Nov 17th to 20th - Mesa

Nov 17^th – Mon

Terry went golfing this morning so I caught up the blog, paid some bills, put a roast in the crock pot and had a nice long chat with sister Marg. I even worked on a jigsaw puzzle for a short time.

Of course we headed to the courtyard for MCY at 3. Not our favorite singer but we did some dancing.

Nov 18^th – Tues

Terry helped take clothes to the laundromat and then he & Dale rode their bikes to the motorcycle dealer so Dale could get a couple of items. They stopped for lunch so I finished the laundry by myself. While the clothes were washing & drying, Gloria & I took her golf cart to visit some people to set up a dinner. I joined Dennis & Gloria for lunch in the courtyard and was still there when Terry got back.

John & Susie were the singers today and weren't as good as usual but we still did a lot of line dances – I even did the Clogger which is done to a polka.

I used leftover roast to make a fairly quick dinner so we could get to line dance lessons at 6:30. Actually we were a few minutes late and everyone was lined up and into the first dance.

Nov 19^th – Wed

We took the motorcycle to run some errands in the park this morning and chatted with John & Gloria who were here earlier and had gone home to Saskatchewan for a while. I made a late breakfast and then went through a practice test on the computer before going to the MVD to get my motorcycle learner's permit. There was no line to check in but a lot of people waiting to be processed. It ended up taking 2 hours to get my permit.

A new couple – Pam & Dave - provided music in the courtyard and were very good. I didn't have any dinner planned so we went to Midwestern Meats where Terry had his favorite pork ribs and I tried the salmon which I will have again some time.

Service is quick at Midwestern Meats so we had plenty of time to get to Dennis & Gloria's at 6:30 to play Newfie Bingo along with Ernie & Dianne and Bob & Dar. It wasn't a late evening as Ernie & Dianne had to get up early to go to Algodones for dental work.

Nov 20^th – Thurs

Terry joined me to attend coffee & doughnuts this morning. Then we decided to go to the casino to have breakfast & gamble a bit. The truck would not start so we hooked it up to the charger, put on our jackets (cool this morning) and took the motorcycle. When we got to the casino, Terry put his jacket & helmet in the front compartment, closed it and realized that he put the key in his jacket pocket. Not a problem except you need a key to open the compartment! Some friends had already headed to the casino so we had breakfast and went looking for them so Terry could get a ride back with them, pick up the spare key and come back in the truck.

He met them at 12:30 and Dar decided to stay and gamble and come back with us. Terry called me so I could meet him at the bike as he had to get a jump-start for the truck and couldn't turn it off. We took the truck across the street from the park to get the batteries tested and the “check engine” light checked out.

We went to MCY to dance and got a call about 4:30 saying we could pick up the truck. One new battery and multiple weird codes associated with the check engine light. Will have to see what the internet has to say.

Dinner at home and a quiet evening.