Once
again I am not believing how far behind I am with the blog!!! Good
thing I have our park activity calendar for reference.
Ron &
Terri are getting ready to leave for just over a month. We will miss
them! Ernie & Dianne are also leaving but not coming back as
they sold their park model. They will be staying at their daughter's
(Annette) house in Queen Creek until the end of December.
Trish
organized a goodbye dinner at the Chinese buffet for Ernie &
Dianne. About 40 friends were gathered at the restaurant to surprise
them. They were expecting to meet just us there. They will really
be missed!
Dec 7th –
Mon
We
took Ron & Terri to the airport this morning. Easy drive using
the HOV lane. On the way back Terry figured we should go to the
casino for breakfast. We did end up having breakfast for lunch
there!
Harry
Matthews was playing in the courtyard at 3. Terry went but I stayed
home to rest a bit before going to the AZ Opry. Dianne organized a
group as usual and we rode with Bob & Gail. The Opry has
undergone a huge change with many new musicians who are great. There
were quite a few empty seats but the show was great and hopefully
word will get out and they will be fully booked again.
Dec 8th –
Tues
We
decorated our motorcycles for the parade again. We had the Santa
faces from last year but needed something for the theme of the parade
which was “States & Provinces”. We all got together at
Ralph & Elsie's to make large versions of our license plates
using foam core board. Everyone did something different and they
turned out great. We had Washington(2), Tennessee, Michigan,
Oklahoma & Ontario.
We
went to MCY with North Star. Santa made an appearance as well. I
had dinner ready in the crockpot so we could go to line dance lessons
at 6:30.
Dec 9th –
Wed
I had
a haircut scheduled for noon so we had a lazy morning. We had time
for a bit of shopping before going to MCY with music by Wayne &
Deb. Then more laziness & TV after dinner.
Dec 10th –
Thurs
Terry
played golf early this morning. I considered going to Coffee &
Doughnuts as Camping World was the sponsor but the propane tank ran
out and by the time I switched it over and got the furnace going
again, I was too darn lazy. Besides, I had a book to finish!
Ann
came over with a sweatshirt that needed a bit of mending. She asked
earlier if I could do it and since Bruce was golfing with Terry it
worked out well today. The mending job took only a few minutes (even
had the correct thread already on the machine) so we had coffee &
chatted. I had the truck today so we decided to go to Home Depot
for hand & foot cream and also went to BigLots. We got back just
as the guys were unloading the clubs in front of our site.
I
just had time to put together an appy for a block party at 3. We
stayed there for an hour to meet neighbors & eat and then went to
the courtyard for the last hour of MCY. Only a late, light dinner
required.
Dec 11th –
Fri
Truly
lazy morning today! Love it! We eventually went shopping for candy to
throw during the parade and also picked up a pizza at Papa Murphy's.
We
danced to HotFoot in the courtyard from 3 to 5. Papa Murphy's pizza
requires baking so I cut the large pizza in half and cooked it in the
convection oven. The crust was darker on one side than the other and
the bottom was not crisped so I put slices in a fry pan to finish
them up. Not too bad.
Dec 12th –
Sat
We
dug out warm clothes and decorated the bike for the parade. So fun
milling around on the street & drinking “spiked” coffee
waiting for the parade to start. The parade entries line up on 3
streets and we were near the beginning so we didn't even have to move
to another street. It had rained during the night and it was very
cool. When we finished at the ballroom we considered walking back a
bit to watch the rest of the parade but people began “disbanding”
a couple of streets back so we just went to the ballroom for cookies,
hot drinks & door prizes.
Our
“Sunday” golf group played today so we joined them for lunch
hosted by Brad & Clare. We finished in time to catch the tail
end of MCY with Fall River.
A
very light, leftovers dinner before going the Saturday night dance
with music by North Star. Terri wasn't here to save a table so we
got to sit with a different group and danced the night away! Ray &
Vivian, Harry & Cathy and Duane & Sue came over for a drink
after the dance.
Dec 13th –
Sun
After
coffee & games, I made the remaining pizza for lunch. This time
I put the pizza on a cookie sheet instead of the paper tray provided
and it was a bit more browned on the bottom.
I
experimented with cooking baby back ribs in a crockpot/steamer rather
than boiling them outside. They were quite meaty so I cut them apart
a bit before Terry put them on the BBQ. We will go back to the usual
way of cooking ribs!
Joyce
came by with an offer of oranges, grapefruit & lemons so after a
short visit I walked back with her up to get a small bag of fruit.
Dec 14th –
Mon
I
used some refrigerator biscuits from Terri to make a pull-apart type
bread for breakfast. Turned out pretty good. While the oven was hot
I made a crust for a dessert to be completed later. Of course we had
to go shopping for ingredients first. We made a stop at Costco to
order contacts and pick up a few items.
I
finished putting together the dessert and then we headed to the
ballroom where MCY was moved inside due to rain & cold weather.
Our favorite musician – Rich Mancini – provided the music so we
had a great time dancing. The ballroom filled up pretty good as word
spread. An email was sent out with the change of venue but not
everyone got the message right away.
We
went to dinner at Dennis & Gloria's along with Duane & Sue.
After a delicious dinner we played Ponytail Canasta which the women
won. Another great evening with friends!
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