Friday Evening April 13th

Hello there dear friends...tonight we've had a great home cooked steak dinner in this beautiful "patio house" in Sun City West, AZ.  (Yes I've taken pictures of even the house...it is so charming.)  We've had quite a time since I last posted an entry.  A day and a half in Las Vegas just about wore my feet down to the nubs.  We walked and walked and walked and still did not see all the casino interiors.  They are truly fabulous....I have pictures and ofcourse will post them when I get home.  After Vegas we hit the trail for the Grand Canyon.  We were on the famous Route 66 for awhile and we both wished we would have had more time to explore that area.   The temperature really started dropping as we climbed in elevation.  And when we got to the Canyon Rim it was quite cold and windy, even saw a few snow flakes.  There were lots of clouds in the Canyon but I was able to get quite a few good pictures anyway.  We did not go to the area where the Indian tribe has built the Sky Walk out over the Canyon rim.  We were on a bus in Vegas and were talking to a couple gals & their daughters from England......they had taken a tour the day before and they did go to that area and did go out on the walk.  They told us that you are not allowed to take anything out there with you ( no cell phones, cameras...nothing) because the walk is made of glass.  They also give you special slippers to wear when you walk out on it.       When we left the Canyon we came down a different highway and stopped at several booths where Navajo Indians were selling their wares.  I got the most beautiful silver & bead necklace for $7.  Their prices were very reasonable and I wished I would have had the money to buy more items.   Yesterday afternoon, while we were coming down...the surrounding sky kept getting darker & darker.  First we were hit with only some light rain...but then it started to snow.  And I mean it really snowed.  We stopped in Flagstaff, AZ to get some dinner and it was really coming down.  Bob is an excellent driver and we made it down into the "rain" zone after about an hour of driving thru the heavy blowing snow.  We spent the night in a rest area and even tho it was cold & windy, there was no snow or rain in that area.  This morning when we woke up the sky was blue with big fluffy white clouds.  We ran into two interesting gals at this rest stop...I'll tell you about that when I'm able to post the pictures of their very unusual vehicle.    By noon today we were here at this wonderful little house.  I just love it !!  Wish I could pick it up and take it home with me.  I've done about 4 loads of laundry, we BBQ'd steaks, had baked potatoes & asparagus.  We even went to the local Wal Mart and I got another 190 pictures developed for my album and a CD made so I can post them in my journal.

Tomorrow at 5pm is the surprise birthday party.  I talked with my friends daughter this morning & she said that her mom seems to have no clue that this party is going to happen.  The daughters were taking her out to lunch today and her hubby and sister & brother in law are in town from up in the Pacific NW and they are all going out to dinner tonight.  

Well....I guess that's it for now.  I hope everyone is ok...since my alerts are off, I really have no clue as to what's happening out there in J-land.   We should be at Bob's daughter's house in Pasadena, CA by Tuesday so will hopefully be back on line there from time to time.  

I'm feeling ready to go home...I miss my bed but most of all I miss my kitty !    Until next time........Linda