Hello again. Our last
Chapter ended on Wednesday, July 31st after a record breaking hot
July in Southern Nevada. Our $300 plus
July electric bill is testament to that.
Thursday, the first day of August, was a stay at home day. Jackie went to play cards at the clubhouse
and I stayed home and did chores.
Friday, August 2
nd, I had to go over to the
clubhouse after lunch to setup the zoom for an emergency meeting of the Board
of Directors. It seems that one of our
two well pumps went out yesterday and needed to be pulled from the well and
replaced. This is a $4,000 plus job, so
the Board had to hold an open meeting in accordance with the By Laws. There were only a dozen or so people that
came to the five minute meeting, and another eight or so on Zoom, but for the
sake of transparency they had to have a meeting. After the meeting I put everything away and
went back the house for some office work.
We went to happy hour at 4:00, then came home and had meatloaf for
dinner. We watched TV until it was time
for bed. Saturday was mostly a stay at
home day. We went over to the clubhouse
at 9:00 for the “First Saturday Breakfast” but were one of the last to come
in. We got some waffles and bacon. About 12:30 the delivery truck from the local
furniture store arrived to deliver our new furniture. Last week we went out to shop for new dining
chairs for our trailer. The four we have
are the typical, lightweight chairs that they put in RVs. That is understandable for RVs that are going
to be used for travel since towing weight is an issue. Ours is a permanent home and will likely not
be moved until after we die. The chairs
are only about a year and a half old, but they are starting to fall apart at
the joints. We found chairs that we
really liked at one of the local stores and put them on order. While we were there we looked at a
replacement for our current theater seating unit that came with our
trailer. It has two recliner positions,
but the recliners are manually operated by a pull handle, which Jackie cannot
operate. In addition, they are either up
or down, nothing in between. We want to
replace it with a unit with electric recliner activation. We found what is actually a love seat in the
right dark blue-grey color with dual electric recliners. The only difference is that there is no
center divider as is present in a theater seating unit. It does have storage bins in each arm, just
nothing in the middle. It is also about
the same size as our current unit, just a couple inches narrower. We decided to get it too and have it
delivered at the same time. The delivery
guys took our old theater unit out and set up the new love seat. They also took the old theater seating over
to the clubhouse as we are donating it to the park. The old dining chairs we kept in case someone
in the park wants them. After the
delivery people left we went out to do some errands, including a run to Smith’s
for some groceries. After we got home we
went to happy hour, then came home and spent the night watching TV while
reclining in our new power recliners.
Yea!
Sunday, August 4th, we relaxed in the morning and
left about 1:00 for a late lunch. We
went to the Pour House where Jackie had lamb Tika and I had one of their great
pizzas. We both brought leftovers
home. After we got home we just relaxed
with the TV the rest of the afternoon and evening. Monday we went out after lunch and ran a
bunch of errands. After we got back we
went to happy hour, then came home and had leftovers for dinner. We spent the rest of the night watching the
TV.
Tuesday, August 6th, Jackie had a birthday lunch
with some of the other ladies from the park at the Artesian Cellars
restaurant. I had a stay at home day and
did some chores. At 4:00 we went to
happy hour and then came home and spent the rest of the afternoon and evening with
the TV. Wednesday I went with my friend
Len to our Jam session in town, Jackie went over to the clubhouse for
Pokeno. In the afternoon we went to
social hour, then came home and had spaghetti and meatballs for dinner, along
with some freshly baked, homemade sour dough bread made by another member of
the park. We then spent the rest of the
night with the TV.
Thursday, August 8th, was a another stay at home
day. Jackie went to the clubhouse in the
morning for a card game. I did some
chores around the house. We spent the
afternoon doing things around the house.
We went to happy hour at 4:00, then came home and had dinner. I had my first of three nights of security
duty starting at 8:00. After that we
watched TV and went to bed. Friday we
went out for a late lunch to La Fonda, a local Mexican restaurant that we don’t
go to very often. The food was good for
me except the taco meat was a little flavorless. Jackie ordered chicken fajitas and the
chicken was very tasteless and tough, like it was frozen and never
marinated. After lunch we went back
home, then we went to happy hour and stayed for Bingo. Jackie shared a pot on one regular bingo and
I won one regular bingo, so I made my money back and a few bucks extra. After bingo I did my security rounds, then we
watched TV until it was time to go to bed.
Saturday, August 10
th, was a stay at home day for
me. Jackie went out about 11:00 for her
monthly Ladies Luncheon. Today they went
to the Pour House, the local Indian restaurant that also has the best pizza in
town. I stayed home and did some chores
around the house. Jackie came home with
a pizza for me. At 4:00 we went to happy
hour and at 8:00 I did my last security shift for the month. After I got done we watched TV and went to
bed. Sunday we went out to do some
grocery shopping. We went to several
different stores because, in addition to our own shopping we were also shopping
for the Taco Tuesday lunch in the Clubhouse.
Jackie and I are doing that lunch.
After shopping we just headed home, put stuff away, and then relaxed for
the rest of the day. After dinner we
watched TV and went to bed.
Monday, August 12
th, was a stay at home day for
me. Jackie went for a manicure at
2:00. We went to happy hour at 4:00,
then went home and had dinner. We spent
the rest of the night watching TV.
Tuesday I was over in the clubhouse kitchen by 9:30 cooking the taco
meat for the lunch, as well as making other preparations. At 12:30 we started the lunch and had about
35 people in attendance. Everyone seemed
happy with the meal. We bought the rice
and beans from a local Mexican restaurant, but I did the meat. We had a good time and came close to breaking
even. After the lunch I had another
meeting in the clubhouse for a new Budget Advisory Committee. I am only a member of this one, not in any
position of authority. After the
meeting, which took place over happy hour, we went home and crashed for the
rest of the night since we were both tired.
Wednesday, August 14th, Jackie had Pokeno at 1:00
and I drove to the center of Pahrump to our friend’s house for the weekly jam
session. Today, in addition to our now
group of six, we had a bass player. We
are working on a real band here. We had
a good, if a little messy, jam. After
the jam I went home and we went to happy hour.
We then came home and had leftovers for dinner and spent the rest of the
night with the TV. Thursday Jackie
played cards in the morning and I did some chores around the house. Other than that it was a stay at home
day. Went to happy hour at 4:00, then
home for dinner and another night with the TV.
Friday, August 16
th, I had to set up and run a
Zoom meeting for the Board at 1:00. The
meeting was an emergency expenditure meeting and only lasted a couple of
minutes. After the meeting we drove up
to the Elks Lodge so Jackie could drop off some jewelry she is donating. After that we went to Walmart for some
groceries. After we got home we put
stuff away and then went to happy hour.
After that we came home, had dinner and watched TV until bedtime. Saturday we did some chores around the house
until about 3:30 when we left, picked up our friends Ginny and Joyce, and drove
up to the Elks Lodge for the State President’s dinner. This is a dinner our Lodge puts on when the
new State President makes his yearly visit to the Lodge. It is a tradition with Elks that both the
District Deputy and the State President have to visit each Lodge in his or her
territory at least once. The dinner was
very nice, ribs, salad, bread, potato salad and beans. We had a before dinner drink and gamed a
little at the bar. We didn’t win the
50/50, but we had five people from our park at the event. Jon, who came on his own, is not a member,
but I think we have convinced him to join the Elks as well. After dinner we had a couple of short
speeches and presentations. We were on
our way home by about 7:00. After we got
home we just watched TV and went to bed.
Sunday, August 18th, we had a stay at home
day. Did some chores and relaxed most of
the day. We went to the ice cream social
at 2:00, then came home and had some country ribs that had been cooking all day
in the crock pot. After dinner we
watched TV and went to bed. Monday was a
stay at home day for me. Jackie had a
manicure at 2:00 and my friend Len came over at 1:00 for some guitar
practice. We went to happy hour at 4:00
and then came home and had leftovers for dinner. We spent the rest of the night watching TV.
Tuesday, August 20th, Jackie had to go for a bone
density scan at 1:00, so I took her there and then we went out and ran some
errands. After we got home we went to
happy hour and then just relaxed for the rest of the evening. Wednesday was a typical one, Jackie had
Pokeno at 1:00 and I went to my weekly jam session. After we got home we went to happy hour and
then watched TV until bedtime. Thursday we did stuff around the house until
1:00 when we both went to get haircuts.
After haircuts we ran some errands and went to Walmart for
supplies. After happy hour we spent the
rest of the night watching TV.
Friday, August 23rd, we went out for a late lunch
to China A Go Go because we have Bingo tonight in the clubhouse. After we got home we did some chores, then
went to happy hour and stayed over for bingo.
I won one game, but had to split the pot so I didn’t quite break
even. After bingo we watched some TV and
went to bed. Saturday was a stay at home
day. We went to the clubhouse about 3:30
for pot luck dinner. Jackie made a Chinese
chicken salad. There were about 40
people there and we had a good time.
After we got home we relaxed with the TV the rest of the night.
Sunday, August 25th, we had a stay at home
day. We went to clubhouse at 2:00 for
the ice cream social. After we got back
we spent the rest of the afternoon and evening relaxing and watching TV. Monday was also a stay at home day. I had to go to the clubhouse in the afternoon
to give another member a briefing on how to run the zoom setup so he can do
while we are on vacation starting next week.
There are four different meetings that have to be zoomed during the 15
days we are gone. We went to happy hour,
then came home and had dinner. We spent
the rest of the night with the TV.
Tuesday, August 27th, Jackie played cards in the
morning and we spent the rest of the day around the park. Wednesday I went to guitar jam at 12:30 and
Jackie went to Pokeno at 1:00. After we
got home we went to happy hour and then home for supper. We spent the rest of the night watching
TV. Thursday I had an 11:00
dermatologist appointment. I got some
spots sprayed with the nitrogen, and he took a shave biopsy of a small spot on
the side of my jaw. Only a very small
spot. Later in the afternoon Jackie went
to our new dentist to get her teeth cleaned.
We decided to change dentists because neither of us much cared for our
current provider. Jackie was not happy
with the new dentist either because she had to wait almost an hour to get her
teeth cleaned. After the dentist we ran
a few errands and then went home. We had
dinner and spent the rest of the night with the TV.
Friday, August 30
th, we left the park around
10:30 and headed for Las Vegas for my three month checkup for my hip. Everything is still fine and I don’t have to
come back until next June. On the way to
the Orthopedic center we stopped for lunch at a new place called Angie’s
Lobster on Blue Diamond Road and Decatur.
We both had lobster rolls, with fries and a drink for $25. The lobster roll was excellent and we will be
back to try some of their other items in the future. After the doctor’s visit we drove to
Summerlin and the Costco store. We were
back home by 5:00, had dinner and spent the night watching TV. Saturday, the last day of August. We left the park about 2:00 to go out and run
some errands. I had to pick up a
prescription, we needed to get some cash for our trip, we stopped at Walmart
for some things, and we picked up dinner at Teriyaki Madness. We got home in time for happy hour. After happy hour we went home and had dinner,
then watched TV for the rest of the night.
We are now at the end of August, time to get this puppy
published. Until next time, be
kind. Bye.
