Sunday ; Sunny and very warm. Plants and flowers are blooming. Yes, yes ... spring has arrived in Yuma, Arizona. Joanne cooked "Sweet & Smoky Chicken Thighs" and rice in the Sun Oven today. It was the first time in a couple of weeks that we've been able to use the Sun Oven.
With a couple of "carry forward" from yesterday, and two new arrivals today, Joanne and I visited four rigs on our first day as the Kofa Ko-op "Welcome Committee". And that responsibility consumed more time than I had expected it would.
We did a fun Bo-gility session with Bo. We removed Elsie the truck camper from Lanoire the truck. We went Wal-Martin'. As you know, Wal-Martin' on the weekends is not permitted, as far as I am concerned. But ... since today was the Super Bowl game, Wal-Mart was not very busy late this afternoon.
We attended the regular Sunday evening ice cream social. We watched two episodes of Downton Abbey, having missed last week's episode because we were in Palm Springs. The previous episode is always repeated before each new episode.
Monday ; Los Algodones, Baja California, Mexico
Sunny and very warm, especially standing in line for an hour and three quarters waiting to cross the border !
This morning we headed for Mexico. West on Interstate 8 across the Colorado River into California, then south to the Mexican border crossing into Los Algodones. First stop was TK Unisex Beauty Shop. I got a haircut and beard trim while Joanne got a pedicure. My haircut and beard trim ( three bucks for the haircut, another dollar for the beard ) were finished long before Joanne's pedicure ( ten bucks ) so I went browsing in the nearby farmacias, checking for the best price on some medication I wanted to buy.
I returned to the beauty shop and "coached" the hair stylist giving Joanne a haircut ( five bucks ). When Joanne's haircut was finished it was time for lunch. We went to a restaurant that we had been to before ( had a coupon for a free margarita with each meal ) and had pollo chile verde enchiladas / chicken and green tomatillo chile enchiladas. Very good !
I bought my medication. I bought a pound of REALLY HUGE ( ten to the pound ! ) fresh shrimp. We bought some Mini-Nugs and Mini-CocoNugs ( chocolate bars ). We walked to the border. HOLY SHIT ! ! ! That's why we avoid going to Los Algodones in January and February. The line up to the border crossing was the longest we've ever seen ! In ten years of going to Los Algodones ! In previous years, we have been in line for more than three hours. And they were shorter lines than today ! ! ! U.S. Customs & Border Patrol has speeded up their process in the last few years, so today's record long line took ( only ! ) an hour and three quarters. We chatted with the people in line behind us, two couples from Manitoba, Canada. I worried about the bag of shrimp in my hand. It started out as a pound of shrimp packed in ice in a bag. By the time we crossed the border it was a pound of shrimp in a leaking bag of cold water !
We arrived home later than expected, shortly after 4:30 PM. The park's office had just closed so ... we were unable to obtain a list of today's arrivals and do our job as the "Welcome Committee". DARN ! Oh, well ... life goes on !
We went on the daily pack walk. Once again there was a dog fight. Same dog that has started every one of the many dog fights that has occurred in the last few years ! And the same owners absolving their dog of accountability ! ! ! It's not the dog fights that get under my skin. HEY ... dogs are dogs ! It's the denial / absolution of accountability by the owners !
I watered my plants and gardens. I went bicycling. Beautiful desert sunset ! After supper we watched Celebrity Apprentice. I cleaned my shrimp ! I reconciled bank statements.
Tuesday ; Sunny and very warm. Joanne cooked a recipe called "Beef & Beer Bake" in the Sun Oven today.
We were up very early this morning in order to have Bo at the Humane Society Of Yuma Veterinary Clinic at 8 AM. We left him for his dental cleaning and vaccinations and we returned home. I went back to sleep and Joanne went to water aerobics.
We worked quite a bit today being the Kofa Ko-op Welcome Committee. We visited four new arrivals, two in the morning and two in the late afternoon. One of the new arrivals was a French Canadian couple from Gatineau, Quebec, across the Ottawa River from Ottawa, Ontario, our home for sixteen and a half years. They were very surprised when we approached their rig and began to introduce ourselves in French.
After lunch we returned to the Humane Society to work a shift from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM as dog walker / cat cuddler, and to pick up Bo at 3:30 PM. Oh my goodness ! My poor little baby Bo-Bo Dog had to have five teeth extracted ! We didn't see that one coming ! He was "dopey" for the rest of the day, recovering from general anaesthesia, and ... was in a lot of discomfort. Poor little baby Bo-Bo Dog !
Wednesday ; Sunny and hot, temperature about 85 F / 30 C ! I sun dried tomatoes in the Sun Oven today. When they were done Joanne cooked wrapped wiener appetizers in the Sun Oven to contribute to this afternoon's Happy Hour Potluck.
Bo suffered overnight and part of today. By this evening his discomfort seemed diminished. I am giving him a painkiller medication for three days and an antibiotic for a week. Tonight he was hungry, and ate well. The five teeth he lost are five of his six lower front teeth. With only one tooth behind his lower lip, he looks like he belongs in the Ozarks of Missouri. HA HA HA < SNORT > HA HA !
Today was a very busy for us as the "Welcome Committee". Five new arrivals !
I did an obedience session with Bo. I trimmed my moustache and eyebrows. HMPH ! Should have been done by my hairstylist Fabiola in Los Algodones the other day. She was late to leave for an appointment elsewhere, so my moustache and eyebrows didn't get done. Despite the fact that, for the first time, she charged me an extra dollar for the beard trim. HMPH ... four bucks for a haircut and beard trim ... and I had to do my own moustache and eyebrows. Oh, well ... at least she trimmed my ear hairs. HA HA HA !
This afternoon I worked on some exterior wood trim repairs on the Arizona room, as part of Joanne's project to paint the trim. I installed a "mesh" tailgate on the truck.
I bought the "mesh" tailgate at the Tyson Wells Sell-A-Rama in Quartzsite recently. Paid a buck ! How is it possible to produce a product like that ... that can be sold by a flea market vendor for a profit ... for a buck ? ! ?
At tonight's Happy hour potluck we sat at a table filled with some of this week's new arrivals. I chatted with André
from Quebec, giving him travel ideas and recommendations ... at his request.
Thursday ; Sunny and hot again. How wonderful is that ? Sun dried tomatoes in the Sun Oven again today.
Partially due to the wonderful weather, and partially due to our responsibilities this week as the "Welcome Committee", we blew off much of today socializing. In our Arizona room, in the dog park, all over the RV park, visiting new arrivals ... ! Joanne painted the Arizona room's exterior wood trim. I ... rode my bicycle ! HA HA HA ! HEY ... one can't be productive every day !
We went out for dinner to our favourite "Chinese" buffet restaurant. It's my favourite because of the wonderful Sushi bar. The Sushi with caviar on top was more than worth the meal price. In the evening I worked on reconciling and analyzing the 2014 annual statements of some of our annuity type investment funds.
Friday ; Sunny and hot. Yuma had two weeks of winter, two weeks of spring, and now it's summer ! HA HA HA ! I love it ! So does Sully.
This morning Joanne set up the Sun Oven and put some tomatoes in to sun dry. We picked up one of this week's new arrivals who had asked to come along with us, and we headed to The Foothills for the semi-annual Helping Hands Yard Sale at Gila Mountain United Methodist Church and the monthly 15% off day at Al's RV Service & Parts. I was disappointed to be unable to find a stereo unit for Harvey the fifth wheel at the yard sale. Joanne bought an expensive pair of SAS sandals for two bucks. She shopped at "The 99¢
Only Store" while André
and I went to Al's RV Service & Supply. I bought a new bathroom faucet for Elsie the truck camper. We returned home for a late lunch and to discover that our sun drying tomatoes were burned to crisps ! HMPH !
This afternoon I did some routine annual preventive maintenance chores and we did our Welcome Committee work. We went on the daily pack walk. For supper I barbecued some of those honkin' huge shrimp I bought in Los Algodones a few days ago. They were good ! ! !
Saturday ; Sunny and hot again.
At noon we headed to the clubhouse for the first ( and hopefully annual ) Kofa Ko-op Chili Competition. Twelve competitors, potluck salads and desserts. It was great ! There were three local paramedics / firemen who served as the judges. And afterwards, they presented a class on CCC CPR ( continuous chest compression cardio-pulmonary resuscitation ) and how to operate a defibrillator. Valuable training for an RV park filled with old people.
I did a 6000 km. inspection on Lanoire the truck. What a great truck ! I helped a neighbour solve a propane problem. We visited friends and neighbours. We did our daily Welcome Committee work. We went on the daily pack walk. Big pack today !
I went bicycling. Laszlo and DeeOJee the Pit Bull came over for a visit. We had a late light supper and watched a movie on TV.
DSK
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