How Quick Things Can Change!

Yesterday was my DH's big 6-0 Birthday.

I had quite a time keeping the fact that we were having a suprise party for him at a great restaurant in Olde Downtown Yuma last night.

We started out sharing coffee with the neighbors and he went to Lowe's with the guy across the street. I had reservations for 5...which they all showed up and we followed along behind about 20 after.

In order to keep him from suspecting, I bought him a lime ade from Sonic for lunch and took him to the Q Casino to spend his $10.00 in free play. We then headed back into town. He was definitely suprised!

We had coupons again and ended up with lots of food to bring home. After opening a few "special" old gifts, we headed back to the hot tub and finished the night off by getting chased out of there by the wind. It came up really strong for a while and then died down about 10.

It came up again about 5 a.m. and has been strong and dirty ever since. Fast forward to this morning. Lloyd came over and we were having a visit and cup of coffee when our other neighbor, Marilyn, showed up asking if the guys could go put her awnings in because her husband had been terribly sick all night.

(yep, he was with us!) Then all of a sudden her big awning started to unroll and we couldn't get it back in. We all ended up over there trying to tie it down in the 40 + mph gusts! Back up to right before we went over, Marilyn shut my door and the latch broke, locking us out, and I didn't have any shoes on! Thankfully I left a back window unlatched!The guys got the ladder out and DH crawled in and got the door unlocked. Lloyd was trying to get a rope over her awning and fell off the ladder, dislocating his thumb. Another guy strung a bungee cord on the end and I was helping him hold it down and fasten to a stake...it came off and snapped my in the back of the wrist and my chest. OMG....it hurts....both places. I have had ice on the rest of the day...I'm hoping it's just bruises. At least I can still use my hand and wrist. They finally got the Awning anchored until the repair crew came...over $400 later they got a new motor of the arm and got it put back in for good.

It all went downhill this morning in about 10 minutes and has been kinda crazy the rest of the day. Tomorrow DH plays golf and I hope he has a lot better day. The wind has gone down some now that it's dark. I should have mail to deal with tomorrow, and I have some cooking to do for this week. I spent some time planning our first move when we leave here and have decided that we will be in San Antonio Texas about the fourth of April. We will be leaving here the 1st and I'm hoping to avoid all April Fools Foolery! Just an easy run across on I8 south of Casa Grande, then merge onto I 10 for the rest of the trip across the United States. I love it when a plan comes together.