Dec 16th to 18th - Mesa

Dec 16th – Fri
Terry’s coughing didn’t totally disturb us until 6:30 so I gave him daytime cold capsules and we slept until 9. He went to a class on gambling tips and I updated the blog and started backing up pictures on the computer.
After a late breakfast, we rode to Dennis & Gloria’s to see their new name plaque in front of their park model and ended up chatting with them for a while. The weather was lovely so we rode around the park and stopped to talk with Duane, Sue & Bob.
Billy & Lauri saved seats for us at the “music in the courtyard moved into the ballroom” at 3 but there wasn’t a large crowd. After dinner, Dennis & Gloria and Dave & Glo came over to play Canasta. I hate to report that the guys won!

Dec 17th - Sat
Terry had another bad bout of coughing about 4 this morning and we finally got settled down with cold meds for him and Excedrin for my headache. This made us late getting up and going again but the calendar was pretty empty so that was no problem.
We went out for a late breakfast and stopped at a couple of swap meets on the way back as the weather was nice for wandering around. We went to some thrift stores and found bags to take our golf clubs on the plane when we go to Hawaii in January.
Clouds were moving in and the temperature was dropping by the time we got back so once more the awning was stored. Terry put steaks on the BBQ early so he could cook in the daylight and we were just finished eating when Duane & Sue stopped in to chat.
We went to a dance here at the park from 7 to 10. I was still coughing and congested so I encouraged Terry to dance with other women sometimes.

Dec 18th – Sun
I don’t know how Terry times his coughing until the morning hours – cold meds again at 6:30 and then a bit more sleep. After a while I made cinnamon rolls for breakfast.
The weather returned to cloudy & cool – rain overnight – so we had to make a trip to a casino. We played steadily for several hours before finally giving up our allowances and heading home. We picked up Duane & Sue and introduced them to Fat Willy’s for wings. TV & phone calls wrapped up the evening.