I went shopping with Trish so
Moe & Terry took the opportunity to go for a late breakfast at the Wild
Berry. Trish had a pair of shoes that
she ordered to return and the store was at the Scottsdale Fashion Center. It is a very large, upscale shopping center
and we enjoyed wandering through several stores and having lunch. On the way back, we stopped at a WalMart to
get a printer for Trish.
When we got back, Terry &
Moe were at the courtyard listening to North Star so I went to join them and
Trish got ambitious and did laundry. I
made an easy dinner with the taco meat that I put in the freezer yesterday when
we went out for lunch instead.
We went to line dance lessons
at 7 and did the 3 dances that we learned last week and then had enough time to
start on a new dance. Terry had a
difficult time with the quick turns on the last dance so we will have to
practice.
Dec 12th – Wed
I made a couple of different
mustard sauces to take to dinner tomorrow and decided that I did not like the
dry mustard that I got at a swap meet in Texas so we headed out to find
something different. We spoke with Moe
as we were getting in the truck and he said that the new printer did not have a
power cord even though it didn’t look as if the box had been opened. We decided to have a look and as we were
pulling the printer out of the box it was upside down and Moe spotted a piece
of cardboard that he had not seen before.
It turned out to be a box inside where the ink cartridges are to be
installed and it contained the cables.
So we helped them set up the printer as it can be used wirelessly and
requires a bit more setup. It is a very
nice HP machine that prints, copies, scans & faxes for $69.
We continued on our shopping
trip, had a quick burger first and found the few items we were looking
for. We didn’t have too long before we
made a drink and went to the courtyard.
We thought a guy named Mo was to sing but he was sick and was replaced
by a couple who also entertain on cruise ships and were nice to listen to.
After dinner, Trish asked us
to join them on a bike ride to see Christmas lights in our park. We had to stop and put air in Moe’s tire this
time and then Terry & Moe headed back when his tire lost air right away. Trish & I continued around the rest of
the park and I took pictures of some of the larger displays. There are a lot of really nice decorations.
Dec 13th – Thurs
I made another sauce with the
different ground mustard and was happier with the taste. I walked to the post office looking for
yesterday’s ads but a lady took the last one just as I arrived so I got a
gallon of water which was my other errand in that area. Next I walked to Albertsons for butter so I
could make shortbread cookies which I did when I got back. In the meantime, Terry was cussing at his
favorite computer game after putting up the awning in anticipation of wind
tonight.
I made a late breakfast and
then baked my cookies. Terry took Moe
and his bike to a bicycle shop to get both his tires fixed. Moe rode across a gravel lot last night
before we went to see the lights and that is a no-no around here as there are
wicked little thorns hiding in dirt & gravel.
At 3:00 we went to Ernie
& Dianne’s for dinner and a gift exchange.
Also there were Dennis & Gloria, Moe & Trish, Garry & Steph,
Lawrence and Sandi and Dave & Sandi.
After a great dinner made by Dianne, we had a “Chinese” gift exchange
where you can steal gifts that have already been opened. The gift that Terry bought - a battery
operated wine bottle opener - was the most desired gift. I was the next to last person to select a
gift so I stole the one I wanted – little forks, spoons & knives for
appetizers that Trish bought when we were shopping together.
The weather has continued
cool but we were able to stay outside in Ernie & Dianne’s carport with
Dennis’ tall propane heater taking off the chill after dinner. Dianne brought out her repeating snowman to
entertain all of us “kids”.
Dec 14th – Fri
We played around with music
on the computer and on our MP3 player which we haven’t used much. We have a little speaker but the sound wasn’t
very loud even with new batteries.
After a late breakfast we
went grocery shopping at WINCO. I have
decided that I don’t like the store as much as the one in Spokane. We stopped at WalMart for a couple of items
before heading back.
A short time later we went to
an afternoon dance (4 to 6) here at the park.
We sat with Mel & Wanda and their new neighbors Ralph &
Elsie. The band was Arizona Bop Cats
which played mostly rock & roll which generally is not our favorite for
dancing. Obviously other people agreed
with us as the floor was empty for a lot of songs – but it was enjoyable
listening.
Neil & Robin popped in
for a while as they were waiting for the weekly poker game to begin and
suggested that Terry should play poker.
I came home and ate dinner that I had in the crock pot. I was just finishing when Moe & Trish asked
me to come over for a drink as they and Ernie & Dianne had just returned
from a movie and were going to order a pizza.
I left a note for Terry and he joined us when he was knocked out of the
poker game – he did fairly well.
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