Sunday ; Sunny and warm.
Had a very productive day today. Mounted some battery operated closet lights on the inside of the front door panels of Obie ( the SUV ) as substitutes for the non-functioning courtesy lights in the car. Did a very important repair required since last spring on the fifth wheel trailer's fridge. Removed, repaired, and reinstalled the radio in Obie. Washed Lanoire ( the truck ). Lots of road grime from over two thousand miles of driving from BC. And it was getting baked on by the desert sun. The longer it sits in the desert sun, the more difficult it is to wash off.
Walked two laps around the seven acre dog park. Twice ; once at noon, and again at 5:30 PM. Went bicycling at dusk. We covered the swimming pool and hot tub at 9 PM for the first night of our week long commitment to do so.
Monday ; Sunny and warm.
Spent most of today running errands and shopping. Left home this morning with a large load of recyclables, and took them to a local recycling center. Drove to "Home and Farm" to look for a drive belt for our evaporative ( swamp ) cooler back home in Keremeos. They didn't have what I need, but gave me a referral to another business that might. Next stop was Harbor Freight, made almost inaccessible by construction. Parked quite far away and walked back to the store. AND ... < sigh > ... they didn't have what I was there for. Story of my life ! Next was grocery shopping at Food City ... WOO-HOO, pan dulce ... then a late lunch at Rally's. Bad attitude in the staff member who served us, and food not very good, very unusual for Rally's. I guess every business has its bad days. Having been an employer for many years, I can guarantee ... the bad attitude jerk who served us won't be working there two weeks from now. He'll be fired, or more likely, quit in a huff. Last stop for the day was Pep Boys where we bought an expensive set of front seat covers for Obie.
As we were driving back home the radio in Obie began to fall out of the dash. HA HA HA ... guess I had better not apply for a job as a car stereo installer. HA HA HA !
I spent the rest of the afternoon removing and reinstalling the radio in the dashboard ... again ! Hope I did it better today than I did yesterday ! While I did that Joanne cleaned our patio and Arizona room. We took Bo for a two lap walk around the seven acre dog park, then I went bicycling at dusk. After supper we watched Teen Mom OG. HA HA HA HA HA ! What a pathetic bunch of losers. They should all get off reality TV which has provided them with a living for the last eight years, since they were "Sixteen and Pregnant", and get real jobs. And that includes their parents as well !
Tuesday ; Sunny and warm.
We slept late this morning. I took care of some routine household chores before lunch, then after lunch we went to the Humane Society for our regular Tuesday afternoon shift of volunteer dog walking and cat cuddling. First dog I walked was a beautiful female Belgian Malinois, great dog, intelligent, sweet disposition, responsive to obedience commands, so obviously trained. I took her to the large play yard on the Humane Society property and we played tennis ball fetch until I was exhausted. She wasn't !
I was very pleased to see her get adopted before the end of my shift. Good luck in your new home, Hope ! Be a good dog !
After we returned home I chatted with some visitors / lot renters who arrived a couple of days ago and were assigned to the lot across the street. We welcomed them here last year when they arrived on a week that we were the Welcome Committee. After supper, and watching Highway Thru Hell ( WOO-HOO ... the Coquihalla Highway in our "neighbourhood" in BC ) and Animal Cops Houston ( how depressing and disgusting ) we covered the swimming pool and hot tub. Nice evening, fairly warm.
Wednesday ; Sunny, cool.
This morning we headed to Yuma Fairgrounds for the annual Welcome Back Winter Visitor Bash, a trade show with many vendors offering goods and services of interest to ... well ... old people spending their winters here. Like us ! When we arrived back home at Kofa Ko-op we stopped at Laszlo's and Gail's to see how their recent trip to Las Vegas to attend an Andrea Boccelli concert went. The concert was great ... as expected ... and they had a great trip.
After a late lunch Joanne left to go shopping by herself for the rest of the day. I napped briefly with Bo then went to the storage yard to work on the installation of new propane tanks in the camper. Afterwards I took Bo for a two lap walk around the dog park. Joanne returned home just as we finished our dog park walk.
I went bicycling after dark. It was dangerous ! "Locals" heading home ... < ahem > ... south towards the border ... after a day of work ... were driving very fast, and running the stop sign at the end of our street. Don't think I should go bicycling after dark any more !
While Joanne had a phone chat with her sister in Winnipeg I barbecued Coho Salmon for supper. With Joanne's famous seven bean salad it was very good ! After supper we covered the swimming pool and hot tub, then watched Survivor.
Thursday ; Sunny and cool, chilly in the evening. BRRRRR ! I was shivering as we put the covers on the swimming pool and hot tub at 9 PM. HMPH ! Looks like I'm finally going to have to wear a jacket in the evenings.
This morning we drove north on Avenue 4E to the Arizona Market Place flea market where I ordered a dash cover for Obie. Then east on 32nd St. all the way to The Foothills. At Cactus Propane / Amerigas I had the camper's two new propane tanks purged and filled for the first time. We drove to the Fortuna Shopping Mall and while Joanne went to the 99 Cent Only Store I went to Al's RV Parts to exchange a propane hose, then to Foothills Shoes to pick up a pair of shoes that I ordered the day after Black Friday. When Joanne was finished grocery shopping at the 99 Cent Only Store we returned home for a late lunch.
I installed one of the two new propane tanks in the camper. One of the old propane tanks still has propane in it, and I don't want to put in the second new tank until the old tank runs out of propane, which should probably happen on our New Year's Eve trip to Palm Springs. Carol Mae came over for a brief visit with her new dog Kaydee, a small, young, female Chihuahua / Terrier mix ( maybe ? ) with dominance issues. She doesn't get along with most dogs, including Bo. When she met Bo today, they sniffed noses, Kaydee mounted Bo ... rather unusual behaviour for a young female dog ... then began snapping and snarling viciously at Bo. She behaves that way towards most dogs.
< shrug > Lots of work ahead for Carol Mae.
I did a teensy bit of gardening. We walked two laps around the dog park, more or less with Bo ... < rolling my eyes >. I went bicycling at dusk. Joanne worked on laundry and supper preparations. I barbecued a thick, juicy steak and baked potatoes. We slathered Crema CentroAmericana on our baked potatoes. WOW ! GREAT ! After supper I did some banking reconciliation, usually a very easy job, but ... not tonight. Eventually found the problem !
Friday ; Mostly sunny, mild.
We spent most of the day unproductively driving from junk yard to junk yard and searching for parts of Obie. We were surprised to find that at every junk yard we went to the scrapped vehicles have been picked over so completely that there is really nothing left worth salvaging within each one. Oh, well ! Joanne thought it was a pleasant outing of driving around to areas we hadn't been to before, and scrounging around amongst junked cars, an experience we've never had before. I suppose I have to admire her positive outlook on what I consider to be a wasted day !
Saturday ; Sunny and warm.
We attended the Humane Society of Yuma's "Welcome Back Winter Visitor Volunteers" luncheon. Afterwards we went to the Salvation Army thrift store and browsed, looking for a hooded sweatshirt for me. The rest of the day was lost / wasted to squabbling that started late last night.
DSK
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