WEDNESDAY / OCT 21 / RAIN / HARD RAIN / TATER TO SHOP / MORE DIET MEDS

 WEDNESDAY

OCTOBER 20 2026

My alarm rang at 4:30AM, but I heard thunder and rain. Hubby asked if I wanted to get up and I answered that I needed another 30 minutes sleep.

He got up to potty. The dogs also got up. 

Everybody went out to the living room.

I slept until 6:30AM. I got up and dressed. I made the bed.

Hubby was in the kitchen making burritos. he had already made himself an eggnog latte. He had put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats. He had fed the dogs. (I had gotten the dog kibble ready last night).

I made hot tea for myself. It was already starting to rain outside. Tater was sleeping in the cool air on his dog bed outside. 

Tater came inside. I threw a BALL for Riley while I picked up dog poop.

I pulled all the dog beds under the patio. It started raining. 

I opened the Costco box that had been delivered yesterday. All of the chicken cans were packed in an overly large box with no packing material. They had rolled around, struck each other. The cans were all dented, out of their packaging, and leaking. So I got online to Costco and filled out paperwork to return them. We have to take them back to a Costco within 30 days.

Hubby cleaned cat litter. He sat down to eat. 

Tater & Hubby left for the shop at 8:30AM in the FMF. 

I did bookwork. I put clean laundry away. I started washing the dirty laundry.

I made myself a crepe. 

I vacuumed the cat litter in and around the armoire. I cleaned out the & vacuumed the dryer lint.

I cleaned the counter and put dishes in dishwasher and started it. I later put away clean dishes. 

Then at NOON, Riley barked that the FedEx guy was here to deliver my diet meds. I put the stuff in the fridge. 

I put away more clean clothes. 

TUESDAY / OCT 20 / SLEPT LATE / HUBBY VACUUMED / GARBAGE DAY / PBJR TO SHOP /GS NAILS / STOP AT SHOP / HOT TUB

TUESDAY

OCTOBER 20 2026

I was WIRED all night long. The Trazodone that I had tried the night before made me sleepy, but TONIGHT, I was awake for a long time. Just WIRED. My eyes were moving, I could feel air on my skin. It was AWFUL. 

Hubby snored and woke me up several times. 

Awake at 4:30AM when Hubby was restless. He got up to potty, then all the dogs got up. PBJR needed help. I tried to go back to sleep, but could not. 

I went out to the sofa where Hubby was already on his iPad. I covered up and went to sleep. Dogs kept going in and out all morning. 

Hubby gave tuna & shredded cheese to cats. He gave kibble to dogs. He made the bed. He took the garbage in the house and the garbage can out to the curb.

I got up at 7:30AM. I dressed. I picked up dog poo and put it out in the garbage can. 

I made myself tea. Hubby had already made himself a latte. 

I did bookwork. PBJR SKIPPED and RAN out to the FMF to get loaded. She LOVES going to the shop. Hubby & PBJR left in the FMF for the shop. 

I put dirty dishes in dishwasher and started it. I put dirty clothes in washer and started it. The new Washer & Dryer are STILL SO QUIET. 

I did more bookwork.

I brought the garbage can inside the fence. Our neighbor, Gary, had bought himself a new truck. A GMC Denali. 

I did more bookwork. I put clothes in dryer. 

MONDAY / OCT 19 / SLEPT LATE / HUBBY RAKES ROCKS / SOAK IN HOT TUB

MONDAY

OCTOBER 19 2026

I got up at 7AM. I slept late. 

Hubby had already been up and put dogs out for potty. He had put shredded cheese and tuna out for dogs. He made himself an eggnog latte.

I dressed and made the bed. I still feel tired and doped up.

I paid bills. 

Hubby cleaned cat litter and raked rocks outside.

Hubby left for the shop at 8:45AM in the Jeep. 

I put clothes in washer and started it. 

I put dirty dishes in washer and started it. 

I put clothes in dryer and started it.

I went outside to put the dog beds out again. It was cloudy today. I threw BALL for Riley.

I did bookwork. 

I put away clean clothes. I put away clean dishes. I made myself a crepe. I ate 1/2 of it.

I watched FRINGE for a while. 

The Landscape crew for Kokopelli was out back of the house on the main road doing trimming and blowing ALL MORNING. 4 hours of it. I got a headache.

I did more bookwork. 

Hubby got home at 4PM. 

We soaked in the tub for 30 minutes from 5:0PM to 6PM. Riley swam with us.

SUNDAY / OCT 18 / HANGOVER SLEEP / NIGHTMARES / HOT TUB / RILEY SWIM /

OCTOBER 18 2026

SUNDAY

I had nightmares all night. Animals being torn apart. It was awful.

I got up at 7AM and slept on the sofa. Hubby made himself a latte. He put out kibble for dogs. He put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats.

I was finally awake at 8AM. I had not taken any painkillers, but I felt very drugged. All my muscles were hurting. Got dressed. Made hot tea for myself. 

I picked up dog poo outside. Riley & PBJR came outside and walked around with me. PBJR pooped.

Hubby had all our towels ready to get into the hot tub. I changed into my bathing suit. 

We got in the hot tub. Riley jumped in just as we did. She swam with us. Then she got out when the dogs barked outside.

Hubby made himself breakfast. I started laundry with the dirty clothes. Hubby had already made the bed. 

SATURDAY / OCT 17 / SUN CITY GARAGE SALE DAY / HALLOWEEN DECORATING / SMITHS / DOG WALK /

SATURDAY

OCTOBER 17 2026

Awake at 7AM. Dogs woke us up. Riley kept wiggling, jumping off bed. PBJR rolled on her back and snorted. 

I made a hot eggnog latte for Hubby, hot tea for myself. I made myself a crepe. Hubby had a burrito he made himself.

Changed the sheets on our bed.

Hubby took a shower. 

Took dirty clothes to new washer. It smells better. Is MUCH QUIETER. 

I put away clean clothes from last night.

We pulled pumpkins out of the closet and put them on the kitchen shelves. 

KITCHEN WITH PUMPKINS

I went over to visit Dawn & Gary neighbors because they were out having a garage sale in the Neighborhood Garage Sale today from 7AM to NOON.

I talked with them for a while. 

Did bookwork. Cleaned out the closet and put away some more totes. 

Worked on new truss design from 1PM to 2:30PM. Then I had Hubby get a Nitro for me as I had a pain in the chest. I laid down on the sofa for 5 minutes.

Then I got up and played BALL with Riley outside. Then stupid Landscaper started blowing again which upset me. I came inside. 

We finished the updated truss design and I emailed it to the truss guy.

Hubby left at 2:30PM in the Jeep to meet a guy at the shop to pick up a UTV.

It got cloudy. I played BALL outside with Riley.

I pulled clean laundry out and put it away. 

Hubby returned at 4:30PM and made himself dinner. White rice, shrimp. 

FRIDAY / OCT 16 / HIGH WINDS LAST NIGHT / SUNSHINE / COOLER / WASHER & DRYER DELIVERY / HUBBY TO SHOP/NAP / ORDER NEW BLINDS

FRIDAY

OCTOBER 16 2026

Kept bedroom door shut all night to keep Stuart out. I got up at 2AM to potty. 

I went potty in the front room, then had to give Rattler some cheese because he was screaming. I had to open the outside blinds on the patio because there was massive window blowing.

Then I went to the sofa to sleep. 

I got up at 5AM and got back into bed. Hubby got up to potty. the wind was whistling through our windows in the bedroom. Hubby checked them and found that the stupid window cleaner had LEFT THE WINDOWS UNLOCKED when he cleaned last. I then slept until 7AM. 

I got up and dressed. Made a hot eggnog latte for Hubby, hot tea for myself. 

I made crepes for both of us.

I steam cleaned the laundry room. Hubby vacuumed and cleaned cat litter. I picked up dog poop.

Then we loaded the dogs into the FMF and left.

Drove to UPS and dropped off returns. 

Took dogs to Bunkerville to walk. We put the brawlers on the leashes. I threw BALL for Riley.

TATER ROLLY-ROLLY ON GRASS

I had heart pains and my left arm hurt, so I had Hubby give me a Nitro during the walk. 

We got done and gave water to dogs. Riley laid down on the ground to drink hers with the ball in the water. It made the water dirty. All the dogs were panting at the end of the walk. It was only 76F degrees outside.

RILEY RECLINING WHILE DRINKING WATER (BALL INSIDE WATER BOWL)

Hubby had to go potty, so he loaded the dogs in the FMF, I gave them water in the back. Then I drove over to pick up Hubby across the street.

Drove to Bank and deposited checks. Oscar called. Said there was a customer at the shop wanting to buy a battery. We drove there. I waited in the car while Hubby went inside. 

We got back home. I ate the other 1/2 of my crepe. I did bookwork. I paid bills.

The guys from Lowes came at 1:30PM to bring the new Electrolus Washer & Dryer. They are both SO MUCH QUIETER. I can't believe the others were so loud.

I played BALL with Riley outside while the guys installed the appliances. Tater and PBJR were outside with us. Put cats in the bedrooms. Put Stuart in his kennel.

Hubby installed the new heater and turned it on.

Hubby left at 2:30PM to take the FMF down to the shop so a customer could come in and pick up their UTV.

Hubby came back at 4:30PM. 

I took a nap when he got home. He covered me up with another blanket because I was too cold. Dogs napped. 

I got up at 6:30PM.

FedEx delivered a package. Hubby brought it inside. He opened it up. It was the new air-fryer/countertop oven. We put it on the left side of the cooktop. 

I ordered some new single mini blinds for the bedroom as the Stuart cat had destroyed the blinds in our room.

I took a hot bath at 9:30PM because I was hurting so much. 

We watched TV for a while. 

RILEY NAPPING ON THE SOFA

Went to bed at 10:30PM.

THURSDAY / OCT 15 / SLEPT LATE 6:20AM / SHOWER / BOOKWORK / GEO & OSCAR TAKE WASHER & DRYER

THURSDAY
OCTOBER 15 2026

White cat escaped the house last night. Hubby was up at Midnight to let him inside. Then back to bed.

He woke me up while telling me the cat was back home. 

Awake at whatever hour because I heard Stuart banging at the mini blinds. I was totally confused because I thought he was still outside. Hubby put him out and locked our bedroom door.

I was up AGAIN at whatever hour. I heard Stuart banging at the mini blinds. AGAIN, I thought he was outside and was confused. I turned on the lights. Opened the bedroom door. RILEY came running inside the room. I picked up Stuart and put him out. Then I went potty.

I went back to bed.

Awake at 6:20AM when Hubby was talking. 

I got up and took a shower. 

Hubby went to give shredded cheese and tuna to cats. 

I helped Hubby make the bed. 

I made hot eggnog latte for Hubby, hot tea for myself.

I went outside to pick up dog poop. Lots of perfect Tootsie Rolls! I put it with the other garbage int he bag that Hubby had gathered inside the house. Then Hubby cleaned cat litter and vacuumed. He took all the garbage outside to the can. 

I did bookwork. Hubby worked on the electrical outlet. 

Steve from National Auto Care insurance called to discuss the claim from a customer. 

I boxed up the Air-Fryer we got from Amazon last night. It is not big enough. 

Instead, I ordered a counter top one. Kitchen Elite from Amazon.

KITCHEN ELITE FROM AMAZON

Hubby & Tater left at 8:45AM. 

'THE GANG' WATCHING TATER LEAVE FOR THE SHOP WITH DADDY IN THE FMF

I cleaned up the kitchen. Put dishes in dishwasher and started it.

I put dirty clothes in washer and started it. I put laundry in dryer. It squealed but is still drying.

I did bookwork from 9AM to NOON.

TATER IN PARKING LOT AT SHOP

Dogs went in and out. 

I went into the master bedroom and found that the bad white cat had bent the blinds.

BAD CAT ON BED

BAD CAT BENT SCREENS

I got done with bookwork at 1:30PM. I went to sit on the patio with the dogs. I threw BALL for Riley.

Then I made lunch - crepe with chicken & bacon & mozarella. 

Geo & Oscar came again at 4:10PM to get the Washer & Dryer moved so we can get the new ones tomorrow. 

WEDNESDAY / OCT 14 / DRYER MAKES NOISE / SUNNY DAY / COOLER /CANADA GEESE ARE BACK/ HUBBY FIX ELECTRICAL OUTLET

WEDNESDAY

OCTOBER 14 2026

Hubby was creepily standing by the windows in our bedroom when I woke up and asked him what he was doing. He said he was trying to balance himself to go potty.

I was up at 2:30AM to potty, then I went to sleep on the sofa. 

I woke up at 5AM and went to the bedroom then slid into bed. The dogs made room for me. Hubby said he had not slept since he got up to potty. Then he promptly started snoring.

Hubby was up at 7AM and it woke me up. 

I got up and dressed. Hubby helped make the bed.

Hubby had already given shredded cheese and tuna to the cats. 

I made hot eggnog latte for Hubby. I made hot tea for myself.

I made crepes for both of us. I had to warm the chicken/bacon and wrap the crepes that I had made yesterday. I gave one to Hubby. 

Then I went out to move the dog beds out on the dried rocks. I picked up dog poop.

I re-filled the water bowls for the dogs and cats. I cleaned up the mess that the dogs made on the floor from spilled water.

Hubby ate his crepe. Then he cleaned cat litter. 

We did Amazon returns for the parts we did not use for repairing the dryer.

Hubby left for the shop at 8:45AM. I helped him take everything out to the car. I got the truck keys from the armoire. Hubby left in the FMF. Tater stayed home today because it is going to stay cold today. I high of 70F degrees. But it is REALLY SUNNY.

Dogs and I sat on the patio for a while. 

THE CANADIAN GEESE ARE BACK!

HONK HONK HONK

CANADIAN GEESE

I put away clothes. I cleaned the counter and put dishes in dishwasher. 

I played BALL with Riley outside. 

PBJR NAPPING. RILEY TOOK A BREAK FROM BALL PLAY.

I put away dishes. I put more clothes in the dryer. IT WAS MAKING HORRIBLE NOISE.

I got a couple loads of laundry done. I picked up more dog poop. 

I gave Tater another Tramadol. He is still limping on his left back leg.

Hubby got home at 4:30PM. After he stopped at TSC to buy an electrical outlet. 

He had forgotten to bring in the new hot tub heater. It was still out in the car. He repaired the dead electrical outlet in the kitchen. The one that uses the coffeemaker and weather station. Pulte hired wired it WRONG and Hubby says that it is lucky the house does not burn down.

Dogs were barking at front door which still just had the screen door open. Amazon delivery order at 6PM- new air fryer. I was too tired to open the box. Will do it in the morning.

Hubby ate some dinner and fell asleep on the sofa. 

Watched an episode of Fringe. Hubby watched some Automotive shows on YouTube. 

I took some painkillers. 

I took a hot bath at 10PM. Hubby put the dogs out. 

We went to bed at 10:30PM. 

TUESDAY / OCT 13 / RAIN RAIN RAIN / PBJR AT SHOP / OSCAR & GEO FIX DRYER / NEW LUDWIG SEASON / NEW WASHER & DRYER ORDERED

TUESDAY

OCTOBER 13 2026

Clouds and rain all night long.

I was up at 2:30AM. Went potty. Then went to the living room to sleep on the sofa. Robert was sleeping on the recliner.

I slept until Hubby was up at 6AM. I got up and turned on the A/C as it was too hot. 

Hubby opened the front door. He gave shredded cheese and tuna to the cats. 

I put the dogs out for potty.

I got dressed and made the bed. 

Clouds. Started raining at 7AM. 

I put the cushions & pillows out as it did not look like wind today.

Hubby vacuumed the house. He cleaned the cat litter. 

I picked up dog poo. Then I took it to the garbage can at the side of the house and dragged the can out to the road. Hubby had already gotten all the garbage together in a bag inside the house. I took that out with a couple Amazon boxes that were in the garage. 

Hubby & PBJR dodged all the raindrops and ran out to the car. They were both soaked. PBJR shook off in the back seat. 

HUBBY & PBJR DRIVING TO SHOP

Hubby had forgotten his latte on the sofa. He had forgotten the burritos he made. They were still in the air-fryer.

I cleaned up the kitchen counter and the dining room table. Gave leftover tuna to dogs - Tater & Riley. Gave Tater 2 Tramadols. I put dishes in dishwasher and started it. 

PBJR & OSCAR AT THE SHOP

I put on makeup. 

I did bookwork.

I put away clean dishes. I loaded more dishes in the dishwasher.

Hubby called to say the guys were coming over to work on the dryer, so I pulled the armorie out of the entryway, put the boxes that were in the laundry room into the office. 

Geo & Oscar came at 3:45PM to work on the Dryer with the belt, idler pulley, and rollers that were delivered yesterday late in the afternoon.

The guys pulled the dryer into the entry way to work on the back of the machine. I got out a cat bucket for drainage, plastic storage box for screws. 

I did bookwork.

Walmart delivered cat litter at the front door. The dogs barked.

Oscar vacuumed out the laundry room.

Hubby got home with PBJR at 5:15PM. Geo & Oscar finished up. Hubby paid them. They left. 

OSCAR FIXING DRYER

Saw snow on the mountains.

SNOW ON MOUNTAINS TUESDAY 5:45PM

SNOW ON MOUNTAINS AFTER SUN GOES DOWN

Hubby warmed up dinner for himself.

I started laundry again. The dryer is still squealing when it starts up Changing belt did not help. Plus, it now squeals when it is shut off.

I immediately went to order a new Electrolux Washer and Dryer from Lowes to be delivered on Friday October 16. 

We watched a couple TV shows - including the first episode of the new season of LUDWIG on Britbox (Amazon) and went to bed at 10PM.

MONDAY / OCT 12 / RAIN RAIN RAIN / COOLER /CLOUDY

MONDAY

OCTOBER 12 2026

PBJR READY FOR HALLOWEEN

RAINBOW MONDAY NIGHT

SUNDAY / OCT 10 / NO DOG WALK / RAIN RAIN RAIN / HURRICANE / LATTES ON PATIO / FRITTATA / TREADMILL

 SUNDAY

OCTOBER 10 2026

Stuart was bothering me after I fell asleep. About 30 minutes after we got into bed. He was scratching at the mini blinds. 

I got up and lured him out of the bedroom then shut the door and locked it.

I got up at 3AM and went potty, then slept on the sofa. I was SO VERY TIRED. I had nightmares. 

Up at 7AM. 

Hubby made the bed. He let the dogs outside. Then he sat outside for a while. I got dressed and joined them. 

HUBBY'S BAD FOOT BRUISE

I went inside to make hot lattes for us both. Hubby got an eggnog latte, I made a maple hot latte for Hubby, hot tea for myself.

Then I came back out to the patio.

PBJR RELAXING ON THE DOG BED

I threw BALL for Riley.

We came inside after it started raining again. Hubby made FRITTATA. 

FRITTATA

STORM SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING

CLOUDS SUNDAY MORNING

I am not doing laundry until tomorrow when Oscar comes to fix the dryer. 

I decorated my Fall stuff in the entryway. Riley helped me. So did Stuart.

FALL DECOR IN FRONT ENTRYWAY

FALL DECOR AT FRONT DOOR

RILEY & PBJR IN HALLWAY

Hubby painted my wood shim trees grey and red out in the garage. PBJR and Riley went out to help. Rattler ran out the door. I had the side door open and had to quickly close it before he got loose. He finally came  back inside. 

Hubby cleaned the cat litter at 11AM. 

Put PBJR and Riley on the Treadmill. They both did 7 minutes each. PBJR was panting pretty good. She had some water afterwards.

At 11:30PM, I ordered groceries online from Walmart so we can pick them up tomorrow.

Watched a couple movies on TV. 

HURRICANE RACHEL INVADES NEVADA

My headache was getting worse. Feels like a vice keeps tightening on it. 

By 3PM, I took a hot bath because I could not nap. I took aspirin and 1 painkiller.

MORE DARK CLOUDS IN LATE AFTERNON - RILEY OUT IN BACK YARD

Watched The Family with Robert DeNiro on YouTube.

We went outside to sit for a while at 6PM. It smelled like a farm odor outside. I threw BALL for Riley. PBJR rolled around on her back while on the dog beds. She grunted a lot. Tater chewed on his football. Hubby came outside and sat with us.

SUNSET 6:08PM CLOUDS OVER THE MESA 

At 7PM, we put PBJR on the Treadmill again and ran her for another 7 minutes. She is quite getting the hang of it now. 

I changed batteries out in the tea-lights and put them in the wooden jack-o-lanterns. I wrapped my wreath with mini lights. 

By 9PM, we made the bed ready for night time. 

I was really tired. I had taken another painkiller.

SATURDAY / OCT 10 / STORM CLOUDS / NO DOG WALK / PBJR & RILEY ON TREADMILL / GS NAILS

SATURDAY

OCTOBER 10 2026

At 2:30AM, I was up to potty and went out to sleep on the sofa. 

At 4AM, the alarm rang and I turned it off. I was hurting too much. All my joints ached.

I got up at 7AM. I made hot latte with Irish cream and white chocolate powder. 

I put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats. I put out clean bowls with dog food and clean water for the dogs. 

Hubby made the bed. 

Hubby cleaned cat litter. Hubby vacuumed at 9:15AM. 

I changed the dog water yet again.

I went out to pick up poop outside. It was dark from overhead clouds (coming storm). I put the poop bags in the garbage cannister on the side of the house. 

I picked up the dog beds so it won't rain on them; Hubby is going to rake the back yard. 

The LANDSCAPER is across the street yet again for the 3rd day in a row. Noise. 

It is starting to smell like sewage outside.

Hubby went out to rake rocks at 10AM.

I took a hot bath because my right hip is hurting.

We watched Self/Less movie on YouTube. No commercials! 

At 12;30PM, we ran Riley & PBJR on the Treadmill for 7 minutes each. 

Nothing but dark skies overhead. There were broken clouds earlier, but now it is just grey.

At 1:30PM, Hubby got a phone call from a customer. They were stuck with their UTV on Cedar Pockets. Hubby had to leave and go get the trailer from Jose's yard, stopped to get fuel in town at Maverik, drive on I-15 to Cedar Pockets. Drove back with the trailer. Dropped the UTV off at the shop. 

HAULING CUSTOMER UTV WITH THE JEEP

Andy from GS Nails called and asked if I could come in today instead of tomorrow. I told him that I would call Hubby to see if he was back in time. 

Riley played with a bird on the back fence.

BIRD ON BACK FENCE

Hubby got done at the shop by 3:30PM and he came to pick me up with the Jeep and the trailer still attached.

PBJR BEING SILLY & ROLLING AROUND ON DOG BED, GRUNTING, GIVING ME SIDE EYE

We left cats in the bedrooms. Left dogs at home. 

Drove to Andy's where Hubby dropped me off. The wind started blowing hard. Hubby drove to Jose's yard where he unhooked the trailer. Then he came back to get me. 

GS NAILS BROWN FOR FALL

Andy did Hubby's nails, too. Then we took the Jeep to Beaver Dam to get fuel & lottery tickets, but THERE WAS NO POWER IN BEAVER DAM. We drove to both fuel stations, then drove back home on the I-15. 

Hubby was upset. We stopped at Walmart to run the Jeep thru the Falcon Ridge Car Wash because the Jeep was full of bugs on the windshield. 

We drove home. Hubby wanted food. I suggested Pizza at Walmart, but it looked like imminent rain with black clouds in the sky. So we drove home.

At home, we let the dogs out for potty. Let cats out of rooms. 

I called for a meat pizza (free with rewards) and a sandwich for Hubby, Hubby also wanted the dessert Lava Cakes. 

The guy was quick. Only about 20 minutes later and he brought the food. I gave him a $15 tip. The wind started blowing really badly, so the receipt blew into the wind as he gave me the food.

I went out back to bring in all the cushions because it was windy.

We sat on the sofa and ate dinner.

STUART SLEEPING ON STUFFED TOY

We watched some TV. Sat on the back patio for a while as it was cool and smelled like rain (instead of sewage). Then went to bed at 10PM.

DARK SKIES SATURDAY NIGHT