WEDNESDAY / OCT 28 / TATER & HUBBY TO SHOP / SLEPT TODAY / INTENSE PAIN

 WEDNESDAY

OCTOBER 28 2026

I had taken 2 Benadryl again last night to get some sleep. Relief. I was in so much pain.

Hubby was up at 1:30AM with the dogs. Tater had diarrhea. He slept on the sofa, sitting on the heating pad for the rest of the night.

I got up at 5AM, it was completely dark outside. I asked Hubby to get off the sofa. He got up and I fell asleep for a while. I was in complete pain.

I did not wake up again until Hubby was leaving with Tater for the shop at 8:30AM. 

Hubby had cleaned cat litter, made the bed, made himself a burrito, and made himself a latte. 

I woke up at 9AM and got off the sofa. I was still in lots of pain. I got dressed. I turned on the hot tub. 

I slowly made myself some hot tea. I did not want food. 

I picked up dog poop, started the washer full of dirty clothes. I packed the dishwasher and started it.

I again could not stay awake and slept some more. Riley & PBJR slept on the dog beds. Later, PBJR got up on the sofa by herself.

I got up at NOON as Hubby called and wanted me to order pizza for him & the guys at the shop. Some customer was offering to buy for them. I asked why the customer did not go to the pizza restaurant and bring pizzas back? But the Dominos online ordering kept giving me error codes, so I tried calling and was put on hold. I hung up.

I called Hubby and said that I could not order pizzas. 

Hubby needed a code for Eibach to order parts. 

Then I transferred $ to pay for Rent at the shop.

I went back to sleep for a while. Then I woke up again to make hot tea and took Riley & PBJR outside. I played BALL with Riley. FEDEx delivered a package out front. It was my order of the Oregon 

Hubby & Tater drove by the back of the house at 5PM. We got out there and waved. PBJR was wiggling. Riley was barking.

We came inside. 

TUESDAY / OCT 27 / TIRED / NO SLEEP / GARBAGE DAY / DOG POOP / CLEAN CAT LITTER / PBJR TO SHOP /NAP

 TUESDAY

OCTOBER 27 2026

I took a few minutes to go potty, EXACTLY when the FedEx truck came by to drop off a package. Riley decided to go nuts, barking at the delivery guy thru the screen door. I came out and found a package from Blinds.com. The blinds that I had ordered at the beginning of the month. Finally came.

But. They were the wrong size. Cut at 21 inches instead of 21.5 inches as I had ordered. 

Of course, they don't handle anything thru email, so I had to CHAT with Gino at 4:29PM. No apology and blamed ME for measuring incorrectly. I ordered the SAME EXACT blind that I ordered in 2019. What a bunch of fucking assholes. I was ready to return it and get a refund, but they are going to send an "outside mount" that will be the correct size because "The manufacturer deducts approximately 3/8" from the width for inside mount to ensure it fits properly."

What a load of lies. Don't cut it to measurement by the customer. 

And no apology. Damn. 

So now we wait another 15 days. 

Hubby left in the Jeep to run the $ to MACU so we can make the rent tomorrow. Our fortunate state of Nevada has to take a day off for "Nevada Day" so all the banks are closed on Friday. Convenient. (sarcasm). 

MONDAY / OCT 26 / SLEPT LATE / HUBBY TO SHOP / PLAY WITH DOGS / SUNNY

MONDAY

OCTOBER 26 2026

Hubby was again up at 4AM to potty. He woke me up, but I went back to sleep. 

He was up again at 5AM with the dogs to let them out for potty.

I got up and slept on the sofa. Hubby slept on the chair. Dogs slept on dog beds. 

Hubby got up at 6AM and gave shredded cheese and tuna to the cats. He gave fresh water & put down kibble for the dogs. 

I continued sleeping until 8:30AM when he left. I had taken a painkiller, my hormone pill (which usually makes me sleepy) and a Benadryl pill to fall asleep last night. So I was mostly groggy. 

Hubby cleaned the cat litter, he gave me a kiss, and left in the FMF. 

Hot tub at 7:30PM. Little too hot. Riley jumped in and swam. We got out at 8PM. 

Hubby put PBJR and RIley on the treadmill.

SUNDAY / OCT 25 / HOT TUB / CREPES / VACUUM / RAKE ROCKS / STEAM CLEAN FLOORS / SUNNY PERFECT DAY /DIET SHOT

SUNDAY

OCTOBER 26 2026

Hubby got up with dogs at 5:30AM. He let them out for potty. 

I was up at 6:30AM. I got dressed. Hubby said the hot tub was hot and we should get in it. 

So I went into the laundry room and changed into my bathing suit where it is hanging. I get into the hot tub. Riley comes running out, jumps up, falls off the side, runs around again and jumps in the hot tub just as Hubby is stepping into it. I catch Riley and she starts smiling. She swims around and around. Then she swims to Hubby.

It is 58F degrees outside. SUNNY. 

We dried off after about 30 minutes. Riley had enough of swimming.

Put towels in dryer. I changed into clothes.

I made crepes. Fried up some eggs in bacon grease that Hubby had left over from making bacon on the grille the other day. Gave a little piece of egg to the dogs. Then I put the eggs in a crepe with bacon & mozarella for Hubby. I made a regular chicken, mozarella, and bacon crepe. 

We ate our crepes. Hubby watched TV and ordered stuff on Amazon with his iPad.

We moved the chairs on to the patio. I picked everything up off the floor. Hubby vacuumed the house. I steam cleaned the floors. I listened to music VERY LOUDLY.

Hubby worked on his plastic forms in the garage. 

I put everything away in the house. Dogs had been outside this whole time while we cleaned. I went out to play BALL with Riley. I talked to the neighbor, LeAnn that walked by on the sidewalk with her dog.

At 1PM, some guy named Stan came to see Hubby, said he had stuck his UTV at the top of the Mesa and needed help out. Hubby sent Nick to get pick him up.

Hubby gave me a diet shot. The injection site bled. My other injection site has a bruise.

I can't find my new lipstick, MILK so I had to order some more on Amazon.

Much, much later tonight, I will find my lipstick in the very back of my top drawer. I NEVER put it there. How did it get to the back?

We swam in 100F degree water. Hubby says to get a new temperature guide in the water. The one I ordered does not do well. 

SATURDAY / OCT 24 / SLEPT LATE / HUBBY TO SHOP WITH PBJR

 SATURDAY

OCTOBER 24 2026

Up at 4AM. PBJR was crowding me out and stole my blankets. I was cold.

I went to the sofa to sleep. 

Stuart slept on my head, then he scratched me. I was awake for the next 2 hours.

Hubby was up by 5AM. He put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats. 

Hubby & PBJR left for the shop in the FMF at 8:30AM. He was supposed to meet a customer at 9AM. 

Hubby has still not returned home at 11:15AM. 

I did bookwork. 

I put laundry in washer and started it. I put dirty dishes in dishwasher and started it.

I played BALL with Riley outside. Tater napped on a dog bed.

Hubby and PBJR got home at NOON. Hubby vacuumed out the FMF.

FRIDAY / OCT 23 / SUSHINE / VACUUM HOUSE / ST GEORGE / BAD PIZZA / DOG WALKS / RETURNS / DONATIONS / NAPS

 FRIDAY
OCTOBER 23 2026

Covered Tater up with his favorite dog blanket and he was nestled beside me, I was really warm. I fell asleep immediately. 

I was up and out of bed by MIDNIGHT because Hubby started snoring. 

I went out to the sofa to sleep. It was quite cold in the house as it got down to about 65F-55F overnight. I covered up with my favorite red blanket. Stuart settled on my feet to keep me warm. I reached down to rest my hand on him. I fell asleep.

I was awake 2 hours later, soaking in sweat. It was awful. I was in a pool of water. 

I got up and turned the A/C down to 72F. I went back to sleep. Stuart curled up on my head. 

I was up again at 4AM to take a hot bath as EVERYTHING in my body hurt. When I got into the hot water, IT HURT MY SKIN. So I had to get out of the tub quickly.

I dried off and went back to the sofa to sleep. 

Awake at 5:30AM when I heard Hubby and the dogs making noise in the bedroom. I got up and let the dogs out the sliding glass door.

Hubby went to make himself a hot latte. I made the bed. Hubby filled the syringe with his testosterone shot and I gave it to him in his butt.

I went to shower and wash my hair. I dried off and got dressed. I picked up everything on the floor as Hubby was vacuuming. There was dander, dust, cat & dog hair everywhere. Hair on the counters, the cat boxes, the air. 

I took the cat boxes outside and knocked the hair out of them. 

I did bookwork. Hubby cleaned the cat litter. I put dirty laundry in the washer. I cleaned off the counter and put dirty dishes in dishwasher. I cleaned all the dog & cat bowls. Gave them all fresh water and food. Gave the left over tuna to Riley & a little bit to PBJR.

We loaded all the donation goods into the FMF. Hubby took several phone calls. 

I made more hot tea. 

We drove to St George in the FMF. Stopped to wash the FMF at the Falcon Ridge car wash first.

Got to St George and walked the dogs at the Dixie Convention Center. Some idiot in a white SUV drove the wrong way down the drive and drove past the person they were picking up. The guy in a pink shirt was saving frantically, finally had to walk half way around the building to get to the SUV. We watched the whole stupidity.

I threw BALL for Riley. She got tired and had to rest in the wet grass under the shade of the trees. PBJR and Tater walked around wiith Hubby.

We drove to get a Calzone at Bella Marie's Pizzeria on the Bluff across from the park but they DID NOT HAVE CALZONES. The pizza was paper thin and tasted greasy. Hubby loved it. I hated it. We paid and left with 2 slices in a box. 

Drove to drop off donations at Deseret. All the guys there loved on the dogs. Especially PBJR. They kept petting her. 

Had to drive BACK downtown area of St George to pick up some plastic for a UTV visor from a Company there. I don't remember the name.

Hubby drove to Lowes to make a return of the stainless steel pipe that they FORCED us to buy to install on the new dryer. But they ended up NOT using. 

Then we drove to Beans & Brews on Riverside Drive because Hubby ABSOLUTELY HAD TO HAVE A LATTE again. He parked and walked in to use the potty while I waited in the car with the dogs. He got a latte and got me a green tea. It was hotter than the sun.

We drove to a LDS church to walk the dogs. I threw BALL for Riley. She pooped on the sidewalk. I did NOT pick it up.

Then we drove to the OTHER SIDE OF TOWN via I-15 thru bad directions by MapQuest. 

Hubby had to return part to SSV Works by the Airport. We drove to the bypass, but they were having some HUGE bicycle convention riding. Thousands of cars were parked everywhere and the road was blocked. We made a u-turn to get out of there and people honked at us. Assholes. 

Then we drove back to St George and got donuts at PinkBox donuts. 

PINKBOX HOLIDAY HALLOWEEN DOUGHNUTS

We drove back to Mesquite on I-15. Stopped to get fuel and Hubby got lottery tickets at Beaver Dam at TA Express. 

We got back to Mesquite and stopped at the shop. I was exhausted. Hubby had to drop off the plastic he picked up for the UTV visor.

We drove home at unloaded dogs. They went potty. They had water. They napped for the rest of the night.

PBJR NAPPING

We watched TV. 

I put out bowls and tuna cat for the cats in the morning.

Hot tub was ice cold because it had not been turned on today, I really wanted to soak in the hot tub.

I went to bed at 9PM. Dogs came with me. Stuart came in the room. Riley growled at him, lunged at him. Stuart started scatching at the mini blinds. I had Hubby come get him and lock the door. Hubby finally came to bed later and woke me up again.

THURSDAY / OCT 22 / SLEPT LATE / RAIN STORM & HAIL

THURSDAY 

OCTOBER 22 2026

I took 2 Benadryl last night because I really needed sleep. But it wired me again. 

I was wide awake and could not sleep. 

I got up at MIDNIGHT and went potty. I slept on the sofa. I was waking up every so often. Hot, Uncomfortable, Sweaty. At 4AM, I got up and turned the A/C down from 75F degrees to 72F degrees.

I was GULPING air to breathe. It was awful.

I had nightmares all night long. 

Hubby got up at 5AM with the dogs and let them out. They were quiet and did not bark. I heard Hubby got potty. Then he had to let them back inside. He gave tuna and shredded cheese to the cats with the bowls & spoon that I had left out last night.

Hubby had made the bed, put away the blankets, he had re-filled the ice maker. While I was sleeping on the sofa, I had to remind him to put the hose panels back as the water would go all over unless he did. He cleaned the cat litter and took it out to the garbage. 

Hubby made a burrito for himself. He kept turning on lights and I had to tell him to turn them off as I needed more sleep. 

I finally got up at 7:30AM. I made myself hot tea. Hubby sat down on the sofa for a few minutes before he had to leave for the shop. He watched YouTube automotive shows.

We looked around outside at all the damage done from the HAIL STORM last night. There were many plants damaged, plants were shredded, lots of leaves on the ground. The neighbor's sand had gotten onto our property. There was a sink hole by our foundation. Sand in the street had drained to the neighbor's. The end caps of our patio cover were blown off last night and Hubby picked them up out of the yard.

PLANTS DESTROYED/ LEAVES ON GROUND

TREE DEBRIS EVERYWHERE

SAND WASHED DOWN IN THE STREET

NEIGHBOR'S SAND WASHED DOWN FROM THEIR YARD

END CAPS BLOWN OFF FROM PERGOLA

Hubby left for the shop at 8:30AM in the FMF. I was in the backyard picking up dog poop. He hugged & kissed me goodbye.

Then I went inside and put dishes in dishwasher. 

I did bookwork all morning. I warmed up my egg bites in the new air fryer. I made more hot tea. 

I put the comforter in the washer and started it.

By NOON, the sky had clouded up and the mountains could not be seen. It started raining. Fortunately, I had NOT put the dog beds out again. 

MORE RAIN COMING

CAN NO LONGER SEE MOUNTAINS BECAUSE OF STORM

PBJR sat outside on the dog beds that were piled up under the patio to protect them from more rain. She enjoyed the cooler air. 

I played BALL with Riley for a while.

PBJR ON DOG BEDS

STORM CLOUDS

Tater was napping on my right side keeping me warm and Stuart the cat was napping on my left side. I could not move for hours.

STUART ON MY LEFT SIDE

TATER ON RIGHT SIDE OF SOFA

Hubby made dinner for himself. We shared "story time" on my iPhone. We watched TV. 

Waited for the hot tub to warm. I had turned it on at 11AM and it was STILL NOT OVER 95 DEGREES BY 8PM. 

Then it started raining. It got REALLY cold outside. About 65F degrees. The temperature dropped fast. 

We could not sit in the hot tub. So Hubby turned off the heater. 

I took some Oxycodone before bed so that I could sleep. 

We watched TV. I had a hot bath, Went to bed at 10PM. 

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.

RILEY STALKING A BIRD IN THE RAIN

RILEY PLAYING BALL IN THE RAIN

TATER ON DOG BED WHILE WATCHING RAIN

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. 

TATER AT THE SHOP HANGING AROUND, RELAXING

TATER TORE OPEN A BOX

I watched TV, FRINGE tv show. 

I took the dogs outside. PBJR slept on her bed and I threw BALLS for Riley.

Hubby & Tater got home at 5PM. They came in and surprised us by coming out to the back patio. I did not hear them come home. 

Riley hung out in the recliner which is very unusual for her. That is Tater's spot. 

RILEY IN RECLINER

STORM CLOUDS

MORE STORM CLOUDS

We stepped out on the back patio, the side patio, and the front entryway to see the hail. The hail made its way all the way to the front door as it bounced.

Hubby had left the FMF outside as usual and it rained down on it. We would later find that plastic has been broken off the vehicle, it is full of dents. Hubby is sad.

HAIL IN BACK YARD

HAIL IN FRONT YARD

HAIL ON SIDE PATIO BY HOT TUB

HAIL ON SIDE YARD

HAIL ON PATIO

At 8:30PM, I took 2 Benadryl tonight to sleep. Then I helped Hubby wash Tater in the shower. I dried him off. 

We went to bed at 10PM. Hubby locked Stuart outside of the bedroom. 

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. 

PBJR AT SHOP WITH OSCAR

PBJR AT USPS WITH DADDY

PBJR COMES HOME WITH HUBBY

Hubby & PBJR came home at 5:30PM.

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. 

GS NAILS at 9AM pedicurs. 

BROWN NAILS FOR FALL

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.