It was a perfect morning to
sit outside with coffee and a book. The
wind did pick up enough during the day to wad up unsecured patio mats but it
was still plenty warm. After breakfast
we went for a bike ride to see if Chris & Iris had arrived as expected but
we didn’t see them in their spot from last year. We chatted a bit with Larry & Norma, Bill
& Lauri’s car was gone and no one out & about at Neal &
Judi’s. We stopped at Larry &
Julie’s so I could give their dog Bandit the treat in my pocket. We ended up looking at a couple of kitchen
drawers that weren’t sliding properly and putting glue & clamps on some
split wood. Terry tried to set Larry’s
TV so he could get local channels as well as satellite but decided he probably
needed a small antenna. We went to
Dennis & Gloria’s to see their new countertops and to check what time we
should go there for dinner.
We went to the airport to
pick up Phyllis who was coming in from Minnesota. By the time her luggage showed up and we made
sure everything was OK in her park model, it was 1:40. Terry was supposed to go to Total Wine with
Moe so we gave them 30 minutes to get ready and we went back to Larry &
Julie’s to finish fixing the drawers and to hook up the antenna that Larry
bought. Terry still could only get a few
channels so will go back tomorrow to figure out what is going on.
Trish felt worn out after
showering so she & I didn’t go with the guys to Total Wine. They returned in record time with boxes of
booze and then we all went to Dennis & Gloria’s for dinner. Just as we finished eating a lovely dinner,
we heard fireworks and went outside to watch a nice display. Bruce & Ann came home as we were outside
and joined us to watch the fireworks and to chat for a while afterwards. We didn’t know where the fireworks were being
set off.
Oct 22nd – Mon
Apparently the fireworks last
night were at a taco festival at Tempe Town Lake. Terry was engrossed in his computer game so I
rode my bike to the hair salon to make an appointment for a haircut and then
enjoyed my book. Terry spent time with
Moe & Joe trying to figure out why Moe’s slides & jacks won’t
work.
Terry thinks we need a small
fridge for pop, water & beer as the fan in our plug-in cooler is kind of
noisy. I am resisting the idea so he
finally moved the cooler outside, I found the converter plug and he hooked it
up. I was happy to clean up the cooler
and the cupboard where it had been. Ron
& Terri got a nice little fridge that does not have the useless little
freezer. They will use it here for 6
months and then store it at someone’s park model for the summer.
We went to the pool later in
the afternoon and then went for a nice dinner at Bruce & Mary’s along with
Jamie & Lorraine and Bev. We sat
outside to watch DWTS – later than usual because of the presidential debate –
and were joined by Bob & Darlene.
Oct 23rd – Tues
I had a lovely morning while
Terry played golf – got a haircut, went for a bike ride, checked out the bocce
courts with Dennis & Gloria, worked on the blog & emails and finished
reading a book. The flowers that I
helped plant are looking very nice. I
just hope that the resident rabbits don’t eat the flowers that are in the
ground rather than in pots. Terry was
later than usual getting back from golf so I assumed correctly that they were
eating lunch and went ahead and made lunch for myself.
We went to listen to music in
the courtyard at 3. Terry put on his
swim suit but I didn’t feel like swimming.
The band was North Star which is a favorite so there were a lot of
people trying to find a shady spot to sit.
Some clouds moved in so a group of us eventually ended up on a comfy
seating area by the pool where you could still hear the music.
A large group went to the
Organ Stop Pizza for dinner. There were
us, Joe & Stella, Moe & Trish, Ron & Terri, Bev, Jamie &
Lorraine, Bruce & Mary and two other couples who travelled earlier with Ron
& Terri. Several people had not been there before and it is great to watch
their reaction to the pipe organ and the music.
And the pizza is good as well.
Joe & Stella and Moe
& Trish were riding with us and we stopped at Larry & Julie’s on the
way back as they had some people over for dinner and told us to stop by. We met Jim & Carolyn who are Larry &
Julie’s neighbors but they are only here for short periods of time and rent out
their park model the rest of the time.
Oct 24th – Wed
I made cinnamon rolls for
breakfast and took some to Joe & Stella.
We went for a bike ride and stopped to say good morning to Julie and gave
Bandit his treat. Neil had taken Larry
to the VA hospital to see if he could get new hearing aids.
We took Moe & Trish to
Costco to get a small fridge to use for beverages while they are here. They took advantage of the truck to get a
table and a couple of folding chairs as well and we got a few items. Terry & Moe had set up the fridge when
Dennis & Gloria stopped by to check it out.
Terry had picked up a package of baby backs so we decided to have Moe
& Trish and Dennis & Gloria over for a late lunch/early dinner. We had a bit of time while the ribs were
boiling so Trish went to pick up a phone and Terry went to get some flowers for
Phyllis as we had her birthday marked on the calendar. We took the flowers over and found out that
her birthday is not until next month!
We were finished eating when
Bev stopped by and then Larry & Julie.
At 5:45 Dennis & Gloria and we had to leave to play miniature golf in
a park function. 4 person teams played the
18 hole course and prizes were given out for lowest team score, lowest
individual score and highest score.
Dennis & I both got a hole-in-one but some lady got 3 hole-in-ones
in a row! We sat out for a nightcap when
we got back and Joe & Stella joined us for a while.
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