Glen and Sue

As you know, Uncle Glen and Aunt Sue came to visit the end of February - what a pleasure it was to have them come.  Normally Uncle Glen doesn't like to travel but he seemed to be having a good time here in Arizona.  I hope he did!!!  I know Aunt Sue likes to travel.  They went off on their own most days and joined us for dinner at night; however, one day dad and I tagged along with them.

 

First we went to the Titan Air Missle Museum - I find it a very interesting place to go.  I know that you and John have been there, DeAnn but I'm not sure we've ever taken you, Amy.  We're waiting for Kurt to come with you.

 

Then we went to the ASARCO Copper Mine and took a tour.  The gentleman who lead the tour had worked at a mine before retirement and was very knowledgeable.

 

 

I somehow lost the picture of Uncle Glen and Aunt Sue in the bucket so I'll just put dad and I in.  This is an old bucket; the ones they use now are much larger.

 

 Uncle Glen gaining knowledge from the tour director.

 I think Uncle Glen was thinking that maybe he could get a job at the mine keeping their trucks in working order.  Once again, this is an older truck; the ones they use now are much larger.  When they get a new truck, it comes in on three vehicles and needs to be assembled on sight.  Another interesting tidbit is that they have several women drivers and the tour guide said that they are the "BETTER" drivers.  Go figure!!!!

 One night we went to Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse with Gary & Nancy.  If you wear a tie to this restaurant, they cut it off and then put it up on the wall or the ceiling or wherever they can find a place.  As you can see, Uncle Glen wouldn't put on the nice tie dad purchased for him.

 Glen and Sue, we loved having you.  Please consider coming back to visit us sometime.  Just think in a couple of years, you could actually buy a place down here and be with us all winter long!!!??

Stay tuned for an account of our exciting week with our next company.

Have a great week!!!!  Love to all of you
Gramma and MOM

Goodbye to the Wood's

 

 

We knew it was coming - today the Woods had to leave to go back to Minnesota.  Here's one last "coffee time" under the awning at Marv & Judy's.  We have had many good times here - happy hours, suppers, and cards.

 This was Gary & Nancy's home for the last two months.  It's a nice little trailer - maybe a little too small for two months but it still worked well.  They had an awesome view of the mountains from their trailer site.

 Hooking up - Gary needed lots of advice.

 And off down the street they went.  Looking forward to more good memories next winter.

 These are "coconut oil" legs.  Nancy has convinced Marv that he needs to rub coconut oil on his legs down here in this dry climate.  Marv says his legs are now as smooth as a "baby's butt."

 These coconut legs aren't as brown as the previous ones but she says hers are as smooth as a "baby's butt' too and besides she has much prettier toenails than Marvin does.

Now, was this information worth waiting for?  I think it was.  I'm working on paying bills this afternoon and trying to figure out what some of these companies are trying to do to me.  As soon as I finish this last call, I'm going to have a sandwich and then go check my clothes to see if they're dry.  It's a little warm here today - 87 degrees but I'm nice and cool here in my air-conditioned house. Tomorrow I need to work on my last newsletter but my office (the mancave) tends to stay rather cool so I will be fine.

Have a wonderful evening - Amy, stay calm.  The snow will melt soon and just remember that 69 degrees that is coming this weekend.

Love to all,
Gramma and MOM

Did you all know that pink symbolizes friendship and joy?  Isn't that a lovely thought?  Tell someone this week that you appreciate the joy and friendship they bring to you.  Everyone likes to hear it.

The end of Amy & Chase's visit

Before I go on with any of our "recent" happenings, I must finish Chase and Amy's visit which was the beginning of February.  How I wish they could have been with us more than just a few days - we LOVED having them and look forward to having all three of them next year - so yes, Kurt, we are planning on you being here next winter!!!!

 

I had asked Chase to let me know what he would like to do here in Tucson and the second big thing he wanted to do was go to the Bisbee Copper Mine which is an underground mine about 90 miles south of Tucson.  We left bright and early with our picnic fixings and headed out.  This is one of my favorite attractions to take the grandkids too.

 

 Guess what this little car was used for?  The guide told us that the "keeper of the crap car" was one of the favored jobs in the mine.  Don't remember why any more - certainly wouldn't be my choice of jobs!

 All decked out with our slickers and hard hats with our lights over our shoulders.  You take a little train "into the mountain" as Chase said.  He informed us it wasn't exactly an underground tour but an into the mountain tour.

 This is a bicycle that the foremen would use to get around the mine.

 After our tour, we had a nice picnic lunch in a local park and then headed back north to Tombstone - the little town too tough to die.  It was the most deserted I had ever seen it.  There was very little going on so we just walked through some of the stores and then headed to the local "Boot Hill".  Chase thought the graveyard was really interesting with all of it's old grave placards.  I didn't go in since I've seen it several times before so I didn't get any pictures.  Sorry!!

 Chase said to Grampa,  "Come on, Grampa, let me show you how that game (Shuffleboard)  is played."  So after getting a hat to keep the sun off their heads, they headed to the courts.  Judy DeRuyter was kind enough to play with them since I was busy working on the park newsletter.

 This was the score when I left - Chase, you and Grampa seem to be loosing to the gals here!!!  Not sure what the final score was.

 Before leaving to go back up to Mesa, Uncle Rich and Aunt Henrietta had us over for a hot dog picnic lunch.  Here the gals are roasting hotdogs - it was a bit warm but no complaints once that hot dog was put in a bun.  YUM

 Thanks for a fun, yummy lunch.

After lunch, we headed off to Mesa arriving at dinner time.  Had a bite to eat at Chik-fil-et and then to the motel for bed.  Had to be up early to get them to the airport.  Dad and I went back to the motel, had breakfast and crawled back in bed for a nap.  Then we just relaxed, watched some movies, did a little shopping and went to Texas Roadhouse for our anniversary.
The next afternoon Dad took me to the airport for my trip to Lynden.

It was soooooooooooooooooooo fun having the two of you here.  Thanks for coming!!!!

Love to all of you,
Gramma and MOM