Friday, April 10, 2015

Apr 7th to 9th - Mesa

Apr 7th – Tues
We had the 5th wheel washed & waxed this morning by the same company (A.N.S. Detailing) that we have used previously and they did their usual great job. I caught up the blog and we did a couple of errands in the park while they were working. We went to Home Depot & Camping World for a few items and I sprayed our largest weeds with Roundup. The park sprays weeds but they had some issues this year so we hit the biggest ones so it doesn't look so bad.
A new singer was in the courtyard – Tiana Ricciardi. She is 21 years old and recently started singing for a living. She also line dances very well and joined in for a couple of dances. Nice voice and eager to learn new songs based on requests.
After dinner we went to Rancho's patio for a birthday party for Nancy. We did a little line dancing, a little drinking and a lot of talking & laughing. In other words, a great time.

Apr 8th – Wed
I called the Canadian passport office this morning and found out that they had tried to call me on Mar 24th & 25th (didn't leave a voice mail) and then sent a letter to let me know that my picture was rejected because my mouth wasn't closed and that I did not provide a credit card number! It was tough to tell that my mouth was open maybe ¼ inch and I had put a credit card number on the interactive online form which apparently did not translate into a bar code. I gave them the credit card number, looked up somewhere to get a Canadian passport photo and we headed to UPS in Scottsdale based on a big ad and a phone call.
Of course they didn't know what the heck they were doing so after 3 disastrous results we went to find somewhere else. But first we stopped for a quick sandwich and got to the hair salon just in time for my 1 o'clock appointment. Then we went to a different Walgreens than we used the first time and got a picture. Next to the post office to send another registered letter to the tune of $13.66. Hope this works out better.
We were ready to relax at the courtyard but didn't dance much to Tommy G. since most of the line dancers don't like his music and weren't there. But I got to talk to Julie quite a bit which was nice. We left early and stopped to talk to our back yard neighbors (Dave & Mary) on the way back.
I made deviled eggs and we went to Ralph & Elsie's for a party. They had 4 tables & 20 chairs from the party wagon (do it yourself delivery these days!) set up in their carport in a big rectangle so you could talk to people beside you and across the table. They provided roasted chicken and everyone else brought salads, hot dishes and desserts. No, we never get tired of having a great time with old & new friends!!

Apr 9th – Thurs
I had an eye exam at 10:30 at Costco and we actually walked out of there without buying anything. We stopped at Fry's for a few groceries on the way back. After lunch Terry took Bob's grandson Brock for a ride on the motorcycle.
The Breeze was in the courtyard and we danced a lot. It wasn't as hot as it has been lately but I had to wipe sweat from my face after every dance.
We went to dinner at Harland & Barb's. Harland smoked/cooked pork tenderloins on their Trager (??) barbeque – very good. We finished up with a shot of rum that they brought back from Hawaii that has macadamia liqueur added. Yum! And we even walked rather than take the bike the short distance.

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