Cave Creek...53º

What a day we had on Saturday....Our condo was small but it was jam packed with stuff that the four of us managed to haul in...By 10am checkout we had the cars packed with suitcases and coolers of cold and frozen groceries...We left our Subaru at the Cibola Vista parking lot under the shade of a leafless tree. ):..With Jerry at the wheel we headed toward the Peoria ballpark looking for yardsale signs...Not many good yardsales so we arrived at the BP at 11:30am, games start at 1pm...We were commandeered in the parking lot by a scalper with tickets, front row tickets on the Mariners side, behind the dugout, for cheaper than the box-office...Jerry pulled out a $100.00 bill and the way we went...Checked through security and scanned our tickets...Whew they were legal.

Found our seats, the sun blazing overhead...Back down to the concession area where we joined a couple at a shaded table...While visiting with them (Mother and Son) we learned that he was representing the Cancer Survivors Organization and would be throwing out the first pitch...Herb and Jerry found the sausage dogs for our lunch and we visited away the next hour with these interesting people He from Alaska and his Mom from Seattle.

It was a sunny beautiful day and an exciting game...Mariners were winning when we left at the top of the 9th and claimed our car at CV then headed North to Cave Creek...We got settled into the CC condo, lots of room with two bedrooms, living room, full kitchen, our own private hot tub...After a relaxing soak we baked a frozen pizza, made a green salad, relaxed for a short time and went to bed...Photo's tomorrow....Hugs To All...OVAW:)

Moving Day...54º

Supposed to reach 85º today!!.Made an apple pie early am then took a trip across Phoenix, (Jerry had business) fish and chips for dinner, pool time, apple pie and ice cream for dessert, then card playing until 10pm last night...Herb and I are up early as I catch up on scrabble, blog and we all start packing up the accumulated stuff for the trip north and our next week in a condo at Cave Creek..Since we have to vacate this condo at 10am and check in time at CC is 4pm we will pack all the refrigerated stuff in coolers (They should hold) and sit by the pool until noon then go to a ballgame in the afternoon...Don't forget to read Bobi and Ci's blogs for the latest in their life...Hugs to all...OWAV:)

Cozy Again...47º--80º

Mona and Jerry arrived yesterday...They have business to finish up on Jerry's stepmothers estate so came a few days early and will also go with us for our week in Cave Creek...I had soup and hot bread ready when they arrived at 4pm so we ate, then went to the hot tub for a good soaking and returned to out room to play cards until bedtime.

Temperatures are climbing so we will spend time at the pool today and tomorrow we will pack up and head north to Cave Creek Villas for our next week here in SUNNY ARIZONA.


Make sure and read Bobi's blog and Cienna's Blog for the latest update on The Girls Adventures....Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Shopping Experience...42º

Warmer this morning and a high of 73 predicted today...Yesterday Herb wanted to check out a Sears store which houses the cellphone company Consumer Cellular (Oregon company that Bobi uses)...We are thinking about changing from landline to cell phones full time?..I googled Sears and found one in a HUGE mall near the Costco that we have been going to for several years...We have not been in this kind of Mall for many years and it so boggles my mind at the big stores, little stores, kiosks and all the merchandise they carry...Cosmetic's at the door for as far as I can see as I peer into Macy's...SCARY!.. Three doors to enter Victoria Secrets, I passed by...Chocolate stores, I looked...Food court upstairs, I craned my neck and caught sight of Cinnabon's but not the smell...I wandered the X Large ladies store and then in a very short time I passed several shoe stores...Out came my camera and this is what I saw, from the highest heels, (that I can't imagine walking on) to funky tennis shoes and shoes that I can wear such as Dansko's, Birkenstocks...I promised photo's, here they are, will try to get some of the pool and resort today....Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Phoenix day 2...42º

Early morning yesterday (Tuesday) was spent getting the internet up and running in our room...I hate to admit it but I needed a setting in my preferences for ethernet cable...Luckily I thought of this and called my "friend Jim" at eoni in LaGrande and he helped me set it up and I canceled the technician that was scheduled to come in the afternoon...Coffee all gone we skipped breakfast and with our list we went to Target (closest store) spent $50.00 then on to Costco where we dropped another $150.00...Should be set for most of the groceries for the next two weeks anyway...Back at the condo we loaded a luggage cart and up the elevator we went...Had everything put away by 2pm...I sliced the BBQed chicken, made sandwiches, sliced fruit, poured a glass of wine and we ate having our first meal since dinner in Wickenburg on Monday afternoon.

Aaaahhhhh we did get some pool time yesterday, poolside that is...It warmed up into the high 60's so we read by the pool and did some people watching...A young family, two children and their parents provided most of the entertainment...Dad played with the kids, chasing them in the pool, throwing them up in the air and then again as they always came back for more...Mom mostly watched but they all laughed and played never yelling at each other...They joined older people in the new spa here at the resort...It is 101º and made for achy muscles and joints...Soon the kids were back in the main pool and later joined their parents at poolside warming in the sun...Never heard a cross word or bickering for the 2 hours we were there.

Caught up on the news with Bobi in Portland, waiting now to see if "The Girl" goes abroad for her junior year...Whether she is chosen or not this has been great experience for the whole family...Then I visited with Pat and caught up on all the news in Wallowa County...Facetime is a great way to keep in touch.

Up at 6am this morning, now 8am and Herb is fixing breakfast - bacon, eggs, toast so I better wrap this up...I wouldn't want to miss a meal...I promise some photo's tomorrow so stayed tuned...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Burrrrrrr...38º

Arrived at Cibola Vista about 5:30 pm, last night…Checked in and got settled in our room…Wifi didn't want to connect so we went to the lobby, did our computer stuff, returned to the room, took showers and crashed…It had been a long day…Only got lost a couple of times but it was a beautiful day to travel so we just enjoyed the scenery.

This morning we have a technician here trying to get our internet service to work…Just can't survive without being connected…We are making a grocery list, Herbs has laundry started…Temperature is cold 38º this morning, no pool time today...Maybe later...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Phoenix today...23º

On the road at 4:30am on this Monday morning, we stopped to fill our coffee cups then with bare roads and a full moon off to the west we got on I-5 and headed south…Very little traffic which was the main reason we were there at that time of the morning…Plus Herb and I are both early risers…We traveled 275 miles, changing drivers once and took a couple of bathroom breaks…Arrived in Cedar City Utah about 8:30 ready for breakfast…An IHOP was handy so we split a breakfast…Food is okay there but nothing special…Now Herb is driving again and we are headed for "Vegas" but only as a way to get to Phoenix as neither of us care much about gambling…We are about ½ way and it is 10am…The temperature at SLC was 23º and dropped to -6º in one of the low spots…Now we are entering St George Utah and it is 42º with red hills to look at.

Yesterday was our 5th day in Centerville with M & J, eating, reminiscing, laughing and playing cards…While they were at  church yesterday, H & I made a salad and an apple pie for dinner…Upstairs Jolene had pork and rice cooking in the roaster…They arrived home from church about 2:00 and we had an enjoyable dinner and visit before we older people headed back downstairs to the apartment to play cards.