TUESDAY/ SEPT 8 / NO DOG WALK / PBJR TO SHOP / DESERT PAIN INDIAN CALL CENTER / PBJR SHOWER / HUBBY & OSCAR PICK UP TRUCK IN VEGAS

TUESDAY

SEPTEMBER 8 2026

I was up at MIDNIGHT and sweating. Hubby was snoring. Extensive pain in right hand - burning neuropathy. I wrapped it in the heating pad, but it did not help.

I went potty in the front spare bathroom. 

Then I went to sleep on the sofa. Heard Hubby snoring again. 

I had restless sleep. Hand burning - neuropathy pain. I finally fell asleep. Had restless sleep. Nightmares. 

Hubby was up at 6AM and let the dogs out for potty. He put shredded cheese and tuna out for cats. 

I slept until 6:30AM. I got up and took a shower. Washed my hair. Turn on bathroom fans. Got dressed.

Put dirty clothes in washer. 

I picked up dog poop.

Hubby made burrito. I made hot latte for Hubby, hot tea for myself. I warmed up chicken/apple sausage for myself. Hubby gave Tater his morning pill.

Hubby sat down to eat his burrito and drink his latte. Then he vacuumed the floor and changed cat litter. He took it out to the garbage and then took the garbage can out to the street for collection today.

Hubby put on PBJR's pink collar. Hubby & PBJR left for the shop in the Dually at 8:30AM. She RAN out to the truck. 

I called Hubby to ask how to turn on the hot tub heater. 

I put the dirty dishes in the dishwasher and washed them. Then I put away clean clothes. 

I tried to take a nap, but there were noises everywhere. I unplugged the ice maker. 

I called the Desert Pain Clinic to make an appointment. I am TOTALLY sure that they are using an INDIAN service to make appointments. The stupid person kept putting me on hold without telling me. 

It took FOREVER for her to make the appointment. I have to wait another week to get the Prednisone injections in my hands. 

Hubby & Oscar brought PBJR home. They came at 4PM. They were SUPPOSED to be in Vegas picking up a truck that I arranged on Facebook Marketplace.

I gave PBJR a shower. Got her all clean from being at the shop today. She ran outside and dug around in the dog beds. 

They grabbed some drinks and left. They still had to go get the trailer. I checked at 5PM and they still were not even in Vegas yet. 

PBJR kept walking to the garage door because she was upset that Hubby had left her behind. I kept telling her that Daddy would be back.

I did bookwork.

MONDAY / SEPT 7 / LABOR DAY 2026 / DOG WALK / COWS/ HUMID / FRENCH TOAST / SIRENS /

MONDAY

SEPTEMBER 7 2026

LABOR DAY

I was up at 3:45AM. I was hot and sweating. Turned the A/C to 69F, even though it was 73F degrees outside. 

I opened the front door, opened the spare bedroom mini blinds. 

I got dressed. The dogs woke up and I greeted them quietly. 

I unlocked the sliding glass door, then I put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats. 

MONDAY MORNING MOON

I made a hot latte for Hubby, hot tea for myself.

Then I went back to the bedroom and my alarm started ringing at 4AM promptly. The dogs woke up again and Riley was squealing. I petted & kissed them all. Hubby woke up and got dressed. He made the bed. 

I put a new light on Tater's collar because he lost his at the park the other day. 

We loaded the dogs into the truck. We were 15 minutes early. 

Drove to Bunkerville. 

Rookie cop at water plant on Falcon Ridge. Several spots smelled like sewage, at the new shopping center. At Lama. We thought a main had broken.

It was very cool today, only 67F degrees. I had brought a sweater, but it was humid out and I was hot & sweaty still. 

67F DEGREES

I carried an extra ball in my pocket in case Riley lost hers, but we walked around. Hubby wanted me to take a picture of PBJR with her "underlighting". 

PBJR WITH GREEN GLOW

PBJR saw COWS.  She stayed for quite a while, standing by the fence watching all the cows. There was a little baby drinking milk from a mommy.

We kept on walking and I finally had to put a leash on PBJR to get her to come with us. 

A car pulled up across the street and a woman raced into the bathrooms. We thought they might be walking dogs, but by the time we got to the truck, they had gone.

We gave dogs water and loaded them up. Drove home. 

Unloaded dogs. 

Let the dogs out for potty. There were sirens going, so we all went outside. Riley barked. Tater howled. PBJR made grunty noises.

I picked up dog poop.

Stuart accidentally got outside.

Hubby turned on the hot tub heater. 

I cleaned out the ice maker as it was slimy inside.

Then I made french toast sticks for breakfast. I also put sausages in the air-fryer. I warmed up the Canadian maple syrup for Hubby. Then I served him on the sofa. 

I cleaned up everything and put dishes in the dishwasher. 

I put dirty laundry in the washer and started it.

Hubby watched YouTube videos on his iPad. We listened to Jazz music on YouTube TV. 

I did bookwork. 

Hubby left for the shop in the Dually at 8:30AM. He was going to work on the Bronco today.

He met Larry, the HVAC guy there so the A/C could be adjusted and cool the front sales office & bathroom better.

Eric stopped by just before Hubby left the shop.

I put away clean clothes. I put away clean dishes. I picked up more dog poop.

I watched TV today. Some odd shows  on Apple TV. 

Hubby got home at 1:30PM with Del Taco. Hard shell tacos, soft shell tacos, some french fries, and some mini burritos. 

We ate. Hubby fell asleep on the sofa. I let the dogs outside again.

We went in the hot tub at 3:30PM. Riley swam. Did not stay in it very long because it was 100F in the tub and 100F outside. Some hot weather is back...

Hubby put Shawn the Cleaner into the hot tub. He cleaned out Riley's hair. 

SUNDAY / SEPT 6 / NO DOG WALK / CLOUDS / NO RAIN /WORKING ON BLUEPRINT SUBMITTAL MATERIAL

 SUNDAY

SEPTEMBER 6 2026

I was up at 2AM with endo cramps. I took a hot bath. I was so tired that I might have fallen asleep in the tub. I got out and slept on the sofa for a while. At 3AM, I was up again with endo cramps. I took some aspirin and ice water. Then I went back to sleep on the sofa. I turned off the alarm set for 4AM because I was so tired. I needed sleep. 

Hubby was up at 5AM and let the dogs out for potty. They came back inside. He put them on the bed and slept until 6AM. 

Hubby woke up at 6AM with the dogs again. He let them out. He gave shredded cheese and tuna to thee cats. 

I slept until 7AM. Then got up and dressed.

I made a hot latte for Hubby, hot tea for myself. 

Clouds are outside, but the sun is over the mesa. WeatherChannel said it would rain ALL day from 6AM to 2PM, but I don't think so.

DARK CLOUDS OVER MOUNTAINS

Then I made a huge crepe for Hubby so he can put burrito fixings into it. I heated it up on the back burner, which has controls COMPLETELY DIFFERENTLY SET FROM THE FRONT. OMG. What stupid man does this? Of course, a MAN would design and engineer this. ALL the knob settings need to be the same. Because people have the habit of using the same switches over and over! MUSCLE MEMORY. I HATE MALE CEOS. I HATE MALE ENGINEERS.   

I made a regular size crepe for myself. I put chicken, bacon, mozzarella, &dill sauce (made with fresh dill & sour cream). 

HUBBY'S CREPE/BURRITO

REGULAR CREPE

I put laundry in washer and washed it. Hubby worked on putting straps on the hot tub.

HOT TUB STRAP

HOT TUB STRAPS (2)

STRAP FASTENERS

Rained slightly at 2:30PM.

We continued working on Blueprint submittal material for Crook County, Oregon. 

Got done with everything at 4PM. Still sputtering rain. Rain clouds everywhere. 

Went in hot tub. 

Watched TV for a while.

Dogs outside. Sat with them. Threw BALL for Riley.

SUNSET SUNDAY NIGHT

Went to bed at 9:30PM after I took Gabapentin and Prednisone. My right knee feels swollen. My bursitis bump on my right hip is hurting. My right hand is burning.

SATURDAY / SEPT 5 / DOG WALK / CREPES / VACUUM / WATER PLANTS /

SATURDAY

SEPTEMBER 5 2026

I slept in bed all night. I had taken another Gabapentin. Felt a little better. Still difficult to walk.

My alarm rang at 4AM. I woke up the gang. TIME TO MAKE THE DONUTS. Riley was squealing. Everybody wanted petted. 

I got dressed. Hubby got up and went potty, let the dogs outside. 

I made hot latte for hubby, hot tea for myself. 

I put out tuna and shredded cheese for the cats.

Put out clean water and cleaned the dog food bowls. 

Took dogs out to the garage to load them in truck, but forgot collars!

We put collars on dogs. 

Loaded dogs into Dually. I ran back inside to put on another shirt and a sweater. It is COLD outside. I will have to wear jeans soon! No more shorts. 

In Mesquite, the gas came down to $6.29 for Diesel. 

DIESEL IS AT $6.29 NOW

Drove to Bunkerville. 

Regular gas is still the same price. 

It was 76F degrees at home. 

It was 70F degrees by the time we got to the park. 

FALL HAS ARRIVED.

We walked the dogs. Tater lost his light. 

I threw BALL for Riley. PBJR walked off by herself. No cows today. LOTS OF STARS IN THE SKY TODAY. 

We got done with the walk. Gave dogs water. Loaded dogs into truck. I threw water bottles in the trash. 

We drove back to Mesquite. Drove home. 

I made the perfect crepe AGAIN. They were very filling. Hubby did not eat all of his he was so full. 

I put dirty clothes in washer. I put away clean clothes. Hubby vacuumed and cleaned cat litter. 

I went outside to pick up dog poop. Hubby had me get the hose and put more water in the hot tub.

SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING

Hubby left at 8:30AM to meet the HVAC guy, Larry at the shop. They are reviewing how the A/C works and how to put in more A/C in the showroom and bathroom.

I did bookwork. I made more hot tea. I listened to the Jazz Alley Cats on YouTube.

I was actually sleeping sitting up on the sofa, next to Tater. I had my hand on him. Hubby called to tell me he was coming home. 

Then Hubby was down at the shop until NOON when he finally came home. 

I took a nap when Hubby came home. 

Hubby made a burrito. Even after I fed him Crepes this morning.

MORE CREPES

I woke up at 3PM. I went down to get the mail. My new hormone creams were there and had gotten warm. I put them in the fridge. 

The new SONOS MOVE had been delivered, so I brought it in and had a NOT fund time setting it up. Had to bluetooth add it to the phones, Had to add it to the SONOS app, Had to charge it. Had to find the WiFi Password. WHAT A PAIN IN THE ASS. 

I picked up dog poop outside, but Riley did not want to play BALL.

PBJR sat down beside me and I rubbed her all over. She was not impressed. 

PBJR OUT ON THE PATIO

We sat out in the sunshine for a while, then came back inside.

Hubby watched YouTube on TV. 

Hubby and I left at 7AM. We drove to Tractor Supply and got dog food. I wished the checkout girl a Happy Labor Day and she looked at me like I was an alien. 

Then we washed the Jeep at Falcon Ridge Car Wash. Had to drive thru several water pools all the way thru Mesquite.

We drove to Littlefield to get fuel and lottery tickets at Maverik.

Then we drove back to Mesquite and stopped at Smith's to get groceries. They did mnot have dog bones. 

They did not have egg bites. FORGOT OUR COUPONS IN THE TRUCK. We got milk, sushi, cookies, Honeycomb cereal, 

We got into the hot tub at 8PM. It was dark outside. We turned on the hot tub float lights in blue that I bought from Amazon.

I was really tired when we got out of the hot tub. We tried to watch the Apple TV show Slow Horses that EVERYBODY says is great. 

THE SHOW IS AWFUL. Slow. Trodding. Boring. No Point.

I took a painkiller and went to bed at 9:30PM.

FRIDAY / SEPT 4 / DOG WALK / DIESEL UP OVERNIGHT BY $1 / DIESEL AT $6.49 /COOLER -FALL IS HERE/ NAP / HOT TUB / PAIN IN HANDS

FRIDAY

SEPTEMBER 4 2026

COOLER TEMPS

Cat woke me up at 3:15AM. Jumped on me in bed and scratched my leg. I pushed him off me. PBJR was crowding me out of bed by my feet, so I got out of bed, went potty.

I tried sleeping on the sofa, but the stupid cat sniffed my face, then finally curled up by my feet on top of the blanket. I woke up with the alarm 2 minutes later.

I woke up the gang. TIME TO MAKE THE DONUTS.

I got dressed. Hubby got up and went potty, let the dogs outside. 

I made hot latte for hubby, hot tea for myself. The honey had the top paper off and it might have spoiled. 

I put out tuna for PBJR and Riley with a little cheese. I gave Tater some sausages-chicken and apple.

I put out tuna and shredded cheese for the cats.

We put collars on dogs. 

Loaded dogs into Dually.

Drove to Bunkerville. GAS WENT UP $1 OVERNIGHT. IT IS NOW AT $6.49.

Regular gas is still the same price. 

It was 76F degrees at home. 

It was 71F degrees by the time we got to the park. 

71F DEGREES IN BUNKERVILLE

FALL HAS ARRIVED. SNOW BIRDS WILL BE BACK SHORTLY.

We walked the dogs. Had to put a new light on Tater's collar as I had washed it and forgotten to put a light on it. Riley immediately lost her BALL and I had to go back to the truck for another one.

I threw BALL for Riley. PBJR walked off by herself. No cows today. LOTS OF STARS IN THE SKY TODAY. I found a water bottle and threw it away. People don't throw away their own trash.

We got done with the walk. Gave dogs water. Loaded dogs into truck. I threw water bottles in the trash. 

We drove back to Mesquite. Drove home. 

STUART ON DOG BED

At home, Hubby made bacon in the oven. We had to turn on all the fans. 

I made the perfect crepe. They were very filling. Hubby had all of his and ate 1/2 of mine. 

PERFECT CREPE

I went outside to pick up dog poop. Hubby had left his cornbread in a plastic container outside beside his chair from last night. I picked it up and gave it to him.

I threw BALL for Riley.

Hubby and I put cats in rooms. Stuart in our room with water, food, potty. Rattler went in front room. Even after calling for Robert, we could not find him. We looked everywhere. Under beds, sofas, hidey holes. 

We left in the Dually. Left dogs at home. Drove to Littlefield to get fuel. Over $6.49 now. Hubby filled up with Diesel at Maverik. It went up $1 overnight dure to LABOR DAY WEEKEND. Price Gouging. 

Then we drove back. Was going to Smith's for groceries, but they were CROWDED with old idiots. Walking everywhere into traffic, blocking the way in the parking lot. I told Hubby we will come back tomorrow at opening to avoid this mess. 

We drove to UPS where Hubby dropped off an Amazon return. 

We drove home. 

I was in so much pain when we came home, I could barely walk from the truck to the house. 

We let the cats out of the rooms. Robert was in the front room with Rattler!

Hubby made lunch for himself. I took a Gabapentin for the pain and a Prednisone. 

I fell asleep on the sofa from 10:30AM to 3PM. Because of the pain pill, I slept so long.

I cleaned the counter, put dishes in the washer and turned it on, I put clean clothes away. 

I got more Spring water from the garage and put it in the ice maker. 

PBJR SLOBBERED A HEART ON THE SOFA

We watched 1 episode of Reacher. It was disappointing.

I did bookwork for 1.5 hours. My hands are going number and it is difficult to thik to place the fingers in the correct keystrokes.

We went into the hot tub at 6PM to 6:30PM. It was 102F degrees. Hubby let it get too hot. Riley came to swim with us for a while, but then started panting. I made her get out, but she tried to walk the railing and get back inside. She fell down on the side. I thought she was dead or had broken her leg, but she popped up. She is made of rubber!

We watched another couple episodes of Ted Lasso. 

I went to bed at 8:45AM. Hubby loaded the dogs onto the bed, but did not wait for me to get in. He got on my side and decided to "SAVE THE SPACE" so the dogs would not crowd me. I got into bed. 

I slept for a while, then yelled for Hubby to come to bed.

Hubby came to bed and we both fell asleep. I slept thru the night because I had taken another painkiller Gabapentin. 

THURSDAY / SEPT 3 /NO DOG WALK / LIGHTS ON AT NEIGHBORS /

 THURSDAY

SEPTEMBER 3 2026

We were up at 4:30AM. I had turned off the alarm because I was so tired last night.

I asked Hubby to turn the A/C down because I was sweating in bed.

Hubby went potty. I let the dogs out. 

Hubby let dogs inside and laid down on the sofa. I told him that I wanted to sleep there. 

LIGHTS ARE STILL ON AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE.

I slept on the sofa until we got up at 6AM. I needed sleep and was hurting.

Hubby got up and let the dogs out for potty. He put out shredded cheese and tuna for cats. 

I helped Hubby had made the bed. 

Hubby made himself a burrito.

I made a hot latte for Hubby, hot tea for myself. 

I put dirty dishes in dishwasher .

Hubby sat and watched YouTube videos.

I did bookwork all morning. 

Took picture of Fall decor at front door.

FRONT DOOR FALL DECOR

Hubby walked down to the mailbox to get mail with PBJR. She was wagging her tail, all happy.

I asked Hubby to turn UP the A/C because I was freezing. I turned it off later. Nice morning. Breeze.

Hubby left at 8:30AM in the Dually.

I continued doing bookwork. I put laundry in dryer.

I started the dishwasher. 

I let dogs outside. I put away clean dishes. 

I made more hot tea. 

I vacuumed the cat litter in the armoire. I cleaned the tray from the armoire outside by the hose. 

Lots of cars passed by going up the street. A UTV drove past. VERY LOUDLY.

I put away the cat tray in the armoire. I cleaned the front bathroom. 

I put out my pumpkin in the front of the house for Fall. The FALL sign was broken, so Hubby has to put another screw in it. I put out the spiders that Hubby made me.

Sad to think that once we are dead, KRL will sell or donate all this stuff that we lovingly made and cherished. 

Hubby got home at 4PM and I told him about complaining to HOA about neighbors' lights and he said that his customer is married to the woman that handles this stuff at the HOA, so he called his customer.  The guy was really nice. His wife was not so nice. She never replied back to me at first even though it was handed off to her, and when she did reply, she was rude and abrupt. Nobody teaches these people how to handle customer service.

STUPID NEIGHBORS LIGHTS. TURNED ON BY EVEN STUPIDER REALTOR

We soaked in the hot tub. It was VERY HOT. Riley swam with us for a while. Then she got out and dried off. PBJR and Tater had come out with us because it was nicely cool. 

We all went back inside and dried off. Hubby put the cover on the hot tub. 

Watched some more episodes of Ted Lasso.

We went to bed at 9PM.

WEDNESDAY / SEPT 2 / DOG WALK/ WATCH TV / TATER TO SHOP / NEW IPHONE 16 FOR HUBBY / STUPID NEIGHBORS TURN LIGHTS ON ALL NIGHT

WEDNESDAY

SEPTEMBER 2 2026

I had slept on the sofa all night. PBJR had pushed me out of bed. Tater was snoring louder than Hubby.

Up at 4:00AM when the alarm rang in the bedroom. 

I got up and dressed. Let the dogs out for potty. Hubby got up and went potty. He dressed. Then he made the bed. I let the dogs back inside the house. 

I put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats. 

I made hot latte for Hubby, hot tea for myself. 

Hubby put harnesses on dogs and we loaded them into the Dually.

It is 79F degrees outside. 

We drove to Bunkerville. Drove around to make sure the gates were closed. Hubby got out and shut the big AND little gates.

It was 76F degrees at the park.

Walked the dogs in the soccer park. I threw BALL for Riley. PBJR walked with just her pink collar and green light. Tater had his blue light special. Ran all over the park. 

Could REALLY see the stars this morning. Totally clear with no clouds.

We gave the dogs water and then loaded them into the truck. I threw away the empty water bottle.

We drove home. There were 3 semi trucks going thru the round-about. They turned into Walmart. Hubby drove around the block and remembered he wanted to wash the truck. We drove back. 

Drove thru the car wash. 

At home, I unloaded Riley. Hubby let Tater and PBJR out of the back. Took off harnesses. I put out ice for the dogs. 

We watched another couple episodes of Ted Lasso on  Amazon Prime.

Hubby cleaned cat litter at 8AM. I went outside to pick up dog poop.

Put Tater's collar on him and he left with Hubby out the front door. I had to hold back PBJR because she wanted to go out so badly. 

I put laundry in the washer to wash it. I cleaned the counter and put dishes in dishwasher. 

I made crepe breakfast for myself. With chicken, bacon, onion sauce, cheese.

I did some bookwork. 

I was just about to nap on the sofa, but the doorbell rang with UPS dropping off Hubby's new iPhone. It was just packed loosely in a box. Amazon did not require a signature. Very odd. They used to come like guarded with high security. 

RILEY & STUART PLAYING

RILEY NAPPING ON THE SOFA

I did some bookwork. I put away some refrigerator magnetic clips that I bought. Unpacked Hubby's iphone and put it in the new case. Charged Hubby's iphone. 

I put away clean dishes. 

WAITING FOR DADDY & TATER TO COME HOME

Hubby and Tater got home at 4PM after going to the Credit Union and picking up groceries at Walmart.

Our neighbor way-laid Hubby and would not let him come inside the house. Had to talk loudly to him.

Tater went out to potty. Riley kept biting at his ears. PBJR was delighted to have him home.

I got in the shower with Tater immediately because he was leaving black paw prints all over the white tile. 

Hubby dried Tater off and let him outside. He dried immediately.

I went to do bookwork. Made another hot tea. Did a return for a fan that I bought for the truck from Amazon. It would not charge. 

Tried to hook up Hubby's new phone, but it would not "FIND" the old phone.

Turned off both phones, hours later I tried to set it up again and it finally worked.

Just before we got into the hot tube, the neighbors behind our house turned on their lights (supposedly it is a realtor that comes over to "show" a house, but WHO THE FUCK TURNS LIGHTS ON IN THE MIDDLE OF A SUNNY DAY???)

We soaked in the hot tub. It was 101F degrees. Very hot. We only sat in it for a while. I had to wear a bathing suit because the neighbor is home.

We watched more episodes of Ted Lasso until I was falling asleep on the sofa at 8:30PM. 

I went to bed. Hubby brought me Gabapentin and put my heating pad under my back.

Neighbors lights were still on when we to bed. FUCKING ASSHOLES.

TUESDAY / SEPT 1 / FALL / NO DOG WALK / PBJR TO SHOP / PAY BILLS / RAVEN SURGERY

TUESDAY

SEPTEMBER 1 2026

FALL

I was up at 12:45AM. I went potty. A cat was yelling, but when I got up, he quit. 

I slept on the sofa and turned off my alarm on the cell phone. I needed sleep and was hurting.

Hubby got up and let the dogs out for potty. He put out shredded cheese and tuna for cats. 

I got up at 7AM from the sofa and got dressed.

Hubby had made the bed. 

Hubby made himself a burrito.

I made a hot latte for Hubby, hot tea for myself. I made the rest of the crepe with chicken, cheese, and bacon. Had that for breakfast. 

I put dirty dishes in dishwasher and started it. 

Hubby left at 8:30AM with PBJR in the Dually. She was happy to leave with her beloved daddy.

PBJR GETTING IN DUALLY FOR SHOP

DADDY AND PBJR GOING TO SHOP IN DUALLY

I turned on Alley Cat Jazz music. 

I put dirty dishes in dishwasher and started it. I put dirty clothes in washer and started it. 

I put makeup on.  

I did bookwork.

I put laundry in dryer.

Riley & Tater went outside at 10AM. Then they wanted inside at 10:20AM.

Hubby called me at 10:13AM to fix an entry on the payment ledger for Quickbooks. 

Still doing 1st of month bill paying and bookwork.

I got done with the books at 1PM. I put away clean dishes. 

I had to dry the clothes again as they were not done.

I put away clean clothes at 4PM. 

Hubby and PBJR got home at 4:15PM. PBJR was dirty. She will need a bath tomight. 

Took her outside and she went potty. Took off her pink collar.

Hubby made himself lunch. Then he turned on the hot tub heater.

Wind blowing. I put up the screen on the side of the house.

Hubby sat down to watch YouTube TV.

I ordered groceries on Walmart and Costco.

MONDAY / AUG 31 / DOG WALK / NAP / PUT AWAY CLOTHES/ STUART ON BED ALL DAY / CREPES / NAPS / HOT TUB

 MONDAY

AUGUST 31 2026

Up at 4:00AM when the alarm rang.

I got up and dressed. Let the dogs out for potty. Hubby got up and went potty. He dressed. Then he made the bed. I let the dogs back inside the house. 

I put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats. 

I made hot latte for Hubby, hot tea for myself. 

Hubby put harnesses on dogs and we loaded them into the Dually.

It is 79F degrees outside. 

We drove to Bunkerville. Drove around to make sure the gates were closed. Hubby got out and shut the big AND little gates.

It was 77F degrees at the park.

Walked the dogs in the soccer park. I threw BALL for Riley. PBJR walked with just her pink collar and green light. Riley lost one ball. I had to walk BACK to the truck to get another ball. She lost that one, too. I was almost ready to walk back again but she finally came running up to me with the ball in her mouth. Tater had his blue light special. Ran all over the park. Hubby and PBJR and Tater were on the other side of the park, watching black cows by the fence. Some had white faces. I could not take a picture because it was too dark.

PBJR really watched the COWs for quite some time. We had to yell at her to come with us. 

Could REALLY see the stars this morning. Totally clear with no clouds.

I had to walk across to the big light pole to pick up dog poo that somebody else's dog had laid there. The poop was HUGE. 

We gave the dogs water and then loaded them into the truck. I threw away the empty water bottle and the strange dog poop.

We drove home. 

I unloaded dogs. Took off harnesses. I put out ice for the dogs. 

I turned on the music from the Cats Jazz. 

Then I fell asleep on the sofa until 7:30AM. I was still tired.

Hubby made breakfast for himself. Burrito.

Hubby cleaned cat litter. I went out back to pick up dog poop. 

Hubby backed out the Jeep and parked the truck in the driveway. I met him on the side of the house from the gate to the back. I picked up the dead gecko on the sidewalk brick. Threw it away in a doggy bag into the garbage can.

At 8:30AM, he left for the shop in the Jeep. He said he needs to get fuel for it.

I cleaned the counter. Started dishwasher. I put away clean dishes. I put away clean clothes. 

I put away clean clothes. I cleaned off the counter and put dishes in dishwasher. Started dishwasher. I put out the washed & cleaned PBJR's blankets on the sofa.

I played with Riley and threw BALL for her outside. PBJR napped in the sun on her dog bed.

I made egg bites for myself.

I played BALL with Riley outside. I picked up more dog poo. 

It looked like rain, so I brought the dog beds inside under the patio. 

WEATHER FORECAST

STORM CLOUDS

It did NOT rain.

I made crepes with the crepe mix I ordered from Amazon. I used my left-over chicken from The Thai House Restaurant. Added onion dressing, cheese, and bacon. 

I made two crepes from the mix. In a pan. On the stove.

I put out fresh water for the dogs. I let the dogs out again to nap on the concrete. PBJR and Tater like to warm up.

I picked up more dog poop.

I then came inside and put away clean clothes. 

STUART HAS NOT MOVED FROM OUR BED ALL DAY. He vomited last night twice, once at the end of the bed, once under the bed. (I cannot clean it up).

STUART ON OUR BED ALL DAY

Hubby got home at 5:30PM. He ate a little bit of the crepe I made. Then he turned on the heater for the hot tub.

CLOUDS OVER MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT

Hubby took a nap. I took a nap.

I made the bed ready so that we could go in the hot tub and be tired to get into bed.

We went in the hot tub at 8PM. It was barely 98. Riley swam with us. She was happy. Napped on the side rail.

We got out at 8:30PM. Hubby covered up the tub.

Riley ran around outside drying off. 

We watched Ted Lasso on Free Apple TV for 1 week.

REALLY pretty moon behind the clouds tonight, but it moved so fast that we barely had time to watch it. I called for Hubby and he came out to the patio SLOWLY. 

Went to bed at 10:30PM.

SUNDAY / AUG 30 / DOG WALK AT INFO CENTER / DRIVE TO SEE SOLAR / HOME & CLEAN / SINK CLEAN OUT / ORDER NEW APPLE PHONE FOR HUBBY /

 SUNDAY

AUGUST 30 2026

At 3AM, Hubby went potty and back to bed. I went potty. I had been soaked in sweat. My hair was soaking wet. My back was soaking wet. 

I went out to the living room to sleep on the sofa. Tater and Riley wanted out. Then they went back to bed with Hubby. Tater barked to get on the bed. 

I let the white cat out because he was scratching at the door to get out.

I slept on the sofa. 

I was up at 6AM and fed the cats tuna and shredded cheese. 

I let the dog outside again. Got dressed. I let the white cat back inside.

I got up. Made hot latte for Hubby, hot tea for me. 

By 7AM, it is 85F degrees out. We put harness on dogs and loaded them into the Dually. Drove to Bunkerville, but there were people at the park with dogs, so we left and did not stop.

Drove to the Info Center by the back way on East Hafen Lane. 

Let the dogs out after a car left there. I threw BALL for Riley. PBJR walked without her harness. Tater ran around. Pooped in his usual spot. I picked it up. We picked up 5 water bottles and put them in the trash can. Odd. 

Gave dogs water. They drank 2 whole bottles. 

Drove to the Solar Array out in the desert beyond the Dump. They covered a lot of ground in 1 year installing. 

We drove home. Unloaded dogs. 

Hubby made burritos, but in the middle of it, the sink would not drain. 

So he had to take out the p-trap. Drain everything. He said there many straws, lots of dog hair, and some other gross junk.

Hubby turned on the hot tub heater.

Hubby put the fan under the sink to dry it out. 

I cleaned out the cat litter and vacuumed behind the armoire. I vacuumed in the garage.

I cleaned the cat litter, took out the litter, and threw it in the garbage. I cleaned off the plastic mat from the cat litter box with the hose on the side of the house.

 

I was outside watering the front plants and putting away the hose when our neighbor Gary said Hi. He said that Judy up the street is trying to sell her house as Steve, her husband died 2 weeks ago in Temecula, CA from his cancer. Judy is still alive, and does NOT have brain tumors? Weird. They thought she would die first. 

Hubby was vacuuming the inside of the house. He put up the sofa and all the dog beds.

HUBBY VACUUMS

I steam cleaned the tile floors. 

I vacuumed out in the garage. Found a little tiny dead gecko on the side of the house.

We put everything away. Brought the dining room chairs in from the patio, put away the drawers in the bathroom. Put down the cat food in the bathroom. Put the dog beds down and the sofa down.

Hubby worked on our paperwork to submit our Blueprints to Crook County in Oregon for approval. I did bookwork. Robert sat beside me watching YouTube birds on the monitor.

ROBERT WATCHING YOUTUBE BIRDS ON MONITOR

We sat in the hot tub at 3PM. Riley swam with us. She just LOVES the hot tub. Then we put her out and I got to relax on the floating tube for a while. We came inside at 4PM.

I walked down to the mail box at 4:30PM to get mail.

I vacuumed the front entry mat and the front entry way. I had to vacuumed out the cat litter again. 

SATURDAY / AUG 29 / 45TH ANNIVERSARY / NO DOG WALK / DINNER AT KATHERINE'S CASABLANCA CASINO

 SATURDAY

AUGUST 29 2026

Woke up at 4AM with alarm ringing. Hubby was still tired and did not want to go for dog walk. He went potty and back to bed. I went potty. Let the white cat out because he was bothering me on the bed. 

I slept on the sofa. 

Hubby was up at 6AM and fed the cats tuna and shredded cheese. 

Hubby made the bed. He let the white cat back inside.

By 8AM, it is already 100F degrees outside.

I got up. Made hot latte for Hubby, hot tea for me. 

Hubby made cinnamon rolls for "our anniversary". He put a candle in them and sang "Happy Anniversary" with the dogs. I gave him a Rand McNally large print map that he wanted. The Magats added Gulf of America instead of Gulf of Mexico. I was VERY disappointed.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY CINNAMON ROLLS

RAND MCNALLY

I got dressed. He got all the UPS returns together. 

We loaded the dogs into the Dually.

Hubby had to wash the truck before we could do anything. BUT HE FORGOT THE AMAZON RETURN BOXES WERE IN THE BACK. They got WET.

We then drove to the UPS store where Hubby moved things around. Then we drove to the America First Credit Union to deposit $ for paying bills. 

PBJR stuck her head out of the truck while we were depositing money at the Credit Union.

PBJR SMILING AT THE BANK

Drove to Littlefield where Hubby got a breakfast sandwich for me at Maverik and bought lottery tickets.

HUBBY AT MAVERIK

On the way home from Littlefield, driving the back highway, Hubby got hypoglycemic. We had to stop at Starbucks for him to get a sweet drink.

We got 3 pup cups for the dogs. FIRST TIME EVER.

TATER PUP CUP

PBJR PUP CUP

RILEY PUP CUP

Hubby went to Smith's because needed more milk. He also got sushi and looked for dog bones, but they did not have any. I stayed in the A/C truck with the dogs. 

A nice hispanic guy walked by Hubby and told him he had a nice truck while Hubby was walking into Smith's.

We drove home afterwards and unloaded the dogs. Unloaded groceries.

We enjoyed some nice TV time at home, relaxing with dogs. 

At 4:30PM, we put the cats in the bedrooms. Rattler separate in the front room because he hates Stuart. 

We left the dogs at home.

Drove the Jeep to Casablanca Casino for our Anniversary dinner.

It was hot outside. I wore my black slacks from Quince and a flaired multi-colored shirt. Hubby had his shorts and a nice silk hawaiian shirt. 

We parked in the parking lot and did not valet. LOTS of cars & people at the Casino. The walk into the Casino was overwhelmingly hot. 

Went to dinner at Katherine's at Casablanca Casino. Reuben was not his normal calm self. He had to have his assistant and another waiter bring out our food. The kid only came by once with water. I had to ask several times. 

We had bread to start. Hubby had a Margarita to drink. I had a Kahlua & Creme to drink.  

We ordered appetizers to take home. Bacon Wrapped Scallops/Crab Cakes/Shrimp Cocktail. Then both of us ordered the special Filet & Shrimp for $59. Hubby also ordered the spinach salad to be made tableside, but when Reuben brought it out, Hubby was full. He cancelled it. 

FILET & SHRIMP

I gave Hubby the spinach on my scallops. He said he was happy with that. 

Reuben brought out an Anniversary dessert for us, even tho we asked him not to do that. 

Chocolate covered strawberries with more side berries. And Hubby had a crème brûlée with more side berries.

CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES

Crème Brûlée

We paid and left. Hubby had to potty before we left. I waited for him.

After another hot walk out to the Jeep, we drove home.

At home, unloaded food. Put it in the fridge. Gave hugs to dogs. Let them out for potty.

Probably the last time we will ever eat out at Katherine's again. Food was good, but no extras. No hot almond scent towels to wipe, no mints to take home. It was rushed and felt awful. For $239, it was too expensive; and $100 for a tip. OMG.

Hubby went back to Walmart to pick up our groceries at 7PM. I had forgotten to order them for a 6PM pickup so we could get them on the way home from dinner.

Hubby was gone a long time and said there were many people waiting and only 2 workers. 

He put groceries away.

We could not soak in the hot tub because it was too cold.

Stuart has been behaving very good lately. He goes out and comes back inside right away. He comes when we call his name. He puts himself in his kennel.

Maybe he IS turning into a good cat?

STUART IN HIS KENNEL

Went to bed at 9:30PM after I put on some Voltaren which is a Diflofenac arthritis cream for my hands. I took a couple Prednisone and a Gabapentin before bed.