"Spring Break for Seniors"

... is the way that Quartzite, AZ in January has been described. And, I guess it would be an apt description! We arrived a week ago and since then we have enjoyed time with friends and drank and ate way too much and sat around the campfire telling stories - it does sound like spring break... except for the fact that we were in bed every night by 9!

On Wednesday, we had a totally new experience. Mike had been having problems with a tooth and we were given the name of a good dentist so we drove ... to MEXICO for a dental appt.! Yep, an appointment was made online and we ventured into Algodones where Mike received excellent care and the tooth was pulled. And it was at a fraction of the cost we would have paid in the states! He will be returning for additional care in March and I plan to get a cleaning at the same time. While we were there, we picked up some meds for friends and prilosec for mom - hope I can convince her to take them since the label is different - the cost was $4.50 for 120 tablets and in the states you pay over $20 for 42 tablets - same exact thing... something is not right with the way the U.S. does things...


Another new experience was making omelets by boiling the ingredients in plastic bags. On Friday, we decided to have a group breakfast (there were 17 of us) and Bonnie and Sue had decided on omelets. Everyone contributed something that goes in an omelet - eggs, sausage, bacon, ham, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, cheese, peppers - well, you get the idea.




Then, Dan gave instructions on how to label your bag with your name and how to put eggs, preferably without the egg shells, in the bag and squish them. After that you just add the ingredients you want and seal the bag, trying to get as much air out as possible.

Since the water was already boiling in two big pots, all we did was put them in and wait 15 minutes. Seems this is another use for our outdoor stove ... and of course, it works better when watched by the guys!

And Serve! They are very good and oh so easy for so many; Craig and Rosann, our former Hickory Farms bosses, enjoyed them. Can't wait to make them again - sounds like a good idea for Rich and Anita's family gathering this summer.


And now, all the others have gone home or to their next destination and Mike and I are on our own in the desert for a day or two. It will surprize no one that we went off in search of unique rocks and cool pictures this afternoon - we found both.