We
went to another coffee & doughnuts this morning. It used to be
held in the Ranchos community center but that was converted to a
fiber arts center so coffee is now in the ballroom and we thought we
would just check it out. It is a much different format from the
Thursday coffee and there is more time to chat with others at your
table. Right now there are round tables in the ballroom which is
nice for talking to others but they take too much room when more
people return to VVV.
Terry
was antsy since we had no definite plans after coffee so we ended up
getting an online coupon - $40 slot play & breakfast for $25 –
and went to Ft McDowell casino. We had lunch when we got there and
proceeded to donate money!
We
went by Larry & Julie's when we got back and they had just
arrived so Larry made us a drink. Neil & Robin and Terri &
Ken (Robin's sis & her husband) came by and then they went to
pick up KFC for dinner for all of us which we had at our place since
we have more seating than anyone else. We were ready to hit the sack
shortly after everyone left.
Sept
7th – Sun
It
was extremely hot today so we were very lazy. We took the bike to
Alberstons for a few groceries. At 5 we went to Al & Linda's for
a pot luck dinner. They provided burgers & hot dogs. Their site
has shade from neighbors & a sun shade but we were all overheated
after dinner so most of us went home to change and went to the pool.
The
pool was lovely! There was another super moon and we stayed quite a
while.
Sept 8th –
Mon
We
had a HUGE monsoon rain storm last night and into the morning. We
woke at 2:00 when the rain & wind started and Terry watched out
the window for a while until he figured the awning was OK in the
wind. Rain was coming off the awning in a stream that arced out
rather than just falling down. We didn't sleep too well for the rest
of the night. There was such a huge clap & rumble of thunder at
one point that we both jumped.
Local
TV had nothing but coverage of the rain storm and widespread flooding
in the entire Phoenix area. Julie came by after she went to the
sales office to get a key for the park model that they bought just
before they left in the spring. The patch we put on the vent cover
didn't do a bit of good with the rain! They tried a couple of
different things during the night and managed to keep most of the
water off the bed.
We
went to inspect their new park model and I took pictures of some
furniture that Julie wants to sell. The park was pumping water out
of the catch pond that is also the horseshoe pit so Julie had
waterfront property!
We
went back to pick up Larry and they took us to lunch at Fat Willy's
before going to Shabby Shack which is a second hand store that buys
furniture. Unfortunately they were closed due to the flooding.
Their parking lot was a small lake and we saw buckets & garbage
cans catching leaks when we peeked in the door.
We
all decided earlier that Larry & Julie should take bedding and a
few necessities to the new place and stay there. We turned on the AC
earlier so it was nice & cool. The “necessities” included
ice & booze so we had a drink to christen the new place. Back
home for a light dinner, computer games & TV.
Sept 9th –
Tues
I
rolled a bunch of coins to take to the bank before making a late
breakfast and putting a roast in the crock pot. Then we went to run
a couple of errands.
We
went to the bank with the coins and to sign a new signature card as
we received a request to do that. We forgot to take the letter with
us and the new employee couldn't figure out what was needed so we
will go back another time. We stopped at the Montana dealer to get a
replacement for a screen door latch that broke. We also got a panel
for the screen door that allows you to push a spring loaded “button”
to open the screen rather than sliding the panel to the side to
access the latch. We have one on the toy hauler and got to like it.
We
had some fun installing the new latch as it was just a tiny bit
different from the old one. We eventually got everything figured out
and went over to see how Larry & Julie were doing.
After
they finished a very late lunch, we decided to go back to Shabby
Shack. We were walking back to our rig to get the camera & the
truck when Bill & Lauri drove up so we had to visit with them for
a while. At Shabby Shack, Julie made an appointment with the owner
to come out Friday to buy some stuff she wants to get rid of. Then
we went to 2 WalMarts on an unsuccessful hunt for an ice maker for
Julie and finally ended up at Fry's to get one there. It was more
expensive than WalMart but at least they had one. We dropped them
off, came back to put some groceries in the fridge and to get some
ice for Julie. Then we returned to their place for a drink.
We
saw Beth ride by on her bike but she didn't hear Terry whistle. Then
she stopped to check Brian & Bev's park model so Terry got her to
come see Larry & Julie. She phoned Bill and suddenly we had a
party! We finally came home for dinner.
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