Sunday, October 21, 2012

Oct 18th to 20th - Mesa

Oct 18th – Thurs – Mesa
Terry left early again to golf with Ron, Bob & Mike.  I went to the coffee & doughnuts meeting and sat with Dennis & Gloria.  They said that they talked about asking us if we wanted to go to the Chinese buffet yesterday!
I had time to get home, mix up a spice rub and put a roast in the crock pot before Robin stopped by and asked if I would help plant flowers again.  I changed back into my dirty shorts and ended up working for only an hour as they ran out of topsoil again.  I made myself some breakfast and then shortened some T-shirts which I was still working on when Terry got home at noon.  I heated up some chicken and sliced a tomato for his lunch.
We went with Ron & Terri to look for Halloween costumes.  We started at Good Life RV park which is a Cal-Am park (same as our park) and has 2 park models filled with costumes – one for men and one for women.  We didn’t find anything that would be light enough for the weather.  Then we went to a costume shop – no luck – and then to Goodwill where Terri got a dress and a hat with attached hair for a witch costume.  As we were driving back into the park, Dennis called and asked if Terry could help him attach a sheet of paneling in his bathroom.  Dennis has had knee surgery and cannot kneel to do such jobs.  We walked over, got it done and had a glass of lemonade with them.
We saw Moe & Trish’s motor home when we got back but their car was gone and they hadn’t set up.  We found out a bit later that Trish had a pain in her side and they had gone to an emergency ward.  We went to the pool for a while and listened to music in the courtyard.
Dennis & Gloria came over for dinner.  We were still having a drink and an appy when Bev joined us so we invited her for dinner as well.  It was dark when we ate so we pulled the table closer to the bucket light.  When we finished, Joe & Stella, Ron & Terri and Dave came over to enjoy a drink and the buddy burner.  Moe finally arrived and said Trish was waiting to have her appendix removed.

Oct 19th – Fri
It was time to do laundry again today so we got it done in the morning.  We wanted to check out a store that Stella told us about so we stopped at the Good Egg restaurant for a late breakfast on the way to Dillards Outlet.  We did not find anything that we wanted so we carried on and stopped at Big Lots & KMart for a few items.
We read and relaxed before changing to go to an afternoon dance –  a Watering Hole – from 4 to 6.  We joined 2 tables full of friends and enjoyed country music by the band Reign N Country.  We danced to most of the songs including some line dances.  I made pulled pork sandwiches with leftovers from yesterday which we were just finished eating when Larry & Julie came over with their dinner – cheese, salami & crackers.  Bev joined us and then Ron & Terri and Joe & Stella.  Finally, about 9, here come Moe & Trish!!  We could not believe that she was out of the hospital and willing to visit with all of us for a while.  Ron got Duane & Sue on the phone and we all got to say hi.  They will hopefully be here in January.

Oct 20th – Sat
We got up early to play golf at Sunland Village Springs with Marv & Diane Thompson from Alaska.  Marv is Terry’s fishing buddy from Washington who moved to Seward and became a fishing charter guide.  They have a condo in Scottsdale where they come for the winter.  Diane is a Physician’s Assistant and returns to Alaska every 2 or 4 weeks to work on the North Slope.
The golf course that we played is a short course with 27 holes (3 nine hole courses) so you can play different combinations each time.
We went to Fat Willy’s for lunch – and a large mug of beer!  When we came back to the park we drove around to give Marv & Diane a tour and then walked thru the main building and courtyard area with them.  They wanted to see the inside of a park model so we walked past Dennis & Gloria’s but they weren’t home.
We were contemplating going to the pool when Moe came over and asked us to join them and Dennis & Gloria for happy hour.  After a while, Joe & Stella also came over.  Trish is doing OK but probably trying to do too much.  We had snacks with our drinks so settled for bacon & tomato sandwiches for dinner.

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