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No plans for today except to rest and get ready for the next leg of this journey. Even so, we did stuff. That consisted mainly of walking Max whenever he asked to go out, and we took a trip to the NEX and Commissary mainly just because we could. They are handy and we needed stuff, just like normal people.

Max got to walk on grass every time he went out which delights him. I know that’s true but he just acts like he always does when he goes outside. He knows he’s on the clock and will have to return inside in a while, so it’s imperative that he smell everything in sight as quickly as possible.

It was about midafternoon when we went to the NEX for some reason. I think the main objective was to visit the food court and get some lunch. They have only two choices which is the least we’ve encountered on other bases. Choices here on NAS Lemoore are Subway and Panda Express. We normally would have chosen Subway but for some reason we both took Panda Express for their orange chicken and noodles. It was really good. I also had shrimp, a thing I do whenever shrimp of any kind are available. Doesn’t matter how they’re cooked, I’ll eat them. Just ask Diane.

I just remembered that I had an agenda for visiting the NEX. I wanted to see if they had one of those gizmos that you can plug into an iPhone and capture all the photos so they can be transferred to another device. They didn’t have one, so I joined Diane as she shopped for size 6 clothes for an upcoming birthday. She loves it when I help in this manner because she values my input and likes me close by when she has a question. So, I stay near and help her in any way I can. I have to admit that sometimes she can get a little testy when I offer help she didn’t request. Yes, it may be hard for you to believe that she’d get upset with me for any reason, but she does.

It wasn’t long before Max texted me to come get him or he was going to crap in my shoe. He’s never done that, but the threat was enough to get us going. It was a surprise to get the text because neither of us knew he had a phone. I decided right then that i needed to grind his little toenails down more than normal to make it a little more difficult for him to text.

We got home, Max got his walk, and it was all good.

Now we rest and prepare for our trip tomorrow.

Be safe.

Oh, Wait! I forgot about Diane’s plant. She bought these things while we were in Tucson. I know there’s a post about our trip there. The tall skinny plane in the middle did not have that stalk with flowery things on top before we left. That was just around January 8. It must love living on the road because it’s grown about a foot. It’s done that almost on its own too. It gets soaked in water once a month. Amazing, right?

OK. That’s it.

When I got up this morning, (0600) it was 46 degrees. It’s not the first time that’s happened since we’ve been here. That puts a different spin on my understanding of what “snowbird” means. The weather people even had long talks about 6-8″ of snow on Mt. Lemmon yesterday. That caused me to do a little research that revealed Mt. Lemmon is only 20 miles from us. It’s even on Diane’s hit list of places to visit. I think she changed her mind yesterday.

This isn’t the Arizona we heard about while shivering next to the fireplace in Oregon at this time of year. Instead, here we sit in the middle of a valley where the sun shines 300 days of the year shivering in our booties. There’s hope for a change in the weather, though, because looking out the window I see that all the clouds are gone, and the sun is shining brightly. When Max wakes up, we’re going to go stand in it.

IN all fairness, Mr. Lemmon is 9,159 feet high, and they have a ski resort up there. So, I suspect they expect the snow. I just wish they’d let me know so I could have packed a few parkas.

It’s 0707 now and I’ve managed to make enough noise to wake Diane which was a good thing. She knows where the electric heaters are. I looked but didn’t want to make too much noise which turns out to be a waste of time. She knew what I was doing. Now we have a little electric fireplace up and running and it’s getting warm inside. I may survive.

I had to drag Max off the bed, away from his cozy spot. The heaters were under the bed so it was necessary that he get up. Now he’s making his alternate cozy spot on his fuzzy pillow in the driver’s chair while he waits for me to finish breakfast. I envy his ability to go for many hours without having to urinate. I think 2 hours is my limit. He can last for 8.

Here’s something you may like. It’s a 46+ minute video taken by someone who took the Bus Tour Through the Bone Yard in 2016. Sadly, they don’t do this any more.

After the day warmed up, we cleaned our house. All the windows were opened, we vacuumed, and scrubbed carpets. The results are very satisfying. We figure we should probably do this at least once a month. We’ll see how that works out.

I have no photos taken today so I’ll share an old one with you as I depart.