I'm older today!

December 19th 2008 Friday, 67* sunny

Well today is my birthday and I have turned 52. Deanna made me a Cherry chip cake with Cherry icing and we had vanilla ice cread with it. I grilled some steaks and potatoes for our dinner, there were very good steaks we got at the local market. They were nice and tender and delicious!

We went this morning for a few hours gold detecting but didn't find any. Deanna got a nice bag of rocks so we can make shadow boxes for the grand kids. My finds included some bullet fragments and a couple of spent .41 short caliber shells. Surprising how many tin cans you can find buried in the desert! But I did get to do the detecting I have been waiting for and it was cool to find the gold claims. Apparently some spend some real time at these claim sites as this picture kind of says it all!










Weather last 2 days has been beautiful, not hot by any means but nice and pleasant, just enough that you need a light jacket as it is cool in the shade but step in the sun and it gets quite warm. We did some strolling thru a bunch of the shops set up here and picked up some odds and ends. We found a lighted turntable which is the solution to a problem we have had with displaying a laser etched crystal Bighorn sheep. Couldn't believe we found it for $5 so we went back today to get a spare because it is made in china :) . There are some really cool shops here including rock shops something this place is known for.
The table turns and flashes different colors at different rates so it makes a nice nite lite! :)






So tomorrow morning we leave the desert and head for Phoenix to visit my Uncle David. Then start about a thousand mile trip south to San Antonio where we will spend xmas. Everyone have a great weekend.

Oh, I filled up with fuel today for $1.91!!!

NEWS FLASH! Deanna stepped outside just now and saw her first shooting star in her 54 years on earth! And she said it was on my birthday :)