February 16 to 22, 2020

Sunday ; Sunny and very warm.

I paid some bills online. I updated some investment files. < blink blink > We made HOW MUCH in the stock market this past week ? ! ? Well !  I guess I can stop worrying about whether or not I should have spent that fifty bucks yesterday on a completely unnecessary automotive item. I posted my weekly blog entry. 

I ordered some grooming products from Amazon that Joanne wants. Go ahead, sweetheart … money’s no object … this week ! HA HA HA !

Late in the afternoon we went to the swimming pool to do an exercise session. And soak in the hot tub. Afterwards I made supper while Joanne got started on laundering.

Monday ; Sunny and very warm.

This morning we brought the truck and camper from the storage yard to our lot 52 to do some work in the camper. While Joanne cleaned the range hood I worked on the bathroom sink faucets. I removed the faucets, took them to my work bench in the shed, disassembled them, cleaned them, adjusted them, reassembled them, and reinstalled them in the camper. All is well … I hope.

Joanne went grocery shopping by herself this afternoon. I worked on household chores. And … well … napped with Emma, of course. HA HA HA !  I watered all our plants and gardens. And I double backed up archived document and photo computer files. Isn’t OCD a wonderful thing ? ! ? HA HA HA !

Tuesday ; Sunny and very warm.

This afternoon we went to the Humane Society for our regular weekly session of cat cuddling and dog walking. WHEW ! Tiring ! First dog I walked was Stevie Wonder, a Black Mouth Cur. HUH ? Didn’t know that was a breed. It is !

Wednesday ; Sunny and very warm. I made sun dried Roma tomatoes in the Sun Oven today.

This afternoon I took the minivan to Big O Tires for a brake inspection. I dropped Joanne off at Wal-Mart, then went across the street to Big O Tires. After the brake inspection was completed I joined Joanne at Wal-Mart. On the way back home we stopped at Sonic for milkshakes. Milkshakes were fine. It was the fifteen minute wait for them that was unsatisfactory !

Before supper we went to the swimming pool for an exercise session. I cooked Blackened Mahi-Mahi for supper. Pretty good … I may have used a bit too much Cajun seasoning … < breathing fire >. We watched the Democratic debate in Las Vegas on TV tonight. Then Survivor.

Thursday ; Partially sunny, some high, thin clouds, very warm.

This afternoon I removed the valance surrounding the large window in the fifth wheel trailer, then removed the day / night shade on that window. It will need to be restrung. < sigh > I hate restringing blinds, it’s such a difficult and complicated job.

Late in the afternoon we headed to Harkins Theaters at Yuma Palms Shopping Center to see the movie Parasite. It’s a reflection of the … < ahem > … demographics of this area that the movie that won the Oscar for Best Movie less than two weeks ago had an audience this evening of … wait for it … eight people ! Foreign movies with subtitles seem to have no appeal here ! It was an excellent film, but … my reaction at the end of the movie, as the credits began to roll was … HUH ? ? ? Joanne seemed to “get” the movie more than I did.

After the movie we went to Eat Asian for our annual dinner there. MMMMM ! Great sushi !

Friday ; High, thin cloud, very warm.

This morning we headed east to the Foothills to shop at the semi-annual Helping Hands ( enormous ! ) Yard Sale sponsored by a local church. We bought quite a bit of stuff, including a grocery bag stuffed with as much clothing as could fit in the bag … for $4. We stuffed 11 articles of clothing in the bag. Thirty-six cents per article of clothing. HA HA HA !

After the yard sale we dropped off some donations at Goodwill. What comes around goes around. HA HA HA ! Last stop was Fry’s for advertised grocery specials. My goodness, the Foothills Fry’s store is a busy place !

After a late lunch at home, and a nap, I worked in the Arizona room on restringing the large day / night shade blind from the fifth wheel trailer. It took me the rest of the afternoon, but I got it restrung. Very difficult and complicated ! Four strings ! Tomorrow I will reinstall the blind and the valance in the trailer.

Saturday ; Cloudy, cool, intermittent light rain all day.

My first job for today was to reinstall the restrung day / night shade blind on the trailer’s large “living room” window, followed by the reinstallation of the valance surrounding it. Joanne went grocery shopping for advertised specials at Food City this afternoon. I read. And napped. And dealt with yesterday’s many yard sale purchases. One of my purchases was a blood pressure monitor machine, my third. I now have one for Keremeos, one for Yuma, and one for the camper.

For supper I barbecued chicken and Joanne made potato salad, adding cilantro to the potato salad. First time she’s tried that. It was great !

DSK