Slow Week

I say it has been a slow week because not a whole lot has been going on.  On Tuesday, we did meet some friends (Marilyn and Joey) from home and had a nice visit with them.  They are in Apache Junction for a few weeks and we hope to get them out to our park and show them some sights around our area.

Monday through Wednesday, it was 78-80 with some wind, then on Wednesday night we got rain.  It rained all night and all the next day (Thurs).  It was still quite warm (75) and humid.  Ken was not feeling well, so we stayed home and didn't do much.  He did venture out to the rock shop Thursday afternoon, but still felt poorly when he got back home.  There still was some rain showers on Friday, but by mid afternoon, the sun was shining brightly (and warmly).  It is amazing how the desert floor turns green after just a couple days of rain.  One day it is brown and dirty, then the next there is a green carpet below all the cacti.......gorgeous!!!

The forecast is that there is a chance of more rain next week, but not sure if we will get it or not.  Most of it is predicted to be further north of us.  With the rain we have had, it is looking like we will have another beautiful spring.

Saturday, we attended the Phoenix Gun Show and could not believe the crowd that was there.  Most of the throng of people were buying ammo and accessories for what ever weapons they possess.  Right now there is a huge rush on ammo (and gun) sales.  Pistol ammo is getting very scarce in the local sports and hunting stores.  We didn't need anything like that, but Ken did buy some extra clips and things for his guns.

Today (Sunday) we had a Wine and Food event at our park.  The deal was everyone bring two identical bottles of wine from their home state OR something they considered special.....(and of course some food to be shared).  The bottles of wine, and the person bringing the wine, would receive a number.  One bottle would be opened and placed on a table for tasting.....the identical bottle would not be opened but was placed on another table for a later drawing.   After an hour or so the numbers were drawn and the people whose numbers were called had the opportunity to go and choose a bottle of wine (unopened) from the table.  Everyone who brought two bottles of wine got to go home with another bottle of wine......and IF they were lucky, they got to choose a wine that they really liked.  It was a lot of fun and of course there were a LOT of different wines and tons of snacks......no one went home hungry or thirsty.  However, I am sure some had a hard time finding home (grin).  Thankfully, we are only 150 feet from the activity hall and had no problem finding our way home.