Faucet Problem

This morning we woke to find that our Verizon USB modem was indeed inoperable, as expected. We still have internet access with our Droids, and the park has wi-fi at the clubhouse, so we’re not entirely cut off, but we definitely miss having easy access.

We were out on our morning walk around the park when Ken’s phone rang. It was Phil from Mid Valley calling to say that they had run into a problem. It turned out that the kitchen faucet we bought from Lowe’s was missing a part (this despite the fact that we had bought a sealed package).

We immediately drove to Lowe’s on Jackson in McAllen and found a replacement faucet, which we took to Mid Valley. That problem was solved, but Phil admitted that it was beginning to look like the work would not be finished in time for us to pick it up tomorrow. If that happens, they will have to complete the work next Monday, delaying our move to Bentsen Palm by three more days. We told him that we’d really like to have the work done tomorrow, but that our priority was to have the work done right. So now we’ll wait and see.

This evening we drove to Darryl’s dance with Steve and Jan. As dance time approached, I realized that we didn’t have many dancers in the hall. We ended up with thirteen couples—three squares and an extra. Last Thursday we had quite a few more. Steve and Jan reported that some dancers were at a play at Veteran’s High School (including Hardy and Judy). Also, the Link Family are performing at Aladdin Villas, so some dancers were probably at that show.

This morning, Steve and Jan got up at 4:00 a.m. and drove to Nikki Rowe High School to stand in line to buy tickets for the annual musical. This year the show is Mame. They got 14 tickets for the afternoon senior discount performance on January 21. The students always put on a great performance. We thoroughly enjoyed last year’s musical, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?


Steve and Jan have been more than gracious about letting us live in their Texas room. They even smiled and told us “no problem” when we reported that we might not have our rig fixed tomorrow.

This afternoon we drove over to Bentsen Palm Village and ordered resort name badges. This will be our fourth season, so it’s about time. Most of the dancers wear the badges of their parks, and badges are encouraged when you attend events at the clubhouse.