Wednesday, February 28, 2018

ANOTHER GREY DAY

february 28 2018
wednesday

I got up at 4AM to potty and fell asleep on the sofa downstairs as I was too tired to go back upstairs.

Hubby woke me up at 8AM. He came down and dressed.

Had to shovel the snow outside. Then he got the crappy tuna from the Jeep and brought it in for the dogs.

Fed eggs to the dogs.

Read the online local news and found out that the 2 police cars (sheriff's office) that drove by last night were responding to a shooting in CDA. Wow.

I made lattes.

Watched Shaun the Sheep while hubby elevated his leg.



Hubby shoveled front deck.

Electricity flickered out just briefly. Had to reset oven & microwave.

Called RING service and talked with Morgan that will be sending out a replacement for the RING CHIME PRO. In news report, Amazon bought RING. OMG. They will control everything.

Hubby went down to the shop at 1PM and stayed working on trucks until 4:15PM. Then he came up to the house to collect a check for deposit. Then he drove down to Post Falls shop to work & bank to deposit check.

I did bookwork.

Put away clothes. Put away dishes.



Tuesday, February 27, 2018

BEEBO & BEN TO GROOMERS

TUESDAY
FEBRUARY 27 2018

I got out of bed to potty at 2AM. Slept on the sofa until 6AM when I was cold and went back upstairs to get into bed to warm up. Wilson cuddled with me and I put my legs over by hubby because he was overly warm.

Only 20 degrees this morning.

Woke up to light snow falling outside. Hubby thought it was pretty. I am thoroughly sick of snow.

I got up at 7:30AM after hubby had made eggs for dogs; I made lattes.

Hubby watched a little tv this morning before he left with Ben.

He took Ben & picked up Beebo. Took them to Apryl's for grooming.

Wilson was depressed without Ben.

 Where is my friend, Ben?

I worked on bookwork.

Did laundry. Did dishes. Put away dishes.

Wilson was devastated and watched out the window for his friend all day.

Katrina with UPS brought pack of gloves for hubby, new socks, and new iphone charge adapters.

Hubby called at 1PM and said that he was going to pick up the dogs.

Beebo was dropped off at his home.

Hubby got home at 3PM with Ben. Hubby and I watched a few episodes of Imposters then he went down to work on a vehicle at the Blue Shop.

At 6PM, we took the Dodge and drove to Rathdrum to drop off some parts at a shop there.

Drove back home in the drifting snow & slick ice. Saw 2 police cars going at a high rate of speed towards Athol. Maybe an accident?


Monday, February 26, 2018

BORING MONDAY

MONDAY
FEBRUARY 26 2018

Up at 5AM to potty. Had pain in my tummy.

Got up at 8:15AM.

Wilson was humping me in bed. He has never done that before.

I made lattes.

Hubby made eggs for dogs. He fed tuna to the cats.

Hubby watched automotive shows. Kept his foot elevated.

No snow, but cold & sunshine.
 
Hubby left at 11:30AM to go to the shop in Post Falls to meet customers & work. He quoted a early Bronco job.

I did bookwork, laundry, dishes.

Washed pillows.

Cleaned up cat litter.

Dumped garbage.

Hubby got home at 7:30PM.

We watched TV Show A Fistful of Dynamite.

Went to bed early at 11PM.


Sunday, February 25, 2018

SUNDAY AND MORE SNOW

SUNDAY
2-25-2018

All it does is snow. And more snow.

Seems endless. This winter has been endless...

Woke up at 8:15AM. Wilson slept with us all night. Cats were up at dawn to try and open my closet.

All the kitchen cabinet doors were open. Cats were up to no good last night.

Hubby made eggs for dogs & himself.

I made lattes.

We listened to oldies music on the iPhone.

It snowed all day today.

We had to shovel again.

There was sleet snow & hail snow.

Played with the dogs.

Hubby watched automotive shows on tv.

Watched NHRA Racing.

Went to get milk at Lil Town Market at 3PM in Jeep.

Drove to Spirit Lake because hubby wanted to look at truck to buy. But people were not there.

Drove home. Made more lattes.

Watched Westworld for the rest of the night.

Went to bed at 11PM.

Saturday, February 24, 2018

WOKE UP TO SNOW

SATURDAY
2-24-2018

I woke up at 3AM to pee, then had Endo cramps at 4AM. Slept on the couch for a couple hours, then woke up cold. Went upstairs to sleep again. Beebo on the bed, Wilson between us.

Awake at 9AM.

Hubby's foot was purple. We took a picture of it.

Purple toes & foot

I made lattes.

Hubby made eggs for all the dogs including Beebo.


 Beebo Walking in Snow

 6" of Snow

Hubby fed tuna to the cats.

We watched a Bruce Willis movie, Once Upon A Time in Venice.

Hubby made chicken & brown rice for me.

Hubby Rubbing Wilson's back on the Sofa

I started the laundry. Hubby loaded dishes.

I ordered new socks for hubby on Amazon.

Hubby took Beebo with him to the shop because KR was out running errands. Hubby left at 2PM. He met a guy down at the shop for a work bid on his vehicle.
Beebo At The Post Falls Shop

When hubby came home at 6PM, he brought Casey with him. They went down to Bayview to pick up a truck that Casey bought.

Then they came back around 8PM.

Hubby's foot was red and swollen again. I took a picture of it.

It was still snowing.

We watched TV, I read to hubby about information I found on Reddit, and then went to bed at midnight.

KR did not answer texts. We were worried about her when we went to bed.

LOTS OF SNOW

FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 23 2018

Got up late; 9:30AM.

Hubby made eggs for dogs. I made lattes.

We drove to Post Falls in the Dodge.

Picked up Beebo. He brought his toy with him. Met us at the door. We left the soap for KRL from Bath & Bodyworks that I ordered. The store was having a $2.50 sale on all soaps.

 Beebo Barking in the Dodge
 Beebo Enjoying the Ride
Beebo At Frank's Auto Repair Shop
Beebo At the Bank

So we went over to Starbucks and got egg bites for me & chorizo sandwich for Hubby. Also picked up a $5 gift certificate for the Liberty Tax guy that was out throwing his sign around. Told him to get something warm when he was done.

We drove to Frank's Automotive to pick up check. Had to take Frank over to Post Falls shop to pick up truck. I rode in the back with Beebo.

Turns out the truck was not finished, so we had to take Frank back to his shop.

We drove over to the DMV to get hubby a new Driver's License, but there were 50 people waiting, so we decided to leave. Beebo had to pee & poop there.

Beebo on Unused Railway Tracks
Beebo Smelling Fresh Air

We drove to Columbia Bank and deposited a check in Post Falls. Opened a Money Market account. Got cookies for Beebo. 
 Cookies for Beebo from the Bank
Drove over to Walmart to pick up some supplies & groceries.

After stopping to wash the truck twice at Metro Express in CDA because the snow & ice were not removed from the bottom of the vehicle, we made our way back to Post Falls.

Beebo Watching the Car Wash

Stopped at Columbia bank to make deposit and at the drive-thru we picked up a cookie for Beebo.

Went to Golden Glo to pick up protein shakes. Beebo got a cookie.

On the way home, Beebo was getting nervous. We knew that he had to pee really bad, so hubby turned off at Silverwood and drove to the Fire Department just behind the parking lot. Beebo got out and peed a long, long time.

Stopping at Fire Department to Pee
At home, we unloaded groceries. Rested for a while. Hubby shoveled off the decks. Then he went back into town late to meet a customer at the Post Falls shop.

Hubby took Beebo down to the shop with him.

Hubby took Beebo home and left him there. KR was out.
Ben Fell Asleep on Sofa
Hubby got back at 9PM.

Watched some TV and went to bed.

Thursday, February 22, 2018

MORE COLD, COLD, COLD

THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 22 2018

WHERE DID THE WEEK GO?

At 6AM, hubby got up and fed tuna to cats. Then he came back to bed.

We slept until 8:30AM

15 degrees when we got up.

Hubby made eggs for breakfast

I made lattes. I warmed up quiche in the microwave. Too lazy to make it, I purchased some at the grocery store yesterday.

He got dressed. I cleaned out hubby's ears,

Then he left at 10:30AM to go work at the Post Falls shop.

I did bookwork.

Started dishes & laundry.

While I was doing bookwork, I heard a trickling from the kitchen. Got up to investigate, and there is a waterfall pouring out of the front of the refrigerator! I had to grab towels, try to sop up the water on the floor, pull the fridge out from the space, turn off the electricity so as not to get electrocuted, and keep Zim the cat from walking in the water. He tried to get behind the fridge many times & I swatted him to get out of the way.

Tried to turn the knob off for the water supply, but it was stuck with hard water build up. Had to get a pliers from the laundry room drawer and the drawer dropped on my foot.

Dashed back to turn off water.

Finished cleaning up floor of water. Used all the towels that we had. Cleaned up around fridge. Took all the food out of freezer, the stupid fridge had started to make ice again and it was jammed everywhere! Took food to the basement fridge & put freezer stuff in there.

Finally pushed fridge back into space and got it all cleaned up. I was exhausted.

Zim after helping clean Fridge


Sat down and had coffee. I was sweating from all the effort.

Hubby got home later & looked at Fridge. Fridge was still putting out water thru the dispenser in the front so Hubby pulled fridge out and adjusted the water knob again.

Hope it does not break down again. Have to call Repair on Monday.


Wednesday, February 21, 2018

YET EVEN MORE COLD

TUESDAY
FEBRUARY 21 2018

Got up and hubby made breakfast. Still cold. Only 10 degrees.

I made lattes.

I started the Dodge to warm it up while hubby dressed.

Cleaned up breakfast; loaded dogs in Dodge.

We drove to Sandpoint to pick up parts at Tom's Differentials.

We also stopped at Starbucks to get more coffee pods. Then stopped at North 40 to pick up supplies and let the dogs walk thru the store. Hubby looked for work gloves, but I had to end up ordering some online from Amazon.

Dogs were petted by everyone in the store. They got to pick out Pig Ears. Yum.

Stopped at Yoke's to pick up milk.

Drove home.

Hubby unloaded groceries and then went to the Post Falls shop to work.

I did bookwork. Took a nap. Cleaned house.

He got home at 6PM.

Hubby's foot turned purple. We took a picture of it. Hubby was complaining about it feeling cold.

Watched Kingsman; The Golden Circle. Rented it from Amazon Prime Video.

Went to bed at 11PM.

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

MORE COLD

TUESDAY
FEBRUARY 20 2018

MORE COLD. 

Overnight temperatures of -5F degrees. We kept the heat on all night.

Wilson and Zim slept with us.

Bad kitties Joey & Rattler kept opening my closet door all night. We could not sleep.

Got up at 9:30AM. Hubby had already been up and made eggs for dogs & fed kitties.

I made lattes.

Hubby got dressed & left to work at Post Falls shop today.

I did laundry and dishes.

Watched Gosford Park.

Did bookwork.

Kitty in Cabinet
 

Fed Ex delivered Bath & Bodyworks order. Soap & Spray & Oil.

Hubby got home at 8PM. He forgot the ice melt that I asked him to bring for the slippery back deck. He forgot to bring the mail.

He turned off the fireplace. The upstairs smells like burnt plastic.

MONDAY AND COLD

COLD COLD COLD
MONDAY
FEBRUARY 19 2019
PRESIDENT'S DAY

5 degrees.

Got up at 9:30am. We slept in really late.

Hubby made eggs for dogs & himself. He fed tuna to the cats.

We left in the Jeep. It was very cold outside. Decided not to take the dogs with us because it was so cold, could not walk them.

Drove to Post Falls and picked up Beebo at KR's home. He was really happy to see us. We sent pics of Beebo's Adventure to KR all day.

 Picking Up Beebo
 Beebo in Jeep


Drove to Transamerica and picked up parts. I walked Beebo in the freezing cold. He pooped & pottied.
Walking at Transamerica

Went to the Post Falls shop where hubby picked up check and dropped off parts.

Then we drove to pick up a latte for hubby at Java The Hut. Picked up a Maple Croissant.
Waiting Patiently at Java The Hut

Stopped at Yoke's; parked in the handicap space (too much ice & snow to notice) to get more Lactaid milk and pick up a cake for KR. Also purchased a Money Tree Bonsai for her. I think I will go back and get one for me, too.

Money Tree Plant
We looked at the Deli there, it was quite good.

Drove to Eric's Drivelines to drop off & pick up drivelines. Beebo went inside the shop with Gpa.

Then we drove to CDA to get fuel at Costco. Ran into Amanda there. She was getting fuel in front of us! She took a picture with Bonky
.
Fuel at Costco
We drove over to Metro Express and washed the Jeep.
Washing Jeep at Metro Express
Banks were closed today due to President's Day holiday; so we could not deposit checks.

Drove Beebo home. It was about 3PM now.

Dropped him off. Put the cake & tree in KR's dining room.

We drove home. Had to stop for a LONG train on the R/R tracks on Hwy 41.

At home, we unloaded groceries. Made spaghetti & meatballs.

Joe H came over to check out Larry Jr's truck at 4:30PM

Hubby would not answer his mobile, so I walked down in the cold to remind him that he had to meet Mike from Transamerica after work at 6PM, so he should leave soon.

Hubby took the Jeep and drove to Post Falls to talk to Mike.

Hubby stopped at the Post Falls shop again.

Then he drove home. Stopped at Miller's to get milk for himself.

He got home at 9PM.

Temperatues were down to 1F degrees. Deck was making huge cracking noises. I closed the doggy door and turned on all the heat. It was still cold inside.

We went to bed at 10PM, but of us exhausted.


Sunday, February 18, 2018

SUNDAY AND MORE SNOW

SUNDAY
2-18-2018

As we woke up this morning, the opening of mini blinds revealed even more snow; wind blowing horizontally, and cold snap of 18 degrees F. This is one awful winter.

Hubby got up to make eggs for the dogs. He fed them while sitting on the couch. Checked Ben's feet extensively. Fed Wilson on a plate of his own.

Hubby re-cooked the meat that we had last night. Actually game out pretty well when cooked in Yoshida's sauce and all the rawness was cooked out. 

I made lattes. Put away dishes, and started laundry. Had to wash Ben's bedding because it was awful. HOW does he get it so dirty?

Then hubby settled on the couch to enjoy his automotive shows.

I updated some credit card info on our streaming account; updated my new credit card that I received in the post.


Saturday, February 17, 2018

MORE FUCKING SNOW & KR BDAY DINNER

SATURDAY
2-17-2018


Snowing. Supposed to snow 2-3 feet.

Got up and made eggs. Hubby fried up sausage.

We had croissant sandwiches from the stuff we purchased at grocery store yesterday.

I made lattes.

Hubby turned on music and listened to BTO and The Guess Who while he made breakfast.

Fed eggs to dogs. Fed cats tuna.

Hubby shoveled snow all day long. We got over 1 foot of snow today.

Then he went down to help Larry Jr get his truck out of the snow at 1PM-3PM.

Called for reservations to Satay Bistro for 6PM.

Drove to town in snow covered roads, high winds, black skies. Jeep got snow in tires and started shaking.

Black Winter Skies

 Dinner at Satay Bistro


Met KR at restaurant. Had dinner.

KR's Complimentary Bday Dessert 
 
Was not so good. They liked the wine, I did not.

Over pretentious atmosphere. Too expensive food. Ordered medium steaks and they came out rare. Shrimp was overcooked and hard. Could not eat them. Meal was $200 with wine. No salads.

KR drove home on interstate, we drove home on Government Way which was a glare ice sheet.

Picked up milk at 8:56PM at Lil Town Market.

At home, Joe was plowing our driveway.

Watched TV show 9.1.1. on HULU.

Went to bed at 11PM.


Friday, February 16, 2018

ROCKY'S RETIREMENT PARTY

FRIDAY
FEB 16 2018

Got up and made lattes.

Hubby made eggs for the dogs & fed tuna to the kitties.

Hubby got parts out of the blue shop to take to town.

Drove to Post Falls shop to pick up checks.

Hubby got latte at Java the Hut.

Drove to bank and deposited checks.

Got groceries at Winco.

Drove back to Frank's in Post Falls so hubby could bid work on a vehicle.

Drove home.

Hubby shoveled snow.

We left at 4:30PM to go into Caddyshack in CDA for Rocky Larson & Rick Barker's Retirement party.

Talked to Matt & Nichole. Talked to Dave & Versa.

We left at 8:15PM. Kissed Rocky goodbye. Wished him a good retirement.

Drove to Maverik and got fuel. Hubby picked up a hotdog. Talked to KR on the phone. She was babysitting Ellie while Amanda went snowboarding in Montana.

I drove home. Hubby had to eat his hot dog. Lots of ice & snow on roads. Drove slowly.

At home, the dogs were excited to see us.

Went to bed at 11PM.

DAYS RUN TOGETHER

THURSDAY
2-15-2018

Hubby got up and made breakfast eggs.

I made lattes.

We watched TV until Noon.

Stopped to get lattes at Jitterz.

Washed the Jeep at Metro Express

Went into CDA to talk with loan guy at Columbia.

Drove back home.

Hubby met Joe at the Blue Shop to dig out vehicle with big end-loader.

Hubby went to the Post Falls shop to drop off vehicle. He was there until 9PM. Finally came home.

We went to bed at 11PM.

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

BEEBO SICK

VALENTINE'S DAY 2018
WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 14 2018

IT SNOWED 5 INCHES 



Woke up late and we were not able to sing "Happy Birthday" on the phone to KR.

I was making lattes and checked my phone. KR had texted that Beebo was sick.

So hubby and I quickly left the house and went to pick up Beebo. ROADS WERE NOT PLOWED YET AT 9AM. So we drove on Hwy 41. Which was still not plowed, but a little bit clearer than other roads. It was slow going. Cars were going slow.

Saw a wreck in the ditch near Post Falls on Hwy 41.

We took KR's presents and left them in her home.

Picked up Beebo. He had not vomited any more. But he was listless and not like himself.

We took him home. Stopped at Stein's to pick up milk & dog bones. I went inside. Then stopped at $1 Store to get cards and more balloons for our home if KR comes to pick him up.

Drove home on Hwy 41.

Hubby shoveled decks. I made more hot drinks.

We watched "This Is Us".

Hubby called his brother.

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

GOT MY NAILS DONE TODAY AND DISCUSSED POS SON-IN-LAWS

TUESDAY
2-13-2018

Got up at 7AM to make breakfast. Hubby did eggs while I did lattes.

We walked the dogs at the park.

Then picked up milk on the way home.

Hubby went down to the shop to pick out some parts at the Blue shop.

At Noon, we went into CDA. Stopped at Walmart to talk with Optometrist, but I have forgotten my prescription.

So we went over to get drinks at Jitterz and hubby dropped me off for my nail appointment at 2PM.

I went in the Spa to potty. And my nail lady was getting her hair done with Rachelle.

I waited for a while, then we went into get nails done.

The nail lady had a Piece of Shit son-in-law that really reminded me of my ex P.O.S.

We exchanged war stories.

Hubby came to pick me up at 3:30PM. It was a little longer to get my nails done because it had been so long in-between appointments.

We stopped at Wendy's to get hamburgers for the dogs.

Then we drove home.

Got the mail at home.

Hubby went to get a truck at a neighbor's down the road; has to take it down to the Post Falls shop.

I waited at home with the dogs. Hubby got home later.

We had dinner.

Went to bed at 10PM.

Monday, February 12, 2018

MORE COLD WEATHER AND WIND

monday
2-12-2018

It never fails. As soon as we come back into town, the weather turns yucky.

More cold this morning. About 14 degrees last night.

I took Ellie upstairs to snuggle with us in bed. Put her under the blankets between me & hubby.

Then Beebo and Wilson came upstairs. Beebo slept between us on top of Ellie. Hubby assisted Beebo up to the bed. The dog slept at the bottom of the bed.

I got up when hubby was feeding eggs to the dogs.

I came downstairs and changed food & water for the dogs.

I made lattes. Then I did laundry & dishes.

We drove up to Sandpoint to pick up parts at Tom's Differentials. Then we picked up lattes & birthday gift card at Starbucks.

Drove back to Athol. Stopped at Richie's to see if motor was pulled out.

Went to house. Made more drinks. Then had lunch.

Drove back down to Richie's with trailer & low rider Tan Dually.

Picked up motor at Richie's.

Drove to Post Falls and paid off the Harley loan at Numerica.

Then over to Post Falls shop and dropped off motor. Picked up more parts.

Drove home.

Hubby talked on the phone to Joe H for a long time.

KR and Amanda came at 4:30PM to pick up dogs. We talked to them for a while.

Amanda fell asleep on the sofa.

They left at 6:30PM.

Hubby made chicken for dinner.

We watched TV. I was already exhausted by 6PM.




Sunday, February 11, 2018

WINDY AND BITTERLY COLD

SUNDAY
FEBRUARY 11 2018

Got up at 8AM. Hubby had already made eggs for dogs.

I helped him feed all the dogs. Went in the bathroom and hand-fed Beebo his eggs.

Hubby fed Ellie and Ben. Wilson had his food on a plate.

I made lattes.

It was only 17 degrees F out this morning with a cold wind blowing. We decided to wait until later to walk the dogs.

Hubby watched his automotive shows.

I did laundry and dishes.

We walked dogs in Farragut Park at the Campground. Beebo pulled out of his dog leash right away and went wild dog. He walked pretty well. No limping. Not tired.

While not walking very far, we did manage to do .75 of a mile. So the dogs got a good walk.

Wilson was teamed with Ellie and they did very well together.

We gave them water at the truck.

Drove down to the Marina. Lots of cars down there. Not much snow in the park at all.

Back to Athol and got gasoline in the truck that was almost empty!

Then went home and unloaded dogs.

We then drove the Dodge into Rathdrum to get lattes at Jitterz and get groceries at Super One.

Got a few things for KR's birthday on Wednesday.

We drove back home on Hwy 53.

Unloaded groceries at home.

Watched shows on TV.

Saturday, February 10, 2018

RUNNING AROUND AGAIN

SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 10 2018

Got up at 5AM to potty and then back to bed.

Hubby got up before I did, turned on heat as it was 18degree F outside. Brrrr.

He made eggs for dogs & himself. Gave tuna to the cats.

I got up at 8:45AM. Exhausted after the last few days.

I made lattes.

Started laundry & dishes.

Hubby watched car shows.

He finally got dressed and we drove into Rathdrum in the Dodge.

Stopped at Jitterz for lattes.

Stopped at guy's house in town to look at his hot rod for hubby to put air bags under it. The guy brought out his female Boxer and said that in a year she would be having puppies. Hubby said that he wanted a puppy.

We drove to Starbucks to get a Chorizo sandwich for hubby and egg bites for me.

Then we drove to Frank's Tire & Auto to pick up check. I had to wait in the car for quite a while.

Drove back home. Kevin R called and said that the guy was here meeting him to purchase his truck. Needed his keys that were hanging in the shop.

We rushed home. Hubby unlocked the shop.

Then he took me to the house.

Mike from Transamerica and his daughter McKenzie came to look at the house. They are thinking of renting/buying it.

We waited for KR to bring Beebo & Ellie so that we could babysit them for the weekend.

KR and Amanda are going to Montana for KR's early birthday present.

KR stayed until 9:30 talking with us.

We did bookwork, watched some TV, and went to bed.


Friday, February 09, 2018

ANOTHER DEPRESSING NORTH IDAHO DAY

FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 9 2018

Got up at 2AM, 4AM, and 5AM to take hot baths because of cramping pain. Also took aspirin for the pain.

I fell asleep on the sofa downstairs because I was too tired to go upstairs to bed at 5AM.

Hubby got up at 9AM. Wilson dropped a bone off the back of the sofa and it woke me up.

Hubby was already making eggs for dogs, had put out tuna for cats. Rattler was here, so we were happy. We were frightened that he did not come home last night and might have gotten eaten.

I made lattes.

Hubby sat on the sofa watching Shaun the Sheep.

Pulte Mortgage called and bothered us. After reading the reviews, we definitely decided NOT to go with them.

Hubby fell asleep. Long day yesterday. No sleep last night.

I put away dishes, Started 2 loads of laundry and put them away.

I cleaned up kitchen.

We decided at 11AM to walk dogs in Farragut.

Loaded up the garbage in the Dodge.

Took dogs for walk in the Disc Golf road. Lots of snow has already disappeared and melted.

We came back to Athol and dumped garbage.

Stopped at Lil Town Market for lotto tickets and milk. Hubby ran inside while I waited with dogs.

We drove home and got mail. Only junk mail.

At home, I made more lattes.

Then I worked on bookwork from the trip.

Emailed Alyssa from the Deisgn Center for update in option changes.

Hubby ran down to pick up parts at the shop, stop at Richie's for more parts.

RETURN SPOKANE


thursday
february 8 2018

Up at 7AM.

Went to breakfast at the Virgin River Casino; both of us had Deuces breakfast. We were unable to finish the whole thing, so we took our food to-go.

Walked back to the room and packed up our stuff.

Put bags in the car, drove around looking at shops to rent for hubby.

Property

Drove to the property for one last picture.

We drove past the Casino on the south side of town and saw ducks, geese. They were hanging out at the water attraction in front. So we stopped and fed them our breakfast leftovers. Pancakes & hashbrowns.

Drove to Bunkerville, Overton, Moapa looking for buildings for rent/sale. Zombie towns too far away from everything.

We then drove into Las Vegas at the Motor Speedway and hubby talked to a guy there about renting buildings.

Had to Stop for donuts at Dunkin Donuts. Saved them to eat later.

Stopped at a BBQ place that hubby had eaten at the last time he was down in Las Vegas with Dave 2.0. It was OK, not great food. Hubby had a side of creamed corn that tasted like it came from 94th Aero Squadron. I had a side of sweet potatoes.

Continued thru town, and dropped off rental car at 5PM on Sahara.

Got UBER. Jason was dumb and could not find us. Address given was wrong on the APP. I texted him to advise where to find us, even called him and his phone was static.

Hubby finally talked to him and he drove down the block to find us.

Would not get out of his car to help us put suitcases in the trunk like the previous drivers had done. He drove us to airport. Talked about himself the whole time. Blah Blah Blah.

We had TSA Pre-Check on our Tickets. So we got thru pretty fast. No taking off shoes, No submitting liquids, No screening of anything. We just walked thru the scanner. Put our stuff in dog food bowls because they did not have plastic boxes anywhere.

Waited at Airport for 3 hours C-21 Concourse. Hubby walked down to get gross tasting Starbucks latte at the end of the aisle because he had to find the restroom.

We had Early Boarding because the ticket agent saw hubby's prosthetic boot. However, the bitchy crew staff told hubby that he could not sit in the Emergency Sections even though he had done it on past flights. The whole crew were rude, snippy, and enjoyed creating tension.

Ended sitting up in the very front row for him to stretch his leg out. I had the window, hubby had the middle. Some guy sat on the outside at first, but moved because the plane was only 1/3 full. NOBODY wants to fly to Spokane. LOL.

Cruising Altitude

Long, long, boring flight. Nothing to look at in the dark. The airplane engines sounded loud and awful like an old car on its last legs.

Finally got to the airport fighting a head wind. Lots of bumps. Deplaned at 11:15.

Took forever to wait for the Shuttle Bus to take us and 5 other people to Long Term Parking.

We only had to pay $12 for our 3 days of parking.

Drove to Wendy's on Barker Road to pick up dog food. Drove Trent/Hwy 41 home.

It was very cold.

DOGS WERE OVERJOYED TO SEE US.

We turned up the heat. Gave tuna to the cats. Rattler was missing, so we were very concerned that he might have been eaten. Called outside for him; but he did not come. We were so exhausted that we had to sleep.

IN VEGAS AT DESIGN CENTER

wednesday
february 7 2018

Hubby was up at 5AM to potty.

Then we both got up at 6AM to dress.

Went down to most luxurious hotel breakfast at 7AM.

 6 different brands of Yogurt, Waffles with 5 different toppings; Mango Juice along with 6 other juices; Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Blueberries, Strawberries, Soy Milk, Coconut Milk, Fat Free Milk, 2%, 1% Milk, Whole Milk, Hard Boiled Eggs, Scrambled Eggs, Gravy, Sausage Links, Sausage Patties, Homemade Biscuits, French Toast, Lots of Coffee, Lots of Teas, Lots of different flavored Hot Chocolate; 10 Different Warm Pastries, Wheat, White, Rye, Flat, Sourdough bread, Bagels, English Muffins. There was just TOO much choice.

I got Mango Juice, with scrambled eggs. Hubby got egg, sausage, and waffle. There was almost nobody in the 40x20 foot eating area. There were booths & comfortable tables everywhere.

Afterwards, we took cereals & leftovers to feed the pigeons that were coming in to the car wash to drink water.

Went back to room, Hubby watched auto shows & took a nap.

Checked out of hotel at 11AM and drove around town. Looked at other Pulte subdivisions. Matt Zahnow called hubby to ask about building a steel pole building on his property.

Then we went to Design Center at 1PM to pick out our decor.

 Our Welcome at the Design Center

Our Color Choices



We talked to the Electric Guy first for 30 minutes. He was nice and had some great suggestions.

Then we talked to Alyssa for the next 1.5 hours.

Got out of there by 3PM.

Drove across the street to Michael T's restaurant. Very nice inside, but entry way smelled of Raw Sewage in the bathroom.

Apps & Tapas

We had Apps & Tapas & drinks.

Went to Skechers after lunch. They did not have my sandals.

Drove to Mesquite.

Checked into Virgin River Casino Hotel. We were in Room 4308.

Drove over to the property and took night pictures.

Went back into town and got Milk & cookies at the Walmart.

Drove back to hotel.

Watched The Travel Channel Expedition Unknown with Josh Gates, The Search for Queen Nefertiti.

Then we went to sleep. Beds uncomfortable. Had to double up on sheets & blankets.

Loud cars outside window. Drunks in the middle of the night unable to find their room.

LEAVE SPOKANE

tuesday
february 6 2018

Get up at 4AM.

Dressed and loaded bags into Dodg.e

Drove to Rathdrum and mailed letters for 1099s & Harley payment.

Drove to Post Falls so that hubby could drop off money at shop for them to deposit while we are gone.

Arrived at Long Term Parking at Airport.

Parked in handicapped spot; hubby was happy to get it.

I put on my sandals. Left my boots in the Dodge. It was freezing outside.

Walked to shuttle boarding. It was crowded. Hubby saw Tim from NAPA and talked to him.

We pottied at airport and then went thru TSA; bigger, newer scanners. WAY more agents searching bags.

Waited for plane.

Picked up lattes at Starbucks. Hubby got a sandwich. I got egg bites.

 Starbucks At Spokane Airport
 Watching the Sun Rise At Spokane Airport


We went to A13 to wait for plane.

Rude guy sat behind me and throwing himself into the seat, almost hit my head. I had to lean forward while sitting in seat.

A35th & A36th to board on plane; we sat in an Emergency Row. Lots of legroom.

 The View From Our Seat Over the Wing

Crew were really funny. Said our pilot was Ricky Bobby. Crew took really good care of us. Nice ride, some bumps. Boring. No Wi-Fi. I had water on plane, hubby had OJ.

Arrived at airport, deplaned and pottied right away.

Walked outside to get our UBER. Walked to 2M Level outside across the bridge. Rude people Queueing and blocking the way for others. I told them to MOVE!

Abraham arrived perfectly on time, got us to Enterprise Rental.

Picked up car Toyota Corolla. Yuck. Very small car but only $36 a day. 

Hubby was going to purchase insurance when he was told it was $50, but it ended up being $50 A DAY, so hubby canceled it.

We picked up lattes at Starbucks and ate at Chick-Fil-A.

Drove to Walmart and got white socks for hubby. He wanted to take off his boots & wear his sandals. I tried getting lip balm, but could not find any in the security section of makeup. Some security guard was following some girls around that were trying to steal things.

We went over to Skechers, but found no sandals for me.

Got more Starbucks.

Drove to IKEA and walked around there for over 2 hours. Could not get out of store! It was a crazy maze. Got some great ideas for new home and bought a can for utensils with a couple of spatulas.

Our IKEA Adventure

Got an ice cream cone, but no cinnamon rolls because the fresh smell that assailed our nostrils when we were checking out became overwhelming. Cinnamon rolls were still in the oven!

Drove to Hotel, Checked in at Best Western. Got cookies instead. Walked down to the quick-mart right next door to get milk.

Both of us took naps. We were exhausted after walking so much.

I took a shower and then we went out to eat at Metro Pizza at 7PM. It was 50% off entire ticket. Ate pizza for $9.95.

Saw a tortoise shell kitty at the shopping center behind the pizza place.

Got gasoline at Albertson's across the street.

Drove back to hotel.

Watched TV. Went to bed.

Flashing fire alarm and loud A/C unit kept me awake for a long time. I went to the other bed to sleep. Noisy truck running outside.

Monday, February 05, 2018

ANOTHER DARK AND DEPRESSING NORTHWEST DAY

MONDAY
FEBRUARY 5 2018


Got up at the crack of before dawn when hubby had to get out of bed and CANNOT BE QUIET. He was opening up cabinets and getting plates out so that he feed tuna to the kitties.

I begged him to be quiet until 7AM when I got up.

Checked in for our SW Airline flight at 24 hours prior.

Printed our tickets.

He made eggs for himself and dogs while I made lattes.

We watched Shaun the Sheep.

Took the dogs to walk in Farragut Park.

Came back.

Found the stock market falling again. Need to pull all our money out.

I did bookwork for1099s and Duane's truck invoice for storage.

I started laundry & dishes.

Ordered long sleeve black jersey tops from H&M.

Hubby left at 2:29 to put load parts from Blue Shop. He left to go in to Post Falls to pay rent, get paid from Frank's, and deposit $ in bank.

I stayed home and did more bookwork.

Sunday, February 04, 2018

SUNDAY DARK & DEPRESSING & RAINY

SUNDAY
FEBRUARY 4 2018

Got up and it was warmer, about 38 degrees.

Hubby made eggs.

I made lattes.

We watched the rest of the series for Electric Dreams on Amazon channel.

Washed Wilson at Noon.

Hubby watched his automotive shows.

We watched The Smithsonian channel.

I took a nap from 4PM to 5PM

Woke up and decided to take dogs for a walk in Farragut Park.

The sun was already waning in the sky, so we hurried and dressed.

Walked dogs around water tower. The gate was closed, so we parked outside and walked them around on the roads.

Came back home by 6PM.


BREAKFAST WITH KEVIN & LESLIE

SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 3 2018

Got up early and made lattes.


Hubby made eggs for dogs.

We drove into CDA with the Jeep. Early to meet for breakfast, so we drove over and washed Jeep at Metro Express.

Then we drove back to Broken Egg Breakfast Restaurant and got a table in the back at 9AM.

Leslie & Kevin got there later.

We spent 2.5 hours there talking. Left at 11:30.

Drove to North 40 to go potty as the bathroom at the restaurant was occupied for a LONG time.

Bought paint at North 40.

Went down to NW Blvd to get coffee at Lean Bean.

Then followed the Superior Towing Rollback to Scott's house to pick up his '53 Ford build.

Drove to Post Falls to see KR and drop our house keys off. Talked to her for a while.

Left at 1:30 to come home.

It was 51 degrees out. VERY WARM TODAY.

Walked dogs in Spirit Lake high school & junior high.

Stopped to get more Lactaid milk at Miller's grocery. Cashed in our winning free ticket. 

Collected 1099 info.

Watched new series on Amazon Channel; Electric Dreams.

Went to bed at 11PM.


DR BROWN APPOINTMENT DAY

FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 2 2018

Got up early and made lattes.

Hubby made eggs for himself and dogs.

It was already warmer out than it has been in the mornings.

Took the Jeep into CDA to hubby's appointment with Dr Brown.

We were early, so drove around a while.

Dr Brown requested hubby come back in April after he has seen the neurologist Dr in March.

We stopped at Starbucks and picked up a latte for hubby and egg bites for me.

Washed Jeep at Metro Express.

Hubby got his haircut.

 Hubby Gets Beard Trim & Haircut

Got peanut butter at Winco and some more groceries.

Went into Walmart in Post Falls to check for vitamins, but they did not have the brand I wanted.

Drove home.



Thursday, February 01, 2018

RUNNING AROUND TODAY

THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 1 2018

What a dreary day.

Got up and hubby was not in bed with me. He was sleeping downstairs on the sofa; said that he got up at 2:45AM and could not get back to sleep.

He needs melatonin and also needs to quit looking at iPad an hour before bed.

He made eggs. I made lattes.

Called Vet and canceled Beebo's appointment drop-off at their office. KR said that he was feeling better.

Hubby made phone calls.

I called Walmart Vision and got another appointment for 11:20AM.

We took the Jeep into Hayden. Went down old 95 and then drove on 95 after the mill.

Stopped at Jitterz to get me a drink.

On Kathleen, some stupid chick cut in front of cars and turned into Starbucks where a left turn is not allowed. What a fucking idiot. Blocked cars from both ways.

Then we drove to Starbucks to get Bacon sous vide egg bites. Hubby got a vanilla latte. The girl was confused and did not charge both of our items to our rewards, had to tell her twice. 

Went to Walmart and checked in for appointment, the other contacts with astigmatism had come in they ordered for me. They had me put them in; then walk around the store. The contact in the right eye did not fit at all well. It felt like I had a stick in it; everything was blurry. My eyesight was worse than before.

We did a little shopping. The bakery department had burnt something and it stank. Almost made me want to vomit.

Hubby got baby swiss cheese and had to tell the girl what it was and how to cut it. Really dumbing down in that department.

I walked over to get mouthwash in travel sizes for our trip next week.

I went back to the Optometrist office while hubby got cream cheese and other stuff then checked out. By the time I was done, he had everything loaded in the Jeep.

The Dr said that I have precursor for Cataracts and that is why everything is blurry. Can no longer correct my vision with contacts. This scared me greatly. Surgery?

Hubby was there when I was done.

He said Casey had called hubby to explain that he got a ticket for his truck when he went to work this morning. 

We left.

Several people gave us dirty looks when we got into the Jeep parked in the handicapped zone. Assholes.

We drove to Metro Express to wash the Jeep.

Then we drove to Rathdrum to pick up cat food at the Ace Hardware.

Drove home. Picked up mail.

Unloaded groceries & put them away.

Hubby took the Jeep to the shop in Post Falls to work on it. He also picked up the white truck from Big Bear.

Then he drove home around 7:30PM.

I watched Sliding Doors while he was gone.

Took a bath when he got home.

Hubby watched Cash Cab and we went to bed.



DAY AT HOME

WEDNESDAY
JANUARY 31 2018

Got up and made lattes.

Hubby had already made eggs for dogs & himself. He had already fed cats.

I made egg for myself.

Cleaned up house. Vacuumed.

Hubby put his foot up today; it was bothering.

We stayed home all day.

I did laundry & dishes.

We walked the dogs down to the shop for a walk. Got the mail. Zim, the black cat, followed us all the way down. He ran up a tree and we had to talk him down.

Binge watched Ripper Street for a while.

Zim & Scaredy Sleeping


Worked on bookwork.

Hubby called Northwoods Vet and made appointment for Beebo to drop off and take X-rays for tomorrow morning.

Hubby did a bid for a guy from Puyallup, WA.

Hubby was napping on the sofa.

Called KR to advise about making Beebo appointment with Vet. She said that he is getting better and does not need to go in to Vet.

We went to bed at 10PM.