Another week of restrooms!

Really, restrooms again? No, that is not what we both were saying on Monday morning when we went back to work. The men are still tiling, cleaning tile, getting ready to grout and installing some shower facilities. The women are now painting the bathrooms we cleaned last week. The order of doing things seems a little backward but we do what we are told. I guess we had washed those white walls so sparkling white that the staff decided they needed to tone the walls and woodwork down with a more subdued color. It really does look good in a light tan color and it certainly looks clean and fresh. It is amazing what a good time we can have doing what we consider a "bottom of the desirable tasks" list.

The big thing around here this week is the weather as you must have heard over the news by now. Yesterday it rained most of the day. We are at a pretty good level, too high for mud slides as we are above the burn line and too low for the snow - that is suppose to come down to 600o feet and we are at 5000. Hope the snow storm knows it is suppose to stay above that line. Tomorrow a bigger storm is due with more cold air, some rain and a chance of wild wind. It doesn't feel like California but after this week we should be in warmer weather again. The mud slides are more prevalent after the burns of last summer.

Another big event this past week was our 56th wedding anniversary on Friday. We led a tour of our group to Palm Springs on Friday and toured the Air Museum. The volunteers who were available were all veterans and had seen combat at some time in the past. Their expertise of the planes displayed made the tour very informational and interesting. The whole group really were into such stuff so it was a success. Then we ate at a California Pizza Kitchen which was good also and different. Not Pizza Ranch pizza but good anyway.

We went pack to Palm Springs on Saturday for a day to celebrate by ourselves. It is hard to tell in Palm Springs that this country is in recession. It is known for its luxurious houses and style of living. Anyway, spent some time at a shopping area called "The River". The picture is the entrance to the Mall. It is faintly like San Antonio with a river winding its way through the shopping but it does not have the atmosphere because it is ground level while San Antonio's is down a story to get to the river.The next picture is part of the river with it's attractive flowers. How peaceful.

It was interesting to just look and walk and enjoy the weather which was about 75 degrees. We ate supper/dinner mid afternoon (SSP/senior citizens style right?) sitting at the water's edge in a fancy restaurant. Don't remember the Spanish name for the place. What a great time we had. So appreciate all the anniversary thoughts sent to us on that day AND the day before. Great to hear from you! I know it is different now that we don't really have a home address to mail things to but we do appreciate the internet which takes it's place. Sunday we went to the same Free Methodist Church as last week. Once we visit a church we feel somewhat akin to the people and find it more enjoyable to go back than start somewhere new again. The rest of the day was very quiet, we had to rest up from all our gallivanting around and also prepare for work the next day. Such a great time and we thank God for giving us so many years together and that we are able to celebrate it in good health.

I am trying to catch up with my scrapbook of our Canada trip. I am so slow at it but I only have a couple states left to do. Hope to finish that while we are here. Then back to the family book. I am only 55 years behind on that one but I am 20 years farther than when I started it about 7 years or so ago. So the moral of the story is, it is never too late to start a project because anything you do will be more than if you didn't start. Now that is provocative I am sure.

Thoughts and prayers go out to you all, for Midwesterners - I hope you have had the brunt of the 2009-2010 winter and can enjoy more moderate temperatures from now on.

Love and best wishes,

Mom and Dad Marilyn and Wilmer