Brrr-February comes in with a blast!

We can hardly believe that it has dipped before 32 every day this month...so far! We're not complaining, but a little surprised. The natives are really complaining and the farmers are very worried about their peach blossoms, orange blossoms and all the other vegetation in this valley. It's definitely not good for them! The only difference it made for me is that I didn't go to the pool again all week. I'm sure it was pretty quiet there even tho the water is nice and warm...getting in and out is hard on us old folks.
Tuesday despite the cold Gary went with Joyce and Bz to the horse races in Phoenix. Bz is charging me babysitting fees for taking Gary off my hands for a whole day. I had bridge in the afternoon, and wonder of all wonders, I got first place out of 5 tables! My winnings ($1.25) really beat Gary's take-home prize from the track. Guess he's not ready for that scene. He enjoyed it despite his lack of luck. Tuesday night I drove over to Wipers for another evening of rummy with their friends (The Brusters) from Bowbells. I swear there is no one left in that town!
Wednesday morning we left early for Scottsdale as Kathy Marcil had invited me to sit in with her cancer support group that she moderates at her doctor's office. It was a very emotional experience and great to see the service that Kathy is providing for those women as they are struggling with their chemo and trying to face their fears. After the session, we took Kathy to the Olive Garden for lunch. We actually stayed home Wednesday night.
Thursday we drove out to San Tan Village to check out a store called "Total Wine." We've never seen such a selection of spirits anywhere like what they had to offer. We also stopped at Sam's Club. We got home in time to drive up to the RV park where Faye & Dave are staying to pick them up for pizza at Vito's. We met Mac, Tim, Joyce, Bz and her sister so there was a big group of us there. Afterwards we stopped at Joyce and Bz as they wanted Faye & Dave to see their house. We played pinochle with F & D until after midnight when we got back to their motor home. One of our latest nights all winter. I think we each won 2 games so it wasn't one-sided like it usually is!