Tom, Preston, and I arrived at Palm Creek Resort in Casa Grande on Monday, November 17, at 2:00 p.m. Tom's son Jon had turned on the our trailer refrigerator and he had opened the three slides. So, all we had to do was "move in."
That evening, Jon joined us at Texas Roadhouse for a very nice "Welcome Back to Palm Creek" dinner.
November 17 was my sister Wendy's 71st birthday. I was texted a photo of both Wendy and Carrie celebrating Wendy's birthday at a restaurant in Bend, Oregon.
The Arizona cloud formations are so beautiful. Tuesday evening, I captured my first "4th Season at Palm Creek" photo of the nearby fountain.
My sister Carrie has a Bend girlfriend who is spending the winter in Palm Creek. Betsy Scherr is 70 years old. She grew up in Rosemead, California. Rosemead is several cities away from my hometown of San Marino. Preston and I went to meet Betsy and say hello.
On Wednesday, I was walking Preston in Palm Creek. I walked by the home of my friend Oland Durst. I told him that I lost Kelsey and Jamie over the summer. Oland shocked me. He told me that he lost Cathy on October 16. Apparently she had a sudden heart attack at age 66. It happened in their home while Oland and his dog Chuy were off on a walk. Darn! Below is a photo I took of the two of them earlier this year.
Oland himself has been battling prostate cancer for a number of years. He never imagined that Cathy would go first. Oland is going to leave Palm Creek the middle of next month and move to northeast Ohio. He is going to live with his daughter, Jennifer.
Later in the afternoon, we had rain. The bonus was a beautiful double rainbow.
While Casa Grande got rain, Williams received some slushy snow.
The next morning, there was a very nice sunrise.
Thursday morning, I took Preston to a small Dog Park. Since it had been raining, the astro turf --- not grass --- option was perfect.
Preston even met an 11 year old retriever named Bree. Fred, her owner, plays at a 3.75 pickleball level with me.
Tom had 2:00 pm appointment in Surprise on Thursday, November 20. Tom and I drove up early to have lunch. We found a great Mediterranean/Greek restaurant. Yummy!
This Surprise appointment is at Barnet-Delaney-Perkins Eye Center with Dr. Christine Funke. Tom was referred to Dr. Funke by his Flagstaff ophthalmologist. She is known widely in the glaucoma disease world for her surgical prowess.
Dr. Funke told Tom that he is a good candidate for a surgical procedure where a hole is opened in his eye to allow proper drainage. It is not a complicated surgery like ones experienced by Tom's sister and brother. Tom agreed to move forward. He is scheduled for this procedure in December.
Tom and I had raw oysters as an appetizer at the Angry Crab Shack in Casa Grande.
We also enjoyed adult beverages and good dinner entrees.
Our town of Williams loves the holiday season. The Christmas tree is all lit up on 2nd Street.
Preston was dropped off a day ago at Paw Ranch Pet Resort --- as Tom and I had to go to the Phoenix area for his doctor's appointment. So, I picked him up at 8:00 a.m. on Friday. It was fun seeing Fernando and Lou again. They really enjoyed meeting Preston, too.
Flagstaff has received a lot of snow on Mt. Humphreys. The Arizona Snow Bowl opened up the ski season with 37 inches of fresh snow!
Friday evening, the sunset did not disappoint!
I played pickleball Saturday morning. The 3.75 mixed round robin is at 8:00 a.m. It is an early play time, but I enjoy that pickleball group. That evening, Tom and I went to a Thaddeus Rose dance at the ballroom. We like the band.
The much of the wallpaper in our trailer has pealed off or wrinkled. Tom and I knew that we needed it fixed. On the Next Door App, I found a fellow who came to take a look. Eric Muhammed is a handyman who dropped by our trailer Sunday afternoon.
Eric said that the wallpaper would have to be stripped off the wall.
There is no way to salvage it. His recommendation was paint. His cost quote was $900.00. As Eric was available the Thanksgiving week, he will start the project immediately.
While I was walking Preston that Sunday afternoon, I met Oland's daughter Jennifer. They were sitting in the sun in front of Oland's home.
Preston and I also walked the pathway between Cole Circle and Granite Drive. There are newer homes along the greens.
That evening, the skies gave us another sunset of tremendous beauty.
Unfortunately, my cellphone camera does not capture what my eyes see. But, it still was pretty.
On Monday morning, Eric started the project of stripping the wallpaper and painting the one large wall.
It turned out to be a little over two-days to complete.
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