UTVS IN THE DESERT

FRIDAY
11-30-2018

Got up at 6:15AM. Only Robert was in bed with me.

Hubby was already sitting in the living room on the sofa with the fireplace running.

I got up and took a shower, washed my hair. Made the bed.

Started making lattes. Hubby had already made eggs and fed dogs.

We looked at various barn door styles online.

I walked with Wilson down to the main road and back. I was sweating, so I took another shower.

Changed clothes.

Rattler in Sink

Bruce and Barb were late. Hubby was getting nervous.

Dave came over to thank hubby for bringing over hats. Then they looked at the Can-Am for a while.

Bruce & Barb got here at Noon. Then they had to change clothes.

Hubby drove the Can-Am over, while I drove with B&B to give them directions.

We got there and they had to fill out paperwork. Hubby arrived. Kurt, the rental guy, gave us a GPS and directions, but it was over by Scenic and just a 4WD road. Not fun. We drove up high in the mountains. Then had to turn around.

Went to the interstate and under. Played in the sand. It made Barb scared.

Bruce & Barb in UTV

Stopped and had lunch. It was getting cold & darker.

Then we returned the UTV to the rental place at 4PM.

I rode home with Barb. Hubby took the rental UTV to get fuel; then drove Bruce back in our Can-Am to the house. It took forever for them to get here.

Meanwhile, Ben was spraying BLOOD everywhere with his tail! It was awful.

I taped up his tail. Then waited for hubby to come home so he could help clean up blood. Walls, Ceilings, Wall Fixtures, Windows. Yuck.

B&B were hungry, so we ordered pizza from Domino's. Hubby and I got the chicken.

They stayed until 9:30PM. It was an awful long day.

B-I-L COMES TO VISIT

THURSDAY
11-29-2018

Woke up to cold and cloudy.

Hubby was already up and sitting on the sofa. I made the bed, got dressed, and put fresh water in dog bowl. Then I made lattes.

Hubby made eggs and fed dogs.

I cleaned up breakfast dishes.

Hubby cleaned up cat litter.

Then he went to the dump with all the cardboard that he had cleaned up in the garage yesterday.

I stayed home with the pups.

Hubby got back after washing the truck at the car wash. Then he had to run the codes on the truck because it had died on the interstate. Turns out he drove it too fast and it cuts out when it goes over a certain speed.

He came inside and cleaned the car in the garage. Cleaned the Can-Am. I vacuumed the garage.

I cleaned Xmas pillows in the wash. Vacuumed the house.

Then I steam-cleaned the floors. I was exhausted by the time we were both done at Noon.

Took dogs for a walk to the dog park.

Came back and ordered another bar-stool for the kitchen from Target.

UPS came and we got the Barn Door hardware from Amazon; 2 winter blankets from Kohls I purchased with my free Kohls cash. And the bungee cord for the Can-Am came and hubby excitedly went outside to put it on!

I threw away the garbage from the packages. It was RAINING HARD.

Bruce & Barb got here about 4PM just as the sun was going down. There was no view of the mountains as clouds were solid dark with rain.

We gave them a tour of the house;

Took them to eat at Samurai 21 Japanese Steakhouse at 6PM. Got out of there at 8:30PM. Delicious Food!

KR texted hubby while we were eating and then he had to call & talk to her.

They dropped us off at home and then they drove back to Las Vegas.

KR called hubby to let him know she bought a new car.

We watched TV and went to bed.

WORKBENCH AND SHELVES IN GARAGE

WEDNESDAY
11-28-2018

Hubby got up at 2AM to let Wilson out for potty.

Got up at 6:45AM. I made lattes. Hubby made breakfast eggs. He made tamale for me in the air-cooker. We had bought them at Costco the other day; hubby said they were delicious in the store.

I started laundry and vacuumed up cat litter.

Hubby changed cat litter. He started the Roomba. We listened to 30 Rock music on the Google Home.

Hubby got dressed.

He worked on putting together his workbench in the garage.

I went for a walk with Dawn (neighbor) at 11AM until 11:45AM.

Came back and helped hubby finish up his workbench.

The UPS truck came and brought some shirts from American Eagle and the VAVA dash cam from Amazon.

We had lunch on the patio. Turkey sandwiches. Dog sat with us.

I helped hubby put together the shelves. We started loading things on shelves. I vacuumed the floor of the garage.

WALKING & PAINTING IN GARAGE

TUESDAY
11-27-2018

Got up at 6AM and went to potty. Then I let the dogs outside to potty.

Hubby got up afterwards; I went to make lattes. He made breakfast eggs; then made his breakfast burritos from all the leftovers in the refrigerator.

I started laundry and put away clean dishes. Then I cleaned up the breakfast dishes.

Hubby started the Roomba. Makes lots of noise in the morning.

We sat in the office and decided to purchase hardware online from Amazon for the Barn Door to the office.

Barn Door Hardware

Hubby will make custom wood barn doors for me & stain them. It will give some privacy to the office & also make it look very dramatic!

I changed our Fairy Tale Christmas program in Tuacahn to the 19th instead of the 17th so that hubby and I could go to Bingo instead. It was very fun last night.

Hubby made the phone call to his boss at work and said that he was retiring on Nov 30.

Hubby called the Met Life Vehicle Insurance to add the Can-Am Maverick to the policy.

I went outside to pick up dog poo and Dawn (neighbor next door) asked if I wanted to walk with her. So I met her at her house (she had changed into active wear) and we walked to the corner.

When Dawn and I returned from our walk, hubby was starting to put aside things in the garage so that he could put together his work bench and shelves.

The construction workers next door had already put more plastic over the fence. They were spraying the house next door.

Hubby decided he had to paint the corner in the garage before he could put together the shelves & bench. So we drove the Dually down to Walmart to pick up paint. We also got milk, socks, & gloves for me.

Drove back home. Unloaded groceries. I was exhausted. We had lunch.

UPS arrived with Kohl's pillows (one was defective), Bocce Ball set from Overstock, artwork from iCanvas. We hung the artwork in our room above the dresser.

Lone Tree

We also put up KR's artwork in the hallway, and the blue mountains in my office. 

Hubby painted the garage while I worked on our Xmas postcards for 2018.

I went to get the mail later. Dave (neighbor) was out putting up more lights. I talked to Carmen and went inside their home to meet their dog, Buddy.

We mailed our Xmas postcards.

Then we had to go out again to see John & Dee's lights because they turned them on.

Hubby finished painting the corner in the garage at 5:40PM.

We watched junk on TV then I took a hot bath at 8:30PM and went to bed by 9PM.

PICK UP XMAS PRESENTS IN ST GEORGE & BINGO!

MONDAY
11-26-2018

Got up at 6AM to let the dogs out; hubby continued sleeping until 7:15AM.

I took a shower. Turned on the new heater in the bathroom.

I made lattes, made eggs for dogs & fed them. Fed ham & milk to kitties.

Dried my hair in the other bathroom so as not to wake up hubby.

Hubby got up and took a shower.

I cleaned up breakfast dishes. Let the dogs outside again.

We loaded the dogs into the Dually and drove to St George. Wilson was REALLY good and did not get upset the whole way!

Stopped at Lowe's and I sat in the truck at the loading entrance while waiting for hubby to pick up his things. He bought a saw blade, and a Kobalt workbench with accessories.

Kobalt Workbench

Shopped at Michaels and got a snowman decor along with a couple bandanas for riding in the Can-Am.

Went to Dick's to find sunglasses for riding Can Am, but they had nothing.

Drove-thru Starbucks for Caramel Brulee lattes. I jumped out of the truck to go look at a store that was going out of business for gloves & sunglasses. I had hubby park the truck and we shopped the cash-only 50% off sale.
Found gloves, Sunglasses, and a couple Flannel shirts for hubby.

Then we drove to Tuesday Morning, which was a dump. Horrible stuff.

Drove around a neighborhood on top of the ridge looking for someplace to walk the dogs.

Finally found a church and dogs peed. Ben kept walking while peeing and peed for a LONG time. We thought something was wrong with him. He finally quit peeing and we loaded them in the Dually.

Stopped at the Feed & Farm Store to look at Barn Door hardware for the office.

Drove to Costco and got hubby's shelves for the garage.

Whalen Shelves

We stopped at Wendy's to purchase burgers for the dogs. Then we drove to Honolulu Grille to walk dogs again, and have lunch for ourselves.

Drove back to Mesquite.

Unloaded purchases.

Hubby went down to Walmart to wash the Dually.

I cleaned up cat litter and vacuumed. Changed clothes. Washed my black, dirty feet. HOW did they get dirty?

Hubby got back and we drove the Dually down to the Pioneer Center. Met Dee at the front door, signed into BINGO and got sandwiches.

Finally started playing at 5:45PM.

Hubby WON the crazy "T" game! He got $75! OMG.

John had been 1 number from having the win for the full Bingo. Oh, well.

We went home afterward and were exhausted.

Watched A Miracle on 34th Street. 

I took a hot bath and put cream on my ankles & feet. Went to bed.

SUNDAY AND DAY OF RESTS

SUNDAY
11-25-2018

Got up at 7:15 AM. Hubby had gotten up with Wilson at 1:15AM to let him out to potty.

We made eggs and lattes for breakfast. Cleaned up dishes. Started dishwasher.

Cleaned up cat litter. Cleaned ROOMBA.

Hubby watched News programs for weather in ID. Then he watched Automotive shows.

It was still slightly cold outside.

I ordered some flannel shirts for Hubby from Kohls.

We took the Maverick down to wash at Walmart. Then we got groceries at Walmart. Drove back home.

Unloaded groceries.

Put up Xmas lights & put batteries in our lighted Xmas door wreath.

We watched TV for a while. I was tired and did not want to do much.

Hung up the wire tree in the hallway.

Neighbor, Garry came over about 3:30 and asked us to go out for dinner with them at 4:30 so we got changed and met them outside.

Drove to Wedgies for dinner. I had chicken sandwich. Hubby had wings.

We talked quite a while. Then we left about 6:30PM. Came back home.

Hubby and I put up blue lights around tree outside. Then we put up the inflatables in the corners of the back yard.

Watched Guest Book and The Office.

Went to bed at 11PM.

PICK UP CAN AM MAVERICK XRC TURBO R

SATURDAY
11-24-2018

Got up at 7:40. Had taken 2 Benadryl last night to sleep.

Hubby had gotten up a little earlier to let the dogs outside.

I had gotten up to check on Rattler he has been miaowing LOUDLY for the last 2 nights.

We think it is because of the moon.

I started making lattes. Hubby was busy making eggs for breakfast.

Then I plugged in the new iRobot Roomba.

Hubby cleaned up cat litter and I cleaned up dog poo.

Then I vacuumed the house.

Worked on the rest of the Xmas Postcard.

Sergio, from Polaris Dealer, called and said that hubby could come pick up his CanAm.

So we drove down there at Noon to pick it up.

Picking Up Can Am at Polaris Dealership

I took the Expedition and dropped hubby off. He drove it home the back way because you can't drive Off Road Vehicles on Mesquite or Pioneer Boulevards.

I drove home and took the dogs for a walk. Ben is getting too excited when getting ready. His tail hits all the walls.

When we got back from the walk, hubby was in the driveway, talking to Garry, our neighbor. Garry's wife, Dawn came out to look at the side/side.

We put sweatshirts on and took waters. Went down to get fuel in the Can Am by Walmart. Then drove up on the Mesa. It was fun. Lots of great pics.

On The Mesa; Pointing at Our House

Ran into some neighbors - Mitch & Debbie from up the cul-de-sac; and another guy from down by Casa Blanca golf course. Talked to them. Nice people.

Drove back at 2:30PM. Ran into John & Dee in the street; Garry and Dawn were just leaving. Talked to all of them for a bit.

Moved the Expedition over in the garage to make room for the side/side. Parked both in the garage. Enough room!

Took a bike ride around the neighborhood.

Came back and walked the dogs.

Ate early dinner while sitting on the patio and enjoying the propane fire. Then it got too windy and we came inside.

BLACK FRIDAY 2018

FRIDAY
11-23-2018

Got up at 6AM. Still tired.

My body hurt so bad, I had to take a hot shower right away just to start moving.

Made the bed & dressed.

Hubby was making eggs for dogs. I made lattes.

We sat on the patio because it was warm.

Then I got up to vacuum house. Clean up cat litter. Pick up dog poo.

I ordered a couple things from the Black Friday Sales.

Hubby sat outside until 10AM. Then he helped me open Xmas boxes to decorate. We don't have lots of decorations because we got rid of them in Idaho.

By Noon, we were done decorating. Hubby started the turkey breast in the new crockpot. He also made stuffing.

We need to get bakeware to make the green bean casserole. Forgot to get some bakeware!

Hubby worked on installing the fireplace. He made a custom wood front to mount the fireplace. He painted it black. I had to clean up Ben's hair on the glider outside, so I vacuumed the rug out there & the chairs. Then I had to clean up the sawdust from hubby cutting wood.

I heard a noise from out front and had hubby go out to investigate. It was kids from the neighborhood riding their grandparents' golf cart. They had overturned the golf cart in the road & it was lying on the girl had been driving. She had hurt her leg. Bob, the neighbor & hubby came to help put the golf cart upright.

After that was done, we went back to cleaning and decorating. Hubby finished the fireplace. It needs to be leveled.

Norm came over about 6PM to thank us for helping his grandkid. Maybe don't let grandkids run wild? Don't let anybody under 18 drive a golf cart on private streets?

UPS brought our tree wire art from ebay. UPS brought our Roomba.

I made our 2018 Xmas card.

2018 Xmas Card

Hubby watched TV for a while.

Went to bed at 11PM.

THANKSGIVING

THANKSGIVING
THURSDAY
11-22-2018

Got up at 6AM.

I made lattes. Hubby made eggs for dogs.

I took a shower & washed my hair.

It was nice, so we sat on the patio for a while.

Then I had to come in and clean up cat litter & vacuum.

Picked up dog poo.

Hubby came inside to get the food ready for this afternoon.

We watched TV for a while.

At 2PM, we got dressed. Took the dogs for a walk.

Went over to John & Dee's at 2:20PM with the appetizers. Meat & Cheese tray, Vegetable tray. & Shrimp tray.

We had dinner with Fred & Francis, Pam & Paul, John & Dee, Dana & Shauna, and Kerry. It was fun.

Lots of food. Very good food!

We finally left at 5PM to walk dogs again. While we were gone almost everybody left.

We talked for a little while with John & Dee while they cleaned up. I had a small slice of pumpkin & pecan pie. Then we took some of the leftovers home.

At home by 6:30PM. We watched TV. Hubby fell asleep on the sofa.

I woke him up at 10PM so that we could go to bed.

We were awake most of the night. Hubby got up and came out to sit on the sofa for a couple hours.

Rattler kept miaowing all night long. Wilson & Robert slept with us.

Very tired, but had bad dreams all night.

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY
11-21-2018

Got up at 5AM to go potty. Heard a huge truck go to the end of the road.

Hubby up at 6AM and looking at his iPad with the fireplace on in the living room.

Wilson slept with us most of the night. He is super soft from his bath yesterday.

I slept on the sofa for a little while, then got dressed.

Made lattes. Warmed up Frittatas. Hubby made eggs for dogs & warmed up his burrito.

We took the Dually and dumped the trailer at the shop.

Stopped at Family Dollar to pick up cheap retractable leashes for dogs. Then went to La Mexicana Grocery Store to pick up some baked goods. Yummy. Not sweet. Very flavorful!

Gary, neighbor next door, came over to pay us for 1/2 of the fence on his side. Then hubby talked to him for a while.

I made more lattes.

Walked dogs around the neighborhood.

Came back home.

DOG GROOMING AND WALKING FOR HEALTH AND CAN AM

TUESDAY
11-20-2018

A very cold morning. I woke up late at 7:30AM. Hubby was already up and making eggs.

I started the lattes.

Hubby fed dogs. We ate our food at the table.

I read the free St George newspaper that hubby had picked up yesterday.

We cleaned up breakfast dishes & I started the dishwasher.

I vacuumed up cat litter while hubby picked up cat litter from the box and took it out to the garbage before the dumpster men came this morning.

Sat in the office doing books while hubby sat in the blue chair and viewed his iPad.

Hubby made a call to disability and left a message.

Then we changed to go walk to the Pioneer Center. It is 1.5 miles there & back. So we will be walking 3 miles a day.

I set the dog-walk app and got in 9,000 steps by the time we got to the Pioneer Center. Hubby did pretty good with his legs. We had to rest, drink water, and have a protein bar at the patio of the Pioneer Center.

Then we walked back.

Had lunch when we got home.

Sat on the patio out back and dogs napped. Hubby took a short nap while we were sitting there. Then I came inside, started some laundry. Changed clothes & put on make-up. I put away clean dishes.

We took the dogs down to the Dog Grooming and left them there.

Then we drove over to hubby's shop; but Jose was not there. Drove to Walmart and got groceries. Saw a lady that had sat behind us at the concert on Saturday night. She said the concert had gotten better in the 2nd half.

Picked up a new Xmas tree for the house. Hubby threw it in the cart & crushed the box of eggs; not the eggs.

We checked out and loaded things, Jose called and wanted to borrow hubby's trailer.

The Dog Groomer's called and the boys were ready to pick up. Ben had started bleeding on his trail again with his "Happy Tail". It is getting worse; especially since we moved to NV. We really need to do something about it. Hubby refuses to think about amputating the tail.

Went to pick up the dogs. Ben & Wilson were going nuts. Wilson had chewed thru the leashes (again). WHY do they put the leashes on them?

Anyway, hubby paid and we got out of there. Hubby brought me home and then left to go get the trailer stuff unloaded with the Dually. He took the Harley down to the Polaris Dealer in town to see if he could trade it in on a Rzr UTV.

I put away all the groceries. Got Ben's tailed patched up with first-aid tape. Fed the dogs some meatballs. Gave the cats some ham. I put away laundry.

Hubby came home and said that he had purchased a Maverick X3 XRC Turbo R. Yippee!

CAN AM MAVERICK X3 XRC TURBO R

He added a Grey LINQ Cooler; LED Bar with Power Cable Kit, and a Rugged 60 Watt Radio.

It will be here before Friday of next week.

We had dinner, then watched TV. Found that Ben has a really bad rash on his belly. Had to give him his Steroid pills.

Went to bed at 11PM.

TO ST GEORGE

MONDAY
11-19-2018


I got up at 6AM and let the dogs out. Wilson came back inside and got on the bed with us. Robert was scared of Wilson and tried to jump off the bed, I reached out for him and he bit me on the index finger. Bad kitten!

We got up and hubby made eggs for dogs & a burrito for himself. I made lattes.

Hubby took cat poo out to the dumpster and happened to meet the new neighbor-Mike. He sounded nice. Said they will be staying here in the Winter only.

Then we loaded the dogs into the Dually and dropped off the parking permit for the Dually at the Pioneer Center. We drove to St. George.

Dropped the dogs off at Doggy Day Care.

We went to Michael's and picked up Xmas flowers. Then went to Lowe's and looked around.

Drove to Starbucks and walked inside to get Caramel Brulee lattes. Tried finding my jeans at the Levi's outlet, but they had nothing. No sweatshirts, either.

Dropped off the 2 file cabinets at Deseret Industries and received a donation receipt.

Went shopping at the Mall in St George. Pretty sad. It was very old and in the middle of being remodeled. I picked up a couple shirts from JC Penneys. I did not want to go into Bath & Body because it stank and some little kid was screaming.

We walked the entire length of the mall. Stopped at Pizza Pie Buffet (pasta, salad, pizza) to eat lunch. We should have eaten healthy, it felt like we had eaten 20 lbs after we left there.

Stopped at A Ranch Store to pick up dog & cat food. I had an upset stomach and had diarrhea before we left the store.

Shopped at Costco and picked up Brussel Sprouts for Dee.

Dropped off the other box of donation at Deseret Industries that hubby had forgotten in the back of the Dually.

Went to pick up dogs. Stopped to get Wendy's double-meat cheeseburgers. Got dogs, walked them, gave them burgers, gave them water. Drove home.

At home, hubby unloaded Dually. I let dogs outside to potty. Gave them the Pig-ears we had gotten at the Ranch Store. I took a hot bath and listened to U2 on the Google pod.

Hubby was fixing things in his truck and texting Kevin R. Then he talked to the neighbor, Garry.

I went next door and gave the Brussel Sprouts to Dee & John. Then I picked up our mail.

Came back home and turned on the fireplace.

Updated RMOR invoices for customer with hubby in the office.

Hubby watched TV.

SUNDAY DAY OF (NOT) REST

SUNDAY
11-18-2018

Got up at 7:30AM.

Hubby was already making breakfast eggs.

We sat on the patio eating breakfast.

Then I got up and cleaned house. Vacuumed cat litter, started laundry. Washed dog beds.

Hubby toured the house next door. Very dark inside.

Hubby put up pictures for me in the office.

Hubby boxed up the dog door to return.

Hubby made lunch and cooked steaks, beans, corn, and sautéed onions.

Little cat Robert slept on our bed.

Sat on the patio and had lunch at 1PM.

Hubby went over to help our neighbor (John) put up plastic on his fence. The construction workers will be spraying concrete on the houses tomorrow and we want our fences to not get the overspray on them.

I went over 1.5 hours later to find out if they needed help. So I stayed to help. Then hubby and I came home and put plastic up over our fence, too. The wind had died down so it was a prime opportunity to get it up.

Cleaned up the lunch dishes and plates and pans. Started the dishwasher.

Kept drying clothes & dog bed blankets.

Vacuumed our room after Robert finally woke up.

Watched TV.

ANOTHER TRUCK TO VEGAS; CRAFT FAIR; AND SYMPHONY

SATURDAY
11-17-2018

Got up at 7AM. Hubby made eggs for dogs, and a burrito for himself.

I made lattes.

We left dogs at home. Drove Expedition to pick up truck & gooseneck trailer at The Pioneer Center.

Hubby drove truck back. I parked car in garage and went to join him. I picked up some stuff we had forgotten and we went to Flying J to get fuel. Then left Mesquite by 8:30AM. We were in Vegas by 9:45 and dropped the truck off at the Storage Center on Jones Avenue. Met Ray and Michelle again. Ray said that he would be hauling vehicles to Pahrumph and needed to have a hauler for them.

We drove back to Mesquite and were dropping off trailer by 11:30AM. Dave (landlord) was there and wanted hubby to move trailer "so he could have access to both sides". Weird. Wasted time doing that.

Finally got to the craft sale at the church by Noon. Not much there. Bought an odd little snowman quilt hanging and some baked goods.

Drove home.

Let dogs out to potty. Hubby made leftover sandwiches from last night's BBQ.

We sat on the patio for a while until it got too cold at 3PM.

People that were coming to look at the file cabinets texted at 3PM and said they would be here by 4PM.

Hubby was on the phone with Casey when people texted for the file cabinets.

They got here at 5PM, but only bought 1 file cabinet; had 4 people in a tiny Jeep Liberty and strapped it to the back of the car.

We went to the Symphony at 6:30PM, Had to search for the Stage which was at the back of the Casino, so we had to walk thru all the smoke.

Some older huge people were standing in the way and we could not get thru to get our tickets at the box office. When we got inside, one of our seats were missing and we had to get the ushers to bring out an extra seat.

The event was billed as a "Salute to Veterans" which I assumed would mean a lot of military, or marching band songs. At the very beginning of the presentation, they had an honor guard come out and present the flag while they were playing the US National Athem, but they then played an extremely long 18 minute overture and then some songs from "My Fair Lady". It was definitely not a Professional Symphony as the horns "honked" and the whole orchestra seemed off key and playing on top of each other. We left at the first intermission rather than listen to such horrible music. Our band in 6th grade played better than this symphony did; we had an extremely hard-taskmaster as a band music major instructor. She was formidable and whipped our young selves into a first rate band in less than 1 year.

We drove back home. Had dinner and watched "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" on Netflix. Odd movie. Everybody dies in the end.

Went to bed at 11;36PM after we both took showers.

TRUCK TO VEGAS; BBQ DINNER

FRIDAY
11-16-2018

Got up and made lattes. Hubby made eggs for dogs.

Picked up Dually at the Pioneer Center by driving the Expedition over.

Then I took him over to Ace Hardware to find out if he could rent a forklift or backhoe to put the truck onto the trailer. They had them, but too much $.
 
Hubby took forever to get loaded. Had to wait for Paulino's to get back to haul 

Hubby called Locksmith called Lock Doc to come make a new key for the other F450 because hubby had thrown away the keys for the truck.

Finally got truck loaded on trailer.

Then hubby came to pick me up.

I ran over to Dee's (neighbor) to drop off the key "just in case".

Left the dogs at home.

We stopped at Flying J to get fuel and then got on the interstate. Passed accident from last night. Traffic was backed up for 7 miles.

 Dropped off truck at Storage Unit; then we drove back to Mesquite. The traffic accident was cleared by this time. No traffic backed up.

Walked dogs at home.

Went over to VJ's Sports Bar to have excellent BBQ dinner.

Stopped at Walmart for milk. Forgot to get meatballs.

At home, we watched TV, then we to bed at 10PM.

A BUSY DAY TO ST GEORGE & TRIVIA

THURSDAY
11-15-2018

Got up and made bed. Hubby was already up and making eggs for dogs. I had not slept very well again.

I vacuumed up cat litter; then made lattes.

We loaded dogs into Dually and drove to St George. Wilson was whining really badly and we had to stop before the canyon to let him potty at the side of the interstate.

In St George, we took dogs to Doggy Day Care and dropped them off.

Then we went to Dave's house (the landlord) and hooked up his trailer after we cleaned it off of junk.

Drove to GCR Tires and Service right next to my hair place and had them replace one of the tires for $185. OMG. Mason ordered the tire and checked it when we drove in; Mike put the tire on the trailer while we waited.

It took a long time at the tire store.

Then we drove to Walmart and got our Pedicures. I got my nails done. That took until 2:45PM.

We drove to Wendy's because both of us were getting moody from not having eaten all day. Ate lunch at Wendy's and got burgers for the dogs.

Drove to Doggy Day Care and I picked up dogs while hubby turned the truck & trailer around in the parking lot.

We drove back to Mesquite.

Dropped the dogs off at home. Hubby pulled the truck and trailer around the back of the house & parked in the road.

I got the Expedition and followed him over to the Pioneer Center. We parked and went inside to play Trivia.

Played with Linda and Don at Trivia 4:30PM at the Pioneer Center. They were a really nice couple and played very well. Don knew a lot of the answers. I could not get the hang of having the answer on the board, and kept erasing it. We tied for 2nd, but after the tie-breaker, we came in 3rd.

We profited $32 for the team in winnings. So we got our original $10 back! Yippee.

Drove home. Had dinner.

Went to bed early at 9PM. Both of us were exhausted. Hubby was falling asleep on the sofa.

BUSY BUSY DAY

NOVEMBER 14 2018
WEDNESDAY

Hubby was already up at 5AM to let Wilson outside when he came in our room. But them Ben was whimpering at the door while Hubby was standing outside. I had to get up to let Ben out.

Went back to bed.

Hubby woke me up at 6:30AM. I made lattes. He had already made eggs & fed them to the dogs. The people that were coming from Las Vegas had already gotten to the shop and were there to buy the F450 white trucks. So hubby left right away.

Before leaving, he had to tie down his motorcycle in his trailer.

I stayed home with the dogs and tried to get my new computer to work. Very frustrating.

Hubby got back about an hour later and had the cash for the trucks. He volunteered to deliver them to Las Vegas but has no trailer to put them on. Now he is panicking about finding a Gooseneck trailer big enough to haul them. He called around and nobody had anything. Dave (the landlord) said he could borrow his, so we have to go get it tomorrow.

I finally got both Monitors to work on the new computer.

Hubby had to park the truck and trailer out behind the house on the main road because the guys from Brandon Iron had come to replace the dented door on the neighbor's side. Manuel Sr showed us the scar that he had on his head. They made the repair and quickly left.

The construction workers were on the other side of our driveway with the insulation truck, so hubby had no where to park!

He took Ben and they went down to Ford to get a replacement key for the F450 that hubby had accidentally thrown away...

Then they went down to the shop to break into the F450 white truck so that he can load it on the trailer tomorrow for the trip to Vegas.

Wilson was crying for Ben the whole time they were gone.

Hubby had me bring the Expedition down to the shop and pick them up. We drove back home.

At home, I made another latte for hubby. He made me lunch sandwiches.

Hubby got a phone call from his Disability Rep.

Then he went over to John & Dee's to attend the Homeowner's Annual Meeting with them.

Hubby got back by 4PM from the meeting. 

I stayed home to pay bills & work on my computer some more. The dogs stayed home with me.

Hubby had to go get truck picked up from Paulino's after getting tires put on; but the truck was shaking so badly that he had to go over to Flying J to have them re-do the tire weights.

I called hubby to tell him that Dee & John invited us to go out to eat; so I picked him up at Flying J and met the neighbors at Wedgie's for dinner.

They paid, we told them that we would get the next one.

We drove to Virgin Valley Casino to go see the Festival of Trees, but could not find parking. Then I drove hubby back to Flying J. We picked up donuts for desert. Big mistake. Too much sugar.

Went home. Watched a little TV and went to bed.

HUBBY MOUNTS WHEELS & TIRES ON DUALLY

TUESDAY
11-13-2018

Woke up at 5AM to potty.

Hubby let dogs out at 6AM.

I woke up at 7AM to feel for him and he was buried in the blankets.

Hubby got up to make eggs. I got up at 7:30AM to make lattes.

We had breakfast. I warmed up mini-quiches.

Then I started laundry, put away clean dishes.

Picked up dog poo.

Photocopied the title for the Harley. Hubby wants to take it to the Can Am dealer in St George for consignment.

We got in the Dually and drove 1/2 to his shop when I read the message from Paulino that hubby's tires had been put on the wheels and were ready for mounting on the truck. So hubby brought me back home so that he could mount tires.

I called RING and talked to Steven about the repeated billing attempts on my account which should have free service for 1 year. He refunded me 3 months worth of billing from the previous RING account in Idaho.

UPS dropped off Amazon stuff - Crockpot & computer hook up equipment.

I hooked up the new computer. It took me all day to get one Monitor working. Some of the USB plugs on the new computer do not work. Fucking stupid Ty.

Hubby returned home at 3PM and loaded the Harley into the trailer.

We walked the dogs around the neighborhood. It was already getting cold.

I had to go down to the mailbox later to pick up mail. Postal person was very late.

Hubby and I had sandwiches for dinner.

Hubby watched automotive show on TV. I continued to fight with the computer. Had to unload and update everything again. Start fresh. OMG. What a pain in the ass.

POST VETERANS DAY

MONDAY
11 12 2018

Got up at 7AM. I was woken up by banging.

Hubby said the Rattler cat had been in a cupboard, banging to get out.

Hubby had already made eggs and was feeding dogs.

I made lattes.

Too cold at 49° to sit outside on the patio!

So we sat at the bar and had breakfast and coffee.

Then I vacuumed, loaded & started dishwasher, started laundry.

Hubby cleaned up cat litter.

Hubby had a couple phone calls about the trucks on Craigslist.

I picked up dog poo.

Hubby and I went to the department store - Stage. I did not like it. Smelled like urine.

We shopped at Walmart. Got groceries. Saw Stan & his wife there.

Came home and unloaded groceries.

Hubby made turkey sandwiches.

We ate at the bar.

Hubby took the Harley to get washed at Walmart. 

I ordered Dearfoams. 

Put up the LED lights in the closet that we purchased at Walmart.

Walked the dogs.

We sat around watching TV. It was too cold and windy outside to do anything.

Dee texted me and said that there was a Freeze Warning in effect for Clark County. So we brought our plants closer to the house so they would not freeze.

Hubby fell asleep on the sofa for 2 hours while I watched Endeavour. 

I took a shower & washed my hair.

Went to bed at 10PM.

Hubby took a shower and came to bed.

ANOTHER DAY OF RETIREMENT

MONDAY
11-12-2018

Got up at 7AM after a restless night. Had socks on all night because my feet were dry and cracked again. I had put cream & socks on to soften them up.

Hubby was already up and making breakfast for the dogs.

I made lattes. We watched Las Vegas news & Spokane news.

I started laundry and vacuumed. Ben is shedding everywhere.

I ordered mini blinds for the living room.

Hubby answered a couple phone calls for the trucks that he put on Craigslist.

SUNDAY DAY OF REST & VETERAN'S DAY

SUNDAY
11-11-2018

Got up at 7:30AM. Hubby was already up and had let the dogs out.


Hubby had already made eggs.

I made lattes.

We sat on the patio all day. It was sunny, but very windy.

Came inside when the wind was too cold.

We had turkey sandwiches for lunch that hubby made.

Looked at pics on IMGUR.

Took dogs for a long walk thru the neighborhood.

Talked to the neighbor, Garry.

Sat around and watched TV.

Mostly did retirement stuff = Nothing.

Sat on the patio until it got too cold.

Ate sandwiches for lunch.

Watched TV.

Went to bed at 9PM after a bath. I took some Melatonin. It did not work very well.

TRIP TO THE DUMP AND ARSENIC & OLD LACE

SATURDAY
11-10-2018

Up at 6AM. Hubby was already up and going thru his iP

I made lattes. Hubby made eggs with hashbrowns.

I vacuumed the house. Hubby dumped cat litter.

Hubby put the trash in the truck; we loaded dogs in Dually. Drove to the Dump and were there at 8AM waiting for it to open.

A guy was there this morning instead of the woman.

Then we drove to the Library to walk the dogs as Wilson was queebing.

Drove to Ace Hardware and left dogs in Dually. Parked in the shade. Hubby got more cup hooks. We looked around the store.

Drove home. Saw some UTV's taking off under the interstate to go 4-wheeling in the mountains.

At home we let the dogs out in the yard.

Hubby worked on putting cup hooks in the ventilated closet shelves. He cut shelves down so that we could have more storage. He used the box in the backyard as his "workbench".

I did laundry. Put away dishes.

 Dogs Sleeping Together

Hubby got done with the shelving and I put up my necklaces. It looks very well organized.

Necklaces on Ventilated Shelf in Closet

 More Necklaces

I love the organization in my closet! Big enough to park a car within it!

We sat on the patio for the rest of the afternoon.

Walked dogs at 6:15PM.

Drove to the Mesquite Community Theatre. Took the interstate in the Dually. Got there at 6:55PM.

No hotdogs at the concessions :(

We made it thru until the first intermission. The seats were so uncomfortable and it was very cold in the theatre.

Left and drove to Flying J. Picked up a hotdog for me and chicken for hubby. We also got Krispy Kreme donuts.  At home, we ate dinner at the dining table and turned on the fireplace to warm up.

I took a hot bath and went to bed at 9PM after taking Benadryl & aspirin. Only way I can sleep.

Hubby sat up and watched TV until Midnight when I yelled at him to come to bed.

VERY TIRED & HUBBY WORKS AT SHOP

FRIDAY
11-9-2018

Got up at 7AM.

Hubby was already up.

I took a shower, then dressed. Made the bed.

I made lattes.

Hubby fed eggs to dogs.

I vacuumed up cat litter, started laundry, put away breakfast dishes & started dishwasher.

Cleaned up dog poo.

Hubby took a shower.

He got ready and left for the shop at 9AM.

At 10AM, heard an Air Force jet go overhead. I ran out to see it, so did our neighbor - Dawn. Talked to her for a few minutes.

I did more laundry while Ben went outside on the patio to sleep in the sun.

Ben Sleeping in Sun

Wilson worked on his Kong toy with a meatball inside.

Cats slept in the sunshine.

Watched Endeavour on Prime Amazon Roku.

I steam cleaned the floors.

Hubby came home at 1:30PM to get his grinder. He had a piece of pizza for lunch and then got the mail.

Dave Smith had sent ANOTHER power of attorney for me to sign. So he called them and told them it was not needed & to quit bothering us.

Hubby left and went back to the shop to work on the backhoe with Dave.

He came back at 4PM.

Walked dogs around neighborhood; it was very chilly.

We loaded the dogs in the Dually; drove to Smith's for milk. Both of us don't like that place. Narrow aisles and people are really stupid while shopping there.

Then we went to Walmart to pick up more groceries.

I was falling asleep while waiting in line. Have not gotten much sleep in the past couple days.

At home, I took a hot bath while hubby made me a turkey sandwich. I took 2 Benadryl and 6 aspirin. Went to bed at 8PM.

By 9pm, still awake and got up to take another Benadryl.

Hubby came to bed at 10PM.
 

HUBBY AT SHOP AND GOT BUGS AND VERY WINDY

THURSDAY
11-8-2018

Got up at 7AM. Feel really tired.

Dressed & made bed. Hubby was already out making eggs. He left a scribble cat drawing on the Keurig for me. :)

I made lattes.

We sat inside to eat breakfast. The wind was blowing hard and it was cold outside.

Started our fireplace to see if it worked.

Hubby got dressed and took cat litter out.

I vacuumed. I put away breakfast dishes and started dishwasher. I started laundry.

Hubby packed up the wood firepit in his Dually. He was going to take it to a couple that was meeting him at Walmart (advertised it on Craigslist) to purchase it.

Hubby left at 9:55AM.

At 11AM, Boyd with Got Bugs arrived and sprayed the house - inside & out. I had to put the dogs & cats in the bedroom.

I made lunch; little quiches for myself.

Hubby is back home by 1:30PM. He makes himself lunch of left-overs.

We looked in the garage for our mittens, gloves, and hats.

Hubby put together an office desk shelf for me.

I took a nap for 1 hour on the sofa.

We watched The Guest Book.

At 6PM, we ordered chicken & pizza from Dominos.

I took a hot bath and went to bed at 9PM.

Hubby came to bed at 11PM.

Rattler miaowed all night long. Wilson jumped on the bed a couple times, but got down right away.

I did not get much sleep.

HOUSE CHORES & THE PIANO GUYS

WEDNESDAY
11-7-2018

Got up at 2AM with severe cramps. I took several aspirins and had to take 3 baths before the cramps settled down. Then I slept on the sofa in the living room for a while.

Hubby got up at 6AM to put dogs outside to potty.

We got up at 7:30AM. I made lattes. Hubby made eggs. Warmed up mini-quiches in the hot air fryer.

Hubby fed dogs. We ate on the patio.

Came inside and started cleaning up breakfast dishes. I cleaned out my closet and re-arranged jewellery, shoes, and clothes.

Hubby tried calling Allen & Roth for replacement parts, but they don't sell them. You have to order new at Lowe's. So we had to order a total new Ventilated Shelf just to get the sides & shelves.

Hubby called Kal in Idaho. Talked to him a while.

I typed up an envelope for Kal's place of business so that we can send the black truck title to him.

Hubby cleaned up kitty litter. I picked up dog poo outside.

Hubby & I brought in the new fireplace. He has to shim it up a little to fit the opening, but it looks pretty good.

We walked dogs.

Got ready to go at 4PM. I forgot my lip balm and blanket so had to come back for it.

We drove to St George, picked up our closet shelf unit that I had ordered at Lowe's. Hubby ran inside to pick it up.

Then drove to Starbucks for drinks. It was cold so we need a warm drink.

 I got the red cup; hubby got the green cup.

Drove to Tuacahn Amphitheater in Ivins for THE PIANO GUYS concert. Parked in the third row out. No Handicapped Parking

Went inside the entry way. River feature thru the middle. Walked up lots of steps.

Walked thru Gift Store. Just Xmas & expensive junk.

Started seating at 7PM for concert. Had to sit next to a fat woman that kept sitting ON TOP of me. Took up her own seat and part of mine. Kept hitting me in the ribs with her elbows.

Wind came up really cold about 30 minutes into concert. I had to cover up with blanket & hubby covered up with his van-pack. We already had sweatshirts & hats on!

Concert done at 9:30PM.

Waited to get out in traffic for 30 minutes.

Drive home. Nothing open. Hubby craving Krispy Kreme donuts!

At home we had left over snacks, I had coffee & sandwich from this afternoon.

Got done drying our comforter that the dog had vomited on last night. I put it on the bed and we went to sleep at 11PM.

BRAZILIAN BLOWOUT IN ST GEORGE

TUESDAY
NOVEMBER 6 2018

Got up at 6AM.

Let the dogs outside. Hubby made breakfast; I made lattes.

Got dressed.

Loaded dogs into Dually, drove to Overton Power so that hubby could put the utilities at the shop in his name. I walked the dogs. Wilson pooped. Ben peed on the nice grass at the office building.

Had to drive back home because I forgot the receipt to return the other Glider from Home Depot.

I ran inside to get the receipt.

We drove to St George. Walked dogs at United Hairlines. Then I went inside and got my hair done from 11:30AM-1:30PM. Brianne did EXCELLENT WORK and only charged $135!!!!!

Hubby came back to pick me up.

He had dropped stuff off at Donation in St George; then he returned the Glider to Home Depot. He walked the dogs at a park.

We drove over by Costco; were going to eat at Teriyaki Bowls, but saw Freddy's Steakburgers. Pretty good food. Saw our neighbors, Paul & Christine while they were eating there, too. They came over and talked to us.

Shopped at Costco. Got Clorox wipes and more sausage logs.

Drove back home.

At home, we unloaded groceries. Brought packages inside delivered from UPS. Brent (UPS Driver) had taken the UPS box that was on our porch.

Somebody had dragged our garbage can up the driveway.

Hubby called Copart to sell the F450 trucks, I emailed them the pictures of vehicles.

At 7:30PM, Ron (FedEx driver) brought our new oversize fireplace and the other 3 tires for my Expedition. We had left the lights on for him and I practiced saying "thank you" in Albanian  - Faleminderit!

I put batteries in the new fake candles and put them in the lanterns. Then I placed the lanterns outside for subdued lighting. Looks very nice.

I put laundry in the dryer.

Came inside at 8:00PM and watched TV for a while. Dee texted me to let me know that the Democrats are winning.

Wilson played with Rattler tonight, running around the house.

We watched Seinfeld until 10PM, then went to bed.

HUBBY WORKS AT SHOP ON BACKHOE

MONDAY
11-5-2018


I put kitten in the kitchen at 5AM when he woke up so that he could eat breakfast.

Hubby let dogs out at 6AM.

I was still sleepy when I got up this morning from taking a Benadryl.

Hubby made breakfast. I made lattes. He fed dogs.

Sat on the sofa for a while.

Hubby left to go work at shop at 8:45AM.

I sat out on the patio with the dogs.

Hubby was back by 10AM. The forklift needs to be fixed and he cannot work on the backhoe.

We sent invoices to Storage customers. Put them in envelopes and took them to our mailbox.

Picked up mail from post box. Got check from RV Renter. 

Then we drove to Walmart to get groceries.

Got home at 1:45PM. Hubby made lunch sandwiches. We ate on patio.

Construction workers were next door working on putting up the outside paper on the house. Playing music REALLY loudly.

His disability caseworker called to say that she was contacting his doctor.

Hubby took a nap on the patio.

Took the dogs for a walk down to the dog park. Talked to Norm & Linda when they walked from the back of their house. I had to hold Wilson when they brought their white dog, Leo out. Ben sniffed him.

We got back to the house at 5PM.

Turned on the firepit propane and sat around.

FedEx brought 1 tire for the Expedition.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 4 2018

Hubby put dogs out to potty at 6AM.

Got up at 7AM.

Made lattes & eggs for breakfast. Hubby did hashbrowns, eggs, & ham for dogs.

I started laundry and dishes.

Hubby started putting in the drain pipe at the side of the house. I took out the Hose Pots and put them at the sides of the house; put the hose in one of them. Need to get another hose.

Hose Pot

John came over and gave us Dana's phone number. We went over to Dana's house because he was giving away a couple outdoor wood boxes for the patio.

Toured Dana's home. His wife came back from the dog park - Shauna, the woman that I talked to extensively on Halloween Party night at Norm's!

The guys loaded up the boxes in our Dually and we came home.

Turns out the boxes are overwhelmingly too large to put on our patio. We will have to take them to dump to donate them.

Put our trash can behind the fence gate.

Sat on the patio for a while.

Dogs played with each other all day.

 Wilson Sleeps on Ben

Dee came over to talk at 2PM. She stayed until 4PM when the sun started going down.

We came inside to make lunch. The wind started up and it was too cold to sit outside.

I took a bath and realized that something had stung me on the hand. It was itching. I took a Benadryl.

We went to bed at 11PM.

NOT GETTING MY HAIR DONE

SATURDAY
11-3-2018

Hubby got up at 5AM to potty. Then back to bed. I had a horrible nightmare until 6PM; then got up.

I started lattes & eggs. Let the dogs outside to potty.

Then hubby got up. I took a shower.

I started laundry & cleaned up breakfast dishes after I got out of shower.

We went to the dump and left the dogs home. Had to get to the dump by 8AM before they started watering. On the way home, I realized that St George is 1 hour ahead of us and instead of leaving by 9AM for my 10AM appointment, we would have to leave NOW.

Raced home. Got the dogs loaded.

Drove to St George. Hubby sped thru the canyon.

Got there at 10:11AM. The girl that I had the appointment with only does BLOWOUTS. Not BRAZILIAN BLOWOUTS. Thank goodness I found out before she started on my hair.

She re-scheduled me for somebody on Tuesday. Will have to remember about time!

Then we drove back home.

Stopped at Lee's Liquors to pick up some liquor.

Cleaned up cat litter. I vacuumed. Hubby had a bad reaction from his liquor, so he rested on the sofa for a while.

Drove to Ace Hardware to pick up the Hose Pots that I had ordered. Some strange old man started talking to me while I was waiting for hubby to go pick up drainage pipe. Finally, hubby came to save me!

We drove down to Flying J to get fuel in the Dually. Picked up chicken for dinner. They do not have Propane available there.

Drove to Walmart to get propane.

Came back home and ate our chicken.

Sat on the deck with new propane in Firepit.

Went to bed at 10PM after setting our clocks back one hour for Daylight Savings.

CRAFT FAIR & BOCCE BALL

THURSDAY
NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Got up all night long with little kitten and had to put him out of our room several times. He would not sleep and just wanted to play; play being biting our hands and scratching our arms.

Hubby put dogs outside at 6AM then came back to bed. I was up by 7:30AM to make lattes & eggs. Hubby got up and finished making eggs.

Drove down to Walmart in the Expedition to get cash for the Craft Show that I am attending with Dee at 10AM in the Pioneer Center.

Dee and I went to the Craft Fair; there was not much there that we wanted to purchase. We were back home with 45 minutes. Talked to Dee & John for a while, then came home.

Hubby was busy working on putting together the patio set. He got it done and I helped him put it outside.

I put together the drinks trolley. It looks good.

We will assemble the Glider tomorrow.

Sat on the patio for quite a while.

I went to get mail at 2:30PM. Stan said the new guy is coming late-around 3PM. But the mail was there.

We got 2 additional checks for storage. I deposited them and wrote up invoices.

Hubby and I walked dogs. At the dog park, Norm caught hubby and had him come look at fence & yard art to weld to fence.

Hubby got back from their place about 5PM. Then we sat outside in new patio set until 5:30PM. I went to change clothes into jeans & sweatshirt, but tore an earring out of my ear. It hurt. Tried to put it back in, but it was bleeding cartilage.

It will have to be re-pierced.

We went over to the Bocce Ball courts at 6PM. People were just there getting unloaded. Hal, Nancy, Garry & Dawn, Dave & Carmen,

Mid-point, had hot dogs & food.

Played until the lights somehow shut off at 7:56PM.

We helped clean up and drove home.

At home, we had crackers, cheese, & sausage. Then we sat in front of the firepit on new patio set.

I started laundry & dishes.

Watched TV at 10PM and went to bed.