DECEMBER 2003

On the 1st, we took the fifth wheel and drove over to Phoenix to stay at Cotton Lane RV park for four nights so that we could do Christmas shopping and visit friends.

While in Phoenix, Earl golfed at Falcon Golf Club with friends, and we had dinner at one of his golfing buddy's homes, Rich and Ann, together with Buck and Phyllis.

Mom drove over to Quartzsite and spent the night one night before Christmas. We had a nice visit, and the next day, we had lunch at the Cactus Cafe, and then drove out to see the 47-armed Saguaro. Boy, was that a disappointment! The thing was dead -- or, if not completely dead, it sure was close to it!

We had new gravel delivered for our yard -- red rock, and we also bought some 12" square red stepping stones put down from the back steps to the shed.

Kirk and Gen Griffith came to visit for a couple of days after Christmas. We took them out to dinner at Taco Mio, and the next day we drove them around Quartzsite showing them the sites (such as they are!), stopping to have pizza at Silly Al's (MUCH better pizza that the local Pizza Hut!). We had a really nice visit with them, and they said that they might rearrange their time in Mexico next year, so that they could be here in January when all the big shows are on.