Happy New Year

It was a little out of character for us, but we attended a New Years Eve party last night.  It wasn’t raucous, but it did get a little loud when the host started his player piano and we all sang “Roll Out the Barrel”.  The neighbors might have heard us.  Ten Nomads couples met at the home of a retired pastor who lives nearby in Surprise, maybe ½ hour away.  Like many Nomads gatherings, we met some people we have worked with in the past, and some we have never met before.  Since we are all retired Seniors, this was a New York New Years: the celebration peaked at midnight Eastern Time, or 10 PM here in Arizona.  By 1015 we were out the door, and home before 11:00.  Traffic was great because the drinkers were not on the streets yet. 

Pam and Ron were here for Christmas so the 3 Benson sisters were able to celebrate together on Christmas Day.  That was nice for us as we miss being with our kids.  We were able to talk to all the kids instead.  We got a very unique Cribbage board from Paula and Tom:

 Click on the photo to see a closeup - it is an etching of the Whiteface Reservoir, where the cabin is located.

Most of us had the chance to go to dinner; here is our group at a Japanese place:

 

The weather has been colder than normal here but, given what we’re hearing about the rest of the country with floods and problems, this isn’t too bad. 

We have a motor out on our front passenger-side slide.  This requires Bob to push one end while Paige works the In/Out buttons.  We are working on getting this repaired at a local Winnebago dealership soon. 

Looking forward to starting another project in a little over one week.  It will be nice to keep busy!