The renovations are continuing around here. The bathroom, while not complete, is shaping up. The new vanity top was installed along with the new toilet, and now all I have to do is touch up the paint, frame the mirror (or get a new one), and put together the cube shelves to hold the towels, etc. So there is still much to be done.

My handyman has gone on to greater things (like his new job), so it is now up to me. That always makes it a little slower as I tend to plod along. But it will get done.

Yesterday was bridge club and what a great day I had with the cards! My partner and I fit well together and ended up way out in front of everyone else. I don't know what happened exactly, but we just clicked somehow. So much of duplicate bridge can be luck, but not as much as regular contract bridge. Duplicate does not depend on the cards so much as what you do with each hand. It was fun to be caught up in the experience as the day wore on. We could see we were doing well.

We had a nice Easter weekend. Much was accomplished in the yard on Saturday and on Sunday Brenda had us out to her house for a brunch. She is so sweet to continue to invite us to her parties even though we must seem like old fogies to everyone else there. But the food was great and we had a good time.

I'm looking forward to my trip west in 2 weeks. I will be attending yet another graduation for one of the grandchildren. Jordan, the second grandchild, will be graduating from Grand Canyon University in nursing. I wasn't able to attend when she graduated from high school, so I'm happy to be seeing her in cap and gown.

A week after I leave, Tom, the oldest, will be getting his Master's in Electrical Engineering, and the speaker at the ceremony will be none other than President Obama. (Can you imagine all the security involved?) I'm sorry that I will not be there but I just can't stay away from the genius and Rufus that long.

But while I'm there I will enjoy seeing the family and bask in the Phoenix sunshine!