No patio yet. This is becoming annoying.
Since we didn’t have to stay home on Saturday and watch over paver installation, we got some errands done after we checked out the craft fair here at the park.
There are a lot of talented people here! We were surprised at the number of people selling their wares. Lots of quilting, crochet, needlework, along with beading/jewelry. There was some woodcarving, some Christmas decorated gourds, and some stained glass work. There was one special table, though. Handwoven baskets. The lady who heads the water exercise classes is a basket weaver and she does beautiful work. I brought home a basket and a handwoven Christmas tree topper/ornament. I also bought some placemats and a little tote designed especially for hauling your plates and silverware to the pot-lucks. There was one guy who was trying to sell his wooden bowls. They were not half as nice as Roger’s and he wanted $100 each for them. We just walked right past that table. I did get some ideas, though, for next year’s Christmas ornaments/decorations. It was a lot of fun and emptied my wallet!
We had to get a smog check so we can send in our registration renewal for the truck. It seems that in Arizona no smog testing is required unless you live in a metro area such as Phoenix or Tucson. Nothing local available to get a smog certificate. Your mom and pop smog station is not a part of their system, either. You have to go to an Arizona Vehicle Inspection Station run by the state. Someone in the park gave us a heads up as to where there is a testing location, so we headed north to Mesa. We found the place without too much trouble tucked back into an industrial area. The smog test they did was like the old ones we used to get where you have to rev the engine while the sensor is stuck on your tailpipe. We passed, which was no surprise, but when we went to pay, the charge was $0. That was a surprise. The technician said it was because it was an 04 Dodge. We haven’t yet made sense of that rationale, but will take the freebie. A diesel smog at home is $60. Now, if Nevada DMV honors Arizona’s test we should be OK. We are doing it early just in case we have to jump through more hoops. We had a nasty experience with DMV this summer, and we are trying to not have another one. We will mail the paperwork to Carson City tomorrow. Fingers crossed.
Since we were in Mesa already, we decided to find the Costco and do some stocking up (we now have a place to store things bought in bulk). Saturday - two weeks before Christmas. Need I say more? We ended up parking in a dirt field across the street and just knew we were in trouble at that point. The place was packed - shoulder to shoulder, cart to cart all through the store. Then when we got to the register we were second in line. Amazing. Everyone was still shopping and we got out of there fast.
Wind. We woke up this morning to the sound of wind howling. Gusts 30 to 40mph ALL day. It is expected to continue until Wednesday. We are guessing this is all part of the weather pattern bringing those Santa Ana winds to SoCal. We stayed in today until I couldn’t stand it anymore and so we went out for pizza about 4pm. We got the rig cleaned up this morning - dusted and vacuumed, although, since the rig is not air tight, it will need it again tomorrow. This afternoon I knitted while listening to my audio book and Roger worked on a puzzle while listening to his. He was out in the shed, though, and Maggie and I stayed inside the RV. Maggie doesn’t like the wind sounds. It’s a bit awkward knitting with a dog in your lap - even a small one like her.
So…. tomorrow a patio????
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