March 21, 2013

This morning it was humid in Yuma.  Well, compared to some places that we go from time to time, it wasn’t, but to have any humidity at all in Yuma is strange.

I went for my final dental appointment at 11:00.  We crossed the border early because I wanted to pick up some stained glass panels that I had ordered on Tuesday.  They were ready and waiting for us.  I got an Oregon Duck one for Brent, and a Denver Bronco one for each of the girls.  Please don’t tell them if you happen to see any of our kids.  Its a surprise!  Sh-h-h-h-h!  Mums the word, OK?

We had time to walk around through some of the shops and that is always fun.  While at the dentist’s office I ask if there was a Mexican bakery.  They tried to draw a map for us, but were afraid we might get lost, so Dr. Montoya told her office manager to take us to it.  How’s that for service?!  Yum, yum!  We got some really good things!

It only took us an hour and 15 minutes to cross the border.  As we came into Yuma it was time for an early supper so Bill twisted my arm and we went to In-N-Out.  It was tough on me, but I sacrificed!!!

We went to Todd and Bonnie’s tonight to plan tomorrow’s geocaching fun!  All in all it was a good day!

March 20, 2013

Hello, Spring!  Its nice here in Yuma, even if it is bit warmer than we would like it to be.

Todd and Bonnie returned today after two weeks in Florida.  It was fun to hear about some of their adventures.  Todd said there were more geocaches there than in Yuma.  Wow!  When can we go?

I spent the day going through my summer clothes.  I needed some more things to wear in this warm weather.  And I started a new gathering bag of thrift store items.

I also got several things marked off my “To Do” list.  That’s always  encouraging.  I like seeing the lines marked through the tasks begin to add up.

We spent some time visiting with Jim and Pat.  They leave tomorrow for Spokane where they’ll be for the summer.  It’s that time of year when people start going different directions.  We’ll be  singing our Willie Nelson song next week!

March 19, 2013

Last night, after posting my blog, I worked on tax files for about an hour and a half.  I guess I’m not such a lazy bum after all.

I had a 9:00 dental appointment this morning.  The dentist is working on a bridge for me.  It wasn’t finished so we’ll have to continue on Thursday.  

After eating lunch and doing some shopping we started the process of crossing the border.  There were lots and lots of Snow Birds in Mexico today, probably making their last trip across the border before heading back to their summer homes.

It took us over two hours of standing in line to get back to the good ole’ USA.  When we got  home, we were both very tired.  We spent some time visiting with Jim and Pat.  The weather has cooled off considerably.  There was a breeze on their front porch.    It was pleasant and relaxing!

I talked to Brent to get a report on their hail storm.  At his house he had hail the size of peanuts.  In other parts of the area the hail was the size of baseballs.  It did major damage to the area.  Luckily, Brent had no damage.

Tomorrow is the first day of Spring.  Sounds to me like most people are really ready for it.

March 18, 2013

This morning we went geocaching.  We found eight caches before it was time to celebrate “I finished the taxes” day.  In-N-Out was on our agenda.  Yum, yum!

The rest of the day was spent relaxing.  I had meant to get all of the tax information sorted and filed, but I got lazy!!  There’s always tomorrow.  That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!  

Actually, if you stop to think about it, tomorrow doesn’t come because when it gets here, it is actually today.  Do you get it?  Its kind of like when I get a permanent, it isn’t permanent.  It is only temporary!  Interesting, eh?

March 17, 2013

Happy St. Patrick's Day.  I’m not Irish, but I hope everyone else enjoyed the day.

I didn’t leave the house at all today.  I had plenty to do with those fun taxes looming over me.

We watched the NASCAR race from Bristol, Tennessee.  I missed a lot of it, but got to see the important parts.

Soon after supper tonight I finished our taxes and printed the information we needed.  Turbo Tax was much easier for me to use  this year.  Last year, Michelle took me through the whole process.  This year, she was on standby and offered me moral support.

I worked really hard on the taxes.  Don’t you think it would be nice of Bill to take me to In-N-Out tomorrow for a celebration?

March 16, 2013

Off to another slow start today.  It wasn’t as warm today as it had been, but we didn’t do any caching.

I spent most of the day working on our taxes, including going to Walmart for a 2012 copy of Turbo Tax.  

I think most of tomorrow will be taken up with this least fun of all activities.  I’ll give you an update on my progress tomorrow.

March 15, 2013

This morning we went to the Flea Market.  Bill needed a new meter for testing water.  With that purchase taken care of we went into Yuma to the chiropractor.  

Our ventures out onto the desert yesterday left me with some hip pain.  I’m glad I’ve been able to find a doctor that can help me get the “kinks out.”

We took the Honda to Walmart for an oil change.  There was no line to wait in which is unusual.  They had it finished in a few minutes.

We got back home in time to watch NASCAR qualifying from Bristol, Tennessee.  I sent text messages to Natalia and JP reminding them of when we were at that track and some of the things we did while we were there.

Bill and I took Jim and Pat to dinner tonight at The Golden Corral.  It was really crowded.  As hot as it has been these last few days, lots of people must not want to cook.  One excuse is as good as another, eh?