The only time we could have a special breakfast together was dinner on Monday night at Jim and Lucy’s. I made the special sauce (which took a couple of days) and tomato relish. Everyone else brought the condiments, tortillas, and Jimmy’s donuts. Archie and Sandy, Collie and Cindy, Jerry and Lupita, Jerry and Laura, Trish, Jim and Nicki.

There were two more tables to the side with a camp stove to cook on and a place with the food. After frying the corn and flour tortillas, Lucy and I made either scrambled eggs or over-easy. Jim was the bartender for the cooks – thank you!

Update on the kitchen remodel: it’s finished as of today!

Cindy didn’t feel well, so Elaine came to the play Jump at B Street Theater with Terri and I. We went to brunch first at Paragary’s – a table on the patio.

The welcome before the play starts:

Lucky me. The person Maria planned to go this concert with had to cancel. I was the lucky person who got to take her place. Not being a gambler in any sense of the word, this was my first time inside Thunder Valley Casino. LOTS of machines, table, and people. We had to walk across the casino, first to get to Red Lantern to have dinner, then to the doors and the entrance to where the concert was located. Leaving the casino area:

Turn around and you see the entrance the The Venue:

Richard Marx opened the show:

Thank goodness for the gigantic screens. Kenny Loggins:

So much fun!! Thank you Maria for inviting me.

with Terri and Elaine at Ella Dining Room & Bar.

Parmesan risotto, salmon, squash relish – excellent of course.

Malted vanilla ice cream sundae: vanilla ice cream with chocolate mousse, cherries peanut brittle, cooke crumble, fudge sauce – beyond excellent.

Thank you friends for a wonderful birthday celebration.