OPEN HOUSE & BUSY DAY

OPEN HOUSE
JULY 14 2018
SATURDAY

Got up at 7AM. I had already been up at 4AM because a mosquito bit me on my left ankle, right on my chigger bites. I need to stay out of the woods.

Hubby made eggs for himself and the dogs. He insisted on having a burrito. Instead of thawing out the ones inside the freezer...

Hubby went outside to mow while I oiled all the cabinets in the bathroom & kitchen. It was difficult, hot work.

Hubby mowed the circle drive and the backyard.

Ken was here early at 8:30AM. He talked to hubby for a while.

Ken left to put out  LITTLE ITTY BITTY SIGNS in Spirit Lake and down Clagstone Road. No wonder nobody, absolutely NOBODY came to the Open House!

It was a very hot day. I think the high was 92 Degrees F.

Hubby took a shower and I changed clothes. Had to clean up all the oil that spilled on the floor.

We drove to Spirit Lake and 1/2 way there, one of the RV storage people called and said they were there to get out their RV. We had to return to the house and open the shop.

The dogs and I waited patiently in the hot truck while hubby got the RV out and the people left.

Then we left again. Driving to Spirit Lake. Could not get a latte at the Espresso Stand there because they had 4 cars on each side. They have a great business in the summer!

At the traffic construction in Oldtown, ID, hubby threw out his water bottle. It missed the pickup bed, so he got out and threw it in. He opened the rear window of the truck so Ben could have air. However, he had spilled 90 Weight Oil in the back and it STUNK. I was about to vomit.

Drove to Newport, WA and got blended Frap lattes there and then drove into town to get the truck washed. I had to walk the dogs around the railroad tracks and in front of the hardware store shade. Hubby talked to another guy that was washing his truck who suggested that we take the dogs for a walk int he woods near there.

Another guy from the motorcycle shop across the street came across and talked to us about Ben's coloring and his son's pitbull.

We went for a walk in the woods that the guy had suggested. Upper Wolf Trail System. It was nice. Not overgrown weeds. Dogs liked the new smells.

Stopped to get gasoline at a gas station just past Oldtown. I had to potty. The girl behind the counter knew exactly what I wanted and directed me. It was funny. Hubby was talking to a couple that were hauling trailers to Alaska. Sounded Fun.

Then we drove up to Priest River to have burgers at Burger Express. It took us over 20 minutes to wait for our order. While hubby waited in the truck at the drive-thru, I went inside the grocery store to get a case of water. Came back outside and still had to wait another 18 minutes. It was awful.

We finally drove to the park and had a nice picnic. Hubby's hamburger had TOO MUCH SALT. So he did not eat a lot of it. I pottied at the restroom in the park. It stank even though it was a flushing toilet.

Drove back to the grocery store so hubby could get bleach for the back of the pickup bed to wash out the smell. He also bought laundry detergent on sale. We waited in the hot truck while he was inside. Hubby had parked in the Handicap space in the shade near the front door.

Hubby poured the bleach in the bed of the pickup. Then we drove back towards home. Called Ken and he said that nobody had come for the Open House. It was 3PM and he was going to leave.

Stopped for another blended iced latte in Newport, WA downtown and then drove home.

At home, we unloaded dogs. Hubby went down to the shop to talk with Larry & Casey. He closed the doors on the big grey shop.

We drove into town. Hubby had to wash the truck at Metro Express. It did not come out very clean.

Then we drove over to Post Falls. Stopped to get blended cold lattes at the new Jitterz in front of Fox Trailers.

Went to see Tom and get pro-rated rent check from him. Hubby talked to him for quite a while at his house. Tom had NO work at his shop.

Drove to Nate's New York Pizza. They were actually OPEN. Ordered a half canadian bacon half pineapple pizza to go. Hubby drank cider while we were there. We both pottied.

We drove home with the pizza. Hubby called Chad on the way home to find out if he was not talking to him because of the DRAMA. But Chad was nice and talked to him for a while.

At home, we gave the dogs ham. We ate pizza. Watched TV.

Went to bed at 10:30PM.

At home,