Archive for the ‘Arizona’ Category

Hi There! This morning we went back to that Flea Market again that we went to last weekend. It’s a huge flea market and we needed some more brackets for the shade that was put up last night from the awning to the ground. We got the brackets…these brackets makes sure the awning stays straight instead of sagging at both ends. I’ve got pictures of what the awning and shade looks like…..

Looks good huh!! I know Anyways, after the Flea Market we came back to the RV to eat lunch and then headed off to the casino. Ugh, I lost $30 bucks. But all in all, it was good day! Tomorrow, we are going to Old Yuma to eat dinner at Lutes Casino (noooo, not a real casino, I’ll tell ya all out it tomorrow) and watch the downtown parade! I’ll be bringing my camera just for you! Have a great night and I’ll leave ya with some pictures of the Christmas tree we put up today in the RV

Hi! We didn’t do much today. This morning around 10am we headed off to the Quechan Casino. It was a last minute decision, or maybe I was just the last one to know, but anyways, I didn’t get a chance to eat breakfast so when we got to the casino, I took advantage of their buffet! I got one of those player’s cards and that magic card took 2 dollars off my buffet bill, so I ate for $4.95 instead of the regular price of $6.95. Yeah, the highlight of my day, huh? So I scouted around for a Keno machine. They don’t have live Keno there, but they have those Multi-Games machines where you can play Poker or Keno on. So I found a Keno machine. I love Keno! $40 bucks lasted me 3 hours at that machine. I left with cashing out $17.11. So I lost, but it’s okay, I had a great time. I love Keno! (I know I said that already!)

So we came back home and our neighbor helped Dad install the screen for our RV….now, hang on, let me explain this to ya. We bought one of those screens that hook to the end of the awning and comes down to the ground blocking the sun out. I couldn’t get a picture of it today because by the time it was all set up and the guys got done fooling around with it, the sun went down, but I have to get a picture of this tomorrow, it is so cool! Looks great tomorrow. I’ll get pictures tomorrow.

Tonight at the recreational hall was Card Bingo at 7pm. I’ve never played Card Bingo before and it’s pretty easy and I like it alot. You play Bingo with playing cards and four players. Each player gets 13 cards and then the cards are called out by an announcer, and if your card matches his card you place that particular card in a pile in the middle of the table and whoever is out of cards first is the winner. Pretty easy, pretty simple. Now, that is every Wednesday night at the recreational hall. Hey, I’m getting my schedule set up here. I’ve got Bingo at the Paradise Casino on Monday nights, I’ve got Card Bingo at the recreational hall on Wednesday nights, okay, I’m ready to retire. I can live with this schedule. We played 13 games tonight and it lasted an hour and a half.

Tomorrow we are going back to the Flea Market to look around and pick  up some more corn. We bought some corn on the cob last time we were there for 5 for a dollar and it was super good, so we are going to mosey around and get some more corn. Hey, when you live the retired life, it’s the little things that count!

I did watch the weather today on TV and saw the snow up north. Some people emailed me and let me know just how long they had shoveled for today. Tell me how you are managing with all that snow. I want to hear from you. Leave me a comment! Well, I’m going to call it a night, so I’ll be back tomorrow with picture. Promise!

Hi! Well, today was a nice easy day. Today we checked in at the office (remember we arrived at the campground and got setup in our site late Friday night). So we all talked about how long we wanted to stay and all the other destinations we wanted to see this winter and we came to decide to stay in Yuma for 2 months! Don’t get me wrong, it’s nice to travel and see what else is down the road, but when it comes to settling down for a couple of months and enjoying the area and company around me, nothing makes me more happy! So we are here until Feb 4th, then we will head up to Las Vegas for a couple of weeks. So, what else did we do today? Not much, it was very very windy out. I watched some TV and do you remember the corn on the cob we picked up at the flea market……

Today was rainy and windy….I think I brought the Northeast weather with me…..The rain here is very misty so this is how we tell if it’s raining out…..it’s just a fine type mist that you can hardly see. I see that there are RVs around us with some minor awning damage due to the wind. It’s very windy outside and the wind stayed with us all thru the evening.

Ohhhh, dinner is almost ready…..

Even Jake got lazy today….I caught him falling asleep on top of the couch…..

This evening I went to Bingo at the Paradise Casino here in Yuma. We are staying off Exit 12 off Highway 8 and Paradise Casino is off Exit 1 so it’s not too far away. Bingo was from 6 to 8 tonight and I went with my neighbor, she’s alot of fun! I didn’t win, but she won $50 bucks! I’ll try again next week!

Time to go back to relaxing…..have a great night! Oh, we will be doing alot coming up in the next few weeks, we’ve got a Christmas Parade happening soon, we are going to visit Old Yuma, and there are some landmarks that I’m going to talk about! Thanks for checking on me!

Hi! Today we went to the flea market here in Yuma. It’s a pretty big flea market that charges 50 cents to get in. They are only open Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I’ve been to this flea market before and, like they say, if you can’t find it here, you really don’t need it. I’ve got some pictures for ya….. (Just for ya info: I’m going a little crazy with the camera, I hope you don’t mind all the pictures – give them a chance to download )

Lots of different vendors here…..

We bought some corn – they are 5 for a dollar!

This flea market is pet friendly…..

Lots of stuff to spoil your RV with…..

Okay, and spoil yourself too…….

There is a food court with a live band….they are great too! I could listen to them all day……

Want a slot machine??

Another happy customer…..

Want to learn how to cook??

This evening we walked around the park and I snapped some pictures of the campers around us. Everyone around us is in a festive mood….

Well, tonight we went out for pizza for dinner and stopped at Walmart. I needed to get Jake some more treats and pick up some postcards for my friends back home. It’s a tad cold here tonight for Arizona – it’s down to 54 degrees….I know my friends back home don’t want to hear that, and yes, I’m watching the weather back home too. I’m thinking of ya. Have a great night and I’ll be back tomorrow!

Wow! We made it to Yuma! Yippee! We get to settle down for a couple of weeks and first thing first – to fix our three-legged RV next week. Remember, one of our front legs gave out on I-495 in Massachusetts on the very beginning of our trip and I’m hoping we can get it fixed with no headaches. And if I see headaches with the service or warranty segment of repairing the unit, I’ll certainly be blogging about it in detail! I like to yap! LOL!

Okay, so we are in the RV park for now, at least for a few weeks to start off with then we either stay or we move on. The freedom of being planless (is that a word?)

Oh, we obviously don’t have internet tonight since we got here at 7pm tonight, plugged in, and just open the sliders. We will take care of setting up the rest later.

The reason it has been a long day is because we woke up this morning in El Paso to one inch of snow in the ground. And the local weather station said that I-10 was shut down in Las Cruces, New Mexico and sure enough, when we got to Las Cruces, we sat stopped on I-10 for about an hour before traffic started moving again.

But, for now we have plans for tomorrow all ready. We have a friend here we visit and what an angel she is! She made us dinner tonight and told us what was going on for local events and tomorrow there is a Mexico Festival across the border – Oh, that reminds me to get my passport out. So we are going to go to the festivities in Mexico and I will be taking my camera! I can’t wait.

If I’m lucky enough to catch an internet signal (I haven’t checked yet), but if I’m that lucky I will be adding a lot more pictures to my blog.

Well, this is my quick blog for the day, sorry if I jipped ya and you didn’t get your money’s worth, I’ll try to do better tomorrow. I’m tired after the 480 mile haul with the traffic tie up, so I’m going to feed Jake and hop in bed. I’m so happy to be here! Nite Nite!