Yesterday was a real eye opener.  A single lady in the park has her home up for sale.  Two men came to look at it and one asked to use the bathroom while the other wanted to go outside and discuss the roof.  Yup, you guessed it.  She later discovered that her jewelry was gone.  The outcome certainly could have been far worse then that.  In later comments, she said she now realizes she should have had a neighbor or friend with her while they were there. 
This kind and gentle lady, as most of us do, wanted to believe that people in general are good and honest.  Unfortunately, we don’t know which ones are and which ones aren’t.  Living so close to the major city of Phoenix, we have heard far too many stories of what happens to those who show their houses, and a lot of it isn’t good.  Now the thieves have invaded our RV/home complex, forcing us to be much more vigilant.

On the lighter side, February seems to be a visiting month for RVers.  I love it when friends come into the campground with all their own facilities and bop over to sit on my back deck or enjoy the sun room.  JJ and Peggy Williams from Idaho filled me in on their activities and destinations for the rest of the winter but we had only one day to do it.  That’s not nearly enough, guys.

Fellow blogger, Arline Chandler and her husband, Lee, were here for a week and that isn’t enough either!  We did manage church, breakfast, and one evening for feasting on pizza at our local pizza place on the mountain.  You aren’t apt to see it if you aren’t looking for it but it has lots of atmosphere.  I’ll tell you about it more in depth one day when I write my column about Yarnell.

As I look out my huge office window toward the mountains this morning, I’ve seen a number of people with cameras walking the path through Saguaro Park.  A few clouds are dancing around the heavens but the sun is warming the desert, not at all like the heavy snow and avalanches being experienced in the mountains of Washington.
The four politicians are in Arizona this week, bashing each other for whatever they’ve done or haven’t done or promised to do or didn’t promise to do.  Now they’re fighting over who is a Christian and who isn’t.  Seems to me I remember a president who was impeached for his behavior a few years back, and another who just recently had a book written about his actions with a White House intern.  So, I’m not entirely sure it makes any difference what they claim to be while running for president!  Ah well, God Bless until next week. 

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