JUST ANOTHER SATURDAY

SATURDAY
SEPT 30 2017

Got up with severe cramps. Took several aspirins. Tried to take a bath.

Made eggs. Hubby fried sausage after I cut it up.

Hubby fed dogs eggs.

Fed cats tuna. Zimmy was the only cat here. Rattler came in afterwards.

The wind was blowing and it felt colder than 50°. 

Hubby watched tv for a while. I started laundry & dishes. Went outside to put more grain out.

Hubby could not find his keys. We had to locate it with the TILES. Thank goodness we have these.

Took the dogs for a walk in Farragut Park around the new building site on the Horse side of the park.

Came back home. Picked up the mail.

Hubby rested on the couch for the day.

I ordered a couple sweatshirts on Etsy. 

 Pumpkin Shirt

 Pumpkin Spice Sweatshirt

I ordered 2 more Sport TILES to locate things FOR THE BUSINESS RMOR. 

 

I took a nap at 4PM.

We watched a movie, Moonrise Kingdom.  

I made chicken. Hubby had his garlic shrimp & pasta that he had made.

We went to bed at 11PM.

MORE NORMAL DAY 2

FRIDAY 

SEPTEMBER 29 2017

Up at 5AM to potty. Nightmares all night long.

Got up at 7:45AM. Made breakfast eggs for dogs, Breakfast sandwich for hubby.

Made lattes.

Turkeys came this morning.

Reviewed tax letter emailed from attorney.

Did bookwork for business.

Took dogs for a brief walk in the park at Farragut. We walked around the Brig woods walk.

On the way home, hubby stopped for a latte in Athol. Talked to Skinny Danny.,

Picked up mail, just junk. Hubby stopped at the shop to talk with Mark.

At home, we unloaded dogs.

Katrina with UPS came and brought my HM black shirts order.

Hubby went inside to put his foot up and ice it.

I did more bookwork.

Uploaded hubby's pictures from his phone.

Picked up dog poo outside.

Put away laundry.

Put away dishes.

Went outside and loaded the bowls with grains for the deer.

Ordered Nanogreens.

Hubby had to meet a guy named Zach and pay him for the Suzuki Samurai parts. Zach drove over here and talked for quite a while with hubby.

Had to drive to Rathdrum; hubby drove King Ranch truck while I drove Jeep to meet guy from Spokane to look at the King Ranch. He test drove it. Said he wants to buy it. Wants us to meet him at his bank tomorrow.

Drove back home.

Cleaned up Harley and covered it up.

Hubby sat with his leg up.

Watched TV and went to bed at 10PM

LESS NORMAL DAY

THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 28 2017


Woke up at 7AM.

I am still very dizzy today.

Hubby made eggs for dogs.

His leg was still hurting really bad. I told him that we have to go to Doctor again today.

I made lattes.

Drove Jeep to RMOR South.


Picked up customer's truck; hubby drove his truck, I drove Jeep over to Transamerica. Hubby loaded new tires into back of customer's truck.

We drove over to Perfection Tire in Post Falls and dropped off tires to be mounted onto truck.

Drove the Jeep to Jitterz and got latte.

Stopped at Columbia Bank to drop off check.

Drove to CDA and washed Jeep at Metro Express.

Stopped at 765-TECH to pick up invoice from Ty.

Drove to Rhonda Nails in Rathdrum. Hubby dropped me off at 11:45AM. He picked me up at 12:45.

Then we drove to Post Falls to take hubby to Doctor at NW Urgent Care.

Dr gave Ultrasound to hubby. Discovered there was lots of blood & fluid build up. Dr said off til Tuesday, then re-check. Recommended aspirin and ice.

I was starving for food.

We went to lunch at La Cabana Mexican Restaurant.

Then went to get latte for hubby at Bear Necessities on State Line.

Drove to get a latte for me at Jitterz.

Saw some old english mastiff puppies being sold on the corner of Greensferry & Seltice in a parking lot, so we had to stop and look at them. They were only 6 weeks old. The people selling them were creepy. Old, old man and overweight woman. We decided not to purchase.

Drove to Wendy's to pick up burgers for dogs.

Met customer at Rocky Mountain Off Road South and he paid with checks.

Had to drive to Columbia Bank to deposit checks.

Then we drove home.

Stopped in Athol to pick up more skim milk at Lil Town. I went inside. Lots of people shopping there.

Picked up mail at home.

Hubby sat on the couch and elevated his foot.

I went to bed at 10PM.

SICK DAY FOR HUBBY

WEDNESDAY
9-27-2017

I got up at 4AM to open the doggy door for Wilson. He whined and wanted outside.

Then got up at 7:30 to make breakfast for dogs & hubby. Made latte for hubby.

Hubby was already on the couch with his leg elevated.

I washed our comforter.

Started the dishes.

Hubby called Progressive and talked with Dakota to advise we are putting Harley in storage and to reduce insurance to Comprehensive only.

Filled out online confirmation for AIL Life Insurance thru CWA 7670.

I went down to get mail at Noon.

Hubby sat on the couch all day with his leg elevated. He alternated ice & heat on his bruised leg.

We watched TV.

I did bookwork.

We went to bed at 10PM.

MORE BRUISING & SWELLING FOR HUBBY

TUESDAY
SEPTEMBER 26 2017

I got up to potty at 5AM and hubby's leg was still swollen & the bruising was pooled at the bottom of his foot now. Very scary.

I told him that he was staying home and going to the Dr again.

He got up at 6AM to feed the kitties. Then he sat on the couch and watched his shows. The dogs got up to sit with him. Willie sat on his shoulder.

I came down at 8AM to make breakfast eggs & breakfast sandwich. I threw bacon in the oven to cook. I made latte for hubby.

Called the kitties in from outside. No Koda Kat. She must be out hunting again.

Drove hubby into the Dr again today. The doctor was not there, but he did get in to see the nurse. She said rest, elevate. Not a blood clot at the bottom of his foot where all the blood is pooling.

Bruised leg

Maybe compartment syndrome. Come back in the afternoon and see a doctor.

Took hubby to Moondollars to have lunch. Sat out on the patio. It was sunshiny and warm. We watched a couple hawks in the sky, circling way up high. The sun felt good. Cool enough to be comfortable. Special today for lunch was Turkey sandwiches. Hubby got his with tots, I had sweet potato fries again.

Stopped to check on truck at Post Falls shop.

We drove over to CDA and I had my Rolfing Session. Hubby went down to the college and peed on a tree as the bathrooms were closed.

I got out of my appointment where she only worked on my neck and face today.

Then we stopped at Starbucks on Ironwood where I purchased more pods for the Verismo system and got a Maple Pecan latte for myself.

We drove to get the Jeep washed at Metro Express.

Went over to Costco and filled with fuel.

Stopped at North 40 to get grain for deer. We went potty.

Drove home.

At home, I unloaded grain. Put grain out for deer.

We watched TV. Hubby elevated his foot and put heating pad on it.

Went to bed at 10PM.

WINTER CLEAN UP

WINTER IS COMING
SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 24 2017

Got up at 7:00AM.

Made latte for hubby. Hubby made eggs for dogs.

Hubby sat and watched his show on Streaming TV - Hot Rod's Roadkill. 

Then we loaded the dogs into the white Dually at 9:30 and drove to Farragut Park.

Went walking down by Willow Day Use Area. Lots of new smells. I loved walking down by the water. It was a warm day, about 47° but we still had to wear our hoodies.

Wilson stuck his head out of the window going down & back.

We stopped at the Latte stand in Athol to pick up another latte for hubby. He got an awful tasting Dirty Blonde - cinnamon, caramel, & brown sugar. 

At home, we unloaded dogs.

Turkeys were here eating. 

Hubby went to J. Wilson's at 10AM with Mark to pick up the forklift that the guy was supposed to have fixed.

When he returned, we started to clean up the yard.

I gave the deer more grain and spread some on the ground for the turkeys.

Swept the patio. Put away the rocking chairs & deck chairs down below the deck.

Stored the bridge in the garage. Put the riding lawnmower in front of the Jeep. Put the push lawnmower in the garage.

Cleaned up the weeds in the back under the deck/stairs.

I picked up dog poo.

I have to find the cover for the Harley. I think it is downstairs.

Stopped to have lunch at 1PM. By 2PM, we were all done.

Hubby went inside to rest his leg. Elevated it.

We watched his automotive shows for a while.

Then we took the dogs for another walk in the park at 5:30PM. Walked around the Waldron Campground where it looks like they are doing sewer and water work. Have lots of pipe, markers, and equipment.

Drove home, unloaded dogs.

Hubby drove customer's truck and I took the Jeep to the Post Falls shop to drop off the truck. Drove behind some fucking idiot on Hwy 53 & McGuire Road; he kept trying to turn left and slowed down to 25 mph. Idiot that did not know WHERE he was going. We could not pass him, had to follow him all the way to the traffic light at the old church and he STILL signaled both left & right. Fucking old guy that should not be driving. Kept trying to turn left and slowed down to 25 mph.

At the shop, Hubby had me jump in the truck with him and see if I could find where the noise was coming from, we drove down the interstate and I could still not figure it out. The noise has stymied hubby.

Hubby drove to CDA on the interstate, we washed the Jeep at Metro Express.

Some idiots tried to pull out into us at the Texas Roadhouse parking lot. Drove to Fred Meyer in the Jeep as hubby wanted a peach pie and I was too tired to make one.

Then we drove home on Hwy 95.

At home, we were exhausted. Went to bed at 11:00PM.

HUBBY AT SHOP

SATURDAY
9-23-2017

Got up when Wilson started barking at something outside. It was turkeys!

Turkeys were back again. Bad cat Joey tried to menace them, but they hung around for quite a while. We closed the dog door and I called Joey along with Scaredy inside. They came inside quickly. They listen to Mommy!

I made lattes.

Hubby made left overs & eggs for dogs.

He sat on the couch with his leg elevated and ate breakfast.

I cleaned up, started the dishwasher. Started washing clothes.

We took dogs to walk in Farragut Park around 10AM. Down by the Disc Golf area. Checked to see how they are coming on the Zipline Course. They moved everything up by the bathrooms for construction. Hopefully, they will get it done this year before snow.

On the way back, hubby had to stop for a latte. He got an Amaretto and made me get a Pumpkin Cheesecake.

Stopped for milk at Lil Town.

Waited for 2 trains crossing at the RxR tracks.

Picked up mail at home.

Hubby fixed the leaking hose. He turned off the water for the season.

Hubby left for the shop at 1PM.

I went out and put peaches & grain for the deer & moose.

Hubby picked up Beebo at 2PM after stopping to talk to Joe Holman.

Hubby worked until 6PM, then came back home.

He was too tired to take the dogs for another walk.

We stayed home and watched TV. Went to bed at 10PM.

WENT INTO TOWN

FRIDAY
9/22/2017


Got up this morning. It was nice outside. Sun was shining.

Hubby rested his leg on the couch while I made breakfast. I made lattes. Made eggs for hubby & dogs.

Turkeys were here this morning. 

Neighbor Dan Wurster who lives behind us came over to pay for his Storage of his Camper this winter. Wilson started barking while he walked up the driveway. He stayed to talk for quite a while.

We took dogs for walk in the park around the Brig. It was cool to start out with, but we made the entire walk and it got warm.

Came back home. By then it was time to eat as we were both hungry. Stopped at Country Boy to have lunch. Left the dogs in the truck because it was cool. Rolled the windows down.

Saw Richie Cole and Buzzy Booten in the diner. Richie came over to say hi and sat with us for a while.

Then hubby went to the restroom while I paid. We drove home.

Dropped off dogs. Then hubby went down to the shop to find parts while I changed.

Drove to Richie's to drop off parts. I sat in the truck and waited for over 30 minutes.

Then we drove to Hayden and dropped KR"s makeup off at her work. She gave us a tour again so hubby could see where she worked.

We got a latte at Jitterz. Drove to Golden Glo Espresso for hubby's latte. Met Kevin & Leslie at the stand.

Drove to Horizon and made a deposit. Hubby went inside while I waited in the truck. He saw a girl taking in Espressos and said hello to her.

We drove to pick up a case of peaches and 6 Pink Lady apples at the Poteet Stand on Government Way.

Drove to Columbia Bank to pick up copies of checks that hubby forgot to copy. It took us forever to wait as the girls were incompetent and could not locate anything on the archives.

Then we got gasoline at Costco. Parked at Costco. Returned our tuna. Some lady started talking to us when we were in the return line. She was bringing back an apple pie. We purchased some more groceries.

By that time, it was 4PM. We drove home. Exhausted.

Picked up our mail at home. Unloaded everything from the store.

I went outside to give more grain to the deer/moose.

Hubby put his leg up and rested on the couch for the night.

We went to bed at 10PM.

HUBBY TEARS MUSCLE IN LEFT LEG

THURSDAY
9-21-2017

When hubby came home last night, he had severely bruised his leg on the truck running board. So he was barely able to walk this morning.

Bruising on Leg

I made breakfast for dogs & hubby and lattes.

Stopped in Rathdrum to get latte at Jitterz.

Then we took hubby into the Immedia Care in Post Falls. Had to wait for quite a while to see Dr Winter. Idiot receptionist had no clue what she was doing. Seems like more and more people don't do their jobs well.

Afterwards, hubby was hungry, so we ate at Moondollars. There was a cold breeze blowing.

Hubby had Rye sandwich, I had the special which was the Slow Cooked Prime Rib French Dip.

Some stinky perfumed older woman sat beside hubby. We had to get out of there fast!

EVEN MORE RAIN

WEDNESDAY
9-20-2017

Got up this morning feeling even more tired than when I went to bed.

Hubby got up and fed cats tuna.

I got up and made eggs. Made lattes. Hubby fed eggs to dogs. I made his breakfast sandwich.

The King Ranch would not start again, hubby thinks it needs a new battery. So he transferred everything to the white Dually and drove it to work.

He forgot his billfold in the other truck.

Turkeys were here by 7:30AM, I had to bring Rattler inside because he was chasing them. Scaredy would not come inside. He decided to chase turkeys.

Moose were here by 8AM. They slept outside in the woods for a while.

I took garbage out to the garage. Started laundry & dishes.

Worked on bookwork all day.

Hubby called me and talked to me all the way that he drove home. Hubby got home late at 8:30PM.

He parked the Dually close to the door and hobbled up the steps. He had slipped off the running board of the truck as he got in the cab. The running board had scraped his left leg. He thought maybe he had broken it as it was swollen up and hard as rock.

Hubby took off his pants. We wrapped it up and put ice on it. Hubby sat on the couch with the leg elevated for the rest of the night.

Went to bed early at 10PM.

MORE RAIN AND BOOKWORK

TUESDAY
9-19-2017

RAINING AGAIN TODAY.

I had a fever at 5AM. 

Got up at 5AM because Zim brought in a mouse. He was bopping it on the floor. Or as hubby says...WWE wrestling!

We both got up to potty and hubby disposed of the mouse.

Then we went back to bed. But hubby had turned off his alarm.

He woke up late. I was still sleeping and did not get up to make breakfast. Hubby went to work. He barely made it with 7 minutes to spare.

I did laundry and dishes.

Made myself a hot latte.

Gave dogs some chicken slices, Gave cats some tuna.

Moose & turkeys came by 7:30AM.

Steve with the Samurai came and paid at 7:35AM. 

I started doing bookwork at 8:30AM.

Guy with big truck & camper on the back came at 10AM. It was raining. He picked up his license plate and I asked him for a tour of his camper. It was HUGE & BIG. Very tall. And heavy.

Got mail at 1PM.

UPS came at 2PM and brought my Sam & Libby blue bow-tie flats. I like them and will order some in black.

I went down stairs for file cabinets to find something. Found that the cats had torn apart a bird in the basement. It took me almost 2 hours to clean up the mess with the vacuum. Clean up cat litter. 

Took at nap around 4-5PM because my eyes were burning.

Hubby got home at 7:30PM. He brought Wendy's burgers for dogs & salads for me.

We watched TV. I did bookwork.

Went to bed at 10:30PM.

BOOKWORK & RAIN

MONDAY
9-19-2017

RAINED TODAY AFTER 2.5 MONTHS WITHOUT RAIN.

Got up and made hubby latte & egg sandwich.

Made eggs for dogs. Gave tuna to kitties.

Hubby left at 6:45AM after watching Raising Hope.

I started laundry & dishes.

Went to get mail at Noon.

Put away all the stuff outside as it started raining today.

The far west side garage door would not close.

No food for moose or deer. We forgot to purchase some on Sunday.

I worked on bookwork all day long.

Hubby got home at 5:30. He brought home grain from the old farmer's place on Hayden Avenue.

Fed the moose & deer.

We took dogs for a walk in the park

Got back and hubby had beef stew with noodles for dinner. I had salad.

I did not feel well afterwards. We watched the final streaming episode available of Preacher. 

Went to bed at 10:30PM.

SUNDAY NORMAL

SUNDAY
9-17-2017

Got up at 8AM after taking 3 allergy pills so that I could sleep.

Lots of weird dreams.

Hubby was making egg breakfast.

I made lattes.

Moose were here. No food to feed them. They had eaten it all. I took some leftover watermelon & oatmeal down to them.

We got dressed and took dogs for walk in Farragut Park.

SATURDAY AND WALK DOGS

SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 16 2017

Did not sleep very well last night. Was awake for hours.

Zim slept with us all night. Wilson got into bed several times, once after he came in from outside, he had poop on his butt. I had to get up and clean my hand and his butt.

Finally fell asleep around 4am.

Got up at 7am.

It was freezing cold last night. Only 30F degrees over night. Cats all stayed inside last night.

Momma Moose was here this morning, the babies were missing.

I made lattes. Hubby made eggs with hashbrowns. He used too many hashbrowns. Had to make more eggs.

He put bacon in the oven. Greasy pan leftover.

Did laundry and dishes.

We got dogs ready for walk. Hubby went to the shop to unload the truck from Tom's that was on the trailer. Ben went down to the shop with him.

Loaded dogs into White Dually. Drove to Park and walked dogs around the Disc Golf Course. Lots of cars there for an event.

Good walk. Wilson tried to eat a mouse.

On the drive back, we saw DOZENS of hawks circling on the wind. Hubby had to pull over to see it.

Hubby stopped at the new Espresso in Athol to get drinks. Skinny Danny was upset because he had received a fine from the city of Athol for his property.

We came home. Jack, Mark's dog, was chewing on the head of a deer that he had found. There were lots of black birds, crows, and North Idaho vultures circling around it.

Hubby had lunch.

He went down to pick up the dead deer head in his truck and take it to the dump.

Wrote up an invoice for hubby.

Hubby and I drove to Athol again for oatmeal. Then we returned home. He left at 10:30AM and went to the Post Falls shop.

I did bookwork.

Watched Fortitude, a weird and violent show.

Hubby finally got home at 7PM.

Casey came over to try to fix the King Ranch Ford that hubby is trying to sell.

STORAGE SCHEDULING

FRIDAY
9-15-2017

I could not sleep, so got up at 5:30 and made ham cups for hubby. Had to bake them in the oven.

Made latte for hubby. Made eggs for dogs.

Hubby got up at 6AM.

He watched Raising Hope. Then he went outside and put the grain out for deer & moose.

Came back inside and ate his ham cups. Drank his latte.

He left with my Jeep. The white dually had the trailer on so he could not take that in to work.

I put pears out for the deer & moose.

Cleaned up breakfast. Started dishes. Started laundry. Made the bed.

Called customer for credit card payment.

Worked on bookwork.

Scheduled Christmas events & booked them online.

Went outside to water lilacs. Picked up dog poo in back yard.

Took a nap at noon.

Emailed a contract to a client for Storage from hubby's text info.

Went outside and put grain out for deer. Jack had come up to eat & drink. Petted Jack.

NAILS & TOES & MORE SMOKE

THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 14 2017

Got up at 6AM to make breakfast sandwich and latte for hubby.

The wind is blowing and there is SMOKE IN THE AIR AGAIN. Turned on the A/C to keep the doors closed.

The Moose were here already. So hubby took pears out to them. We are out of grain.

Hubby fed eggs to dogs.

Hubby left at 6:30 because there is a Meeting at work today.

I took a brief nap on the couch because I was exhausted.

Then I started laundry and dishes.

I also started to pack up the clothes upstairs from the closets to take them to Rachelle. Her sister is in Social Work in Spokane and will distribute them there.

KERATIN TREATMENT HAIR DAY

WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 13 2017

Got up at 6AM to make breakfast sandwich for hubby and eggs for dogs.

Hubby went outside to feed the moose. He put out grain & pears.

Hubby tried to take the King Ranch truck to work, but it did not start.

So he took the Grey Dodge to work instead.

I cleaned up.

Started laundry & dishes.

Vacuumed the rugs.

It was cooler today.

Drove to hair appointment in Hayden. Stopped to pick up a drink at Jitterz.

Was at appointment from 1PM to 4:15PM. Had color done. Had Keratin Treatment done.

Left and drove home.

I had salad when I got home. Gave the dogs some turkey meat for a treat.

I fed the moose. Only Momma was out there. Later, a deer came up behind her and ate some of the grain.

Hubby called while I was at Hair appointment and he wanted to attend Union Meeting for a Vote. I told him be home early because we were walking the dogs tonight.

He locked himself out of the truck and had to break in. He broke the window in the back to get into the truck.

I was angry that he got home late, that he lied about the time he was leaving the Union Meeting, and angry that he locked the door on the truck.

He finally got home at 6:30, had to vacuum out the back of the truck with all the glass inside it.

Took the dogs for a late night walk in Farragut Park.

We stopped at Lil Town on the way home for milk. Hubby bought lottery tickets.

Drove home, unloaded dogs. Moose were gone.

Watched Father Brown. 

Went to bed at 10PM.

MORE ROLFING

TUESDAY
9-12-2017

Woke up at 6AM. Joey got into bed with us. Wilson had already crawled into bed with us at 4AM. I stroked his belly to make him sleep.

Made breakfast sandwich for hubby. Grilled bacon in the microwave. I made him a latte.

Hubby fed eggs to the dogs.

The moose were already here when we got up. They had not left all night.

Hubby left for work and put out pears for the moose.

Moose walked around the yard. Drank water, ate the pears.

I did laundry and dishes.

Drove to town in the Jeep. Picked up a latte & water at Jitterz.

Had my appointment for Rolfing at 1PM.

Afterwards, I stopped at Wendy's and picked up burgers for dogs and salads for me.

Drove home.

Picked up the mail.

Gave dogs their cheeseburgers.

Took a nap for a couple hours.

Hubby did not get home until 8:30PM.

We watched TV and went to bed.

WILSON HONKING

MONDAY
9-11-2017

Wilson was honking all night long. He came upstairs and I helped him into our bed around 2AM. He slept between us and I kept stroking his belly to calm him down.

Got up at 6AM to make breakfast sandwich & latte for hubby. Made eggs for dogs.

Hubby left and I went out to feed moose, but Momma Moose raced across the road. Almost got hit by 2 cars!

Then the babies came running across later. One car stopped for them.

I gave them carrots and pears. I could not reach the grain to take it out to them.

I did bookwork, started laundry, started dishes.

Moose left at 10:30AM.

I took a nap at 2PM and slept until 4PM. I was tired.

Then got up and vacuumed some of the house. Cleaned. Put away dishes & laundry.

Hubby got home at 7:30PM. We binge watched Preacher. I took a bath. Went to bed at 11:30PM. 

CLEAR SKIES & MOOSE & TURKEYS

SUNDAY
9/10/2017

Hubby woke up at 5AM and said that the two baby moose were in the woods with Momma and sleeping.

I had not slept well last night.

I got up at 7AM and decided to feed them. Hubby got up with me. We took grain out to them and put it down.

Turkeys came by later to eat the grain. Moose went over to drink water.

Turkeys

Moose left and then returned briefly.

Started laundry. Washed dog bed covers.

We made breakfast. Hubby made eggs. I made lattes. We sat on the deck, but then decided not to bother the moose and went inside.

Gave Wilson a bath in the tub. Hubby dried him off.

Hubby watched his TV automotive shows.

The King Ranch parked in the driveway. All ready to sell.

King Ranch

Took the dogs to Farragut Park and walked thru the campgrounds. Then we drove around campgrounds looking at campers.

Came back home and gave cats some more tuna.  Hubby made a hotdog for lunch. I made another latte & ate oatmeal with honey.

We sat and watched hubby's tv automotive show for 30 minutes, then got changed and drove to CDA.

Saw fire at the Chilco Recycling Building Materials right next to the mill.

 Mountain of Wood Burning

In town, we got lattes at Jitterz. Mine had too much ice.

Dropped off letter in USPS mailbox for State of Idaho to get LLC papers.

Picked up pears at Poteet Produce paid $60 for a half a pallet.

Got gasoline in Dodge at Costco. Picked up a PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE for me at Starbucks.

I think I purchased this TOO early in the season. It needs to feel cooler, like Fall. Smell like Fall to drink one of these. It is still warm around here.

Went to Walmart and picked up some groceries.

Drove home. Fire still burning at Chilco Recycling Building Materials.

Unloaded groceries.

Put pears & carrots out for the moose & deer.

Did some bookwork at home.

Hubby made dinner for us. Brats & Grilled Sauerkraut, Creamed Corn, Grilled Onions.

We binge-watched Preacher. Went to bed at 11PM.

NO SMOKE!

SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 9 2017

Got up this morning and woke to a beautiful day without smoke. You don't realize how fresh the air is, until you lose it.

I made breakfast sandwich for hubby, eggs for dogs. Made lattes.

We sat on the front deck and listened to Steely Dan.

Heard a squirrel clicking in the woods. So we ran out and hubby shot him. Scared poor Zim cat. He had been stalking the squirrel, but we had not seen him. He ran out of the woods with his tail twice as big as himself! Poor kitty.

We walked the dogs in Farragut Park. It was nice and cool. Found a painted stone.

 Painted Rock

Then hubby had to go over to Spirit Lake to get some bolts at Spirit Lake Hardware Store. I walked Wilson around so he could pee as he was fussing.

We drove back home.

Hubby went over to load a Dually truck onto his trailer at Charles' Shop. Then he drove back, kissed me and left for the Post Falls Shop.

I did laundry, did dishes, vacuumed house, cleaned house.

Worked on bookwork.

Worked on hanging flags.

Hubby got home later tonight. We got ready. KR drove up with Beebo.

We drove down to Bayview in KR's car. Stayed at the Concert at the Marina for a while. It was too loud to converse. Lots of people there.

 Justin McDonald's Band at the McDonald's Marina

Saw 2 deer walking down to the Marina when we left, a mother and baby.

KR drove us back home. She left and was meeting Amanda.

We watched TV and went to bed at 10:30PM.