Oct 5th to 7th - Mesa

Oct 5^th – Fri – Mesa

We left at 7:30 to take Jamie & Lorraine to the Mesa Marketplace.  This was their first trip and Lorraine was excited to get a couple of items.  We started with breakfast and didn’t have to wait in line since it is still too early in the season for a crowd on Friday.  Lorraine & Jamie bought several items and even bought a pair of Dawgs sandals for Bev since she had tried on mine and they fit.  We only shopped 2 aisles and called it quits.  We figure it will give Jamie & Lorraine new things to look at on their next trip.

We came back on Main Street and stopped at a flea market where I got a pottery piece to hold down the table cloth on our round table.  When we got back, Brian had received a phone call that his truck was ready to pick up so Terry took him to get it.  I chatted with Bev until Brian got back.  I made a sandwich for lunch and we hung around the rig for the afternoon.

At 4:30 we went to the ballroom for a steak fry.  Curtis was entertaining and there was an area left between the tables and the stage so we could dance after we finished eating.  It ended shortly after 7 and we called it a day. 

Oct 6^th – Sat

I thought I got going early enough this morning to sew while it was cool but it ended up pretty warm by the time I finished.  I made table cloths for 2 fold-up metal tables and 2 small tables that sit between our chairs.  It turned out that the material was not cut as square as I thought and it took me a while to figure out how to cut it square with only a tape measure and an 8x11 magazine!  The sewing involved mitering the corners to help keep the cloths on in a breeze.  Terry spent most of the time moving up through the levels on his computer game!

By now it was time for a late breakfast and then a trip to Fry’s for a few groceries.  When we returned and put things away, we headed to the pool for a short time.  Then I finished making a salad and we went to Larry & Julie’s for dinner to welcome Neal & Judi.  Bill & Lauri were also there. 

Oct 7^th – Sun

Terry went for a newspaper this morning and also picked up fat pills – aka doughnuts!  We enjoyed sitting outside to drink coffee, eat doughnuts and browse through the paper.  Next it took us a while to complete a short bike ride.  We stopped to visit Bill & Lauri, then Larry was outside so we had to chat with him.  We went by Neil & Robin’s looking for a bowl of ours that she ended up with but they weren’t home so we cruised the rest of the park.

Bill had eye hooks put into concrete blocks to hold down his awning and Terry figured we needed some.  The guy at Home Depot decided it was not such a good idea for him to be so accommodating and would not do it for us!  We made a bad decision to check out the new Winco store.  It should have been a clue when we had to wait for a cart to get into the store!  The lines to get out were worse.  We stopped at Lowe’s for eye hooks, etc and came home in time for a late lunch.

It seemed like only a short while until we made our daily excursion to the pool where we met up with most of the usual group.  We chatted with our next door neighbors – Joe & Stella – when we got back and it was cool enough to sit outside to eat dinner.