After thirty-six hours of illness due to flu or food poisoning Joanne awoke today feeling fine. This morning she went grocery shopping by herself to Albertson's.
This afternoon Joanne cooked a Mexican chicken with rice / pollo con arroz recipe in the Sun Oven. She also baked a cake for tonight's ice cream social. I set up Bo's agility equipment in the dog park behind our rear yard fence. And then we did a Bo-gility session. And then we did another one with Molly and Rocky, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniels that belong to neighbours / friends. I did some maintenance work on the trailer. I napped with Sully. We walked around the dog park with Laszlo from Kamloops, B.C., and his female Pit Bull named DeeOJee ... ( D ... O ... G ). We've "pack walked" with Laszlo and DeeOJee quite a few times in the past two weeks.
At 6 PM we went to the regular Sunday evening ice cream social at the clubhouse. We stayed quite awhile after most had left, chatting with friends. Back at home we had a late supper and watched Downton Abbey.
Monday ; Overcast and warm.
Well ... how odd and inexplicable. After about thirty-six hours of illness, followed by about twenty-four hours of feeling fine and healthy ... Joanne is very ill again. Same illness recurring ? Different illness ?
I tended to my ill wife. I watered all my cactus plants and gardens. I washed the truck.
I washed and refurbished Bupkis Barbecue II. I took Bo on our daily pack walk around the dog park. I went bicycling. I made a light supper and "encouraged" Joanne to eat a bit. She's like an eight year old when she's sick ! I downloaded and reconciled monthly investment statements.
Tuesday ; Sunny and very warm.
Joanne was less ill today, improving throughout the day.
I finished cleaning and refurbishing Bupkis Barbecue II. This afternoon I went to the Humane Society for my first shift this season as a "dog walker". Joanne was not feeling well enough to come with me to do her "cat cuddling" shift. I was not there very long.
I was so appalled at how much dog shit there was everywhere ... particularly in the smaller of the two fenced dog parks on their grounds ... that I threw a hissy fit, tore a strip off the new Volunteer Manager for the poor job she's doing of getting out the "picking up dog shit is not optional" message to the dog walkers, then stormed out and came home. What a disgusting mess ! The new Volunteer Manager and the Executive Director both should be ashamed of themselves for tolerating such a mess !
Back at home we took Bo for the daily pack walk. Joanne was feeling healthy enough for one lap around the dog park. Afterwards DeeOJee the Pit Bull came into our Arizona room for a visit and play session with Bo. We started but didn't quite finish Christmas decorating. Joanne did most of the work. Just before we prepared supper Joanne's sister phoned and they had a half hour chat.
Wednesday ; Sunny and warm. Joanne was feeling better today, but still quite a way from healthy. Bo and I went on a morning pack walk with Molly and Rocky, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.
While dumping the black tank this morning I discovered ... < sigh > ... a third leak in the pass through storage compartment ! Spending the summer in storage here in Yuma's 120 degree summer temperatures seems to have wreaked havoc on Harvey's plumbing, most of which is plastic. We went out late this morning and spent most of the day running shopping errands ; Yuma Nursery Supply, Lowe's, Pep Boys, and Albertson's.
Late in the afternoon, back at home, we finished our Christmas decorating started yesterday. Joanne planted lettuce in "container gardens". We went on another pack walk, our regular 5 PM two laps around the dog park perimeter. We were joined by Spanky and DeeOJee. I went bicycling at dusk, as I do most days. Yuma has great desert sunsets. We had a late light supper and watched Survivor.
Thursday ; Sunny and warm.
Just before noon Joanne left for her Christmas Mystery Bus Trip with her friend Eilene. All that's known is ... the bus is heading west ... they're not going to Mexico ... they're not going to a casino ... and the bus will return to Yuma around midnight. Hope they have a fun day !
Before Joanne left we trimmed Bo's and Sully's claws. I located leak #3 in the trailer's pass through storage compartment. Water was coming down the pipe leading up through the floor to the back of the toilet. I leaned over the toilet, tightened the coupling nut connecting the water pipe to the rear of the toilet, and ... CRACK ! Aw, shit ! The summer temperatures have baked plastic parts to the point where they have become brittle. Fortunately I had enough spare parts to repair the problem without having to go shopping. Hopefully, that was the last leak !
Our friends Bill and Lynne, along with their little dog Windsor, came over this afternoon for a visit in our Arizona room. We planned some outings over the next couple of weeks, and I helped them plan their summer trip to Alaska via British Columbia. I went to our RV park's storage yard, climbed up on the roof of the camper, and removed the shroud off the air conditioner. It's cracked, needs to be replaced, and I found an ad for a ( very slightly ) used one in The Foothills. I want to have our camper's air conditioning shroud in our truck when I go to The Foothills to see the used one, to ensure that they're identical. I did a teensy bit of gardening work. Bo and I went on our daily pack walk. I went bicycling. And, as always, I spent too much of the day chatting with friends and neighbours. HEY ... I'm retired ! I have no clock to punch ! Life is good out here in the desert !
Friday ; Ugly clouds, windy, chilly, a few drops of rain in the evening.
This morning Joanne went off by herself to run some errands. I did pet ear care. Both animals' ears were clean, dry, and healthy. I sharpened the knives in the trailer, then went to the camper and sharpened the knives in there. When Joanne returned home she helped me change one of the truck's hood lift struts. I need to change both of them, but Pep Boys only had one in stock when I was there recently.
This afternoon we drove to the far end of The Foothills to buy a very slightly used air conditioner shroud cover for the truck camper. When I phoned him the seller’s claim was that he had lost an air conditioner shroud off his rig near Las Vegas on their way down recently. He bought a replacement in Bullhead City, but the RV shop there only had it in white. He wanted a black one, so as soon as he arrived here in Yuma he ordered a black one. Now he was selling the two month old white one, and it's the correct one to fit our truck camper. I was skeptical of his claim that he had only purchased it a couple of months ago in Bullhead City, and was now selling it for close to half price, just so he could install a black one instead. Well ... when we arrived at his home in The Foothills, sitting in his driveway was ... < sputter > ... a Prevost motorhome that costs more than a million dollars. With three ... count 'em, three ... air conditioners on the roof, each with a black shroud. Oookkkaaayyy ! ! !
On the way back from The Foothills I refilled the truck with diesel, and purchased fuel for the generator, at Fry’s Fuel Bar and ... < sigh > ... we went Wal-Martin’. When we got home we had just enough time before it got dark to walk with Bo around the dog park. Joanne did a lot of laundry while I made supper. GEEEE ... I make great omelettes ! We watched Amazing Race, first episode we’ve seen since leaving ( summer ) home on November 1.
OH ... I almost forgot about Joanne’s Christmas Mystery Bus Trip. They went to Palm Springs. She arrived back home at 2 AM. The “mystery” agenda was supposed to be ... a self guided walking tour of some of Palm Springs’ “boutique” inns. Joanne and Eilene, and their two new friends they made on the bus trip up to Palm Springs walked to a few of the inns before deciding ... what’s the point ? Joanne suggested that they ditch the walking tour of inns, and head to Sherman’s Deli for supper followed by an evening of wandering around VillageFest, the weekly downtown arts / crafts / produce / entertainment market place. That’s what they did, and everybody was happy !
Saturday ; Sunny and warm.
Another busy day ! This morning I replaced the shroud covering the air conditioner on the roof of the truck camper. Then we went shopping for clothes at the 50% off everything sale at the Salvation Army Thrift Shop. I bought eight t-shirts. At a buck a pop ... they're disposable. I don't even have to let Joanne see a shirt after I've splashed battery acid on it or somehow else ruined it. Just toss it away. No, dear ... I don't know where that nice blue t-shirt of mine is < blink blink >.
This afternoon we went to the Humane Society for "mobile adoptions" training. Twice a month the Humane Society of Yuma will be having in-store adoption events at Tractor Supply in Yuma. We would like to be involved.
This evening we invited our friends Bill and Lynne to join us at the Living Christmas Tree Concert at Community Christian Church out on Hwy. 95 a bit north of the city. First time we've attended a Living Christmas Tree Concert. Bill and Lynne have been to one before, in Florida. A Living Christmas Tree Concert is a church choir set up in a large Christmas tree shaped structure, with a lot of flashing Christmas lights, singing Christmas hymns, outdoors. Afterwards we went to Wienerschnitzel for a late junk food dinner.
WHAT ? ! ? We've lost HOW MANY tens of thousands of dollars in the stock market so far this month ? ? ? ! ! ! ? ? ?
DSK
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