Sept 14th to 16th - Mesa

Sept 14^th – Sat - Mesa

I had let my freezers get more empty than usual so this morning was the time to defrost.  I don’t mind the job too much as I can read while frost melts and still feel like I am getting something done.  I made a very late breakfast before catching up the blog.

Phyllis came over to say that they were putting a steak on for dinner and asked if we wanted to do the same & get together.  So we had to go grocery shopping.  On the way back we fueled up - $3.75 right now.  I put groceries away and made dessert.

Dave & Phyllis came over around 6 – with salad, baked potatoes, corn on the cob and sautéed mushrooms/onions/peppers!  They brought everything here as their single working AC is not doing a great job of keeping their motor home cool.  Dave even got some dry ice and blew air past it with a fan.  After dinner we sat outside and watched TV – it was still hot but OK just sitting as there was a nice breeze.

Sept 15^th – Sun

Dave & Phyllis followed us to the Mesa Market Place about 9:30 which turned out good as Dave’s knee gave out as he predicted it might and he left early.  We & Phyllis finished the rest and then stopped for a burger for lunch. We made another stop at Lowe’s for swim noodles and Phyllis got shade cloth to make a “curtain” to hang from their awning as they are facing the direction that gives you sun on the door side all day.

We relaxed in the cool rig for a while – of course Terry had a quick nap – and then joined some friends in the pool until we were sufficiently prune-y.  We were just about finished dinner when Jerry & Becky stopped for a visit and shortly after Chief dropped in also.

Sept 16^th – Mon

Larry & Julie are due in today so we went over to clean up their patio/driveway this morning.  Their neighbor Del brought over a leaf blower & extension cord so I blew the leaves out before they got wet.  We took tarps off the golf cart, freezer and armoire.  Terry took over our pressure washer and got the dust off the side of the park model, the golf cart & the floors.  Terry discovered that the sliding door would open enough for him to get in & remove the stick that was supposed to lock the door so we moved out all the furniture that stays outside all winter. We started at 8 but we were both dripping with sweat by the time we finished.

After showers, we made a trip to Costco for food & lunch.  We stopped at Camping World to buy yet another ice maker as ours suddenly quit.  We switched to a Dometic ice maker and are hoping it will last longer than the Emerson brand that we have been replacing every year.

After putting stuff in the fridge and setting up the ice maker, we rode our bikes to see Neil & inspect the tile floor that he put down in their 5^th wheel – very nice.  We went past Jerry & Becky’s and Chief & Debbie’s and finally found them in the pool where Terry made arrangements to golf on Wed.

We came back, Terry put on his swim suit and went back to the pool and I stayed home to do some dinner prep.  Larry & Julie arrived about 4.  They had gone to their site and were amazed to see everything set up outside.  Terry had turned on their AC but Larry said only the fan was running so he went back check on their dog Bandit and make sure their place was cooling down. It was still 100 degrees so he brought Bandit back with him.  Bill & Lauri and Patti also joined us for dinner.  Just as we were finishing dessert, Neil & Robin came over to say hi.  It is so nice to be with our “winter” friends again.