A Pooper Scooper in Training

WHERE ARE WE? Numero Uno RV Park, La Penita, Mexico

I love it in the morning as I sit outside and drink my coffee, I hear a little guy running across the yard with the pooper scooper in his hands calling "Loren.....Its time to pick up the poo!!!"   Max is only 4 years old, but sometimes he is so much more mature.  He follows me around asking lots of questions and comes up with the wildest analogies.  So off we went to pick up dog poop!!

We stopped by the pool to scoop out the junk that fell in the pool overnight from the palm trees overhead.  I did a chemical check and everything was in balance.  The water is sparkling clear but it is only about 74F.  This cool weather has made the water temperature drop over the last few days.  Not a lot of pool volleyball being played these days.

This morning we had a date with Kenia to have breakfast at the hotel Allure.  It was nice to have Josie join us as well.  We have never been inside so it was nice to see it.  I had a nice breakfast burrito which was just right.  The hotel is quite pretty with an infinity pool and a big mural painted on the wall.  The price for breakfast was right.  Actually Kenia paid!!!  I always appreciate when my kids offer to buy.  It makes a dad feel good that maybe he helped teach them right.  

On our walk home I noticed this old pay phone on a post.  Obviously it doesn't work but I was reminded of the days when you could make collect calls home.  It seems like that was lifetimes ago.

When we got home I had to pull out the voltage regulator.  Lately the power has been fluctuating lots here, and when it does, my Electrical Management System shuts down our power.  The annoying thing about that is that every time it does that in the middle of the night, our bedroom fan shuts off and because it is digital it won't turn back on.  That means climbing out of bed each time to turn it back on.  So I took it apart and bingo!!! A wire off.  So I put it back on and plugged it in and now it works like brand new.  Maybe I will get a whole nights sleep!!

We had a little get together at the palapa and tried to solve the problems of the world.  By gum, I think we did it!!!

And as usual the sun went down.  Good Nite!!!

Today's weather

Partly sunny. 25 / 18 °C

Humidity: 75%. Wind: 5 mph ↑ from Southwest

Here's How We Get Our Water

WHERE ARE WE? Numero Uno RV Park, La Penita, Mexico

Another day in the life!!  Today was water day here.  I found a water bottle refill place that will pick up our bottles every Wednesday, take them and refill them and bring them back for 20 peso's a bottle.  We just pile our bottles by the gate and I made a little money holder.  If you put a bottle there, you put 20 p in the money thing.  I always try to make sure there is a little extra for a tip.  He brings them back and piles them back inside the gate and we are good for another week.

Another project today was putting up our light over the card table.  It's nice to have the light when the games go after dark.  This was a light that Luis and Candace made me a few years ago out of two salad bowls.  Its a very unique design and we like it a lot.

We headed downtown with Ken and Rhonda for a night time treat at the Cafecito.  Kenia was a little busy but had the time to make us a couple strawberry smoothies and a frappe.  

It was quite cool for her here tonight so she had her Rivers sweater on to keep her warm.  

We have settled in to just living our lives down here without a lot of exciting things happening.  It is nice to just sit with your feet up sometimes so that's what we do some days.  We just hang out until the sun goes down and then its off to bed.  Good Nite!!

Today's weather

Partly sunny. 25 / 18 °C

Humidity: 82%. Wind: 4 mph ↑ from Southwest

A Game of Swoop

WHERE ARE WE? Numero Uno RV Park, La Penita, Mexico

Sometime during the night I came up with a bug in my stomach.  There were about 10 of us that went out for supper last night so it wasn't from that, because I was the only one that felt rough.  It is not a flue or anything but my stomach rumbled most of the night, enough to keep me awake.  So I wasn't much good for anything today, and because there was nothing really pressing, I spent most of the day in bed just being lazy.  My stomach was much better by mid afternoon and I was back to normal, but by then I was much to lazy to do anything.  About 4 pm a big ole card game started up, so I kicked my sorry butt out of bed to play with them.  We played swoop, and guess what?   I didn't win.  It was fun though.  We played right through sunset before everyone retired to our homes for supper and the evening.  Lets try this all again tomorrow.  Good Nite!!

Today's weather

Partly sunny. 25 / 14 °C

Humidity: 61%. Wind: 3 mph ↑ from Northeast

Birria and Ribs

WHERE ARE WE? Numero Uno RV Park, La Penita, Mexico

And just like that it was Sunday again.  Birria day!!  We headed out to Abuela's for our Sunday fill of Birria.  Erica, Saida, Yolanda, and Abuela made sure our experience was as great as usual.  They seem to have a special ability to make the food taste delightful. Thanks.

Along the way we saw a squirrel just trying to find his breakfast.  They are not afraid of humans at all an you can walk right up to them.  

It was another cool day today so we just kinda hung out inside doing our own thing.  About 4:30 Pat and Harold and Kevin and Ronda showed up and we headed out for our supper reservation at Sergio's. It was nice to visit with Kevin and Ronda after a couple years.  It was Rib night again and yes, I over ate again.  It is so hard not to.

Look who was at the next table

Our names are still up there.

everyone waddling home

We did head downtown after a while to get Roxanne a crepe for dessert!!  Kenia's mom was there and she was all bundled up against the cold.  When I told her it was -25C back at home she wondered how we do it in Canada.

And of course another sunset snuck up on us.  Good Nite!!!

Today's weather

Partly sunny. 24 / 18 °C

Humidity: 68%. Wind: 5 mph ↑ from Northeast

Nothing

WHERE ARE WE? Numero Uno RV Park, La Penita, Mexico

An absolute do nothing day today.  Had a walk with Archie down the beach and then a long nap.  It was cloudy, cool and a bit of a breeze so that was a good excuse to just stay inside.  

I stuck my nose out just before supper to catch a pretty sunset.  Good Nite!!

Today's weather

Mostly cloudy. 23 / 19 °C

Humidity: 75%. Wind: 4 mph ↑ from Southwest