80/50

Poor Phoenix – the year of no winter.  Hooray for us – year of no winter.  For the most part the daily temps have been 10 degrees above normal...easily.  Each day has been 80 degrees +/- and 50 at night.  Half of the RV closet is full of winter sweats and heavy coats that have not been worn.

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With the new year we moved to a new spot.  Trying out the good life at Good Life RV Park.  So busy the first couple weeks we got over tired and both caught the cold bug. Lucky us only a cold and not the flu which is everywhere.

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Nice spot with a beautiful orange tree....but no oranges this year....may have not been watered over the summer.  Provides a semblance of privacy in these "cozy" RV spots.

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Lots of activities here and Dean is still putting in time as a part-time gandy dancer / engineer on the garden railroad at our last RV park.  There have been so many entertaining shows and specialty meals.  And we haven't even partaken of the nightly dance bands, happy hours, and time around the pool.  Laurie is working crafts, exercise classes, and learning to ride a bike again with a Schwinn Loop folding bike.

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For Dean's birthday we were joined by friends at the Silver Star theater and enjoyed the Rock and Roll Show. 
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Michael Paul, a comedian and ventriloquist, entertained us with his off-color bird and aged Olympian.  

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We were laughing hard with the Blues Brothers Tribute especially when the Brothers said they didn't have the money to throw scarves like Elvis and instead threw socks everywhere.  As an appreciative audience we waved our socks!  

Not all the entertainment was at the park. We saw several movies with friends including one up at Usery Mountain Park.  
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Enjoyed a great performance on the Organ Pipe Pizza organ with a 20 minute description of all the horns, percussion instruments and odd sounds like roosters crowing, cow bells clanging, and washtub drums. 

A highlight was the Dreamland Villa Tea put on by our friend Cyndy (and helpers).  Plenty of nice tea and crumpets served by the singing waiters, plenty of senior skits, and a full house.  What a production. 

Too much – too much!