Wed 25 Feb Day 46

Clear & sunny, only 50 F at 8:00 am but hot later 75+ F

Sheila got up early & went to her 8 AM Zumba class then home for breakfast.  I had my cereal & coffee then off to the pool for VB, Sheila arrived later.  After the hot tub & shower we shared a lunch at the Cabana—a chili renello & 2 chicken faustas, (egg rolls) and listened to Larry Stevens music till 1:30.  Then back to the RV for Sheila to gather laundry & go over to the machines & do it. You need a lot of quarters as it cost $4.75 to wash & dry a load.  We went to SPROUTS, a unique food store, got raisins, dries cranberries, dried apple slices and some neat bread to snack on.  Then a few steps to J & M restaurant where we had been in previous years and which is really good and really inexpensive.  I had one of the daily specials, usual price for most of them is $7.49, but I had the pork ribs dinner for $8.99 including salad, choice of potato – (baked, fries, mashed), vegetables, and dessert, a great deal. Then home for the evening. 

Tues 24 Feb Day 45

Clear & sunny, but a bit cooler

Up early to make the Breakfast Club, (It used to be the Bicycle to Breakfast Club but most people don’t bike anymore partly due to age & partly due to an increase in traffic).   Larry & Judy picked us up & we went out to this week’s restaurant, “La Fogato”.  We all meet at the restaurant about 8:30.  I had a full mushroom & cheese omelette with hash browns and toast for about $8.00.  Sheila had their Spanish Omelette for $1.00 more.  After we came back, I went up to the pool for the game at 10:00.  Sheila said she’d be up but just wanted to lie down for a minute - - she woke up over an hour later & never made the pool! In the afternoon I called the paper because we didn't get Mon. & Tues. papers & discovered that I hadn’t been told that the offer was only for a Thurs. to Sun. delivery, I also hadn't been told I had access to the digital edition 7 days a week, so we can look up TV schedules OK – sort of.  I also tried phoning Ken to see if I could get through, no luck, I don’t know what the problem is. Larry & Judy came over for a stir-fry supper & then Bridge. We had a fun evening.  

Can we get these at home? They are marvelous. We will try to remember to bring some home with us

Mon 23 Feb Day 44

No rain, no wind, and the sun is out.

We woke to bright sunshine after a cpl or so days of cloud, overcast and really heavy rain last night.  During the VB game the sun periodically went behind a cloud but by noon we had full sun. I went out to the bank for more cash and then to Winco for milk & cereal. I used my debit card at Winco because they don’t take credit cards & I wanted to check & see if there was any difference in exchange rates, between the bank & Winco.  Nope, both identical.

Larry & Judy came over around 2 or so & we played Bridge.  Just as they arrived it sprinkled a bit then later it actually hailed a bit and the temp was down to 54 F, about 14 C, by 5:30 and it will be colder tonight.  The Bridge went well, for me at least, I played with Larry & we got a fast rubber, then after 6 deals we switched partners & I played with Judy & we got a fast rubber as well. Sheila, on the other hand, had mostly ‘pass’ hands & never got to play even one hand in 2+ hrs!  Larry & Judy brought over ice cream & strawberries, which we had with our ‘no-bake chocolate cookies’ from the FoY recipe.  It was a fun afternoon!  After a light supper, I went to play Cribbage while Sheila watched TV at home.  At cribbage you pay $1.00, play 5 or 6 games, (depending on time as they try to finish by 10PM), then the top scores win a prize – the entry $1.00’s split.  I won 4 games, lost one by only 11 points and was in the top scores but then the last game I lost, getting only 85 out of 121. That was enough to put me way out of the money.

Sun 22 Feb Day 43

overcast & cool in AM,  stayed cloudy all day

Despite the weather I went up to the pool for the game. Ten other idiots showed up, so we had a good game in the warm water. No wind, so it wasn't too bad.  Sheila went to Wal-Mart to price sunglasses and get some groceries instead of playing. Outside temperature while she drove there was only 56F, (12 C).  After the game, back at the RV we had a small lunch before heading to Temecula to see the musical play “The Adams Family”.  We drove down with Larry & Judy. The play, put on by the Temecula Community theatre, was excellent.  The actors were great, the singing was very well done and the sound was great, you could hear every word clearly. After the Play we went to Costco to look for some vitamins Sheila wanted and to replace her polarized sunglasses lost at FoY.  She got a nice pair. Then we all went to the Souplantation for supper.  We finally got home, arriving around 8 PM. It rained a lot on the drive home. We turned on the Oscars show which Sheila watched.  I got a bit bored so I went to the computer to do the journal etc. A lot of the nominated movies for the various categories I had never even heard of, including half of the best picture nominations and including the winner, “Birdman”.  Every so often we can hear a bit of rain on the roof which seems to be getting heavier as the evening progresses.  

You asked what we use the table for? Everything that used to sit on the dinette seats, - well almost everything

Sat 21 Feb Day 42

overcast & cool in the morning, Sheila said it was 54 at 8:30

Our paper subscription arrived today so now we get the paper with TV schedules & weather. After breakfast I headed up to the pool and slowly more people arrived.  With the warm water and the weather clearing to sun it was a good game although we only had 23 people out so we didn't split and use the other pool.  After the game Larry Stevens was playing at the cabana so we had lunch there before returning to the RV.  Tonight is the Polynesian pool party from 4 to 6.  I got there at 3:30 to get a good position.  We got a good seating area and waited for the show to start.  Sheila got some of the free Blue Hawaiis & MaiTai’s and we chatted with the people sitting beside us.  The show came on & was quite enjoyable but not as good as the one we saw here a few years ago.  We had pulled pork in a burger bun that was great. However it did get quite cool, I was getting chilled in my shorts & short sleeve shirt.  After we came back to the RV for the evening.