Sept 21st to 23rd - Mesa

Sept 21^st – Fri – Mesa

Terry bought mud flaps for the truck when he was at Camping World yesterday because they were on clearance for $10 and they were much heavier than the old mud flaps that advertised the company where we bought the truck.  He got out early – cooler? – to put them on but the bolts were too long so we had to make a trip to Home Depot.  77 cents later and it was done.

We had a bowl of cantaloupe and went looking for wheels & prices.  The local Montana RV dealer identified the wheels that we needed and sent us to Discount Tire to buy them as we wouldn’t have to pay shipping at Discount Tire.  It took a while for DT to find the right wheels and distributor but they finally got them ordered.  From there we went to a place that does alignments on MORryde suspension systems and found that they would indeed prefer to do the alignment after we have the new wheels installed.  We continued on to Costco for lunch and a couple of items then stopped at a vacuum/sewing machine store as I need a new sewing machine.  A saleslady did a fine job and we walked out with a Janome machine and a carrying case.  I was not familiar with the brand but did some checking later on the internet and it has a great reputation and longevity.  I set it up, wound a bobbin, read through the manual and didn’t have anything to sew!

By now it was time to head to the pool where Larry & Julie were already cooling off.  Mary joined us a short time later and we had a great time again chatting & “bobbing”.  Julie invited us over for hamburgers for dinner so we changed out of our suits and went to their place.  With a couple of fans we were able to sit outside for drinks & dinner.

Sept 22^nd – Sat

After coffee and fruit we went to the Mesa Marketplace.  Before we got there we stopped at Hobby Lobby where I bought some plain T-shirts.  At the flea market, there are 2 rows with mostly permanent vendors and the other 2 rows have a few stalls open.  The misters were in full force as it was hot but not as bad as I thought it would be.  We didn’t buy anything this time.  We used a coupon at Burger King for lunch and then went to Bealls to look for a swimsuit for me.  If we go to the pool twice in a day, I have to put on a wet/damp suit!  By the time I went through the clearance rack which had the only women’s suits, Terry had 4 nice polos in his hand which were 70% off.  Then we went to Big Lots & KMart which are right beside each other.  I had to get goodies for Larry’s dog Bandit as he was really looking for something last night.  I tried on some things and got one blouse and swim suit bottom only which can be harder to find than the top.  Of course Terry picked up a couple of pairs of shorts for $3.99 each! 

I did some dinner prep when we got back and had to send Terry to the store when I found mold on the jar of salsa.  We went for our now usual cooling off dip in the pool with Larry & Julie.  We had invited Larry & Julie over for dinner and had to stay inside with the AC running.  Terry spotted fudge bars when he was shopping so we had them for a nice cool dessert.

Sept 23^rd – Sun

Already our days here are taking on a certain repetition but hopefully not monotony.  I sorted out the laundry when I finally quit reading in bed and had my coffee.  I went to the laundry room to see how much money was on the card used in the machines and found I had enough for 3 loads.  Terry made a quick trip to Albertsons for a newspaper which we both enjoyed reading for a change. 

I made French toast and fruit for a late breakfast and we couldn’t seem to get going to do the laundry, we just lazed around playing games on the computer and watching TV.  At 1:15 Julie called to invite us for drinks at Robin’s place at 2.  When we drove over, we saw Robin’s car leaving the park so figured she just had to pick something up.  Bob & Liz had just finished backing their 5^th wheel in a couple of sites from Robin.  Robin returned with ice and we joined her and Larry & Julie in Robin’s 5^th wheel.  After a while, Terry went to get Bob & Liz who had to have quick showers before joining us.  We had a great time catching up, snacking and drinking.   We finally left just after 6 to have dinner and then join everyone in the pool in an hour.  We were there but Larry & Julie didn’t show up until 8 and I had left before the rest finally made their appearance.  I had a nice long chat with Marg, we moved the laundry off the bed and hit the sack.