Nov 19th to 21st - Mesa

Nov 19th – Sat
There were patio sales in the park today so we got going fairly early on our bikes to check them out. We bought a shrub trimmer (for the hedge at Desert Hot Springs) and 2 sleeves of golf balls – big spenders!! We came back for breakfast and then looked after Laurie’s sale – with a few items from us & Julie – so Lauri could go “shopping” with Julie.
We were just ready to leave Lauri’s when Phyllis called for help. She was replacing a light in her bathroom light bar when the socket pushed into the bar and she didn’t know what to do. Her usual helpers weren’t home so she called Terry. It only took a few minutes to take out 4 screws, secure the socket and replace the bar & bulbs. We stayed to chat with Phyllis and met 2 of her neighbors – Jill & Karen – who had been to a craft sale so we had to check out what they had for sale. Jill makes bags & purses and Karen makes hand-painted wooden ornaments with intricate details. We ended up buying a bag from Jill that can be used for a “booze” bag or a beach bag.
Dennis called to say that Gloria was not feeling well and could we find someone to use their dance tickets. Terry got on his bike and ended up giving them to Mike & Susie. I was watching the President’s Cup on the Golf Channel and seeing the Sunday morning singles matches from Australia.
We went to a dance from 7 to 10 and had our usual good time getting plenty of exercise.

Nov 20th – Sun
We picked up Mike & Susie at 8:30 to take them to the airport. They will be home in Minnesota – brrrr – until Dec 20th. We went past Moe’s to see if he was feeling better but even though his car was there he wasn’t home. I told Terry that he had probably walked over to our place and sure enough, as we headed to our site we met Moe coming back. He was happy to join us for breakfast so we went to Mickey D’s in Apache Junction. The restaurant was packed but the service was fast & friendly as usual.
On the way back we stopped at a Swap Meet. Unlike the Mesa Marketplace, this place has way more used items than new and we had fun wandering through in the sunshine. We went past Larry & Julie’s, Neal & Judy’s and Billy & Laurie’s after we dropped off Moe but none of their vehicles were there.
Terry was antsy as we had nothing planned so we went to Duane & Sue’s to see if they wanted to join us on a casino run. They were being lazy and weren’t showered yet but we waited for them and went to a couple of casinos. At the first casino (Lone Butte) we gambled – and lost! – enough to get a coupon for a huge hamburger for $7.77. The waitress tried to tell Terry that one burger was enough for 4 people but he wouldn’t listen. We ended up taking the second 10 inch hamburger home! At the next casino (Wild Horse), Duane won $400 and we continued to lose even though Terry sat on the same machine for 3 hours.

Nov 21st – Mon
We joined the bicycle club at 8:00 to ride nearly 6.5 miles for breakfast and then ride 4.5 miles back. I had to take off my light jacket halfway to the restaurant. We went to the Country Store for a bit and saw Ernie & Dianne there so I asked if Dianne would come and help me figure out how to get to Val Vista’s site on Facebook. It turns out I was finding the “sales” site rather than the “activities” site so with some help from Dianne’s daughter & text messaging we are set up.
I was ready to heat up the meat from the leftover hamburger when Dennis & Gloria stopped by. After chatting for a while we decided to go shopping after we had lunch.
We went to Sam’s Club & Costco. We wanted something from Sam’s Club and don’t have a card and Gloria wanted an item from Costco but doesn’t have a card so we used each others’ cards. We ended up going to two Sam’s stores as the first one was really small.
We bought a round table for Sandy and delivered it when we got back. We stayed there for a drink and then joined Dennis & Gloria for dinner. I skipped line dance lessons to watch the final DWTS dance episode with Dennis & Gloria. Terry & Moe came over after dance lessons to have pumpkin pie for dessert.