I Am Now a Full Fledged Mizell Sr. Ctr. Member

Today I had my first lunch at the Mizell. (They are considering dropping "senior" from the title -- I have no idea why.) It was yummy! I especially liked the fact that I had to prove that I was over 60 to get the $3 price vs. $5. I whipped my driver's license on out!

This is after I said no thank you to the roll, butter and chocolate cake! People who arrived later didn't get chocolate cake with chocolate frosting -- they got a fruit cup. There was either water or lemonade to drink.

Then I went to a new members' orientation. (It costs $25 to join.) It was an hour too long. I left after an hour and 15 minutes and he was still talking. Of course, everything was in a folder with printed flyers that they gave us. There were 18 "newbies."
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Yesterday, the Desert Regional Medical Center Auxiliary (of volunteers) let me attend their luncheon at the Hilton. Their chicken breast was tough and overcooked. Mom and I were impressed with the salad: each one had one slice of cucumber, one cherry tomato, and one black olive. Their dessert looked impressive: it was cheesecake with strawberries in syrup on the side. 

A fellow joined us at our lunch table and he said he had been retired for a year and a half. He had been an academic librarian for USoCal. I was not impressed. Apparently, he thought I should be impressed because he was an academic librarian. Hmpf.

There is a small fee to join the hospital Auxiliary (I think $20) and all of that money goes to scholarships for two years of college for the lucky recipients. They never said what the individual grants were, but this year they gave away over $58,000! 

And the president read off the names of this year's Stars. Those are people who gave $250. Sounds like a good way to encourage people to donate. 

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Mom, Elaine, and I went for a walk this a.m. So now I'm committed to Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning walks. And Tuesday and Thursday afternoon stretching class. I'm either going to get into better shape or die.

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Tonight is a tribute to Jerry Vale and Italian singers at the Rancho Mirage Library. 

Next day: well, I pooped out. Couldn't make it to the Italian singers last night. Today is Thursday (I think!) which means exercise class at 4 p.m. and the Villagefest starts at 6 p.m. The Villagefest is every Thursday during "the season" and the city closes off about three blocks downtown and they fill it with vendors selling everything from art to fresh fruits and vegetables. The art museum is free and the Spa Casino is nearby. It's always a difficult decision to decide what to do. I have learned that all three are TOO much!  

It's a balmy 72 degrees and sunny. The weather guy on TV last night said they get 345 days of sun here in a year. That wouldn't be too tough to take ... 

I have got to see if I can find my leather thimble. It is partly fabric too, but it covers a lot of my finger. I thought I had packed it. It has become quite a nuisance that the back of the sewing needle is chopping up the inside of my middle finger. I still have a lot more hand quilting to do. I'm going to change needles because I think this one is blunt, but I've got to finish this quilt! I wonder if I dare go into a Joann's Fabrics? Nooooooooo ... Stay tuned. (Going into a fabric store for me is like a drug addict going into a drug dealer's den to 'just look.' Not a good thing.)