Here, There and Everywhere?

It was supposed to be a quick trip to town to pick up some groceries.

Let's stop by the We-Ko-Pa hotel and see if they have the information about the desert jeep tours they were telling us about at Fort McDowell Adventures when we went to the First Friday Festivities last week. Hmm, the fellow at the desk says he's new and doesn't know. There is no one at the concierge desk either. Another lady comes out and makes a phone call for us. We sit in the gorgeous lobby and wait. She finally brings us a card with a phone number that we should call for reservations. As we leave, one of the staff comes out and lights the fire in the large 10-12 foot metal woven basket in the courtyard.

We head on into Fountain Hills for the groceries. But, we go by Ace Hardware, so stop in to pick up some replacement bulbs for the luminaria (I had broke the one and another one didn't work). We got those, and a timer, and another extension cord and - oh, there's a spotlight flashlight - if we get one, we could see what's on the other side of the fence making all the noise in the dark.

Then we went by the post office. That meant a quick stop to pick up some boxes for those cute ornaments I got at Cave Creek last week.

It's getting awfully close to the end of the year. Forry needs a new Sudoku Puzzle A Day calendar. Our friends Leslie and Bill got him one for Christmas several years ago and he's hooked. So we might as well head on into the Barnes and Noble store in Scottsdale. A year ago, we waited until almost the end of December and ended up with the last one they had in the store. Don't want to risk them not having any. Once again, we couldn't find the store. It's in a HUGE shopping center and we turned left instead of right. Finally, got turned around. Found three different Sudoku calendars in the store, but they weren't the right one. It has to be the one in a plastic box so that you can take each day's puzzle out and put it in the back. Finally find the one he wants. Then it's time for a stop in the Starbucks Cafe in the back of the store!

Oh darn. Still have to get groceries! Head back into Fountain Hills and the Safeway store. Forry gets an electric cart and retrieves his Pepsi and 7-Up, his sunflower seeds and distilled water for Auntie Violet's
batteries. I get the rest of the stuff, mostly pink grapefruit and egg and sausage breakfast sandwiches.

Awk, too bad somebody doesn't come up with a gadget that will bring the groceries into the house and put them away!