Sunday, golf for the boys...painting for the gals

Saturday was laundry day and we have nice facilities right here at Adventureland RV park so it was close and quick. Started reading the book Bev got me, The Duck Commander Family and it's pretty good if you like Willie and the boys. After a pretty lazy afternoon we met Bob and Jill and the kids for an evening of horse racing at Prairie Meadows race track and Casino. I used to spend weekends at Turf Paradise in Phoenix as most of you know but pretty much gave it up in the past few years except for the big triple crown or breeders cup races. Why you ask, because I stopped winning. I used to win at least now and again but then it got to where I couldn't pick my nose let alone a winning horse. Well the same held true this night, not one ticket cashed and I don't believe I ever had so many of my choices finish last or next to last. Unfortunately if went that way for all of us and we did not leave there winners by any means. Bev came close on one race but played it wrong, Matt had been texting and messaging back and forth on FB etc. with Jill and Bev and he said to bet the 7 horse in the next race. We no one wanted to take him up on his long shot pick until I told Bev "hell go put a couple of buck on his selection" so she did. The horse went off at 43-1 and finished 2nd, too bad Bev only bet to win and not across the board since it paid $88 to win! Can you say "Captain colors"?................ Sunday was golf for the guys and painting for the gals, only problem it was raining like hell when we woke up and poured right up until we got to the golf course at 10:00 a.m. The was just fine through the round of golf and into the late evening hours, the course was very nice and I enjoyed the round of golf even though I didn't worth damn. The gals went to this place call Social painting where you pay $35 and drink wine and paint a picture on your canvas, it was the second in a series for all but Bev who was doing her first attempt a this sort of thing. She loved it and painted a picture surely worth hanging in our home, very nice job Beverly!................ The day ended with a fantastic dinner at Steve and Christiana's which included homemade ice cream and homemade rhubarb pie's which Susan brought, all in all a fine day with our family in Des Moines............... Mark gets in town tonight and tomorrow it's a cook-out at Bob and Jill's and we'll get to visit with Mark starting tomorrow and then Tuesday dinner at Mark and Susan's and maybe another round of golf somewhere, hope the body is up for it. Things will start winding down here and after Tuesdays big retirement party we hit the road for who knows exactly where? We need some good weather and a bunch less humidity soon!