What happened to February?

Where in the world did February go??? I know it is the shortest month of the year, but for some reason, it has disappeared.  Is that called being too busy? OR absent minded?? Anyhow, since we supposedly have been busy, I am just going to talk about some of the highlights for this month.

The weather has been a big factor in what we do and don’t do. February’s weather was good and bad. We had some wonderfully warm days, but we also had a few very rainy/stormy days where areas around here were flooded.

In fact, last night we had thunder and lightning and now it's pouring down rain. It's only supposed to last through today, then get back to nice warm days.  That is IF you can trust the weather forecast.  Oh well, you can bet there are going to be some beautiful wildflowers blooming soon.  I already have seen Daisies and Poppies in bloom. 

Well, back to what we have been up to!!

Every Monday morning we have a park wide coffee social where the weeks activities are announced and discussed. Every Friday (weather permitting) we go 4 wheeling with The Axle Twisters and explore many back roads and old mine sites. Rest of week is filled with rock shop and other park wide activities (dinners, dances, potlucks, etc..).

Early this month our youngest granddaughter (Jessica) celebrated her 20th birthday.  It seems like yesterday she was a toddler running around getting into everything.  Today, she is a beautiful young lady with her own tiny toddler (Mila 1 1/2) who is running around getting into everything.  They can be quite the terror at that age, but Mila is very well behaved and a delight to be around.

Twice this month our resort had a craft show/sale. The first was community wide with crafters from the park and nearby towns who came to display their wares. Our activity hall was completely filled with tables full of gorgeous stuff. There were even tables outside!  Ken had three tables set up with his beautiful jewelry.

The second show was just for crafters from our resort who displayed the results of their hobby. We have a lot of very crafty people in this park and everything they do is beautiful. Ken displayed and sold many items that he created in the rock shop. We even had on display many different types of “rocks” that are found around here.  Both shows were very successful and Ken was pleased with how his jewelry was received. He sold a lot of pieces, and has orders to make more.

We did find some time this month to go geocaching. We also attended a couple of geocaching events and had fun meeting some very new “cachers” in our area. Right now we have over 5,800 finds and hope to find more time for caching in the coming months.

Of course it is hard to write a blog without mentioning how many times we go out to eat with friends and even by ourselves. Two special places we have been this month is San Tan Flats in Queen Creek and The Arizona Opry in Apache Junction. Both places are a treat and soooo much fun. There is way too much to talk about at each of these places, so just click on the links and check them out for yourselves. They each are a huge highlight of our outings.

Yesterday (Saturday), we drove over to Glendale (University of Phoenix Stadium) to attend the Sportsmans Show/Expo. After we saw all we could, we went next door to Cabelas. You can’t go to Glendale and not go to Cabelas!! Of course, at each place we had to leave a bit of money behind. Hmmmm funny how that always happens (grin).

Well, it is still hard for me to believe that today is the last day of February and that we have been here for three months.

Gosh how time flies when you are having fun!!