I now have unreputable proof...dryers do eat socks. The other night or early morning for those that know me well, I thought I needed to wash my new socks. They were in a bag with 10 pair so that makes 20 socks, doesn't it? Well, when I brought the socks up to pack, there were only 17!! Where did the other 3 go?? I didn't even go and look again because I always believed the dryer ate socks, now I know for sure. And why did I count?? When you are one of 11 people, all the clean socks had to be in pairs. So one of the tasks on the family to-do list, besides picking them up, washing them in a wringer washer, drying them on the clothes line, was to make sure the socks ... read more

...when we had to head home. We drove from Sedona to Phoenix just a week ago but not before we finished seeing some of the sights in Sedona. Lucille Ball had a vacation home in Sedona, very high on a hill top just down the street from where we stayed in Sedona. Lucille is long gone but her daughter apparently still comes to Sedona on occasion and she has installed a mannequin of Lucille on one of the porches. So if you peak thru the trees, you can see her waving. Of course, we had to check out the Olde UFO Store where the lady who owns the store swears the Martian behind the glass was one of the originals from Roswell, New Mexico. The Roswell UFO Incident involves the recovery of materials near Roswell in ... read more

Yesterday was another day of exploration for Gail and Sue...we do want you to know that we did find something that we could both do and make a little money too if we decide to winter in Arizona. We first explored Montezuma Castle. It is one of a number of well-preserved ancient dwellings in north central Arizona. It is probably the most spectacular; an imposing 20 room, 5-storey structure built into a recess in a white limestone cliff about 70 feet above the ground. When first (re)discovered the ruins were thought to be Aztec in origin. The early explorers believed that Montezuma came up from Mexico to worship here but it seems he never traveled this far north. It is now known that the dwelling belonged to the Sinagua Indian peoples (Sine-gua = without water) who ... read more

Actually, we took a drive thru the Petrified Forest National Park on Monday, May 25th. Gail had been to this park back when she was just a little girl of 8 or 9 years old and was so impressed she decided Sue needed to see this place. The Petrified Forest National Park is along Interstate 40 just past Holbrook and as we drove thru Holbrook, we saw a really junky looking place offering petrified wood and souvenirs, so Sue read Gail's mind and pulled in. We met Ronnie, an old self described south-western hillbilly. He was a hoot and it was even better when we got some real silver jewelry for a reduced price...well, when Sue started to walk away from some $50 earrings, he was quick to tell her that she could have them for ... read more

We aren't actually in Winslow tonight but have to get caught up on sharing pictures....so here we go. In these pics you will see Gail and Sue standing on the corner. There are murals painted on the sides of the buildings that look almost life-like. There is very little that keeps the town going these days since Interstate 40 took over for the infamous Route 66. There were only 2 little souvenir shops opened on Memorial Day (besides Denny's) when we first arrived. The trains still travel thru Winslow several times every day as they cross east-west corridor of northern Arizona. Gail had been singing Take it Easy since we arrived in this part of the state...so of course, we had to buy an Eagles CD so we could listen to the whole song.... read more