TRIP BACK TO ID

SUNDAY
9-16-2018

Got up at 5:45AM. I really thought we could sleep later here in Nevada.

Dressed & walked dogs.

Ben limping worse on right rear and left front.

Watched news about the Hurricane Florence in North Carolina.

Walked dogs again at 8:00AM.

Hubby started getting ready to leave. He worked on the truck in the garage. Started to pack go-bag. I got things ready. Unplugged stuff in the house.

We finally started to leave, but Rattler the cat cried in the house. We promised to come back soon and maybe get him a friend to play with at home.

Drove thru to Pocatello, Idaho to stay at the La Quinta Inn.

It was nice a very nice place. Thought I would get bed bugs here.

We walked the dogs as soon as we got there.

Ordered pizza delivery. Hubby went outside to walk dogs.

Then walked them again after dinner.

I went to bed. Did not want to take a shower here. Yuck.

MONDAY
9-17-2018

Drive, Drive, Drive. Stop to walk dogs every 2 hours.

Get fuel.

At Wallace, Idaho. I texted KR to let her know we were coming. She was going to make dinner.

We got to Post Falls pretty late. Spencer had just left at 4PM and we got there at 6PM.

She said that nothing was "thawed" and we could not have dinner.

So we got XXX

KR was upset when we said that we were planning on leaving Saturday morning to get thru Salt Lake on a Sunday. She said that she had taken the weekend off to be with us and share time with us before we leave.

She also had a "list" of things to do for her house. Hubby was not expecting that. We would have to waste our time doing things for her instead of the things we had planned on doing to wrap up the stuff in Idaho.

Hubby and I walked the dogs. KR stayed at home.

I was exhausted and went to bed at 8:30PM. KR was upset about that.

Hubby came to bed later.

TUESDAY
9-18-2018

KR went to work late as "she kept pushing snooze on her alarm". We walked the dogs.

Then hubby and I had to go out and get stuff. Picked up dog food at Ace Hardware in Rathdrum. Got Jitterz lattes. Dropped the trailer off at the shop. Talked to Casey there. Then went for Beebo's dog food at North 40 for KR.



When KR got home that night, we had to go shop at Lowe's to get her fans, faucet for her kitchen sink, and XXX. She used her credit card to pay for them, but we gave her a check that night to pay for them as we were staying at her house and would have had to pay $100 a night to stay in a hotel instead. So it evened out.







WEDNESDAY
9-19-2018

Got up early. Walked the dogs.

KR was gone by the time we got back. Beebo was upset and looking for her.

Left the dogs at KR's house.

Had to drive up to the shop and pick up the trailer to return it to the Trailer place for a yearly inspection and so that the insurance agent could look at the roof damage.

Talked to Casey some more.

Went up to the house to talk to Cindy (renter).

Stopped at Jitterz to get drinks in Rathdrum.

Drove the trailer back to Post Falls.

To waste time, we went shopping at Walmart and picked up egg bites at Starbucks.

Dropped the trailer off by 10AM. They did not open until then.

Then we back to KR's house by 11AM to install fan.

KR called the HVAC people (nice guy named Jason) to come and fix her Ductless Heating & Cooling. The refrigerant had leaked out of it, so there was no pressure. It heated up very well after he fixed it. He also tested the cooling.

We paid for that with a check for her.

KR had to go work out at the gym tonight and tan. So she was not in time to make dinner. She was very tired.

Hubby had gone XXXX to do something.



THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 20 2018

Got up early. KR was leaving for work.

Very cold dog walk this morning. Steaming piles of poo.

KR is getting progressively unpleasant. We think it is because we are leaving soon.





FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Installed ceiling fan in KR's room. Also installed the light fixture.

KR went to the gym and tanning again after work.

She picked up Capone's afterwards.

Then she left for Amanda's because there was boy trouble with her boyfriend.

Hubby got home late because he had gone to Spokane to look at a truck to purchase.

Then he and Casey and gone to Dave Smith Used Cards in CDA to buy a used Ford Diesel truck.

KR was upset again because we were supposed to be spending time with her.



SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 22 2018

Walked dogs. Hubby made eggs.

KR got up late. Hubby went to the shop to get things done with the new truck.

Walked the dogs.

Finally got going around noon.

I drove my Expedition to the Spokane Valley Mall. We shopped at Home Goods.

Then we drove to the mall. KR returned jeans at American Eagle. I picked out a sweater because it is getting colder here. Went to Bath & Body. KR got candles & scents, I got Calming salts & spray & a box.

We ate at Twigs. Not the greatest food.

I got my ear pierced at Silver Safari. KR was irritated that I was getting my ear pierced. She was very moody.

We had to stop at her home to pick up her charger because her phone went dead.

She was upset with me because I wandered off at the store. She was yelling at me because I was "not listening to her", then I forgot some things she told me and she yelled at me again.

Drove to Winco and got groceries. I picked up a couple things, but did not have my debit card or cash to pay. KR had to pay for groceries.

We went home and unloaded the groceries.

KR was upset that hubby was not back yet.

KR took off for Amanda's again; went out drinking at some bar. Amanda came to KR's house so that she could go to dinner with us.

Went to dinner at McKenzie River Pizza which was the only place open late. We had to pay for dinner.

Dropped Amanda off at her car. 

We walked the dogs late.


SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

KR got up and was VERY moody. Yelling at me repeatedly to "not slam the door".

Hubby and I took the dogs for a walk.

I volunteered to go get lattes at Starbucks. I pre-ordered on the mobile app. KR yelled at me to go get them and not wait around.

I got back and brought in the lattes. Nobody helped.

Hubby had to go pick up some wheels around 2PM in Airway Heights. KR was livid when she found out. Instead of coming with us, she got mad and stayed at her house

We had to go get the trailer & truck, so spent 3PM to 6PM at the house. Took dogs up with us.

Talked to the Renter, Kyle. Made sure the water line was being buried correctly by Lane.

Went up and talked to Mike & Cindy. Loaded all the things from the garage into the Blue truck and parked it in the grey shop.

Saw 3 moose; momma & 2 babies. Then saw some deer at the house.

We finally got back to KR's at 6PM. She was SUPPOSED to be making dinner for us tonight as this was our last night together.

KR started fighting and arguing with us. It just got worse. She spiraled into repeating things just like she used to do. We finally left instead of staying. I packed quickly and hubby tried to talk with her. She was very upset and expected us to stay and stay and stay.

We drove to Missoula, Montana and stayed at the LaQuinta there. It was very late.

MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Got up. Comfortable bed. Good breakfast in hotel. Fed eggs to dogs.

Walked dogs.

Both of us were very upset. Can't understand KR acting out like she did.

Drove, and Drove, and Drove.

Truck did very good. Got 10 mpg.

Stopped to get fuel and walk dogs.

Ben loves his new big back seat. Wilson goes to sleep beside him in the back.

Stopped for the night in Scipio, Utah. Small hotel. It was very late; about 10PM after we finally got thru Salt Lake area.

Got off at exit to get Chik Fil A, but there was a long line. Hubby parked. I stayed with dogs while he went to get chicken sandwiches at Wendy's. Got chicken nuggets for dogs.

Walked dogs and went to bed.


TUESDAY
SEPTEMBER 25 2018

Stayed overnight at the Scipio Inn.

Got up at 6AM, had breakfast. Pretty good considering such a small hotel with not a lot of overnight guests.

Walked the dogs before and after breakfast. Pretty chilly this morning.

Met a nice couple at breakfast. They were heading to Seattle.

We got fuel across the interstate at the Truck Stop. Then headed out.

Got 15 miles outside of Beaver, Utah on Milemarker 147. Then the truck just died.

We had to call AAA for help. The woman was NOT helpful. Would not talk with me. Had to talk with Hubby, policyholder.

She gave the wrong address to the Tow company. They had to come out of Beaver, Utah.

I walked the dogs beside the road and watched the black cows in the field.

Hubby tried to fix the truck, called Casey. No help.

Finally, a nice guy named Jeff from the Tow company came and hooked us up. Flat towed us slowly to Beaver. Dogs rode in the black truck, we rode in the cab with him.

At Beaver, another guy named Rick took over the tow. He put the black truck on the deck of the tow truck and put the trailer on a stringer behind the truck. He said that the other truck was not rated to pull that much weight behind it.

So we drove all the way to Cedar City where we unloaded the car & put dogs in the car. I pottied the dogs on the side of the road while the guys unloaded the vehicle. I drove the car from Cedar City to Mesquite. Seemed to take forever. Road construction thru the area. Then 55 all the way thru the hills.

At home, unloaded dogs. Pottied the dogs. The cat kept yelling at me. He was mad we were gone so long.

Hubby called and needed keys for the shop. I had to drive down there to get him. Said goodbye to Rick again. Nice guy.

We stopped at Jack-In-The-Box to get Teriyaki bowls & sandwiches. Drove home.

Ate our food, but a neighbor stopped by. He had to chat for a while and invite us to a Cookout in the Park tomorrow. I think that Dave, hubby's landlord had texted to him (part of the LDS church?) so he came over to invite us. Nice guy lives near the dog park with the white german shepherd.

He was here for over an hour.

Then we walked the dogs again and were hoping to leave to wash the car and get milk at Walmart. However, Dave, hubby's landlord drove up and had to talk another hour. Hubby invited him inside. He would NOT leave. We were SO tired.

He finally left at 8PM. We stopped to chat with Dee & John who told us that the builders ran into our roof with their equipment.

We finally drove to Walmart. The Deli was closed so we could not get lunch meats & swiss cheese. Forgot to get egg mixture for me.

SO tired.

Washed car. Drove back home.

Had dinner.

Hubby looked at trucks online to buy. I went to bed. Could not sleep. Bed is horribly uncomfortable.

Hubby took dogs for a walk and then finally came to bed at 11PM.