Oct 05- 18 2014

 

There was a lot going on these past two weeks and a lot of gaps in my journal; I am only going to give the short version.

I bought an old but usable trailer for a good price and the lot rent ain’t all that bad in Tucson. It is parked across from my brother Kevin’s trailer at a nice resort. There’s a large pool and all the amenities you would think a resort would have. I am doing this to get better acquainted with my biological family, two sisters and a brother, who live here in Tucson. My home in Joshua Tree will remain my main home and I will spend most of my time there and travel to Tucson every now and then for a month’s stay.

Sunday 05- 96/68 degrees.

I did my stretches.

I called Family and Friends.

I went for a 2pm swim.

Kinda rested today.

Took Cassie for her walks.

Monday 06- 95-67 degrees.

I did my stretches and too Cassie for her walk.

I drove my scooter over to Stoney’s to do my laundry and while waiting for the clothes to dry took a paperback edition of “Azure Sea of Dreams” over to Kelly. She asked if I’d mind going shopping with her to pick up a few things and I said no problem. I went down to Lear Ave to collect my mail, got clothes out of drier and took them home and drove my scooter to her house. We went to to Star Pharmacy to get her meds, and then to Pet Plus to get cat food, Vons and WalMart.

I got home around 10pm. I had to make a call to my Brother to receive some disturbing news (private Family stuff) and called a friend who needed to talk.

Took Cassie for a 2am walk.

<iframe src="http://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/orion-first-flight/?action=getcert&e=1&cn=36404" width="750" height="307" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe>

Tuesday 07- 91-64 degrees.

I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a mile run, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.

I went for a 20 minute swim.

I worked for a spell on my book “Thoughts”.

Wednesday 08-  89-61 degrees.

Got everything together for my trip to Tucson.

Thursday 09- 91/69 degrees.

Traveled to Tucson; left at 9am and arrived by 3:30pm. Ate at Carl’s Jr with my brother Kevin. I then saw the trailer in person for the very first time. Not too bad, a lot of minor fixing, and it is located in the area of the resort that allows pets.

Friday 10- 94/60 degrees Tucson.

lifted weights.

Went shopping to supply new trailer.

Saturday 11-  90/59 degrees Tucson.

Swam for 45 minutes, sat in the Jacuzzi for a spell and walked around the resort with Cassie.

Sunday 12- 90/58 degrees Tucson.

I made breakfast and we walked Cassie.

We did the weight training circuit and played a game of pool (I won).

Kevin and I worked on front door which Cassie figured out how to open and we broke it; now we can lock it from the inside but can’t get in from the outside. We removed the leaky old swamp cooler from the roof and will replace it with a skylight I brought from my other home on Copper Mountain Mesa. We created a big mess inside the kitchen area and where we dropped the cooler from the roof that I’ll clean up tomorrow.

My sister Paula and her husband Mark came by with dinner and some supplies for the trailer; it was great seeing them and I gave them a signed copy of my new book.

Monday 13- 85/51 degree Tucson.

I did my stretches.

I still needed some supplies from Ace Hardware and we looked around at a couple of thrift shops for a coffee table but there was none to be found.

Tuesday 14- 84/58

I did my stretches and took Cassie for a walk. She is still trying to get adjusted to Tucson as I am and wakes me up 3 to 4 times a night.

Kevin and I went shopping to get more supplies for the house. I mailed off a certified letter to the Ca. tax franchise board to make sure they get my 2011 return this time. I bought a Trek mountain bike for Cassie to exercise with.

Me and Kevin worked out in the weight room for a spell.

Went for an evening bike ride with Cassie towing me :)

Wednesday 15- 90/61 degrees Tucson.

I did my stretches and took Cassie for a walk.

We went to Ace Hardware to return the door fixture that we bought there several days ago and got one that might work. I also bought sun screen fabric to cover the rest of the Arizona room walls so Cassie can’t see outside very well.

We finished putting up some heavy wire webbing all along the walls of AZ room today.

Went swimming and sat in the Jacuzzi for a spell.

Yes the bike was the best thing I bought for Cassie; she gets a mighty fine workout and lets me sleep at night ;)

I used the bike helmet for the first time tonight.

Thursday 16- 89/60 degrees Tucson.

I did my stretches and took Cassie for a walk.

Kevin and I finished installing the skylight where the swamp cooler used to be.

We went swimming and then hit the Jacuzzi.

Took Cassie out for a ride. She can really tow me easily around the resort, but I need to get her a better harness to make it comfortable for her.

Friday 17- 90/62 with a little rain Tucson.

I did my stretches and took Cassie for a walk.

Last night when I was putting stuff away I noticed a small tub under the kitchen  sink that was filled with water. I tracked the water down to leaky faucet so me and Kevin went shopping at Home Depot for a new sink faucet. I let Kevin did most of the work installing the new one.

We also went to Petco to get a new harness for Cassie.

It has been a busy week so we just sat in the Jacuzzi for a long spell. The resort was putting on a pool social and a lady who puts on these events asked us if we were there for it. We were the only ones there sitting by the pool so we told her we were; we wondered what the treats on the table next to where we were drying off were for.

Saturday 18- 90/57 degrees.

I did my stretches and took Cassie for a walk.

We found out that the door device we bought at Ace Hardware wouldn't fit and took it back and found a new clip for the old lock and saved me $20. Took it back home and me and my brother Kevin installed it.

My sister Audrey came by for a visit and we yapped for a long spell about family stuff. I gave her a signed copy of “Azure Sea of Dreams” she had no idea I've written.

******************************************