Last night at Arrow’s Ridge was a small crowd. Beth, Nancy, Carl, and Mom, Beth Juarros says hi. She was up there with her family and Aaron, her hubby, was playing Jamaican music since that was the theme of the evening. Food was good and I was the host du jour since Joe had some personal business in ABQ. Pleasant evening.

The fires are becoming more contained and larger. The one nearest to us is 10,400 acres and is 40% contained. The Jemez one was fire bombed last night to start back burns to contain the southern end of the fire, if the back burn works.

Not going east this week. Sorry to all of you that looked forward to seeing us. Circumstances changed and that’s all I got for you right now. Weather on the routes we normally take did play a small role in our decision.

Got some ammo for my gun. Thanks Dennis and Al. Dennis provided the wadcutters for testing the gun and Al gave me some hollow points for carrying. Friends are good to have when you need firepower.

My sliders came in and I may install them this afternoon. They install between the tires, under the sheet metal to the body. They protect the sheet metal from damage when 4 wheeling and will provide Nina with a step into the vehicle. My new bumper shipped Friday and has a front hitch receiver for my snow plow. The Hidden Hitch receiver that I had intended to buy was $325 and would take 3 hours to install. The new bumper is stronger than the factory bumper, cheaper at $285, and only takes an hour to install. It will accept the factory fog lights and has a finish that matches all the other metal on the Jeep.

peace