Des Moines

We arrived in Des Moines Thursday afternoon, got all set up at Adventureland RV park and then ended up going to our second "concert in the park" so to speak. Our nieces and nephews invited up to Jasper county winery for this annual outdoors concert, some wine, some beer, some pork sandwiches and some good music was just right for our first get together with family. Bev worked today since for some reason she's been busy as hell ever since we hit the road, it's a good thing we have a "office on wheels" with all she needs to conduct business. Busy is a good thing because busy means paychecks and we do like to get those. While she worked I did some shopping for a golf visor with Callaway on it and found one at Golf Headquarters (formally Nevada Bobs) in Des Moines............... After that I got a haircut at Marty's Barber shop 30th and Walnut across from the Iowa State Fairgrounds. I heard about this one man operation from Bob Carico last year when we were here and decided to go back and see if the old boy remembered me and our conversations, sure enough he did. It wasn't the fact that I was from Arizona but the fact that I was from Arizona and formerly from Davenport when things clicked for him. No shit he remember stuff and the conversation continued, no just for the 15 to 20 minutes for a haircut but I sat in the chair over 1 1/2 hours! Where all the topics came from or started I have no idea but the gambit was huge, I'll name a few of the subjects. Iowa Hawkeyes(naturally, baseball, Joe Montana, Hayden Frye, Kirk Farenz, Bill Cosby, Zig Zigler, windmills, the grid, Albuquerque MN, Las Vegas, NM, Camping World both Mesa and Albuquerque,motor homes, riding lawnmowers, Lute Olsen, UofA and how much we both despise the joint and their fans, the I-club, the Izaak Walton league, corn feeds and smelt fry's, Marks retirement party, and probably needing a haircut next year about this time! I think that was about all and I can't believe I even remember all these topics of discussion................ Tonight if was Jake's and Jethro's BBQ across the street from the resort and then bet a few horses at Prairie Meadows, what a nice track and clean mutual areas, the place should be one of the best one day because it sure has the facilities for the horseman and their animals,..............Back to the motor home shortly after the races ended and taking care of FB updates and the blog. Tomorrow is another day, we called Susan about going to the farmers market in the morning, but her message indicated having some other plans so we'll be sleeping in and hopefully see Susan after Mark returns from his travels Sunday night. Really looking forward to golf with Steve and Bob on Sunday, Panarma I believe is where we'll be teeing off, new Callaway visor, balls, 3 wood, lets get it on!