Preparing for our next move

Getting old is for the birds! I completely forgot yesterday was the first of the month. The morning started off getting our mail and finding a nine day past due bill that I didn't even know about! Trying to get that straightened out and paid was quite a task because I don't have the card to give the correct number. Fortunately by using the phone listed on the account, our billing zip code and SS number I was able to get it paid. Then I had to change all the information (bank and bank account as well as cc number) with the merchant so that won't happen again. PTL the account has a fifteen day grace period so we weren't “donned”.

We started off April with another mystery shop at a new restaurant for us in Scottsdale. Since it was an evening shop we took the bike and had a really nice ride along with a great meal. I am going to miss all these great shops this summer when we will be in much smaller towns which do not usually have mystery shops.

We returned to Prescott to help Larry's mother once again only this time it turned very ugly (I will spare you the details) so we left after an hour and do not plan on returning. Larry's brother and wife drove from IN (around 2,000 miles one way) to see 'Mom' Clark and they were there four days before she let only Larry's brother in for three hours. She would only see him in the evening before they left and he has really bad night vision so it just goes to show she thinks only of herself. They left the next day and said they would not see her again alive. So sad she is burning her bridges and will die a hateful, lonely old woman. We drove to Prescott to see them and met at the Golden Corral so their trip won't be in vain (we met them on day three of their visit). We had a great time visiting and spent nearly four hours at GC! Those folks are so nice and never once made any indication they would like us to leave. Brother Bill and Nancy at Golden Corral in Prescott, AZ

Back in Phoenix we signed the lease for another year here and then rented the Home Depot truck and brought in two loads of pink rock to level the site better. Larry has been concerned about the MH tires and the concrete since the rock wasn't up to the concrete. Now it is and looks good. The weather was perfect 75º and we worked hard for old folks but we are glad it is done. After we added 2 1/2 tons of pink rock to the site in Phoenix

New 'patio' at our place


Since we are leaving now in mid May Larry has been busy getting the MH ready for the trip. It has been seven years since the antifreeze was replaced so we now have new. He greased the u-joints and wheel bearings, replaced the broken tail light and repaired the squirrel cage on the front A/C that had come forward so far it quite working (the A/C). We are so grateful we didn't have to replace the A/C unit itself! Back when we had the trouble with the AquaHot Larry discovered the vents were too small for the heat exchangers and that was why when the heat was on the sinks would get so hot. The heat was going UP not OUT so we bought bigger vents and Larry spent last week putting them in. That was a messy, dusty job but we are glad it is done. Showing the different size of the old vents to the new ones Larry put in so we can get the full benefit of the heat

Fan in cabinet where the modem is, hopefully helping it to last longer

While he was cutting holes in the woodwork for the vents, he decided to put a fan into the cabinet that holds the modem because it didn't have any ventilation. He also fixed the cooling pad on my laptop since my computer was getting so hot. He discovered the connection was broken so I was getting very little cooling. He turned the fans around to blow the opposite direction and the cooling pad is working great now. I do hope my computer didn't suffered permanent damage.

We ended the month with a dinner visit to Dawn and Vince's because Colby was visiting. It is always good to see family! Dawn making salad



Vince and Larry watching TV waiting to eat

Bethany and Colby