September 20-30 2012

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:33:56 GMT

Thursday 20- still over 100 degrees but not bad at all…

I did my stretches, yoga, ran one and a half miles, and lifted dumbbells.

I must have done something else, but I forgot to write it down.

Friday 21- nice but a little warm outside…

I did my stretches, core trainer, lifted weights, punched the heavy bag, and ran up the hill and back carrying 5lbs in each hand.

I got a call from Rocky at the Honda dealership telling me there was a problem with the fuel pump and it wasn’t bad gas and not my imagination.

Saturday 22- weather about the same…

I did my stretches.

I drove the Harley down to fetch my mail down on Border Ave. She started up and ran well.

I called my Dad to tell him I was coming for a visit him in Tucson tomorrow, but had to leave a message instead.

Sunday 23- hot!

I got dressed and jumped in the Cougar to drive to Tucson to see my family. I left at 8:45am and arrived at 3pm. No one there at my Dad’s so I walked across the street to Audrey’s but was only met by barking dogs. I walked back to Dad’s and sat for a spell in the heat before calling my brother Kevin to come over. He came about fifteen minutes later to open the door only to find Dad standing in the hallway. Found out he didn’t get my message that I was coming and he was out in the backyard and couldn’t hear the doorbell anyways because it was broken.

Paula and Mark came over to help Dad get the spare room in the back fixed up for when I would come, but of course I was already there. I helped and we chatted while we got things squared away. I had brought Mark’s laptop that I took home to repair several years ago; so he finally got that back. I never got it to work and my next visits to Tucson were by Harley. They left after a short visit.

Dad, me and Kevin sat for a spell yakking when Audrey came over. She said that she was in her backyard too and didn’t know I was the cause of her dogs barking. She had a call from John her husband that one of his truck’s brakes had locked up coming down some mountain and needed help getting it home. I said I’d help, put John’s big floor jack in Audrey’s Jeep and we drove on up to where he was about a quarter of a mile from the paved road. John had the truck jacked up, tire off, brake unbolted and held to the side with a plastic tie, tire back on and we were headed back down the road in no time.

I got back to Dad’s and Kevin was still there and we continued to yap our Dad’s bedtime; 9:30pm.

Monday 24- hot in Tucson.

I did my stretches.

Kevin and me went out to McDonalds for breakfast. Afterwards we went for a short visit to see Crystal, my niece, and Mark and her three kids. She just had a baby last month and it was nice to see the baby! The two other kids were running everywhere, climbing up onto the piano to play it standing up with their tennis shoes! Somehow we got all the kids together and had them sit in my brother's lap and be still for a split second while I took a picture of them all... After they all left and there was peace and quiet we went back to Dad’s kitchen where we sat around swapping stories until it was dinner time. I drove Kevin to Boston Chicken where I purchased a nice big roasted chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy.

Audrey came by and sat with us while we ate and jawed about all kinds of interesting stuff. Kevin left an hour later and I had Dad all to myself. I kept my Dad up way past his bed time (9:30pm) listening to his colorful stories of what he did throughout his life. He finally went to bed a little after 11pm! It feels good to be here with him and to learn these little bits of his history. I have only known him for six years and I still have a lot of catching up to do...

Tuesday 25- cooler today in Tucson…

I did my stretches.

My sister Shiela rushed over ten minutes after I left a message on her phone. Kevin showed up and we all yapped about Kevin’s wild adventures when he was a child; sticking his hand in a fan; building a ramp and climbing onto the freeway; escaping Shiela on their ship bound for Germany to be found in the ship’s engine room; Crawling out the porthole only to be saved by a ship’s steward before falling into the ocean below.

Wednesday 26- nice day in Tucson…

I did my stretches.

Kevin came by and we sat around jawing; we do a lot of that around here. Then the three of us went shopping for sandals for Dad and Kevin.

Crystal, Mark and her three kids dropped by to jump and play on the piano. Then Paula and Mark also came by so the house was pretty full with kids running here and there.

Later me and Dad watched Abbott and Costello “African Scream” (1949)

Thursday 27- nice weather…

I did my stretches.

Kevin and I went shopping to get him a laptop computer. He ended up buying an ASUS…

We stopped off and bought some cheeseburgers at Carl’s Jr. and ate them for lunch at home.

Crystal came by, without the kids, to say hi.

We watched a new TV show about a submarine and then a western.

Friday 28- nice again…

I didn’t do much of anything but sit in the kitchen and yapped with Dad and my Brother Kevin.

Later that night Dad and I went over the errors he had found in my book which I sent him a few weeks ago. I corrected them on my laptop before I went to bed.

Saturday 29- seems to be heating up in Tucson.

I did my stretches. I really don’t feel like running and exercising in the bad air they have here in Tucson. Everyone else seems to be used to it, but I can use the time off to rest my weary body and wait till I git home.

I went across the street to Audrey’s house for a visit. She was out watering the grass when I saw her. John woke up and we sat around the kitchen yapping; seems like the kitchen is the main gathering place for folks in Tucson.

Me and Dad decided to go out and get an apple pie. I forget the name of the pie place but it was over there by Fry’s supermarket. So we had pie and ice cream for lunch and dinner.

Mark and Paula came by to say hi before I left and to give me back my copy of my book I written. Paula found a few errors which I’ll correct later. Mark said I have an evil mind but liked the book.

That night we watched a DVD of Red Skelton shows from the fifties. I even remember seeing a couple of them when I was very young about 4-5 years old.

Sunday 30- around 100 degrees in Tucson and Copper Mountain Mesa…

I woke up at the ungodly hour of 4am and put everything I brought to Tucson into the Cougar and drove for six hours all the way back home.

Once home I watered the plants, and checked and filled the batteries to the house which were very low.

I updated the Copper Mountain Mesa Website and sent out the Newsletter.

Around 1pm I must have been mighty tired because I took a nap for about an hour and a half.

I spent the rest of the day catching up on emails and my friends on Facebook.

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September 20-30 2012