Ugly And Handsome

 Another 39 degree morning greeted me, but my little heater kept up easily.  It helps when you remember to close the vent.  The "routine" is beginning to click a little, or at least the nighttime regime is.  Turn off the water pump, the charger, close the vent, hit the "night" button for the fridge and grab my ear plugs.  That kept me from getting up five times.

Sadly however, it did NOT keep me from cleaning up the water bowl mess when I hit it with the bathroom door.  C'est la vie!

I met the morning with optimism.  It was time to try out a shower and hair wash NOT in someone's house, but in my tiny 2-1/2 square foot bathroom.  I was shocked it went so well.  Probably because I cheated.  I washed my hair in the kitchen sink.  

The problem came when I forgot I live in a 30 amp facility.  There was the heater, the TV, all the lights and a tiny little hair dryer with a big appetite for electricity.  CLICK.  It went dark.  Uh oh ... I know what THAT is.  I went straight for the breaker panel, surprised that I even remembered where it was.  

It's on the floor, which meant getting on my hands and knees to try and read what was what.  It took twice, but I lucked out and I was back in business.  I'll remember that next time ... I hope!

Mr. Cooper ignored the entire emergency because he thought me getting on the floor was for play time.  Okay, Coop ... we played kill the parrot for fifteen minutes.

Soon we exchanged the parrot for the smaller toy, because now on the couch, he kept throwing the parrot on the floor, which his housemaid had to retrieve.  

After a quick breakfast, Patty and I headed out to deep in the heart of Tucson for fabric and steaks.  She got a great deal ... 50% off backing for a quilt.  This girl knows how to shop.  On to the meat store.

In case you didn't know, Tucson is known for its UGLY steaks, only to be purchased at ONE meat market.  They are not cheap at $15.99 a pound, but akin to fillet mignon.  Their cut however, is pretty ugly, and not steak-like at all.  I'll get a picture when they are cooked for Sunday dinner.

We then stopped at a SECOND and NEW meat market closer to home.  The UGLY steaks are pretty much a brand name, so THIS store sells HANDSOME steaks.  Same thing, same cut, but they had to change the name.  If you can't find it, just look for the copper bull.   It's a barbecue, complete with a beer bottle opener on the nose.

Almost home, Patty said TURN HERE.  Off we went through parking lots and around corners to wind up here ... at Mr. Toro Carnicera.  They never had all this food when I was here.  Patty said their tacos are amazing ... so we ordered one each.  

Obviously it was yummy since we inhaled them and there are no pictures.  It was more than enough for lunch, with three different sauces for your tasty pleasure.  I really have to get better about remembering to take pictures.

In the afternoon, we ate a little popcorn, watched the news, ate dinner and generally vegged out in comfort.  I'm sure we'll go wandering out in a day or two, but for now, it's nice to just hang out and relax.  I have to admit, there is one money saving thing about this van.  Try as I might, I just cannot come up with much space for bags full of fabric.  That is NOT a bad thing and my wallet is smiling.

This morning, the flag whipped around the pole to the serenade of the stars.  It's time to get my act together and feed the "kids".