Message from Mom

Hi Everyone,

Yes, I'm back at ViewPoint and I'm enjoying the nice weather. Sue asked me a few days before I left Minnesota if I was going to contribute to the blog this year. I said I would if anyone is interested!! Sometimes my life is pretty boring! I'll try to write once a week but I ask that all of you that read the blog, please write to me occasionally,so I'll know what is going on in your lives. My email address is mlmieska@aol.com

I had a good flight down except I got my shoe caught in the escalator at Mpls. airport and I fell backwards in slow motion. When I looked up, my one shoe and my carryon were at the top of the escalator and I was lying down at the bottom. A very nice couple helped me up and escorted me to my check in. I have a lovely bruise on my right hip but no other problem. Clumsy is the word!!

When I got to Phoenix, I caught the Super Shuttle immediately and they dropped me at my door at ViewPoint Resort. It worked out really well because Phyllis & Bud had come down by car a week earlier, and they took my 2 large pieces of luggage with them so all I had to deal with was my carryon. It seems I didn't do a very good job of that!!

The first few days the temperature at late afternoon was 100 degrees but it has since cooled down to the low 90's. Just right.

I took a 2 day trip to Mexico with Ed & Norine where Ed had dental work done. I just had my teeth cleaned.
I left all my getting settled work until I got back. I have the rest of the winter to do that. Ed & Norine had me for dinner the first night I was here which was very nice of them. They also had me another night for fish.

Shirley Knowlton(her husbnd died just one month before Marland) had me and 2 other widows for dinner on Thursday, Harriett had a surprise 75th birthday party for Mick on Friday night, Saturday morning, my 95 year old neighbor took me to breakfast at McDonald's. I was just starting out for my walk when he asked me to go. I said "no" because if I ate breakfast with him, I would gain weight and if I walked, I would lose weight.
Besides that, I was expecting the fellow that I hired to wash my park model to come at 8 a.m. Clarence looked at his watch and said" It's only 7 a.m.-we could be back by 8!! He is so lonesome that I couldn't say "no"!! There goes my good intentions! That evening I invited Clarence to eat supper with me.

This morning, my former neighbor, invited me to go with them to church here in the park. It was held outdoors and the weather is beautiful. How could I refuse? They then took Clarence and I to breakfast at our "in park"restaurant. Do you see where this is going? I will be woddling if I don't quit all these invitations!

Some of you know that my sister-in-law,Phyllis & Bud have sold their park model and will be moving back to Minnesota. I will miss them a lot but all of us have to make that decision some time in our lives. They will leave tomorrow morning so I am having them for dinner this evening. Ed & Norine are invited, also.

So far, I have managed to unpack my luggage but I have lots of cleaning to do. I moved the deck furniture out last evening so now I must tackle the Arizona room. I'll take one day at a time.

Ed Schmidt got the battery in my car hooked up and running, Bob Salvage got the batteries in my golf cart checked and has that running and Ed Maier trimmed the tree and watered and fertilized it and has gotten the patio lights working. What would I do without friends? I am grateful to all of them.

I did find time one day to buy groceries! It takes more than one trip to get all the essentials but I'll get there.
That takes care of the first 9 days of being in Arizona. Those of you that aren't too bored can stay tuned for another week of dribble next week.

Love to all of you. LaVerne