Oct 13th to 15th - Mesa

Oct 13th – Thurs – Mesa
We went to the weekly coffee & doughnuts this morning. There was an addition to the agenda today – a troupe of 11 to 15 year old girls & boys performing numbers from a musical that they will be putting on at the Mesa Arts Center. Their singing, dancing and acting skills were very good.
We went to Camping World for the light bulbs we needed and went out for a late breakfast.
Then we kind of “took the rest of the day off” with TV, reading & a bit of cleaning.

Oct 14th – Fri – Mesa
Our RV park is tearing down some rental units (the “Casitas” part of Val Vista Villages) and selling furniture, fixtures & kitchen items. We went there at 8 to see if there was anything that we had to have and luckily found nothing! We then rode our bikes over to Neil & Robin’s where Robin was getting ready for work and Neil was doing some projects on his day off. We helped Neil install vent covers, make a buddy burner and make a bucket light. Next we stopped at our rig for a hose nozzle & broom and cleaned up Dennis & Gloria’s carport & “garden” as they will be arriving soon.
After a late breakfast, we did a bit of shopping and then went to the pool as it is still hot. For dinner, we attended a steak fry here at the park. There was an entertainer – The Wolfman – who sang constantly and enjoyably for the 2 hours that we were there. Larry & Julie and our new neighbors Ron & Terri came over for a drink afterwards and we sat around the buddy burner even though the heat from it was definitely not needed.

Oct 15th – Sat – Mesa
We are getting into a wonderfully lazy morning routine with Terry getting up for coffee & to play games on the computer and then I hang out in my PJ’s to read, watch TV, putter around and/or have coffee.
Terry talked to a few people about going to the casino for a stage show so he rode around on his bike to get money or casino cards from participants. We went to the casino to get the tickets (free with a casino card) and ended up spending money on the slots. We stopped for a few groceries on the way back and had an early dinner since all we ate was cinnamon rolls for breakfast.
At 5:30, we left with Ron & Terri for the casino. Seating started at 6 and there was already a line after Terri got a casino card and we chatted with Neil & Robin who were having a yummy looking sandwich that we will have to try some time. Larry & Julie and Neal & Judy also joined us. The show was 4 singing impersonators (Elvis, Dean Martin, Stevie Nicks and Tina Turner) and a comedian. It was very well done in a nice little Vegas-style showroom.
We didn’t stay to gamble and were home shortly after 8:30.