Happy New Year

I know it’s been a while since I've blogged but here goes again.  Even though the holidays aren’t quite behind us Christmas is.  Gifts have been bought, mailed, received and opened.  Since we didn’t put up a tree, we have nothing to take down.  It’s been different this year than any year in the past but we know time moves on and holidays change.

December has been quite a month for sure.  We’ve had numerous things break or need repairs.  It’s been one of those months $$$$$$.  I was also glad to get Christmas shopping behind.  Someone else had more fun than I did.  They were out shopping with my credit card and tallied up more than  $3,000 in charges.  I hope they enjoyed themselves because it sure caused us some stress!

My computer is up and running again but I probably should have bought a new one instead of just replacing the hard drive.  The computer is only a year old so you would think it would still be perfect .... NOT!  The worse part is I hadn't done a back up recently so went the pictures I had on it. 😢

The next few days are bound to be busy ones.  It seems almost all of Terry’s family will be in town including aunts, uncles and cousins by the dozen.  Then, there are the  nieces, nephews and even siblings.  Wow!  And, they said they didn’t like reunions.  This one is going to be a big one it appears. 

 Sunset from the Dog Park

Buck has been adjusting just fine.  Having a dog after not having a dog is definitely a change to our lifestyle.  A dog may tie you down but it also adds a lot of fun times too.  We’ve met numerous people in the park mainly because of Buck.  Everyone seems to know Buck.  It’s not often an English Bulldog hangs around. 

In our normal fashion, we’ve made many changes to our upcoming schedule. Arizona is pretty popular during the winter and being without reservations can be disastrous.  RV parks fill up and availability is limited.  After much discussion about where to go and when, we realize we do need to be fairly close to Terry’s mom since we make so many trips to her place.  I think we’ve figured out where we should be.  It’s not to say we won’t venture a few days here and there but we need a close place for a couple months.   We still plan on visiting “Q” and Tucson for a few days but leaving our roots close.  After that, we’ll probably be “on the road again" and, of course, we have no idea where to.   

This peaceful sleep didn’t last long …. I kicked him out of Terry’s computer chair!

We have kept ourselves pretty busy with some of the park activities.  There are many activities offered from cards to hobby classes to shuffleboard and mini-golf.  We’ve tried some and passed on others.  Then, of course, I’ve been busy with my own little crafty things in the mornings and evenings.  The sewing machine comes out as I try one new project after another.  A few of my projects are below ….

Arizona is definitely known as a winter wonderland with warm weather and sunny skies.  However, this year we’ve had lots of rain, cooler weather and pretty strong winds.  What’s with this?  However, it’s still nicer than the places getting snow! Thank goodness for that!

‘Tis life on the road.