I have mentioned my fun trip to Arizona to visit my Mom with my son Chad (my middle child who was in his 20′s during our visit).  One of our most memorable trips was to visit Out of Africa that was located in Fountain Hills, before its move to Camp Verde.  At the time they [...]

I hang out with a large group of girlfriends, some from as far back as 5th grade. We like to have fun. A couple of our friends were at a benefit and were feeling no pain when they bid on a 5 day rental in Laveen, AZ. In their somewhat inebriated state, they kept bidding [...]

During our trip to Arizona, my son Chad and I visited Tempe, AZ as I thought he’d love Mill Ave., which I always thought was Mill St.  We went window shopping and stopped in a few stores.  I got ice cream and we passed by an adult store.  My son wanted to go in to [...]

My first visit to Tempe was made during my first trip to Arizona with my husband (to be at the time).  His friend lives in Gilbert and one of his other friend’s parents live in AZ and he was visiting.  So the four of us went to Mill St. in Tempe one night to listen [...]

When my parents moved to Mesa, Arizona, I could only try to imagine what kind of house they owned and what kind of subdivision it was in.  Was it surrounded by desert?  Did they see any scorpions or rattlesnakes?  Why the heck did they decide to move to Arizona!!! They bought a newly constructed house [...]

One of the things I worried about in Arizona was the idea that Arizona was flooded with senior citizens driving the streets.  It’s funny how I was actually worried a bit after being picked up at the airport during my first visit.  I figured the drive to my parent’s house would be like trying to [...]

I didn’t think I could ever handle the passing of my father.  I was a Daddy’s Girl.  As I mentioned in a previous post, he was a dream father, all my friends loved him.  He was a hard worker and maintained our home lovingly.  We weren’t even allowed to cut the grass because he needed [...]

You have to be careful how you talk to my Mom.  She’s very opinionated and demands respect, but she can also be hurt easily.  But after hearing her broken record, “but it’s a dry heat…” I couldn’t take it any longer.  I replied, “OK, Mom, I get it!  It’s a dry heat.  Enough already!” As [...]

My parents had been living in Mesa, Az. for many years (10-15) before I finally visited them.  When my boyfriend (now my husband) heard I had never been there he insisted on taking me.  My parents were very excited to finally be able to show me their home and their new state of residence. And [...]

One of my life goals was to travel to distant places like Egypt and France.  Can’t do that in a car.  So at the age of 45 we got a trip to Cancun as a Christmas present.  I couldn’t turn it down.  In fact, prior to going I read some books on Mexico (more on [...]