Wednesday, October 31, 2018

SEMA

WEDNESDAY
10-31-2018

SEMA!

Got up at 6AM. Put the dogs out in the back yard to potty.

Made eggs for breakfast. I made lattes.

Put cats in garage along with litter & food/water.

Opened the door for the dogs.

Left at 7AM. Drove to Las Vegas.

Parked at SLS Monorail parking lot. Caught the Free Shuttle to SEMA.

Checked in and got badges. Totally lost. Almost got hit by a bus.

Walked around for several hours.

Had EXPENSIVE $31 Cheese burgers & fries for lunch. No place to sit down.

Walked outside. Looked at trucks.

Picked up lattes.

Walked back to Shuttle. Caught Shuttle back to SLS parking lot.

We walked over 8 miles today.

Drove home.

Backed up traffic going into Vegas on I-15 because of Bus accident for 33 miles.

At home, we greeted dogs. Gave them fresh food & water.

There were 3 boxes on the front door that were our new patio set.

Hubby brought the cats inside from the garage. Brought in their cat tower, food, & water.

I took a hot bath because I could not walk.

We rested for a while on the patio.

Got ready at 6PM and walked over to the neighbors - Norm & Linda for their Halloween Party.

Stay there until 8:30PM.

Had to come home and let dogs outside to potty.

Hubby started to put together the patio set.

I went to bed at 9:30PM.


Tuesday, October 30, 2018

CLEAN OUT GARAGE

OCTOBER 30 2018
TUESDAY

Clean Out Garage.

Monday, October 29, 2018

REGISTER FOR SEMA

MONDAY
10-29-2018

Robert kept waking me up. He finally started at 4:30AM playing on the bed and biting. I had to put him out of the bedroom again.

We slept until 6:30AM; then Wilson & Ben scratched at the door and we had to let them inside.

Slept again until 7:30AM and the dogs wanted to go potty. I leashed them up and took them in the backyard.

Hubby got up and made the bed. He opened windows as it was pretty cool outside.

I came back inside and started lattes. Hubby made eggs.

We had breakfast and watched the news on TV.

Took dogs for a walk outside. Wilson pooped at the dog park. Ben did not.

Ben still limping.

Stopped to talk to Dave & then Norm came walking up handing out Halloween Party invites. He is a nice guy.

We brought dogs home and Ben was covered in mud. He tracked it thru the house.

Had to clean up all the mess in the house! Vacuumed, and steam cleaned tiles. Hubby had to clean Ben's paws off with 5 warm, wet washrags!

Hubby put the dimmer on the Can Lights in the Living Room.

Hubby put up my hangar in the closet for necklaces.

Hubby cut down shelves for the closet.

Judy and Becky from the neighborhood brought over a sign up sheet for addresses. They said Bocce ball season is starting and wanted us to participate. They were very nice.

I made an appointment for a Brazilian Blowout in St George for Saturday at 10AM! Yippee. Smooth hair, Not Frizzy.

Hubby and I put the electric fireplace back in the box and attached the FedEx return slip.

Paid for tickets to go to SEMA. Also paid for Monorail Passes for 3 days.

Hubby and I packed the shreds in a couple boxes to take down to the UPS store for shredding.

We loaded them in the back of the Dually. Hubby had tummy problems and sat in the garage with a wet washcloth on his face while I walked the dogs.

Took the shreds to UPS. Drove to the Thrift Store over on the other side of town to drop off our Donation bag.

Drove to the park and walked the dogs.

I called FED-EX for a pickup of the fireplace for tomorrow.

Drove back home.

The dog door had arrived via USPS.

Hubby took a nap on the sofa.

Hubby cannot decide where to put dog door.

Sunday, October 28, 2018

ALLEN & ROTH CLOSET SYSTEM

SUNDAY
OCTOBER 28 2018

Robert woke up at 4AM and started playing, clawing, and biting. So I put him outside the room and closed our door.

Got up at 6AM. Wilson came in the room to wake us up.

Hubby took the dogs outside on leashes in the backyard so we did not have to walk.

I made lattes & started eggs.

Hubby fed eggs to dogs.

We sat on the patio to eat breakfast. Wilson went after something and spilled my coffee & protein drink which I had to clean off the rug.

Then hubby took a nap in the sun for about 1 hour.

We went inside at 10AM.

Finished putting shoes, clothes, & earring boxes in the closets.

 Allen & Roth Closet System from Lowes


Hubby still has to put up the one side that will have cup hooks on it for my necklaces.

We went to Ace Hardware to pick up cup hooks and shelf posts.

Stopped at Jack-in-the-Box for Wakey Bakey Hash.

Ate the hash bowl while walking the dogs at the Library.

Drove back home.

I took a nap until 4PM.

Walked dogs again. Ben limping badly.

Watched Halloween War decorating challenge on TV until 7PM.

Sat on the patio with the firepit for the rest of the night.

GO TO ST GEORGE

SATURDAY
10 28 2018

Got up at 6AM. Hubby walked dogs just outside in our yard on leashes.

I made lattes & eggs. Hubby took a morning shower.

Then we loaded dogs into Dually and drove to St George.

Ordered the extra closet unit and pole just before we walked into Lowe's. Got Ebates discount on it by picking it up. We also purchased 2 rugs for the entry ways at the front door and the garage door.

Drove to Costco to purchase Diesel. Then to a couple hair places to see about Brazilian Blowouts. Neither seemed very knowledgeable and were TOO expensive.

 We drove all the way to La Verkin to get the good coffee, but it was AWFUL. Walked dogs in the parking lot and the hotel across the street where they had grass.

Then drove back to Hurricane to look at garden art (TOO EXPENSIVE).

Stopped at a road truck to have pizza. Yum. Wood fired pizza. Good.

Drove back to Mesquite.

Stopped in Littlefield, AZ to purchase lottery tickets.

At home, walked dogs.

Unloaded closet stuff.

Hubby put together closet stuff.

Then he took a nap.

We went out on the deck outside and turned on the firepit.

Neighbors across the street had their flood lights on all night and they were blinding us.

Went to bed at 11PM.

Friday, October 26, 2018

SHREDDING CABINET FILES

FRIDAY
10-26-2018

Robert was up and playing on the bed at 6AM.

Got up at 7AM and walked dogs. Both of them pooped right away.

Made lattes & eggs.

Boxed up our fireplace to send back to Houzz. The fireplace was the wrong size and we have to order a different one.

Walked dogs after breakfast.

Hubby started working on closet shelves and units again. Putting in poles today. Lots of drilling and sawdust.

I went out in the garage and sorted thru the file cabinets. Shredded a lot of files. Put other files in garbage. Ran out of room in the garbage dumpster can!

Walked down to get mail at 2PM.

Thursday, October 25, 2018

INSTALL FENCE

THURSDAY
10-25-2018

Got up at 7AM.

Hubby went potty while I started eggs & lattes.

Then we took dogs for walk thru neighborhood. 7AM is too late to walk dogs. Lots of neighbors walking dogs, too. We need to go earlier.

Got back to house. Fed dogs.

Could not sit outside as construction workers next door were setting up scaffolding to install foam insulation board, stucco wire, and spray stucco.

Watched TV news for a while.

I did laundry and dishes. Vacuumed up cat litter. Hubby emptied cat litter.

Hubby installed my cover for the electric cords in the office so Robert won't eat the wires.

The fence guys got here at 9AM. They dug holes and quickly installed the fence. Manuel had us come outside to check the property line.



Fence Installation on North side

Walked dogs.

Hubby and I had walked in the grass at the dog park, so had come inside with grass on our shoes. Had to clean off shoes & vacuum up grass.

Then hubby started on installing more closet shelves & units. Hopefully we can get it done today.

Fence guys were already installing the South side of fence by 10:45AM. They work FAST.

 Fence on South Side


Angle Fence on South Side


 Wilson Takes Nap in Chair



We started work on closets, I put all the clothes into our bedroom for a while and vacuumed the closet.

Then some neighbor guy came to talk to hubby at 11:30AM-12:15.

Hubby was tired at 4PM after doing closets all day. He sat on the sofa to rest for a while.

We went outside at 6PM to 8PM sitting on the patio with the firepit flaming. I had put the new blue fire glass inside the firepit. It looked pretty. Watched the moon come up over the houses. It was an eerie yellow halloween moon with clouds across it.

Walked the dogs about 8:30 all around the neighborhood. Tried to find out the neighbor's name, but their address is not listed on the neighborhood list.

Watched the new season of The Guest Book and then I took a bath. We went to bed at 11PM.

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

NEXT DAY

WEDNESDAY
10-24-2018

Got up at 5AM after Wilson got into bed with us for the 10th time; and I went out to sleep on the sofa for a while.

Hubby got up at 6AM. I got up and started breakfast. Made eggs & lattes.

I put on sandals and went out to walk dogs with hubby.

We came back and sat on the patio, sun was behind clouds for a while. Watched while the heavy equipment worked on the far hill for a while.

Then we brought things inside. I put stuff in dishwasher and started it. Put stuff in laundry and started it.

Emailed Puraflame to find out if we can purchase the fireplace in 68" anyplace elese.

Hubby left to go down to the shop.

I cleaned house. Steam cleaned the tile, Vacuumed, and washed dog bed linens.

I took the dogs for a walk.

Hubby drove up while we were out walking; he got back at 12:45.

He changed clothes in the garage; I put his clothes in the washer right away. He was dirty and stinky from crushing cardboard down at the shop. He then took a shower right away.

Had lunch.

Rattler Fits & Sits


Hubby's nurse called. She is getting him set up with a referral to a Contagious Disease doctor for his potential Lyme Disease symptoms and bloodwork.

Then hubby took a 2 hour nap on the sofa.

Both dogs & Robert (Bob) the cat slept with him.




The UPS man came with a couple packages.

Hubby got up later and put in the fan on the patio. His hands kept cramping while he was trying to install it.
Robert Sleeping

I found Robert sleeping on my jeans in the bottom drawer.

I adjusted the telescope so that we can actually see something in the night sky.

I tried to ride my bike, but the tires are flat.

When I came back in the house, hubby was talking to a customer on the phone.

We sat on the deck from 6PM-7PM. Watched sunset and stars in sky. Ben wanted to go for a walk, so we walked.  Came back and made dinner - spaghetti & meatballs.

Sat on the patio with the propane firepit.

Took dogs for a walk again.

Watched TV Alaska State Troopers. Then went to bed at 11PM.

I took a hot bath while hubby walked dogs before bed. Hubby was actually in bed before I was!


Tuesday, October 23, 2018

BUYING A MEGAMILLION LOTTERY TICKET

TUESDAY
10-23-2018

Dogs woke us up several times in the night. Wilson likes to jump up on the bed with my help, then jump down again.

Robert slept with us for most of the night.

Rattler slept up by our heads

Got up at 6:45AM to take dogs out for walk.

I took a shower. Hubby walked dogs. He came back in the house in a panic because he thought he heard the garbage trucks and needed to get his garbage put outside.

Then I made eggs & lattes.

Hubby came back with dogs.

We ate breakfast out on the patio.

Hubby took a shower. I started laundry and dishes. Put away clean laundry.

Hubby brought in the garbage cans at 10AM.

We walked dogs and then loaded them into the Dually. Drove to Scenic, AZ to buy lottery tickets but there were over 100 people waiting in line. We drove the back road to Beaver Dam/Littlefield, AZ to buy tickets instead. Hubby parked amidst all the cars and went inside. I thought he would wait FOREVER, but he was back in less than 3 minutes. The bar was selling tickets, too but nobody knew!

Drove back home.

Walked dogs again.

Made lunch. Sandwiches with ham, turkey, swiss cheese. I made more lattes.

I went down to the Post to get the mail.

Ordered a strip for the cat to keep him from going into the laundry room.

Ron (Fed-Ex) came with the new fireplace. Hubby took it inside.

Unpacked it and set it up (tentatively) before installing it.

Hubby fell asleep at 3:40PM to nap on the sofa. I covered him up with a blanket.

Walked dogs at 6PM after hubby woke up.

We had dinner on the patio and lighted the Fire Pit. Sat out there until 8PM.

Came inside and watched tv.

Went to bed at 10:30PM after walking dogs again.

Monday, October 22, 2018

MORE CLOSET WORK

MONDAY
OCTOBER 22 2018

RAINED REALLY HARD LAST NIGHT. And for a long time. It rained so hard, it sounded like HAIL! It WAS hail.

Got up at 6AM.

Hubby walked dogs while I made lattes and eggs.

Eggs were ready by the time dogs got back. Hubby fed dogs.

We had breakfast coffee & eggs on the patio. Still windy and colder. I felt chilled and went inside for a sweater. After another 30 minutes, we had to come inside.

Started working on closet units at 10AM.

Lady from Disability called hubby and said she got his message about the Doctors not having correct FAX telephone numbers.

Worked on the closet systems some more.

Closet System After 2 Days of Work

Walked dogs to mailbox at 1PM.

Adam from Brandon Iron texted & said that they were building the fence now and would be here to install on THURSDAY! Yippee!

Hubby had to cut off some of the leg system for the closet towers because the stupid company did not make them compatible.

The UPS guy (in his own car) came and delivered some steam mop pads, my ebay book Moby Dick, and the Telescope.

Hubby finished cutting off one of the legs for the towers. Then he took a break at 4PM. Watched American Pickers.

Hubby went over at 4:30PM to confirm with Gary next door about paying for 1/2 the fence on that side & if he wants to have a gate on his side.

Took dogs for a walk and mailed hubby's CWA contract voting.

Got back from walk and hubby cut more of the legs off on the 



Sunday, October 21, 2018

NEW CLOSET SYSTEM

SUNDAY
10-21-2018

Lots of rain early morning. Lightning, but no thunder.

Ben came into our bedroom at 4AM. As usual.

Bob the new kitten, Rattler, and Wilson slept with us. Ben slept on the doggy bed in the corner.

Got up at 7:45AM!

Hubby walked dogs while I made lattes & eggs.

Hubby fed eggs to dogs when they returned.

We sat on the deck while it rained. Listened to Three Dog Night on the Google Speaker I plugged in outside.

I ordered tickets for Arsenic & Old Lace at the Mesquite Community Theatre for Saturday November 10 at 7PM.

At 10AM, we decided to put together the closet system.

By 1PM, we were still working on one single tower!



At 3PM, one tower is done. Starting on closet unit.




By 5PM, we were done for the day. Time to start again tomorrow.

We sat on the patio for a couple hours. It was overcast and cold.

I went inside to go potty, and while I was gone Ben ran after a dog on the street. Wilson had tried to follow, but was tied to the patio folding chair. Hubby ran out to get Ben. I brought his leash. 

We sat on the patio until it was too cold. Went inside and watched The Guest Book on TV.

Then I took a bath and went to bed.

Hubby walked dogs, took a shower, and came to bed.

Saturday, October 20, 2018

PICKUP FIREPIT/DOG GROOMING

SATURDAY
10-20-2018

Got up at 6:45AM and walked dogs.

I made lattes. Hubby made eggs.

I had Waldorf Salad for breakfast.

Looked up places in St George to get a Brazilian Blowout. My hair is getting frizzy.

Walked the dogs in the dog park.

Loaded dogs in Dually and drove to La de Paws Grooming; dropped them off.

We drove to St George. Made it in 22 minutes.

Shopped at Lowe's and picked up Propane Fire Pit and Propane Bottle.

Propane Firepit




Stopped at Harbor Freight to get Casters for the Crates that I am making into file cabinets. They will look so good. 

We drove to Home Depot, hubby got a call from Charles in Idaho who said that he finished the Mulcher guy's Bronco. I went in the store, used the potty then shopped. Found the Sunbleach stain that I wanted to use on the giant clothespins for the laundry room. Got small screws and a plant. Tested out the Hampton Oak Cliff Collection Patio Sets.
 

People selling oranges at the driveway to Home Depot, woman holding free kittens (looked to be Siamese).

Lots of traffic everywhere.

Drove across the street to Starbucks and got Pumpkin Spice lattes along with some Egg bites.

Drove back to Mesquite to get the puppies from the Groomers. Both of them looked beautiful and Ben's toenails were buffed and not cut short!

Picked up puppies and drove home.

At home, we unloaded purchases.

Neighbor Gary, came over with mail that the USPS had put in his box. Said his wife, Dawn will be home tonight from having Canadian Thanksgiving with her family.

USPS dropped off the purchases from Etsy; the poop sign & the "You & Me" sign. 


Poop Sign

Put You & Me sign above our bed.

Bed Sign

I walked down to get mail. Only junk mail. 

At 3PM, hubby was feeling tired, so he took a nap on the sofa. 

Put together the firepit. Hubby had problems with the Propane tank. It was open, but needs a button to turn it on. He thought they had let the propane out of the tank. But it was ok.

We moved the outside rug over to sit in front of the window. Put the camp chairs outside. We sat outside for about 2 hours.

Finally went inside after it got dark & the street lights came on. Had to walk the dogs.

Came back from the walk and watched the rest of the movie - It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

Then we watched the last two episodes of Jack Ryan (boring).

I took a bath and went to bed at 11:00PM. Hubby came to bed a little while later.