Shortly after we arrived here at Towerpoint RV Resort in Mesa, Arizona Donna decided to use her account credit to order a couple more meals from Hello Fresh. Hello Fresh is an easy way to have all of the ingredients on hand for a tasty, balanced meal. They pack fresh ingredients into a box with an insulated liner and ice packs, then ship it to you. On Wednesday night, Donna made a Mahi Mahi piccata with capers, Israeli couscous pilaf and sauteed spinach. The only things she needed from our pantry were butter, olive oil, salt and pepper – everything else was in the package including the fresh lemon.

Mahi Mahi piccata

This tasty dish took about 30 minutes to prepare.

The pickleball courts are closed on Thursday and Friday this week due to a horseshoe tournament at the sports complex. So I caught up on a couple of projects on Thursday. First up, I installed the rubber bumpers on the cargo trailer ramp door. These pads will keep the metal rim of the door off the ground and prevent scraping.

Rubber bumper

I didn’t want to rely on the flanged screw head to hold the rubber bumper – I thought it would most likely tear through the rubber in short order. So I was off to Ace hardware where I found one-inch diameter fender washers.

Rubber bumper with fender washer

When I returned and started the installation, I found the #10 one-inch self-drilling screws I had were too short. So I was back on the Spyder for another trip to the hardware store for 1 1/2-inch self-drilling screws. After taking a few measurements, the installation was easy.

Rubber bumpers installed on rear ramp door

My next chore was to break down all the cardboard boxes we’ve accumulated since we’ve been here. We had boxes from the trash receptacle Donna ordered, the Hello Fresh box, the Leesa mattress box and a few other things that were delivered. I completely filled a recycle barrel with cardboard. Lucky for us, Towerpoint provides two recycle barrels per site.

Speaking of the Leesa mattress, we’re loving it. It’s hard to say if it’s better now than it was on the first night. We both think there may have been some improvement – we like it so much it’s hard to quantify any improvement. We are both side sleepers and the Leesa mattress is so much better on my hips. I used to feel pressure points on my hips, but not with this mattress.

Although I started honey pollen allergy therapy a couple of months ago, my pollen allergies have kicked into high gear. The unseasonably warm weather we’ve been experiencing has everything blooming around here. After I completed my tasks yesterday, I went to CVS for allergy medication. I prefer not to take daily doses of medication for allergies, but at this point I have no choice. I bought Zyrtec and hope for some relief without too many side effects.

The weather almanac shows an average high temperature for March 4th in Mesa, Arizona at 73 degrees. Today’s high is expected to be 91 degrees. We’ll have slightly cooler temperatures over the weekend and be back in the 70s by Monday. I shouldn’t complain about the heat – I’ll take it over cold weather any day.

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