Jan 5th to 7th - Mesa

Jan 5^th – Mon

I finally talked to sister Marg. Her birthday was yesterday but she wasn't home each time I called. We did laundry again as we needed to wash the new sheets and I am trying to time things to coincide with our cruise.

It took me forever to catch up the blog. Once again I will tell myself not to let it get so far behind and once again I am sure I will not keep up! We danced to John & Susie in the courtyard and were not unhappy when they said they would not be back this season as their last 2 performances were not up to par.

We ate a late lunch at the courtyard and had a quiet evening.

Jan 6^th – Tues

I went with Terri to pick up Mike & Susie at the Phoenix airport. When she knocked on the door she said the flight was going to be early. As we were approaching the terminals, Susie texted to say they has just landed but they didn't know how long it would take to disembark & get out so we found the new cell phone parking lot. When they called, they were at the last door and we didn't know enough to immediately cut across 3 lanes of traffic to exit so we ended up making the loop around the terminals again. It is a big airport.

I made lunch and put a roast in the crock pot before we went to MCY. Dakota Kid provided good music and there was a large group of line dancers. The weather was absolutely perfect – not too warm even in the sun but not too cool in the shade. We actually ended up at 79 degrees which is 2 degrees below the record high for this date.

Having the roast ready made it easy to finish & eat dinner before going to line dance lessons at 6:30 which was well attended again.

Jan 7^th – Wed

Ron & Terri came over to ride with us to Organ Stop Pizza where there was a special lunch just for Val Vista residents. The truck didn't quite catch and then would not turn over! The guys put the trickle charger on it and Terri drove. We had a good lunch and a very entertaining performance on the pipe organ.

When we got back, the truck still wouldn't start so the guys borrowed a large battery charger from Mike. While they were messing with the truck, Terri & I walked to the new dog park where there was a grand opening complete with a band, food & beer. The park is much larger than before and all grass. It even has a fire hydrant and an agility course.

Now it was time for MCY with Dan the Music Man. Ron Smith kept the line dancers on the floor for most of the songs.

Jerry & Becky invited us for dinner but first Terry started the truck and took the charger back to Mike. After dinner we played Pegs and I am happy to report that the ladies won.