Winter of 2022 ***

It's goodbye 2021 and hello 2022.  We're looking forward to a better year than the past.  August wasn't our favorite month though it started out pretty good.  Our oldest granddaughter got married.  It was a nice quiet affair in her father's (our son) backyard.  Her brother got his license and preformed the ceremony.  

The next week was my visit to the hospital as an outpatient.  It's the first time I've really been inside the hospital, so all was new.  Ron got to come and stay the entire time.  A lot of our friends had more serious hospital, but their spouse had to wait outside the hospital for their release.  I've recovered fine and in time to fly out to Arizona.

Our daughter's husband has had a series of ailments and spends a lot of time in the hospital, so this time wasn't expected to be any different.  But it was.  He died August 29th, 4 days before his wife's birthday.  She's not doing well but that is expected.  Her brother and family are doing all they can to help her get through it.

We made it back to sunny Arizona again, so all is right with the world.  The park appears to almost full most of the time.  The Gem Shows, golf tournament and Fiesta de la Vacarro (rodeo) are all back full force plus some of the street fairs and book shows.

We're still keeping to ourselves even though we've had all our shots.  Date day is still going strong since we attend the restaurants around 3 pm so they're not so busy.  Restaurants try to keep tables separated but they don't turn down business.  So sometimes we'll have neighbors just as we're about ready to leave.  Masks are voluntary, for now.