#51--Sunday night

It’s late Sunday night and we are through with our show in Albuquerque. We thought it would pull itself out, but we ended about 30% down from what we had averaged over the last 3 years, and it all fell apart just this weekend. At least we had the strong first weekend because the second weekend was the worse weekend show we’ve had down here. It was obviously the stock market of the last week that changed the entire mood. Oh well—at least we are use to being poor…

We are kind of wondering if we should even travel to our last 2 shows—one is in Dallas that has always just been marginal and the other is in Las Cruces—it was down when we did it the last time 2 yrs ago—I have no idea what we should do anymore…Both are before the election and I don’t foresee any major changes before then. Maybe all will get decided once we get home. I don’t have to make any decisions for another week. Maybe the world will explode by then.

In spite of our show we ended up the day on a very positive note. Denise and Rick called and wanted to meet us for dinner so after the 3 of us packed up—much easier with a third person—we went for Italian. It ended up being very good and reasonable—the visit was even nicer. Then we dropped Yuliya at the trailer and headed for one last trip to this casino. We walked out $50 ahead and were home by 10:30.

Now we just have to pack up in the morning and head north. Snow has been happening some in Colorado but it looks like our path is clear. Bad weather at this point in time would just be rude. That is one thing we have really lucked out on with this trip—the weather has been about as good as we could have wished for—especially since it was over 10 weeks—90% sunny and nice.

I have been checking on cruises to Alaska for next year. As far as I’m concerned we should book ours soon, before our money is all lost, and then we know we will get to Alaska! But our luck, the cruise line would go under a week after we paid for it…remember—stranger things have happened in our life. So right now I’m just in the checking prices stage.

Just thought I should mention to the people at home—ours that is—we should be home Tuesday night—El Charro’s? Maybe, but for sure a gathering of some sort at our house for Stacy’s Birthday—after all—you guys have to spend the evening telling us how much you missed us, or, more likely, complaining about all the extra work it was to take care of our life—I’m shooting for a mixture of the two…and hoping for tomatoes.

But ready or not—Janet, Stacy, & R.S.G. are coming home! Prepare thyself…