Mar 4th to 6th - Mesa

Mar 4^th – Mon

We rode our bikes to say goodbye to Don & Susan but they had already left.  We saw that the Country Store was going on so we wandered through it and didn’t buy anything.  I made breakfast, we chatted with Dianne when she returned our badges that she used to buy dance tickets for friends who are arriving soon and then Dennis dropped in to shot the breeze while Gloria was getting her hair cut.

Ron wasn’t totally comfortable with Terri taking him to the airport and driving back herself (!?) so we drove them to the airport.  Ron is going to a trade show in Las Vegas for a few days.  When we got back, Terry saw an empty afternoon & evening so it was off to a casino.  We went to Vee Quiva casino which is quite a ways out and which we will not visit again.  It is not very big and was crowded.  We are not heavy gamblers and prefer penny slots.  There weren’t a lot of penny machines and people would save their spots by leaving a bit of money on the machine and putting ashtrays on the chairs. 

We stopped at KFC for a bucket of chicken since it was nearly 7:00 and I didn’t feel like cooking.

Mar 5^th – Tues

The weather continues to warm up but cooler weather and even some rain is expected by the end of the week.  Just after lunch, Dennis & Gloria picked us up to go see Bill & Lauri’s new condo.  They were at the department of motor vehicles when I called and expected to be back in ½ hour.  We were there in about 45 minutes and waited a while for them to get back.  It’s a good thing we were there as Bill had a desk in a big box in the back of their car and it took the 3 guys to wrestle it inside.

We checked out the condo, had a beer & chatted and then toured the amenities in the development.  It is a nice place with a little patio that faces a lawn and the back of the community center which means there are no neighbors looking in through the sliding glass doors.

We headed to the courtyard to listen to Curtis when we got back.  We danced a bit and then shared a Reuben sandwich since we were going to line dance lessons.  We arrived at dance lessons as Bob & Bobbie were setting up their equipment and Bob immediately started reviewing dances that we were having trouble with.  We just reviewed dances rather than learning any new ones so we got a good 1 ¾ hour workout.  Luckily we had leftover chicken so Terry could have a snack when we got back.

Mar 6^th – Wed

Terry took the splint and tape off his fingers this morning and it is looking OK.  The middle finger bends straight down instead of to the side which is great.   The middle knuckle looks slightly swollen but hopefully that will go away with some use & ice packs.

Our living room TV has come on with a picture but no sound for the last three mornings.  A reset fixed the problem twice but it would not reset today so I called DirecTV support and finally talked to a person.  Unfortunately, by the time he was on the line, the reset that we did with the automated support had finally finished and the sound came on so he couldn’t – or wouldn’t – do any more.  Will see what happens tomorrow as the problem only occurs in the morning.

Dennis stopped by for coffee after he dropped Gloria off for a meeting.  While he was still here, Rick stopped by and had coffee also.  I was finally making an early lunch – no breakfast – when Ernie & Dianne came over.  We put lunch on hold and chatted with them for a while.

After lunch, we went grocery shopping.  After putting everything away, I had time for some dinner prep before going to listen to music in the courtyard.

We went a little early as it was hot and we wanted a seat in the shade.  Lots of others had the same idea but we got a table beside Larry & Julie whose table was only partly in shade.  Van Arlon was the singer and he does mostly country music suitable for line dancing.  We joined in on a lot of dances.  Ron started counting the dances that Terry was doing and he ended up with 8 ½ different dances.  The ½ was for a dance that he didn’t quite master.

Dennis & Gloria came over for dinner & cards.  I had sweet & sour pork ready and just had to cook rice and put dressing on a salad.  We played ponytail canasta before having dessert.  The guys had a large, early lead but the women snuck up and won.