p.s.

I was so keen on showing all the photos from our adventures last week that I neglected to talk about the "smaller" events of our week:

printer - remember when I tried to print some music on our HP printer and ended up reading it off my iPad?  We were afraid we were looking at buying a new printer.  Nope.  Happily, Cartridge World, Phoenix's version of the Ink Factory (recycled ink cardridges), helped analyze the problem and it truly was just a low ink color cartridge AND a faulty brand new black ink cartridge.  Our printer is back in business.   The money we saved on a new printer was spent instead on a new crock pot because the one I brought from Missiouri had developed a crack.

lunch with old and dear friends - Fred and Nancy Richardson from our Woodbridge days and who now live in Litchfield Park took us to lunch Thursday.  We went to Famous Daves BBQ where I was hoping for a Lonnie Rays experience.  Sadly, no.  They glutenize practically everything!  I ended up with chicken (which was good) and coleslaw (it had a strange, unrecognizable seasoning that made it less appealing - but I ate it anyway, like a good girl).

drive to Surprise - I needed to drop off finished Days for Girls items and pick up new supplies and the woman in charge didn't pick up on my hint to meet half-way between her house in Surprise and the mission office.  SO, we drove out to our "old stomping grounds" to make the exchange.  We ate dinner at Culvers and then went to the Phoenix temple.

Trunk or Treat / chili & cornbread dinner - our ward had theirs Friday night.  And it was combined with the Parkside Ward.  LOTS of people.  LOTS of trick or treaters.  We ran out of candy.

Doctor - Steve went to the doctor on Friday for a second freezing of the wart-like growth on his left ear.  I think he will still need to see a dermatologist.  In the meantime, its location makes Steve look part Vulcan.