Feb 8th to 10th - Mesa

Feb 8^th – Sat

We sorted out a few pounds of coins and took them to the bank after I called and asked if they took unrolled coins.  Turns out they don’t have a coin sorter and would help count by hand!  So I got coin rollers to do it myself.

We stopped at Costco for a few items – very busy on a weekend day.  Terry went to the courtyard for a bit while I made devilled eggs and then relaxed.

We went to a Happy Hour at Peter & Barb’s at 4.  They were parked on our street and had to move so they asked some “old” friends and new friends to their new site which is not far away.  It was a great gathering with lots of good appies.

We left at 6:30 for a dance.  We dance a lot and like to get seats on the dance floor end of the table so we can get out easier.  We were at a different table than usual but we ended up with a table full of friends.  Lots of line dancing, lots of fun!

Feb 9^th – Sun

We had 7 tee times this morning and 29 people (28 in red shirts!) for lunch at Red Robin.  A new server took over our group and was a little overwhelmed.  A lot of the group discussed going to the pool and all jumping in together to see if the water would go over the top.  Yes, we have fun by sometimes being silly.

We relaxed for a while before joining people on one of the couch sitting areas.  Unfortunately we didn’t stay long enough and Terry needed another activity we went to Lone Butte casino.  This will probably be our last visit there as there are few penny slots and a lot of them have 80 or 90 cent minimum bets which eat up an allowance pretty fast.  Terry played a lot longer than I did as I get impatient trying to find a machine where I can play for less.

Feb 10^th – Mon

I got up early to boil 3 large racks of baby back ribs.  There were too many to cook in one batch so I knew it would take a while.

Ralph came by on his CanAm to show Terry a couple of modifications that he did.  The back rest for the driver does not leave enough room for me as a passenger but he had a great bracket to hold a GPS which Terry had to order while I was making a very late breakfast.

Our “Second Annual Rib Fest” was today at Rancho’s entertainment area beside the pool.  We went over in the morning to put up “private party” signs and check the number of chairs.  We took the truck to carry the BBQ and the rest of our stuff then Terry drove back and rode over on the motorcycle which was put to good use as Terry ran several passengers on errands for forgotten items.  Bruce, Terry, Dennis & Ron finished cooking ribs in the kitchen area of the patio and Trish & Jackie brought theirs over already done – 18 racks of ribs for 54 people.  With all the other good food there were quite a few ribs left over.  The project with Gloria that I mentioned a week or so ago was making more bibs as the guest list expanded quite a bit this year.

We had a large band – Ernie & Dianne and 5 friends.  Duane joined them for a few songs.  When they were finished, Bruce set up and played for a couple of hours with Duane.