On the road again--to northwest Arizona

We are always amazed at the country we see. Driving through northern Arizona was fascinating. Although there is desert, there was a lot of mountains--sharp and craggy. We were amazed that Flagstaff sits at 7000 feet and gets about 100 inches of snow in the winter.

This is the London Bridge. I wanted Mitch to sing and I would do a video, but he wouldn't do it. The London Bridge was purchased for $2,500,000 from London and put back together for $4,500,000 in Lake Havasu City.

Pickle-Ball

Mitch's mom keeps track of where we are and what we are doing, but doesn't know what pickle-ball is. So, these are the paddles and the whiffle balls that we use. The game is played on a sport court (like a small tennis court).

One must play as often as possible--preferably twice a day for a least two hours each. But never run backwards to return a ball--it's only worth one point!

Actually, there are rules, we usually play doubles--the game is similar to tennis and we play for fun.


We've met some great friends on the court! Our last night at Verde Valley was a pickle-ball get-together.

Update on Sarah

Sarah is now over three weeks in the hospital, but that is great! Every day is one day closer to a safe, healthy delivery.

The last ultrasound showed that the baby is growing and is now almost two pounds and everything is looking normal and healthy. Let's keep on praying--the Lord keeps those little ones in the palms of His hands!


Another prayer request is for our Monaco friends Renny and Marlene who have just found out that their 35 year old son, Renny II (our airplane pilot last Thanksgiving), has been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a cancer of the blood, and will be undergoing treatments soon.

Always something to do

The weather here is purr-fect! Besides playing pickle-ball every morning, we use the pool as often as we can. It's a balmy 84 degrees in the pool, 103 degrees in the hot tub, and sitting in the sun can't be beat.








Hi Brayden and Addy! Just in case you can't find Gramma here I am!

Things to do at VVTT

The mornings are absolutely beautiful here at Verde Valley--just right for playing pickle ball. And guess who's back at it? Mitch!!! Yea!




We have a great great in the mornings including Tracy and Jim and Oland and Marilee--we played with them back in Florida!! I love this small TT world! Back row--Phil, Jim, Mitch, Tom, and Oland. Front row--Marilee, Cindy, and Tracy.







Yesterday we drove to Sedona and the Red Rocks are gorgeous. Of course we stopped for a little afternoon break:


the Prickly Pear Margarita was superb and the Calamari with the Roasted Red Pepper and Chipolte Ketchup was wonderful.








We enjoyed the food on the deck overlooking what else--some more red rocks!!

Update on Sarah

Sarah has two weeks behind her and that is great news. Also the baby has turned around and is now head down the way it's supposed to be! That is also great news. So now Sarah is just laying around waiting -- about eight weeks to go! She figures she will have watched enough TV to last a long, long time.

Keep on praying!

On the road again--Arizona

We have planted ourselves at Verde Valley Thousand Trails, just south of Flagstaff, Arizona. The campground is nestled in the valley of the Verde River. The first picture was taken from the middle of the park, halfway down the 1 1/2 mile road that gets you to our campsite. Big place. Very nice.







We started checking out the National Monuments close by--Tuzigoot and Montezuma's Castle, both Sinagua ruins, but very different from each other.











It always amazes us that people so long ago could build their homes in the sides of cliffs!