Enjoying the desert

Yep, we are still kicking it here in Tucson.  The town is starting to see tourism increase with the big Gem and Rock show going on now for the next three weeks.  Vendors are saying that business has started off better than last year.  Hopefully, that is a good sign for our economy.

The six of us (Bruce, Jenna, Rick, Y, John and myself) went and terrorized another RV dealer salesman LOL!  This time, we checked out NuWa Discover America fifth wheels.  Must say, the dealer only had four on the lot but they were a lot better built than what we remembered from 2006 or so.  A couple of the floor plans were rather nice. Collectively, the three guys knew more than the salesman . . . now that is a surprise!  Seems as if we have found a source of cheap entertainment.

Yesterday, we went with Rick and Y up to Casa Grande to visit friends, Lee and Connie.  We had a nice visit and got right to playing Pegs and Jokers.  The gals won four out of seven games.  Woo hoo!  The guys had beaten us so many times while in Eagle Nest so it was nice to walk away the winners.  Connie had prepared spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic bread, and dessert while we supplied the salad.  I must say that Connie makes killer Pecan Turtles; I was good and only ate one but savored every bite.

We've been enjoying every bit of the fabulous weather that most of us came here to soak up.  Hope you have a wonderful week.  Until later . . . 

Birds and love

We were visited by one of my favorite birds, pyrrhuloxia (pronounced pie-ru-loxia) on the left, a lesser goldfinch in back, and a house finch on the right.  All three sharing the bird bath very nicely.  

Hey, pyrrhuloxia,  you are getting me all wet!  This is the first time that we have seen "my bird" use the bird bath.

This note greeted me this afternoon.  Ah, just too sweet!!!  Terri loves John also.

Until later . . .

Hanging around

Being all settled in here in Tucson there isn't a whole lot to write about.  John finished up the washing and re-caulking of the trailer on Saturday and on Sunday I lent a hand to help wax our home up pretty.  Boy, do we shine nice!  John was a very tired pup Sunday night what with all his up and down a ladder for three days.

We got good news from my follow-up throat scope (EGD) as everything looks perfectly normal this go round.  Last year, my esophagus looked like raw meat to put it bluntly.  My acid reflux medication has done its healing job and it so nice not to deal with reflux.  I had put off getting checked out for years because of fear (silly me) of the procedure; there was nothing to fear.  Learned that esophageal cancer can start with esophageal erosion - get yourself checked out if acid reflux is a problem for you; please.

On Wednesday, we went with Bruce, Jenna, Rick, and Y over to Lazydays RV to check out their Redwood Fifth Wheels.  As previously stated, we aren't in the market for another rig but we do like looking at the different floor plans and such.  After a few hours of the guys looking in and under the rigs and the women checking out the interiors and such, we called it a day with the consensus that Redwoods just aren't full-time living RV's.  The six of us then stopped at Los Nopales for a nice dinner and more good conversation.

Also on Wednesday, John's friend, Clyde, let us know that his wife, Barbara, passed away on Sunday after a battle with cancer.  We are at a loss of words to properly convey our sadness over the news.  Our thoughts are with you Clyde and we are only a phone call away any time of day or night.  

As the rig was sitting there looking so nice and shiny, we felt bad that the truck looked so dirty so we washed and waxed it on Saturday!  Guess what, it rained last night and early this morning.  Oh well, the desert needs the rain.  By mid-week, we will be back in the 70+ temperatures.  Gotta love it.

Until next time . . .

What's up?

Not much here.  Weather has been great so we are loving the warm temps.

The other day John set his sights on finding out what was causing our parking lights on the trailer not to work (all the other lights work as they should).  "They" say two heads are better than one which was once again proven to be true.  John along with neighbor and friend, Bruce, joined forces to hunt down the problem.  Actually, John said Bruce's expertise really moved things along as electrical issues aren't John's thing so his help was much appreciated.  They were able to isolate the problem down to a bad connector.  So the connector was removed, wires were wire nutted together and taped, and everything works as it should.  Great news there.   Now we can drive in the dark ha, ha, ha . . . like we ever would.

John's bike had a bit of an issue that had been bugging him so we took a trip in to REI to have it looked at.  We must say that we have been really impressed with the helpful assistance given by their staff.  John's bike was fixed (sans a part that had to be ordered) and out the door in a little over a half-hour.  Better service than we could have ever expected or hoped for.  

As John really doesn't want to ride his bike until the part on order comes in and gets installed, he has turned his attention to cleaning the rig.  We are so dusty/dirty!  So as part of washing and waxing, John will be giving the caulking a thorough going over and will replace as needed.  So that is how John will be spending his weekend.  Once the rig is washed, re-caulked and ready for waxing, I will jump in and lend a hand (low areas LOL).  For now, I am the break girl offering cold beverages and a reason to take a break; like he needs one.

Hope you have a great weekend.  Until later . . . 

A new year already?

From us to you