SATURDAY
JUNE 13 2026
At 4AM, it was still hot. 83F degrees.
I was already up at 4AM, sweating on my pillow. I knew immediately that Hubby had left the A/C on 73F degrees. I got up and turned it down to 70F. The cooler air was refreshing. Then I put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats.
I started making a hot latte for Hubby, hot tea for myself.
I got dressed.
By 4:30, I woke Hubby up and let the dogs out for potty.
I made the bed before we left. I went out and opened the rear driver's door so the dogs could load. I started the car so the A/C was cooling it down
I put the harnesses on the dogs and Hubby locked the doors. Hubby had gotten dressed and put his shoes on.
We loaded the dogs. Left at 5AM.
FUEL SATURDAY JUNE 13 2026
We drove to Bunkerville. Walked dogs there. Nobody was there. Tater pooped it was water. I could not pick it up. Riley pooped, but the poop disappeared and we could not find it.
When we first entered the soccer field, there was a HUGE CRANE sitting on the light pole. He flew away afterwards.
HUGE CRANE ON LIGHT POLE IN SOCCER FIELD
Riley found her golf ball and I threw it as we walked across the park. PBJR was free dog and went WAY FAR in front of us.
Riley lost her ball at the end of the walk by the trees. We could NOT FIND IT.
Gave the dogs fresh water, then loaded them into the car.
Drove to the Info Center to walk the dogs there. There was NOBODY there. We let them free-range all over. Kept PBJR on a leash. No birds for Riley to chase. Tater pooped water again. We are concerned about him.
We gave the dogs fresh water and then loaded them into the FMF.
Drove to Beaver Dam where Hubby got fuel at TA Express. On the drive there via the I-15, the dogs settled down for naps.
NAPPING IN THE BACK SEAT ON THE DRIVE TO BEAVER DAM
The Del Taco there was CLOSED in the morning. They open at 9AM. Which is odd because they offer breakfast burritos. Hubby turned to go into Beaver Dam to see if the Burrito/Taco truck was there, but it was not. Instead, he turned around at the school and we drove back to the Interstate. Hubby suggested that the new Alfredo A's in Littlefield at the truck plaza was open, so I checked the hours. They were open. We drove to Littlefield where Hubby parked and went inside. I sat in the A/C with the dogs. PBJR decided to THROW herself into the front seat and sit against the steering wheel then closed her eyes and started snoring.
ALFREDO A'S IN LITTLEFIELD FOR BURRITOS
Hubby came out with fresh, hot burritos.
We drove back to Mesquite where Hubby had to go shopping at Smith's for milk. He also got bread, cupcakes, raisin bran, eggs, hawaiian buns, potato bread, and hummus (because they were out of guacamole).
FUEL SATURDAY JUNE 13 SMITHS
At home, I unloaded the dogs. Hubby unloaded the car and put away groceries.
I picked up dog poop outside. Tater had diarrhea in two places and fortunately the hose could reach. So I sprayed those spots down. Then I watered the transplanted plant to the far left. I watered all the other plants. I watered the cactus that Oscar planted on the side of the house.
I refilled the dog water as there was dirt blown into it.
I made hot tea when I got inside. I put dishes in the dishwasher. I got laundry out of the dryer and put it away.
Hubby took the blower out front because we have seeds everywhere, but his battery died. I asked him to vacuum out my side of the car, too.
I vacuumed the armoire and cleaned out the cat litter. Hubby had to vacuum my office because one of the cats had gotten a tea bag and tore into it. It was scattered all over the floor.
We ate the breakfast burritos Hubby went inside Alfredo As in Littlefield to purchase. Mine was full of potatoes. Very little sausage or cheese or egg. About 95% potatoes, 1% sausage and cheese and egg. And it was tasteless.
Hubby vacuumed the rest of the house.
I started another load of laundry. I ordered some ear pods and another striped summer sweater because my black and white one was ripped on the sleeve. I will try to repair it with sewing.
At 1PM, I asked Hubby if he wanted to go to the Pawn Shop in town to look at guns. He finally agreed and we took the Jeep. Left the dogs at home. Locked Robert & Stuart in the front room, locked Rattler in our room. Gave all the cats food & water.
We left the TV on a dog show program from YouTube.
Drove to The UPS Store and dropped off a return to Amazon for Hubby. Then we drove to the Pawn Shop on Mesquite Boulevard. They did not have any reasonably priced used guns. Hubby said they were asking new price for used guns.
Then we drove to the Thai Food Restaurant because Hubby kept whining about wanting to eat there. I was not hungry.
We ate there. We both had Lunch Specials - he had Kung Pao chicken while I had the Orange chicken. Both of us got sticky rice. Had egg drop soup.
EGG DROP SOUP
We paid and went out to the Jeep - there was a tree trimming service that had a lift extended which the individual was cutting palm branches and dropping them. We rushed to get out of there before the 50 pound branches crashed down on the car. BUT THE STUPID JEEP WOULD NOT START AGAIN.
NICK & HIS TRUCK COME TO OUR ASSISTANCE TO JUMP JEEP
We went back inside and Hubby called our mechanic, Nick to bring the jump box to start it. He said he would be there shortly. We waited and talked to the owner of the restaurant. The owner knew Coeur d'Alene which is where we said we were from; she had visited when her (now deceased) husband had attended a pharmaceutical convention at The CDA Resort in the 1990s and she bought several condos at Kellog Mountain Ski Resort when they first built. She said she wandered into the sales convention and they thought she was an "investor". She sold the condos after a few years and made quite a bit of $.
Nick finally came and jump-started the Jeep and we got out of there quickly. Drove home.
At home, we let the dogs out for potty. Let the cats out of the rooms.
While outside later, playing BALL with Riley, the wind came up and dark clouds started forming around the area. Winds kept getting stronger. we brought our patio pillows inside the house. I brought the dog beds under the patio because it rained JUST A LITTLE BIT later.
STORM CLOUDS OVER MESA
STORM CLOUDS OVER MOUNTAINS
MORE STORM CLOUDS OVER MOUNTAINS
We watched TV and then went to bed at 9PM. We were exhausted.