Well, finally, a few words from the Snowbird Gypsies to catch up on all that has happened lately.
As you can see from the pictures Buff has a gig as Santa at Wal Mart and I have a new squeeze. Buff is doing a great job (that is a pillow under the coat and not Buff putting the pounds back on) ….all the little kids just love him and a lot of little old ladies too! But this little old lady is smart enough to be sleeping with Santa….guaranteeing a nice Christmas present this year!!!! Buff is really enjoying this gig…like he says …. It brings back the magic of the season watching these little kids get so excited to see him. So far he hasn’t been peed on but I’m sure that will happen before the season is done. The ladies sitting on his lap are our daughter, Leesa, our Granddaughter, Danielle and her friend Katy.
As most of you already know both of us are now employed at Wal Mart, Buff as a maintenance guy when he is not Santa, and me as a door greeter all the time. You know…”Good morning/Afternoon …Welcome to Wal Mart” here is a shopping cart to fill up with cheap Chinese shit, which you can take home and return to me in a few days, I will put a sticker on it so you can exchange it for more cheap Chinese shit….. I am very jealous of the Santa gig Buff is doing as he gets to sit most of the day while I am running my butt off, smiling and being charming to people. Most of the people are really nice and seem to enjoy being greeted….some are assholes and to those I always give a big smile and say in my sweetest voice…”Thank you”………
As far as part time, temporary employment goes it isn’t too bad. We are on our feet all day and that is the worst part of it. We are able to stash half of our earnings into our savings each payday and that ensures the eventual escape from drudgery to the mountains of Southwest Wyoming next summer…. so it is worth it.
We are fortunate enough to be working the same days…Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, I work from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Buff works the standard 8 to 5. We do have a forty minute, rush hour traffic commute from where we live to the store, so we are seeing some very early mornings. I am putting my crock pot to good use by starting dinner before we leave as we are both pretty done in when we get home at 6 and an instant hot meal is great.
Also, there are pictures our new “grandkids”, Jazzie and Cocoa, two of the cutest little scamps we’ve ever seen. They are constantly amusing us with their antics, energy and curiosity…we had forgotten how wonderful puppies can be. We found a sign we are going to buy…”ARE YOU TELLING ME MY GRANDKIDS ARE PUPPIES?” On our days off we puppy sit in the mornings, this is where anything that is not nailed down, up high or in a cupboard is fair game to be chewed on, shook or eaten. When they leave our “house” looks well terrierized. Poor Sierra has to suffer the indignity of watching two pups play with her toys, eat her food, drink her water and get loves from her mommy and daddy. The Queen is not impressed and spends most of their visit sitting on the sofa growling at them.
“Winter” has arrived in Tucson….a bit of rain, temps in the 50’s during the day and mid 30’ s at night….AND people here are wearing parkas, fur hats, scarves and gloves and talking about how cold it is!!! We are just now thinking it’s a bit chilly!!!
We do plan to get out and see some sights and new country after the first of the year when the holidays are over and should be posting more prose and pics then.
We wish all our loved ones a very happy holiday season.
Love,
The Stranded Gypsies