California and Arizona December 6 th to 17th

Dec 6th

We mailed Christmas cards at the post office. Ralph and I had a pedicure each (cheap at $17.00)
and my nails filled. We shopped at Walmart,Target and the Dollar store. Cooler day.


Dec. 7th

Laundry day again. We invited a bunch of people over for happy hour. There is a cold front going through the area. (55 to 60 Deg. F)


Dec.8th

Beautiful sunny day 68 Deg. F. We picked Ron and Marlene up for golf at Golden Era.
Lunch beforehand--steak,baked potato,beer and a root bear float for $7.00. Good!!
After golf we joined a happy hour on our street.


Dec. 9th

We went to the resort's breakfast. After lunch we went to the swimming pool,wine-cheese reception at 3:30 and shuffleboard at 7 PM. Sunny day 70 Deg. F.


Dec. 10th

Christmas craft sale and antique car show in the morning at the resort. Lunch at the Palms Cabana was very good--Native Indian food--Fry bread taco and Fry bread meat pie. We browsed around the Hemet Market in the afternoon. Nice warm day.


Dec. 11th

Twelve of us went to IHOP for breakfast. In the afternoon we did some Christmas shopping at JC Penney's and Stater Brothers for groceries.


Dec.12th

It rained heavy all day. I played Shanghai rummy in the card room. We went to the Fun Club in the ballroom at 5 PM--pot luck supper and exchange of $5.00 Christmas gifts. Great food and fun.


Dec. 13th

Overcast but stopped raining. I had my hair cut,colored and foiled. We did some shopping at Target. The Annala's had us over to play cards at 7 PM.


Dec. 14th

Sunny 63 Deg. F. Ralph packed everything up while I did laundry and cleaned. About a dozen friends came over for happy hour and to say good bye. Ralph and I went to Chili's for supper.


Dec. 15th


We left at 8 AM for a 6 hour drive to Apache Junction, Arizona. We lost a hour with the time change and arrived at Golden Sun RV Resort at 3 PM. After setting everything up (Christmas decorations and all), we went for Chinese food.


Dec. 16th (Happy Birthday Karilee)

We went to play outdoor shuffleboard at 9:30 AM. Windy but warm 70 Deg. F. I even rode my bike over to the shuffleboard courts. After lunch we went to the Mesa Market and picked up some odds and ends. When we got back to the resort,we said hi to our friends Jim and Gail from Minnesota.
Our son Derek phoned about 4 PM. Our beautiful grand daughter Annika has passed away.
After many tears and phone calls to family and friends,we rescheduled our flight home for Sunday December 18th.


Dec.17th

After going to breakfast at the resort, we spent the day getting ready to go home.
Friends from the resort are taking us to the airport. Annika's struggle is over. Our angel is finally at peace and without pain. We appreciate your kind thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. We look forward to being with family and friends.