Try this

Place X on things you've done



Smoked a cigarette X
Drank so much you threw up X (Once was enough)
Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
Been arrested
Gone on a blind date
Skipped school X
Watched someone die
Been to Canada X
Been to Mexico X
Been to Florida X
Been on a plane X
Been lost X
Been on the opposite side of the country X
Gone to Washington, DC X
Swam in the ocean X
Felt like dying
Cried yourself to sleep X
Played cops and robbers X
Recently colored with crayons
Sang karaoke
Paid for a meal with only coins
Done something you told yourself you wouldn't X
Made prank phone calls X
Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
Caught a snowflake on your tongue X
Danced in the rain X
Written a letter to Santa Claus X
Been kissed under the mistletoe X
Watched the sunrise with someone you care about X
Blown bubbles X
Made a bonfire on the beach X
Crashed a party
Gone ice-skating X
Been skinny dipping X
Gone to the movies, paid for one ticket, and then snuck into another theater to
see a different feature afterwards

1. Any nicknames? Mar

2. Mother's name? Grace

3. Favorite drink? Diet Pepsi

4. Tattoos? I don't do needles!

5. Body piercing? ears

6. How much do you love your job? It's a job.

7. Birthplace? Salem OR

8. Favorite vacation spot? Coasta Rica (or a cruise ship)

9. Ever been to Africa? No

10. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? Yes

11. Ever been on TV? Yes-Square Danceing

12. Ever steal any traffic signs? No

13. Ever been in a car accident? Yes

14. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? 4 door

15. Favorite salad dressing? Honey Mustard

16. Favorite pie? Pumpkin

17. Favorite number? 11

18. Favorite movie? Recent..Hairspray

19. Favorite holiday? Christmas

20. Favorite dessert? Pie

21. Favorite food? Mexican

22. Favorite day of the week? All are great.

23. Favorite brand of body wash? Nexus shampoo.....

24. Favorite toothpaste? Colgate

25. Favorite smell? Gardenia

26. What do you do to relax? Read

27. Do you have a message to your friends reading this? Enjoy today.

28. How do you see yourself in 10 years? Still enjoying retirement.

3 Blue Sevens

Last night Wes and Harlean asked us to go to Bingo with them. We never win but enjoy their company so said yes. Got there a bit early so passed the time with the slot machines. Don hit 3 7's on the red, white and blue machine for about $60. Then hit 3 Blue Sevens for about $150. Time for bingo so about 3/4 the way through there is a game with 7's red, white and blue. You guessed it Don bingo'd on the blue seven, another $200. Marlyn had a good time...........

Life is Wonderful

Spent last week end in Bisbee, Az. seeing oldest daughter and family's new home and helping take out some LARGE juniper that blocked views from both living room and bedroom. (OHHH SO NICE not sidewinders or scorpions found in them.) Nice house that hosts many birds in yard (yes we saw a Cardinal in yard and the first one we had ever seen was in their home in Mass)
In the last month have seen both daughters and family plus my brother and sister. This is really better than we did when we lived much closer to them in Oregon.
Snowbirds (and friends) are returning to the park in Yuma. Went out with about 15 to dinner last night, have a couple over tonight for dinner. Yes winter season has started.

September

Spent the last 2 weeks of September with my youngest daughter and family in Oregon. Son in law had back surgery. Thank goodness he is doing much, much better. Will take a bit to recover from a month of pain and little activity. Did get a chance to visit with some family and friends while I was "home" plus soccer game and gymnastic meet.
Came home to cooler weather (high 90's) and more snowbirds returning.

Bingo

9 residents of Desert Paradise went to bingo at Paradise Casino last night. A week ago Wes won over $1,000. Norma goes in the mornings and she often wins, and a couple weeks ago I won $90. Well it wasn't our night. All we took home was a good time and a buy in won by Trudy. But I am sure will will try again.
Had a good visit with Patrick, Chris and Autumn a couple weeks ago.
Snowbirds are starting to return.

4th of July

Well our plans went out the window. Had planned on going to the Scorpion's Baseball game with fireworks after, but it is forcasted to be 118 degrees today so cancel that. They have a heat advisory to not be out between 10am and 5pm. Sounds like a good idea.
We had new carpet layed on our deck yesterday. It is very nearly the same color but not raveling and giving the birds good nesting material (they thought our awning would be a short commute to build their nests).
I am washing all the bedding, sheets, mattress cover, pillows etc and hanging them out on the line. Might as well use that 118 degrees for something.

Wheeeew what a day.....

I am working full time for 2 1/2 weeks while the lead worker in our office visits family. Had to reconsile the Master Card the manager uses to make purchases, get the electric bills out, then about 3:30pm two very nice looking young ladies walk in and say, hello we are the auditors.
Well I call the offsite manager to notify him (he has been our manager for about a year) our office manager of about a year left 2 months ago to manage another park so there is only Cyndi (the lead worker) and I left in our office. Cyndi has had some extra time lately so has gone through things and "organized" and purged them.
Quite a few things they were looking for I nor the manager were able to produce. Then they asked to have me open the safe...! Well the ex office manager had changed proceedure and money collected for ice, fax or copies was put in a envalope and "stuff" was paid out of it. (I had said it needed to be posted like we had previously done but she said NO.) Well it is biting us. Then we take a deposit for a mail box key (returning it when people leave and turn in key) again auditors said no can do, but in the past two audits I have been through we explained and got it okayed. No longer so I have to post all the money tomarrow. Then they found an envelope with $1. no label nothing..try to explaine that.
Tomarrow is another day and it will be better...but why did I take my vacation last month ago.