March 7, 2013

We got out onto the geocaching trail at about 10:00 this morning.  Two hours later we had logged 17 caches.  It was a small power run out on the desert, all in a straight line, about .1 or .2 miles apart.

While out on the desert we came across a man exercising his three big dogs.  Big barely describes one of them...a 200 pound four year old St. Bernard who really, really wanted in the front seat of the Honda.  The other two were big dogs, but nothing to compare to the one the size of a small bear.  Its amazing, and fun, the people we meet.

On our way home we made a quick trip to Walmart, and stopped at Panda Express for lunch to take home.

Our evening’s entertainment for several nights has been watching the old TV series of Zorro.  Tonight was no different.  We really know how to have “a hot time in the old town tonight,” don’t we?

March 6, 2013

We got off to a late start today.  It was nearly lunch time before we left the house.  

We drove north on Hwy. 95 to a place called The Farm.  It is in the middle of a huge farming area that grows asparagus, celery, onions, artichokes and stuff like that.  

Their menu is limited and is cooked outdoors on a grill.  The closest thing I can compare it to was food we used to get from street vendors in Mexico.  I got a taco and Bill got something I can’t spell the name of.  They were both really good.  I especially like their homemade tortillas.

Afterwards, we went caching.  The one in the area we found was by a canal.  Other than that, we struck out.  However, it was good to be out moving around.

March 5, 2013

March 5, 2013

I was up earlier than usual for the last several days.  Bill said he would take me to In-N-Out for lunch if I felt like it.  That was a good incentive.  You’ve heard of dangling a carrot in front of a donkey.  Well, guess who was the donkey and what was the carrot!

I was weak, but enjoyed lunch.  After eating I felt some better.  

When we left, we went to Verizon.  I have been having a problem with the Geocaching app on my iPhone and iPad.  The geocaching support people helped me, but I also needed help from Verizon.  We were successful after a lot of experimenting for awhile.

Bill and I went in search of a cache to see if the “fix” had worked.  Everything was A-OK.  Yea and Yippy, Skippy!

We had to stop at Walmart for RXs before going home.  I was really tired by the time we got back to the motorhome and lay down to rest, but didn’t nap.

At 4:00. we went to a birthday party for one of the neighbor’s.  I thought I might only stay for a short time, but all I did was sit and visit with people.

Several things might have contributed to my revival.  I ate two good meals today.  We had two text message “bantering sessions” with our four kids and me.  One was about In-N-Out and snow!  The other started with a great picture of Willie.  Brent wasn’t sure if the furry beast was tired or bored in the picture.  Brent thought a remote control squirrel might solve his problems.  We all put in our 2 cents about that!  Those text sessions always cheer me up.

My friend, Debbie from Brandon, sent me a picture of her great-granddaughter.  I think she’s about three months old, and is absolutely adorable.  Debbie knows how much I like pictures of the sweet little thing.

We’ll see how I fare tomorrow after all the helpfulness from today.  

March 4, 2013

March 4, 2013

I continue to need lots of sleep.  That’s just about all I did today.  It is very frustrating.  Please hang in there with me.  Hopefully, soon I will have more interesting things write about than the inside of my eyelids.

March 3, 2013

March 3, 2013

Racing must not be good for me anymore because I was awake most of the night.  I couldn't stop my brain from "racing" around from thought to thought.

We watched the NASCAR race from Phoenix.  Usually, when I watch a race, I am busy doing other projects.  Today I just sat and watched the race.

We went out to eat Mexican food with Todd, Bonnie, Jim, and Pat.  Afterwards, Bonnie brought us a lemon pie.  Jim and Pat have a lemon tree in their backyard and Bonnie made good use of some of the fruit.  She makes really, really good lemon pie.

March 2, 2013

March 2, 2013

The highlight of my day...no, I'll rephrase that...the highlight of my week was a race at a dirt track across from the Cocopah Indian Casino.  It was a sprint car race, the kind of race car with wing things on the back.  The main attraction was NASCAR driver Tony Stewart...Yahoo!  I didn't cheer for him because I couldn't keep track of his car.  There were so many of them and they went around so often and so fast.

I’m not a Tony Stewart fan, but he does a lot to promote events at local tracks all over the country.  There certainly was a big crowd in attendance tonight.

The weather was really nice and the wind was calm.  Thank goodness, because when the "big guys" got out on the track the dust was terrible.  Up until then, it wasn't a problem.

We had a good time, though!  I'm glad we went!

March 1, 2013

March 1, 2013

Another month has come and gone.  It was a big month for the Dane clan...four birthdays.  And my mother had a February birthday, also.

March starts with an interesting number pattern...3113 (3-1-13).

After sleeping late this morning, I decided I needed to go to a chiropractor to have my neck adjusted.  Bonnie had showed me where her doctor was last week, and I was able to see him this morning.  He was able to relieve some on the tension in my neck.

Afterwards, we went for lunch at Bill’s favorite fish place.  We shared fish and shrimp, but after just a few bites I didn’t want any more.  It was Bill’s lucky day!

When we got home, I was very tired.  Naps refreshed both of us.  I’m feeling stronger after resting and hope it continues to be a pattern.