April Fools

Hair and nail salons are closed! What am I going to look like in 30 days? Oh, wait, I do my own hair and nails so guess I don’t have that excuse. Being housebound does not mean one can forego grooming. Golly, wouldn’t it be nice if we woke up tomorrow and this was all a big April Fools…

Just got in from a new social distancing happy hour, riding up and down the rows of our 2 parks in golf carts, electric scooters and even a couple on bikes. I rode with a friend; I refuse to get a golf cart (for the time being). It was fun. There were quite a few and still people in their RVs and park models to wave to us. We stayed 6 feet from each other.

This isolation has given me time to watch movies. Dish, my tv provider has generously given us some free movie channels. I do appreciate it but have gone through just about all the movies they are offering that look slightly interesting. Maybe they’ll change weekly or add some new ones occasionally. Some of these movies are a real waste of time but notice I sit and watch the whole thing anyway. A couple have ended, abruptly in my opinion. One I even googled to see if I could understand what the heck was the point.

I watched Five Feet Apart. That’s about the two young people that fall in love while under treatment at a hospital. They are supposed to keep six feet apart (sound familiar) but a cue stick is 5 feet and they had one so used that for their distance. If I’d seen it a year ago or even next year, I probably would not have taken it quite so to heart and sobbed my eyes out. Not totally realistic but decent movie.

Another one I enjoyed was Poms. That’s where Diane Keaton moves to a retirement village and starts a cheer leading club. There was one part I really liked but I won’t give anything away. I don’t know how I missed seeing this before but I felt this one was worth my time. Maybe I related too much to the village!

I do hope everyone is safe and comfortable. It’s hard not to get a little anxious, unless you turn off the news. I think this is the perfect place to be. People near but not too near. Safe, level place to walk, get exercise and some sun.

And since I am on my own, the tv is mine. I can watch all the sappy, crappy movies I want! I am watching what might be a lot of tv, don’t know. I also puzzle and do some word puzzle books. And I am getting a kick out of some of the FB jokes. I know this is a serious situation but I have to keep my sense of humor.

I’ve posted a picture of my Yu-man and friend decorated for Easter; the verbena that has grown and added a lot of blooms. My idea of gardening.

Enjoy this “house arrest”; if you are enclosed with family, give them a hug instead of a glare. Many of us solos would love to trade places with you – or maybe not!

Virtual hugs to all

Earthquake! and misc

Earthquake, brought out everyone in the park, but we are in Yuma in a 55+ park so many were already in their jammies! 5.5 at Mexicali 8:54 pm Friday, 03/07/2020

I volunteered to help out at the Can Am games. That’s a park wide competition between the Canadians and the Americans. A lot of silly games and raffles. It was a fun day. Last year I knew it was going on but didn’t even go out to look. David had just re-started the chemo dance, I mean treatment. He wasn’t necessarily feeling too bad at that point but being cautious with exposure to people. So this year I was out and about for both of us. I was hawking 50/50 tickets like a real pro. Walking up to strangers, walking into the office, in other words doing what I learned from David. That’s a lot of what he did when we were selling advertising while full timing in our RV. I’d say the stakes were not as high because no money (for me) was involved but actually the stakes were much higher. This was about me continuing to move forward – and taking a little bit of David along with me.

It was a beautiful day. I met lots of new people, now if I could just remember their names…

Don’t tell anyone but the Treasurer job is terrific. They are thanking me for stepping up to fill the position when it should be me, thanking them for giving me some purpose, reason, activity and time line for my Arizona living.

I was counting up the cash box and dealing with all these loose coins. I don’t mind, it reminds me of years ago when my dad was treasurer at the church. He’d bring home the bags of money after Sunday’s collection to count and deposit. I can still see our red kitchen table covered in coins. We helped count and roll them up. And we got into a little bit of coin collecting. (We were very careful about putting in exact amount of any coins we wanted for our coin collection) Maybe that’s were my love of money and numbers all began!

Meanwhile, I want to again thank my sister, Barb, for the Sunshine Bags. Their arrival was very timely and very much enjoyed. If you missed the original postings, it’s basically a nice bag or basket filled with numbered gifts to open, only one, each day as marked. One of David’s gifts was a gift card to Jack in the Box because he had a brief spell of enjoying their French fries and any extra calorie was welcome. Sadly, he didn’t get a chance to use the gift card. Some of you know there are some strange things I have a fear of doing; one of them is Drive thrus! Well, because this was a gift from my sister, I really wanted to use it. Congratulations to me! I have now gone to the drive thru at least 3x. And in keeping with the original intended use, I ordered an Oreo shake and French fries!

I’ve got another Disneyland puzzle going. On loan from a gal a few doors down. And another neighbor gave me a couple of “boards” for turning over pieces. Puzzles are not getting done as fast with the treasurer job but couldn’t completely stop. I have to be careful because office and puzzle table are one in the same. Keeps it interesting.

Give someone a hug or at least a smile. How was your week?