We got Grannie for Christmas.

On Wednesday Tonya's mother and cousin, Becky, flew in to stay through Christmas. We rented a park model unit for them to stay in while they are here. That makes them official renters so they can participate in any of the activities in the park they would like.

Here's Grannie and I cutting a rug at the Sock Hop on Thursday night. We got two eights and a nine.



On Friday Grannie joined the weekly double deck Pinochle game. Becky was wandering around taking pictures, found another amateur photographer and spent over an hour at his house talking shop.

We went to Karaoke on Friday night. This is my Uncle Jim and Aunt Ruthie singing a duet. They had been coming here for several years when we got MoMance and are why we came to this park in the first place. They now live here full time and just put a beautiful new home on their lot.



Here we are at the tables.






and Here is a Jim singing.


No, he wasn't laying down. You'll have to turn your computer sideways since I didn't realize you can't rotate a video.

On Saturday I dropped Grannie and Becky off at the local flea market at 9:30 am. They called me to pick them up at 4:00 pm. They were only half way through but it was closing, good thing, or I might have had to get them with a stretcher. We went back to our house where Tonya cooked a delicious spaghetti dinner for everyone. Tonya stayed home to do dishes and rest up, but Granny and Becky were still going strong, so we went to the Country and Western dance where I taught them all I remembered from last years two step lessons (quick quick, slow slow, in a straight line).

Will have to update you later, it's Sunday morning, time to get Grannie to church, then go places and do things.

Fun in the Sun has begun.

After a cool, rainy, and windy first day the sun is back just like we remembered it. Here is our home setup for the next few months (notice the sky in the pictures, that is what it usually looks like). Will have some pictures of the park in future posts.



Tonya just missed a playoff for first in the mixed doubles pool tournament on Wednesday and my (blind draw) partner and I went 6 and 0 yesterday to win the Friday men's pool tournament. Today is the monthly park "Walk and Shop", what you call a yard sale when you have no yard. Then it's off to the local flea market. Pool tournaments on Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday night, Friday afternoon, Sunday afternoon, and Monday night. Three cushion billiard play every morning. Poker games on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday nights and Thursday afternoon. Some difficult choices will have to be made.

The Eagle has Landed.

At 3:18 pm on December 7 the sunseeker module "MoMance" touched down successfully at 5707 E. 32nd St. Lot 1028, Yuma, Arizona 85365, in an area on planet Earth known as the Imperial Valley. Disembarking from the tow vehicle was one small step for man, one pretty big step for an old man. For the next 5 months from this base there will be many "land walks" and excursions with the 4 wheel rover in order to determine if this area has the climate necessary for maximum fun. Results from this study will be reported here. The first day was rainy and windy, very unusual. Check back later to see if conditions change.

Made it to Arizona

We left Midland on Saturday and are at home in Benson, AZ tonight. If we get started fairly early tomorrow we will make the 300 miles to Yuma tomorrow afternoon. If we are delayed will stop early and make it Tuesday morning.

Snowbound in Midland.

It rained all day Tuesday so we didn't leave San Antonio that day as planned. We took off Wednesday and made a slight jog to Midland yesterday to visit friends Jim and Nita Evans (in Texas anything within a hundred miles of your route is considered "on the way"). Jim and I started working for Sonat about the same time and worked together for 20 years. I haven't seen him in several years but their move to Midland recently put them right in our path to Yuma. We had a great visit and dinner at their house last night. This morning there is a couple of inches of snow on the ground here and the forecast says it isn't going to warm up much until tomorrow. Interstate 20 is about a block away and from here looks like a parking lot. There are some sites to see in Midland and we think today would be a perfect time to check them out. I've already reupped for another night here so we won't be heading west until at least tomorrow.