Saturday

Saturday, August 13 - Happy Birthday, Fred.  We had a pretty full day today.  We had to do a little housecleaning since we were expecting company.  Our friends from Alamagorda, NM drove up to visit (Ken and Grace), so we had a nice time with them.  They took us to lunch at the casino champagne brunch (none of us got champagne, though), and we all sat there outside the lodge enjoying the view.  It was fun to catch up with them.  Dave and Mazie met the others out at the casino, but we didn't see them.  Rita has been winning big on the tables, and Mazie wanted to show Lauren the slot machine she has been playing all week.

Shortly after Grace and Ken left, we went back to Jim and Rita's for a cookout, and to meet Rita's daughter (Lauren) and son-in-law (Clint).  Except for about setting the patio on fire, it was a good time (the hamburger grease got the grill flaming pretty good).  We see at least one deer about every time we go over there, but we didn't see the babies today.  We had a fun evening with them (and a great dinner). 

When I got up this morning (Sunday), it was 55 degrees (inside and out, since we left the windows up front open).  Our time here is winding down -- today is our last full day here, then we should be somewhere in Arizona tomorrow.  This is a place we hope to come back to -- maybe every year in August.