Apr 21st to 25th - Mesa

Apr 21^st – Tues

I called to check the status of my passport and they had done nothing with the new pictures yet. I told them that we would be leaving soon and needed it before we left. An hour and a half later I checked our credit card statement online and it had been charged by the passport office.

We had a coupon so we went to 5 'n Diner for breakfast and then continued on to Total Wine to stock up for our summer trip.

Ralph came over to make everything was set to move their 5^th wheel tomorrow. Then he wanted to see if he could fill out an online form to import his motorcycle into Canada. We got it partly done but he needed more info and we had to change to go for dinner.

Dinner was a steak fry & dance here at the park. Round tables were decorated nicely and set with salads & dessert (cheese cake – yum). My steak ended up great because Bobbie had a steak that was too rare and mine was too well done so we swapped. Terry's steak was good too. Anyone following the blog might know that we have mixed feelings about the steak dinners because they are not always consistent. Wayne & Deb provided the music and we took advantage of it to line dance after we ate.

 

Apr 22^nd – Wed

Ann came over to claim an earring that she lost last Wednesday and that I found on the driveway yesterday. I got in the truck and spotted the earring about a foot behind the front tire which was odd because we back into our driveway and the rear wheel should have driven over it. We had a nice visit with Ann!

We went to Ralph & Elsie's where they had their 5^th wheel closed up and the cover laid out beside it. Terry pulled the cover up to the roof and we had some problems pulling it down as the straps to go underneath and hold it in place were still snapped together! But we got it all situated, pulled the 5^th wheel to storage in Ranchos and got it parked. Whew!

We had lots of time to clean & relax before going to dinner at Doug & Delores'. Also there were Joe & Jean and Dave & Phyllis. Doug & Delores had tables set up in the driveway/patio which was in the shade so it was very nice sitting outside. We had a great dinner again with good friends.

Apr 23^rd – Thurs

Terry got busy organizing & putting away more “stuff” and I did the laundry. Terry got done in time to hang & fold. After a late breakfast, we went to see Larry & Julie as they are leaving soon. Julie's doctor suggested she should head for home and her own doctors as doctors here cannot figure out some problems that continue to return.

On the way back we saw a big 5^th wheel toy hauler, stopped to chat with the owner and he invited us in to see it. It is very nice with a fold down patio on the side and the back but it still has some issues with seating and the bathroom that we don't like.

Ralph & Elsie took us to dinner at Applebee's as thanks for helping with their 5^th wheel. We went early so we could all go to a gathering in the courtyard that started at 6. Joe & Jean brought their boom box and music for line dancing. It was really nice to dance in cooler weather. I even tried the Irish Jig dance that we missed and didn't do too badly.

Apr 24^th – Fri

Terry was antsy again this morning so we went to Ft McDowell casino. I won a bit early so I had more to give back (!) and Terry ended up covering most of our original stake.

We didn't do much before having an early dinner. Then we went to a dance at Towerpoint where Reign' n Country was playing. Ralph & Elsie were also there and we were joined by another couple who stay in Sunland Village. A lot of people at TP do a type of line dancing done as couples. The band was good and we danced a lot including some line dances by ourselves and one that we started and were joined by several others. Another good time!

Apr 25^th – Sat

We put some more music on Terry's new tablet and then realized we could not “see” everything that we had loaded. I unsuccessfully messed with it until we only had a short time to eat some breakfast and then pick up Bruce & Ann for our tee time at 12:08.

Terry has played Los Calinas GC with the golf group from the park many times and I finally got to play it today. It is nice and the weather was great – not too hot and slightly windy. We actually teed off early and finished shortly after 3.

We went to say goodbye to Larry & Julie but they were at the courtyard at a goodbye gathering for Mary Ruth. We headed that way and met Bruce & Ann who were going to Larry & Julie's so we all continued to the courtyard. There weren't too many people left but we enjoyed a drink, a couple of dances and friends.

I had put a roast in the crock pot and was making veggies when Doug & Delores stopped to say goodbye. We had a drink with them and then got to eat dinner. Phyllis came over for a short visit.