Week 1 in our Winter Home --Westwind RV Resort, Yuma Arizona

The sun is out this morning. That is more than can be said for the past week. Within the Resort we can play pickleball and cards (our passions) in addition one can play golf, go to jewelry making and wood working sessions, bible study, bingo, and weekly dances. There is a hot tub (my fav), a swimming pool, a good restaurant, and a bar with daily happy hour (25 cents off drinks from 4-6). Every Saturday night there is a show by various "tribute" groups. Last night a George Strait tribute band called Troubadour performed and it was very worthy. For Christmas, I got a new toy--an InstaPot--a combination pressure cooker, cook top, slow cooker (Fettucine Alfredo in 10 minutes, pot roast in 1 hour-- all in 1 pot, easy cleanup if not fast cooking). Last Sunday, I went to get it out of the basement and pulled my back in the process. This made for a rough/slow week but allowed us the time for my recovery (I now can bend down and put on socks), meeting the neighbors, reading, watching sports on TV, and looking over the park and the town of Yuma for future possibilities. Results: Neighbors are very nice, mostly from Canada and over 80. Clare and Pat Phillips are across the street and from Saskatchewan, Canada. They have invited us to enjoy Happy Hour with them every afternoon at 3PM?! We went one day and were in bed that night by 8PM. Can't do that often but it was fun and informational.  I finished book 8 of the Outlander Series and am sad that I will have to wait until this summer for book 9 and probably 3 years after for book 10. But I did get Charles Krauthammer's last book--The Point of it All and this is a wonderful read. An insight into the mind of a truly brilliant man who can simplify an important issue for the mere mortal. Vols Basketball (girls but especially boys) is very entertaining, Alabama is in the college football championship and even though the Titans are out of the NFL playoff picture Eric Berry and Alvin Kamara (former Vols) are still playing. Yuma has the biggest, busiest Goodwill store I have ever seen and the grocery store is Fry's--this is what they call their Kroger's here (I can even use my Kroger card here) . It was a calm, information gathering week but just as the sun is out and the weathermen are predicting 70 degrees,  we will continue to explore the great Southwest going forward.