Mon - Jan 9/12

Up and off to the Main Hall by 8 a.m.

Cool today - down to mid-60's - low 40's last night.

Each Monday is coffee and donut day in the main hall. The donuts are huge - twice the size of the usual Tim Horton fare back home. This is the biggest turnout we have seen to date at the announcements - at least double. The line for donuts went half way around the hall.

The usual announcements - welcome to newcomers, happy birthdays and anniversaries and info about upcoming events plus a request for those with pets to not walk them in the non-pet part of the park. (Probably the same people that complained about visiting children playing on the pickle ball court last year?)

We signed up for the Wild Horse Pass Casino bus trip and Charlotte took her name off the list for the painting sessions. She decided doing a painting of the midwest landscape wouldn't be practical - no place to put the picture - it would look out of place back home.

We stopped at the Activities Desk in Guest Services. Our neighbour (workamper) from across the road run's this desk. We picked up tickets for the month's events we wanted to attend. We usually have three times as many tickets lined up above the kitchen cabinets. Unlike last year, they will not put out next month's activity calendar until the end of the month. We usually buy the tickets all at once for the three months of activities that we wish to attend.  Now we will have to get them a month at a time.

Charlotte worked on shortening my new blue jeans before going to the pen and ink class. While she was at class I continued the final steps in re-arranging the storage compartments. I also plugged in the rechargeables (spotlights, drills, etc.) to bring them up to full charge in case we need them during our stay.

When Charlotte returned we spent an hour "dymo" labelling all of her sewing equipment. There are over 60 quilters in the Quilter's Guild. They all have similar rotary cutters, scissors, cutting squares, rulers and other items. To avoid confusion it was suggested that they label all the items they bring to class. Done!

We actually turned on the heat in the evening (first time since we arrived) to take the chill out of the air.

It was a "snack" supper this evening as we watched TV. Ritz crackers topped with hamburg pickles, cheese chunks and pepperoni slices....mmmmm - a treat.

The only scheduled event tomorrow is the return, after a week off, of the  "Green Bee" produce company. They set up a mini-market near Guest Services weekly on Tuesday that runs from 1 until 3 p.m.

It was another nice, if cooler, day in the Valley of the Sun.