Jan 20th to 23rd - Mesa

Jan 20^th – Sun

We were slow to get going this morning and I think I finally made breakfast about 11.

At 2 we loaded up food & drink and went to the bocce court for a birthday party for Terry.  I started washing counters and then Trish & Moe arrived and washed tables.  Everyone else arrived in short order - 24 in all - and we all played bocce ball.  At 4 we turned on the grill and Bev heated garlic bread while it got hot enough for steaks.  The grill wasn’t big enough for all the food at one time so we kind of ate in shifts which worked out just fine.

It was cooling down – with a gorgeous sunset – by the time we finished eating so we lit a propane heater in the middle of a big coffee table and lit 3 tall patio heaters which made it quite comfortable.  It is really nice to be able to reserve the park areas for private parties and the propane heaters are provided by the park.

Jan 21^st – Mon

I took cold capsules this morning and went back to bed to read for an hour while Terry played computer games.  We walked to get water and pay our utility bill and then went out on our bikes to Larry & Suz’s to deliver the last BBQ invitation.  Larry was cleaning the roof of his motor home and was happy to come down and chat with us.  By the time we left it was too hot for him to continue on the roof!

We stopped to say hi to Duane and ended up going with him & Sue to have lunch in the courtyard.  Later I opted to stay home & rest while Terry went back to listen to music in the courtyard.  Our lunch was late so we had leftovers for dinner.  Then Terry went to line dance lessons.  I downloaded music to our tablet and did more online research about the tablet.

Duane knocked on our door at 9 and said he had lost track of days – so easy to do!! – and his wife Sue’s birthday is tomorrow.  We said we could have a happy/appy hour at our place so I made a few phone calls to invite people.

Jan 22^nd – Tues

We invited more people to the birthday party and ended up chatting in the beautiful sunshine.  Terry returned Larry’s golf cart batteries to Costco as he had to get new ones.  Moe & Terry set up tables & chairs and took off on their bikes to run some errands while I worked on setting up a playlist on the tablet.  We fit in a quick sandwich for lunch.

At 3 people started arriving and about 3:30 Duane & Sue returned from shopping & lunch.  The party was a surprise for Sue and Duane finally confessed that he came to us for help.  We ended up with 35 people and quite a few of us line dancing in the street.

It was after 6 when everyone left so we went across the street to McDonalds for a burger and then went to line dance lessons.  There were people sitting around a propane fire at Brian & Bev’s when we got back but we were ready to call it a night.

Jan 23^rd – Thurs

Another lovely sunny day.

I searched the internet for a hand clinic as Terry has something weird going on with his right hand.  When we got home on Sunday, he moved his hand and something “caught” and then clicked.  Now you can see a tendon move to the side of his knuckle when he bends his hand so we have an appointment for Thursday.  Anyone who knows Terry will also understand that he figures he doesn’t have to go to a doctor because it doesn’t hurt even though by now the back of his hand is swollen!!  Dennis dropped by for a coffee while Gloria was at a meeting.

I made lunch and then we headed for a casino to try to get Terry to forget about the doctor tomorrow.  A couple of times at the casino he did feel a twinge in his hand so maybe that was a good thing to do to persuade him to keep the appointment.  Didn’t win this time.

We went to dinner at Dennis & Gloria’s along with Moe & Trish.  After a great dinner, we learned a new card game that involves money.  Terry won the first large “pot” and I lucked out and won the last one.  Dennis & Gloria taught us the game and neither of them won!!  We left shortly after 9 as Moe & Trish are going to be up early tomorrow for a day trip to Quartzsite.