in the RV.
Larry went for a walk and I started the laundry. I picked up junk around the motor home and swept good.
Dan came over and asked if we needed anything from Walmart. He went to Walmart and came home with a car duster for both he and Larry. Larry ran the duster over the outside of the motor home and it looks like it is freshly washed. He also ran it over the car and it done a fantastic job. The dust here is unbelievable. I could dust every day in the motor home and I do most days.
I stripped the bed and while I had everything off, I took pictures of the mattresses to send to Tiffin. I sent a email last week to tell them that the mattresses they replaced on January 17 are ditched down in the middle just as bad as the one's they took off the bed. I also told them I did not want new mattresses from them but would like to have them reimburse us the cost of the mattresses and let us buy our own. They replied to my email asking me to send them pictures of the mattresses. Hopefully we will get some resolution from them soon.
Later Dan came over and told us to bring our beer over to their place for an early 'happy hour'. We took our beer over and Wanda and I sat in the sun and Larry and Dan set in the shade. The temperature was perfect for most of the day but since it has been a little cooler the past few days, the temperature drops fast and earlier in the day. By the time we came home, Larry was freezing and grabbed a sweatshirt to put on. This is very unusual for him as it seems he never gets cold.
I started getting dinner ready and Larry went out to grill some pork chops. After I got the rest ready, I took a glass of wine out to patio and then Ken Jackson came walking over with beer in hand. He lives with Judy and Jan and being the only male in the house, needs to get away occasionally so he comes over here to escape. He sat and drank a beer and we all talked for awhile before he headed back home. Jan and Judy's sister, Pat, is here for a month and she nor her husband are Ken's favorite people. They were at Ken's to eat with them tonight so he walked over before their dinner was ready. He is such a good guy and I can understand where he needs a little space with all of them.
We had a great dinner tonight but we were both so hungry that anything I guess would have been great!
The weather is to warm up in the next few days back into the mid to high 70's. The only day that was really quite cool was Friday and the wind on Saturday was pretty cool as well. It's still better weather than being in the Midwest at this time of year!
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Saturday February 9 2013
Today was the garage sale here in the resort. I was getting ready to take a walk through to see what kind of junk was out that I could not live without when Larry came home from his walk. He told me not to bother as he checked out several sales while walking and it all was truly JUNK!
Larry stopped and talked with Ken this morning but the gals were off shopping already. I did not see either Judy or Jan all day so they must have found plenty to spend their money on. Judy and Jan both are taking a quilting class on Tuesday and had invited me to sign up and go with them. I would love to give it a try but Tuesday we have our first dental appointment in Los Algodones to have our implants completed. The lady they are taking the class from teaches in her home somewhere here in the Foothills and she has her garage turned into an entire sewing center with machines, etc. Jan showed me how the lady teaches quilting. She uses a adhesive backing that has a graph on it that helps with placing the pieces evenly. The way Jan explained, I really believe I could do it and would probably enjoy. I might look into taking a class before we leave if we have time.
We drove into Yuma to the Saturday Farmer's Market held in the parking lot of the Mall. We went several times last year while here. The only things we bought was a jar of hot sauce made by a lady from Sommerton which is about 18 miles from Yuma. It is actually more of a hot relish and she combined it with sour cream. We bought the mild but she had three that were much hotter. She donates a portion of the price of each jar to the Yuma Hospice. We also bought a few tomatoes from a grower in Sommerton as well. Tonight Larry had one of the tomatoes and told me it's the first tomato that he has had in Arizona that taste like a real tomato. Last year we bought tomatoes from several markets and they all tasted like plastic.
Today was very cool. I wore capri's and a jacket when we went to Yuma but came home and put socks and long pants on. The wind picked up around 9:30 last night and it rained for a short time. This morning we still had pretty strong winds but no rain. I think by Thursday the temperature is to get warmer.
I have been having some problems with my back again. I honestly think it is our mattress. We were given two new mattresses when we went to Red Bay, AL to the Tiffin Factory on January 17 and they are already ditched in the middle. I sent an email to Tiffin about a week ago asking if they would just give us the cost of the mattresses and let us buy our own. They replied to my email a couple of days ago asking I send a picture of the mattress to them. We tried to take a picture once before we went to Red Bay but it really did not show how bad they were dipped in the middle. I plan to try getting a better picture tomorrow.
We came home this afternoon and I took a short nap to try to get rid of my backache. Didn't have much luck with that.
Talked to Leslie this morning and she is feeling somewhat better. Worked Thursday and Friday but said she was exhausted when she came home last night.
Texted Taylor earlier in the week and Morgan has strep throat again and Addison was acting like she was getting sick as well. The doctor told them last year that Morgan was a strep carrier so the whole family usually ends up with it when she has it.
Tomorrow I plan to chill out and so laundry. I think it is to be cool again so not too enjoyable being out much.
Larry stopped and talked with Ken this morning but the gals were off shopping already. I did not see either Judy or Jan all day so they must have found plenty to spend their money on. Judy and Jan both are taking a quilting class on Tuesday and had invited me to sign up and go with them. I would love to give it a try but Tuesday we have our first dental appointment in Los Algodones to have our implants completed. The lady they are taking the class from teaches in her home somewhere here in the Foothills and she has her garage turned into an entire sewing center with machines, etc. Jan showed me how the lady teaches quilting. She uses a adhesive backing that has a graph on it that helps with placing the pieces evenly. The way Jan explained, I really believe I could do it and would probably enjoy. I might look into taking a class before we leave if we have time.
We drove into Yuma to the Saturday Farmer's Market held in the parking lot of the Mall. We went several times last year while here. The only things we bought was a jar of hot sauce made by a lady from Sommerton which is about 18 miles from Yuma. It is actually more of a hot relish and she combined it with sour cream. We bought the mild but she had three that were much hotter. She donates a portion of the price of each jar to the Yuma Hospice. We also bought a few tomatoes from a grower in Sommerton as well. Tonight Larry had one of the tomatoes and told me it's the first tomato that he has had in Arizona that taste like a real tomato. Last year we bought tomatoes from several markets and they all tasted like plastic.
Today was very cool. I wore capri's and a jacket when we went to Yuma but came home and put socks and long pants on. The wind picked up around 9:30 last night and it rained for a short time. This morning we still had pretty strong winds but no rain. I think by Thursday the temperature is to get warmer.
I have been having some problems with my back again. I honestly think it is our mattress. We were given two new mattresses when we went to Red Bay, AL to the Tiffin Factory on January 17 and they are already ditched in the middle. I sent an email to Tiffin about a week ago asking if they would just give us the cost of the mattresses and let us buy our own. They replied to my email a couple of days ago asking I send a picture of the mattress to them. We tried to take a picture once before we went to Red Bay but it really did not show how bad they were dipped in the middle. I plan to try getting a better picture tomorrow.
We came home this afternoon and I took a short nap to try to get rid of my backache. Didn't have much luck with that.
Talked to Leslie this morning and she is feeling somewhat better. Worked Thursday and Friday but said she was exhausted when she came home last night.
Texted Taylor earlier in the week and Morgan has strep throat again and Addison was acting like she was getting sick as well. The doctor told them last year that Morgan was a strep carrier so the whole family usually ends up with it when she has it.
Tomorrow I plan to chill out and so laundry. I think it is to be cool again so not too enjoyable being out much.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Friday February 8 2013
We drove into Yuma today to again look for a small wireless printer for the RV. We went to Target to look and found a very nice HP wireless that we liked. We have purposely not looked at HP's as the ink cartridges are expensive to replace compared to some of the other brands. We talked to a young guy who worked there that seemed to be very knowledgeable and he highly recommended the HP over some of the others. When we checked the price of replacement cartridges they were pretty much the same price and the other brands and much cheaper than the HP we have at home. We also liked this printer because it had a flat bed copier and a scanner so we went ahead and bought it as we felt it was small enough for the RV.
We then stopped at Best Buy and found the price of the HP printer there was the same price we paid at Target but the replacement cartridges were a few dollars higher than Target. While we were there I looked at the small netbook computers as I dropped mine yesterday and it no longer will boot up. I quickly decided I would not be replacing it as they were very expensive. Taylor and Kyle bought me an Ipad for Christmas and I treated myself to a wireless keyboard to hook up with it so when I got home I found that using the Ipad was even much easier than my old netbook. So I have decided I do not really need a new PC.
When we left Best Buy, we stopped to eat a the Pita Pit. We had not been there before so weren't sure what to order. The place was packed with people so we assumed it was a decent place to eat. I talked to a lady in front of us and she gave us some great information about some of the pita combinations she liked. I ended up getting Souvlaki Chicken, which was Mediterranean seasoned chicken. After choosing the meat, it's kinda like a Subway Shop as then you choose all the items you want on it, however they had some very unusual toppings. I had roasted red peppers as one of the toppings and something I'd never heard of, which was Tzatziki Sauce. This is basically a cucumber sauce but was very good. By the time it was all put together it was huge. Larry had a Gyro which he said was good but he basically didn't get enough sauce and he though it was a little bland. My pita was very good but I think it's something I would only want occassionally which is good because it was rather expensive.
We came home and I sat outside in the sun for awhile. Today was rather cool, in the mid 60's and the wind was pretty strong, which made it feel cooler. While setting outside, David, our next door neighbor last year, came by and talked for awhile. He is not my favorite person but his wife Cynthia has become a good friend as we have corresponded via email all year. She is a real sweetheart and I have no idea what she ever saw in David but each to their own.
I came in for awhile and then Wanda, next door came over to visit. She said she wanted to go to Walmart to pick up some groceries but Dan(her husband) took off to see a friend here in the resort so she didn't go. I told her I had a list of groceries we needed so if she wanted to go I'd go with her. We drove down to Walmart and I told her to just meet me at the front where we came in when she was finished. I ran into her several times when I was shopping and she told me the last time she was almost finished but wanted to look quickly for some shorts. I told her to take her time and then I finished my shopping and checked out and went to the front to wait. I waited for about 30 minutes and started to worry that maybe Wanda was at the other door. I walked down two times in the next 15 minutes and still did not see her. I then walked over to the women's clothing and could not see her there. I finally called Larry to ask him if he had seen Dan and found that Dan was at our RV having drinks with Larry. I asked if by chance Wanda had called him and he said she did not have the cell phone. Now I was really getting worried as I still had not seen her. I walked out to the car but she was not there so I threw my groceries in the car and went back inside. I walked around for awhile and finally saw her in the checkout line. I was so relieved and told her I'd been worried. She apologized and said she had spent time trying on shorts and didn't realize she was gone so long. We laughed about it but I told her that I had called home. She said Dan would probably chew her out for taking so long. When I came in with my groceries, Dan was still here, so I told him not to say one word to Wanda for taking too much time. Oh well, I was just glad we ended up finding each other as Walmart was full of people tonight.
Larry worked on setting up the printer but still didn't get it all working so I have to listen to him tomorrow trying to set it up. I hate being around when he does projects!
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