Tucson = Hot, Dry, Dusty, Smoky

Yes, it is hot here. Finally hit 100 degrees yesterday and at the same time we got a bit of rain...here they call it rain even though we saw the few water droplets on the patio for only about 5 minutes. The prediction for today is for high winds and blowing dust. Many of the plants are blooming so this kicks up allergies for everyone.

Yes, we are very close to the fires. The biggest one is "9 miles north of Tucson" and just north of the old office location on Oracle road. We are not in danger though and I understand the fire is moving north not south. The entire town of Tucson is between us and the fire.

Lease negotiation finally were successful last week and we are starting to set up the new office. So very nice to have it less than a mile from our motor home. Should have just a couple more trips out to the old office this week to get the move completed. We plan to do it early morning to beat the heat if we can.

Friday night we joined our TOP friend, Jess, his wife and three grand daughters at a small local "fair" which was held on their church grounds as a fund raiser. Located in a very small community just East of here, it was a true taste of small town Arizona. The locals were out strutting their stuff with line dancing, amateur bands and singers, carnival games (throw the artificial cow dropping through the hanging toilet seat), jousting rings, bungee runs, etc. It was all entertaining and fun. All the little kids were up dancing and it was a perfect people watching opportunity.

Saturday night we used a gift from Jess and went to see the new movie, "Da Vinci Code" at a local shopping mall theatre. It had been quite a time since we had been to a theatre and we really enjoyed the experience. Pretty nice now to understand the hub bub surrounding that movie and the issues involved. It was a good movie and a great one to experience on the big screen.

My dog tag online research has gone well. I have over 100 letters out now on over 88 dog tag matches. We have had 8 dog tags sent back to their families since I arrived. One of these days all those other contacts will call in and we will really have our hands full.

We have made several visit to the large air force base here in Tucson. Gary's disability gives us access to all their facilities and we have found them very complete. Gary even got himself an official military hair cut the other day...all for a bargain price of $7.

Nuff for today,
Take care all...
Linda