FRIDAY /JULY 24 / HUBBY TO ST GEORGE / JEEP DEALER / THE CREPERY / HARBOR FREIGHT / NAP / HOT TUB

 FRIDAY

JULY 24 2026

THURSDAY / JULY 23 / DOG WALK / TATER BAD DOG / LOST CELL PHONE IN PARK /

THURSDAY
JULY 23 2026 

Alarm rang at 4:15AM. I was up and out of bed then dressed.

I went to put the dogs outside for potty after Hubby went to the bathroom to potty.

I went to the kitchen to make hot latte for Hubby, hot tea for myself.

I put out dog kibble for the dogs. Hubby made the bed. 

I put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats. 

Then Hubby dressed. He put harnesses on dogs. He loaded dogs into the Dually.

We drove to Bunkerville. Riley rode with her head out the window.

We unloaded dogs. I threw BALL for Riley. 

Tater wandered, then went out the gate. There were some stupid women that were walking their dogs. Tater went over to visit and they started barking. We had to run to get Tater. Tater came back to us. He did not hurt the other dogs, just stood there. 

PBJR tried running, but we caught her. 

We leashed up the dogs and finished our walk. 

No more walks there for us in the AM. Obviously people are out in the early mornings. 

We drove back home. 

Unloaded dogs. Took off harnesses. I let them out for potty. I picked up dog poop.

Hubby made breakfast for himself. Then he sat down to watch YouTube videos. But he realized he did not have his cell phone. It had come out of his pocket at the park when he was running after Tater. 

Hubby took my phone to call his phone, he drove BACK to Bunkerville in the Dually. 

I stayed at home and did bookwork. 

Hubby came back and had both phones. Some nice women at the park helped him look for his phone.

Thank goodness they found it. He had his phone on SILENT mode. 

He drove back. Then he stopped to talk with the neighbor that had his black dog with him before Hubby came inside the house. 

I warmed up sausage and cream cheese eggs in the air-fryer for mself.

Then Hubby watched SideTrack Adventures on YouTube until he cleaned out the cat litter. 

He left for the shop in the Dually at 8:30AM. 

I vacuumed the armoire and behind it. 

I did more bookwork. Paid bills.

Put away clean dishes. Load dishwasher again.

Went outside to play BALL with Riley. Tater and PBJR napped on the concrete with the sun on their bellies. I rubbed their legs. PBJR had woken up with a dead leg. 

I did more bookwork. Got our new invoice for the rest at the shop. 

WEDNESDAY / JULY 22 / NO DOG WALK / HUMID & HOT / CLEAN FRIDGE / DETAILER CLEANS JEEP /

WEDNESDAY
JULY 22 2026

Hubby took dogs out at 4AM. I was too tired to go for a dog walk so I did not set the alarm. My phone sat in the bathroom overnight (I forgot that I had left it there) and the charge dropped to 4%. 

Hubby woke me up at 6:30AM. I asked for 30 more minutes, but Riley came to lick my face and wake me up. I had a really nice dream about a nice boat in a exclusive resort lagoon with fish and Bud (our old dog) wrangling fish onto the boat.

I got up and dressed. 

I went to the kitchen to make hot latte for Hubby, hot tea and Nanogreens for me. I had forgotten about making Nanogreens and started making them again. Duh. 

Hubby was watching YouTube automotive videos.

I went outside and cleaned up all the dog poop out back. There were 21 piles. Where is all this coming from? 3 dogs x 7 poops each per DAY?

When I went back inside the house, I asked Hubby to go outside and rake the yard because Riley has really torn it up again. 

I started to clean out the fridge. It was disgusting with dog hair and leaked things everywhere.

CLEAN FRIDGE

 

When Hubby got back inside, I asked him if he wanted to throw out old bottles of stuff. Ick. 

Hubby left at 8:40AM when I reminded him. He took the Dually to work.

I started washing clothes. I cleaned kitchen counters and started dishwasher.

I vacuumed up the cat litter. 

I did bookwork. 

At 10:45AM, the Detailer guys came to clean the Jeep. I gave them the keys and they pulled it into the driveway to wash & detail it. 

By NOON, the guys were done cleaning the Jeep.

Dogs did not like hearing the guys slamming the doors and vacuuming. 

I did more updates on our house plans.

TEAPOT CHIMES

TUESDAY / JULY 21 / NO DOG WALK / HUMID /

 TUESDAY
JULY 21 2026

Up at 1:15AM. Hubby put the dogs out for potty. Riley & Tater. Then PBJR got up and wanted outside. I let her out. Hubby was sitting on the patio chairs. He came inside shortly afterwards. 

Put PBJR & Tater on the bed, but they were on my side-sleeping on my blankets. So I went to the living room to sleep on the sofa. 

Hubby was up at 5AM. I had shut off the alarm for 4:15 because I hurt too much and was too tired to go for a dog walk.

Hubby got dressed. Made the bed. Put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats, put out kibble for the dogs. Let the dogs outside again.

Then he sat on the sofa watching YouTube automotive videos.

I slept until 6:30AM. 

I got up and dressed. Felt out of sync. Could not get going...

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

I made cream cheese/cheese eggs for my breakfast. Hubby had left-over burrito.

I cleaned the kitchen and put dirty dishes in dishwasher. Started dishwasher.

I picked up all the household trash and then went outside to pick up dog poo from the yard. I put them in the trash bag. Hubby cleaned the cat litter. Then he took the bag outside to the trash can.

Hubby left for the shop at 8:30AM. 

I did bookwork.

I washed and conditioned my hair.

I put clean dishes away. I put 2 loads of clean laundry away. 

I played BALL with Riley outside. The neighbors had over family with dogs. One large black poodle and one small black poodle. I brought the dogs inside again. 

I did more bookwork. 

I played BALL with Riley outside. Took the dogs out for potty.

MONDAY / JULY 20 / DOG WALK /

MONDAY

JULY 20 2026

Up at 4:15AM. I slept quite well. The dogs slept all the way thru the night. 

Hubby got up and let the puppies outside. Then I got dressed. I went to the kitchen. Put out dog kibble. I gave shredded cheese and tuna for the cats. 

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

Hubby put harnesses on dogs. Hubby loaded the dogs. I locked all the doors and then brought the drinks to the truck.

We drove to Bunkerville and walked the dogs. About 79 degrees, but high humidity again. 

Walked around. I threw BALL for Riley. PBJR chewed on grass. Tater ran around and pooped. I picked it up. Cows were MOOING. 

We gave the dogs water. I had to hold the bowl up for PBJR as she was ready to get into the truck. 

Hubby loaded the dogs. Riley jumped in the back seat. We drove back to Mesquite. 

Hubby washed the Dually at the Falcon Ridge car wash at Walmart because there were rain drops on the windshield. Must have spittle rained last night?

We drove home. Unloaded dogs. 

I let the dogs out for potty.

I made breakfast eggs but forgot to put in cream cheese. I ate some.

Hubby made burritos for himself. He used the eggs I made. 

I cleaned out the cat litter and vacuumed. Cats had litter all over the hallway.

CLOUDS WIND HUMIDITY NO RAIN

I put away clean clothes. I put away clean dishes. I put more dishes in the dishwasher.

I walked down at 1PM to get MAIL at the postal boxes. 

SUNDAY / JULY 19 / SLEPT LATE / HUMID / UP ALL NIGHT WITH DOGS /STUART ESCAPES/ PEDICURES /

 SUNDAY

JULY 19 2026

Up all night with dogs. Repeated pooping. 11 loads I picked up this morning and Hubby was up at Midnight, I got up at 1AM and went to sleep on the sofa, 2AM, 4AM, 5AM. 

I got up with the dogs at 5:30AM. Then I went back to bed until 6AM. 

I got up and dressed. I went to the kitchen to make hot latte for Hubby, hot tea for myself.

Then I put out tuna and shredded cheese for cats. 

I put out kibble for dogs. I told hubby NO MORE HUMAN FOOD. NO EGGS. NO CHICKEN. The dogs can't handle it. It was pure diarrhea and soft poops like pudding. 

I picked up dog poo. 

Afterwards, I put on makeup, changed shoes. I did bookwork.

Hubby cleaned cat litter. I cleaned out dog water and cat water. Put out fresh kibble cat food. Put out fresh ice cubes for dogs. 

At 8:30AM, we drove to GS Nails to get pedicures. We had to wait for about 15 minutes before Andy was done with another customer. 

Hubby got his nails done, too. 

We paid and left. 

Drove to Beaver Dam via I-15; not much traffic. Stopped at Maverik, almost got hit head-on in the parking lot. We had to turn around and go to TA Travel Express. It was too busy at Maverik, people were lined up getting fuel.

We got fuel at TA Express. I waited in the Jeep while Hubby went inside. I saw a handicapped guy backing a truck up from a parking spot in front almost back into another truck. 

I saw a grey truck circle the building 11 times after dropping off a couple girls. I probably should have called the cops. I asked the question at home on the computer and it said that might be potential trafficking stalker behavior. Damn. 

SATURDAY / JULY 18 / DOG WALK / NAP / CLEAN WATER IN HOT TUB / HUBBY TO SHOP / GS NAILS /

 SATURDAY

JULY 18 2026

I was awake at 4:15AM when the alarm rang. The dogs got Hubby out of bed twice before then. Around 2AM. I did not hear them. 

I dressed. Went to the kitchen to put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats. 

Hubby filled the dog bowls with breakfast eggs & chicken. 

Hubby put the dogs out for potty. He got dressed. He made the bed. 

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

Hubby put harnesses on dogs. 

He loaded dogs. I brought out the drinks. 

IT WAS SO HOT OUTSIDE. Already 90F degrees again.

We drove the dogs to the Bunkerville Soccer Park. There were no birds singing today. 

I threw BALL for Riley and it was even difficult for her to get around in the heat. 

FRIDAY / JULY 17 / UP EARLY / SHOWER / DOG WALK /

FRIDAY

JULY 17 2026

Stuart, the white cat, woke me up early. Riley hates sleeping with him, so she got up and went to the bottom of the bed.  I petted PBJR all night long. I seemed to wake up every 15-20 minutes. 

DOGS & CAT IN BED THIS MORNING

I got up and took a lukewarm shower because I had been sweating. I washed & conditioned my hair. 

I dressed. Wore my new Wooden Ships sweater that I received via UPS yesterday. Put dirty clothes in washer. 

CHARLOTTE CREW COTTON AT WOODEN SHIPS

I put away clean dishes. 

I made hot tea for myself. I put out dog kibble. I fed the cats tuna & shredded cheese.

I opened the front door and opened the front shade in the spare bedroom. 

I did bookwork. 

At 4AM, I woke up the dogs and put them out for potty.

Hubby got up and made the bed half way. 

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

Hubby put harnesses on the dogs. 

I put on my boots, grabbed the drinks. Hubby loaded the dogs into the Dually.

We drove to Bunkerville. It was still very dark. We got going too early. At the soccer park, we pulled in and saw bunnies running everywhere. 

Unloaded dogs. I threw BALL for Riley. We walked around. The air was heavy with humidity. Difficult to breathe for all of us. 

We loaded the dogs and gave them water in the truck. Hubby quickly started the truck and turned on the A/C. We drove home.

5:30AM, at home, I picked up poo outside, let the dogs out. I went potty. I had to take a nap on the sofa. 1 hour later at 6:30AM, I woke up with cramps. Took a handful of baby aspirin, then had to take a hot bath. 

I went back to sleep on the sofa until 9AM. 

I woke up and Hubby had put the laundry in the dryer. 

I got up to make breakfast for myself. 2 eggs, cheese, cream cheese, and milk. Put it in Air fryer. Nice egg bake. 

Hubby made burrito for himself. First time eating hard food since getting his dental work done in Mexico.

HUMID CLOUDS IN SKY

I reminded Hubby to clean the cat litter. He yelled "It's not 9AM yet". I said, it is 9AM. 

RATTLER & ROBERT HANGING OUT AT THE TABLE

I picked up more dog poo outside. I threw BALL for Riley. It is still awfully humid.

Hubby left to meet a customer at the shop at 11:30AM. Then he stopped at Tractor Supply to pick up some glue to fix our hot tub filter.

Hubby was back by 1:30PM. 

I did bookwork. Paid sales taxes, updated blog. 

THURSDAY / DOG WALK / BUY LOTTERY TICKETS / MAKE DOG FOOD /

THURSDAY

JULY  16 2026

I was awake at 4:15AM when the alarm rang. The dogs did NOT get us out of bed before then. 

I dressed. Went to the kitchen to put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats. 

Hubby filled the dog bowls with kibble. 

Hubby put the dogs out for potty. He got dressed. He made the bed. 

I made a hot latte for Hubby, NO STRAWS. He is not supposed to suck after his dental procedures. 

I made hot tea for myself.

Hubby put harnesses on dogs. 

He loaded dogs. I brought out the drinks. 

IT WAS SO HOT OUTSIDE. Already 90F degrees. 

We drove the dogs to the Bunkerville Soccer Park. There were no birds singing today. 

I threw BALL for Riley and it was even difficult for her to get around in the heat. 

PBJR IN PARK

RILEY IN PARK

We got done with our walk and all the dogs collapsed in the grass by the Dually. 

We drove back to Mesquite. 

At home, I unloaded the dogs. Put the dogs outside again. Picked up poop in the back yard. 

Hubby made chicken and eggs for the dogs. He put them in a plastic container and refrigerated it. We will give 1 cup to PBJR each day. 

Then I collapsed to sleep on the sofa. 

While I was sleeping. Hubby took care of cat litter. 

I slept on the sofa until Hubby left at 8:00AM. 

The window cleaner guy rang the doorbell and Hubby went to answer it. He told him that he could not clean today and I had already texted him to explain that I do not feel well enough. He left. 

At 10AM, I got up, let the dogs out for potty. I went potty. I gave the girls some tuna & cheese from the leftover cats stuff. I gave Tater some kibble. 

The dogs went out again. PBJR stayed outside for quite a while.

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

I called Hubby at 2:50PM. He was at L&M Welding picking up parts. I teased him about leaving his hearing aids at home. 

He came home afterwards. 

I took a nap.

WEDNESDAY / JULY 15 / SLEPT LATE / DOG POO /

 WEDNESDAY

JULY 15 2026

I told Hubby last night that I did not want to walk in the heat & humidity until it clears up as it was too difficult on my heart yesterday.

So I slept in late. Hubby was up at 5AM with the dogs. He sat on the sofa with them. Then he put out tuna & shredded cheese for the cats at 6AM. 

I woke up at 6AM from the noise in the kitchen. Hubby put kibble out for the dogs. 

I got up and dressed. 

Went to the kitchen to make hot latte for Hubby, we are out of the flavoring Trinity from Pax & Beneficia, so I had to mix my own. Vanilla syrup, honey, and cinnamon. 

I made hot tea for myself.

Then I had to sit down as I was beyond exhausted. 

I helped Hubby make the bed. 

I did bookwork.

I put clean laundry from the washer into the dryer and started it. I put away clean dishes. 

I went outside and picked up LOTS of dog poo. Some of it was runny. 

Hubby cleaned the cat litter. He changed the time for the watering system outside. The dogs went out in the garage to help him.

Then Hubby left for the shop at 8:30AM in the Dually. Dogs were sad to see him go. PBJR wanted to go with him really badly.

I did bookwork.

I put away clean clothes. I put away clean dishes. I made more hot tea. 

TUESDAY / JULY 14 / GARBAGE DAY / DOG WALK / FEEL BAD / NAP / HUBBY TO SHOP / CONDITION HAIR /PBJR TO VET / NAP / HOT TUB

 TUESDAY

JULY 14 2026

I was awake at 4:15AM when the alarm range. The dogs did NOT get us out of bed before then. 

I woke up feeling like I have a hang-over. 

I dressed. Went to the kitchen to put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats. 

I filled the dog bowls with kibble. 

Hubby put the dogs out for potty. He got dressed. He made the bed. 

I made a hot latte for Hubby, NO STRAWS. He is not supposed to suck after his dental procedures. 

I made hot tea for myself.

Hubby put harnesses on dogs. 

He loaded dogs. I brought out the drinks. 

IT WAS SO HUMID AND HOT OUTSIDE. Already 90F degrees. 

SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING FROM BUNKERVILLE

We drove the dogs to the Bunkerville Soccer Park. There were no birds singing today. 

I threw BALL for Riley and it was even difficult for her to get around in the heat & humidity. 

I picked up 2 poops from Tater. 

We got done with our walk and all the dogs collapsed in the grass by the Dually. 

We drove back to Mesquite and Hubby wanted to wash the Dually at the Falcon Ridge Car Wash. He was upset afterwards because there was dirty water draining in the parking lot and he had to drive thru it. 

At home, I unloaded the dogs. Put the dogs outside again. Picked up poop in the back yard. 

Then I collapsed on the sofa. I had to take a Nitro. My heart was hurting. 

Hubby took care of cat litter, he took out more garbage to can out in the street as today is Garbage Pickup Day. 

I took ANOTHER Nitro pill.

I slept on the sofa until Hubby left at 8:30AM. 

At 10AM, I got up, let the dogs out for potty. I went potty. 

Then I vacuumed in the living room and under the dining table. I cleaned up the cat mess on the table. Cat dander & hair, broken kibble pieces, tuna. I vacuumed the cat litter from the Armoire. 

I washed the bowls and put them in the dishwasher. I started the dishwasher. 

I went outside and picked up MORE dog poo. Then I re-filled the dog water bowls outside with fresh water. After being out for 10 minutes, I was already sweating from the heat & humidity.

I washed my hair and conditioned it. 

I put dirty laundry in the washer and started it.

I did bookwork. 

Hubby had washed the FMF at Falcon Ridge Car wash and did not tell me. I had to sort that out on the App.

MONDAY / JULY 13 / DOG WALK / HUMID & HOT / NO RAIN / PAID FOR NEW A/C UNIT AT SHOP

 MONDAY

JULY 13 2026

Up at 3:19AM. I went out to the sofa to sleep. 

Dogs got up at 3:30AM. Hubby put them out for potty. Then he went back to bed. He did not put PBJR up on the bed. She slept on the floor, poor thing.

Then I got up at 4:15AM when the alarm rang. I put out tuna and shredded cheese for the cats. 

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

Hubby put harnesses on dogs. He could not find Tater's collar until he looked in the armoire. He had forgotten where he had put it yesterday when he took it off the dog.

We loaded dogs into the FMF and I brought the drinks. Took the sunshade off the windshield. 

There are minute dirt spots on the car windshield where the rain just spit last night. Enough to make everything dirty, not enough to water anything.

We got going late today as Hubby slept in bed longer than usual.

Drove to Bunkerville and walked the dogs at the Soccer park. Almost immediately, some white car parked in the lot near ours and we had to put Tater & PBJR on leashes. I threw BALL for Riley. We had to shut the gate again because it was wide open. A woman was walking her dog in the other park. We were running late, so the sun was already coming up.

We gave the dogs water and loaded them into the car. 

Drove back home. Decided AGAINST going to the Info Center because of that rude woman from yesterday and the assortment of homeless being there all the time. 

At home, the dogs collapsed on the tile floor to get cool. It is extremely HOT AND HUMID today. Dark clouds outside. 

Hubby made himself some soft eggs as he cannot eat anything hard yet. I made sausages and toast for breakfast, but fed the sausages to the dogs. I did not like the taste of them. I shared my toast with Tater. 

I made the bed. I picked up dog poop. I put dishes in dishwasher and started it. I started doing the laundry and put the washed laundry in the dryer. 

Hubby cleaned cat litter.  Hubby left for the shop in the FMF at 8:30AM. 

I went outside with dogs and picked up more dog poop. 

I sat down to watch TV. 

I walked down to get the mail at NOON. 

I put water in the hot tub from the hose. 

The water overflowed in the hot tub because I forgot about it. Then I put out the fan to dry up the water. 

I did bookwork.

Hubby got home at 4:15PM. He had stopped at Smith's to pick up his painkiller prescription. He got milk, chocolate cream pie, pudding. He has to eat soft foods because of his dental work.

Hubby had me pay online for the new A/C unit that is being installed this Saturday at the shop. His Landlord is going to pay 1/2. 

We got in the hot tub and stayed for a few minutes. It was not overly hot. Riley came and swam with us. All the dogs ran around outside and played. Barking. Zoomies.

It was still hot and humid outside. No rain.

We watched TV for a while. I started getting really tired. 

Put dogs outside for one last time. I played BALL with Riley for a while. There was lightning in the distance. Lit up the sky.

We went to bed at 9PM. 

SUNDAY / JULY 12 / DOG WALK / DOG WALK / RUDE WOMAN / HUBBY MEETS HVAC GUY AT SHOP /ONE OLD GOP BITES THE DIRT

 SUNDAY

JULY 12 2026

Picked up dog poo. Said hello to Amy, neighbor. Dogs barked. 

Conditioned hair. 

Had Story Time with Hubby. 

Hubby turned on the hot tub heater. 

Hubby cleaned cat litter, put away clean clothes, got his passport from the Jeep and brought it inside so I can put it in the safe. 

Hubby left at NOON to meet the HVAC guy at the shop to discuss putting in ductless A/C. 

I put away the Mexican drugs in the bathroom cabinet.

Hubby got back after stopping at The Dollar $1 Store. He bought new swim pool noodles. Blue for him, pink for me. 

It was too hot to swim, so he turned off the heater. 

I took the dogs outside. It was hot. I threw a BALL for Riley. I did not let them stay outside too long.

I took a nap for 1 hour. 

Hubby watched YouTube videos. I think he might have slept for a while.

Woke up, watched TV for a while. 

We soaked in the hot tub for a while. It was very hot and humid outside, so we came inside. Hubby put towels and bathing suits in the dryer. 

I went outside to dry off, throw BALL for Riley. Then I came inside. 

I made more hot tea. We watched TV for a while.

Went to bed at 9PM.

SATURDAY / JULY 11 / FEED DOGS / FEED CATS / PICK UP POOP / NAP

 SATURDAY

JULY 11 2026

I was up at 4AM with the dogs. Let them out for potty. Then I slept on the sofa for 30 minutes. The dogs wanted outside again. 

I fed the cats at 5AM. Gave them tuna and shredded cheese. 

I made hot tea and had cereal for breakfast. 

I gave the dogs kibble for breakfast. None of them ate. 

I put out fresh water for cats & dogs. 

I made the bed. 

I put laundry in washer and started it. 

At 11AM, Hubby texted and said he was going to the Baja Dental to get his teeth fixed. 

I took a nap at NOON. 

Took pictures of melted caramels that have to be returned to Amazon. They do not want them back, they gave me a refund. I had to throw them out.

MELTED CARAMELS

Hubby said the guys ate at Mi Casa Es Su Casa in Los Algodones for lunch.

MI CASA ES SU CASA RESTAURANT

I woke up when Tater wanted to go outside. I put the dogs outside and then played BALL with Riley. It was too hot and we only stayed outside for 10 minutes. 

Came back inside and watched TV. I put away clean clothes. 

At 2PM, Hubby texted and asked me to call Oscar because he did not have International Minutes to call him. 

I called Oscar and asked him to pick up Hubby.

Hubby texted at 3PM and said he was back in the US. They are now heading home.

I walked down to get mail. Another package of chocolates from Amazon that they did not put in a insulated refrigerated box and the chocolates melted. I had to contact Amazon to get a refund for them. 

My lipsticks from Time Phoria came. They look great. 

TIMEPHORIA-ELIARA, AERA, LUNELLE 

I had to text directions for them because they went some back road home. 

I warmed up 2 taquitos in the air fryer and had them for late lunch. I made more hot tea. 

I put dogs out, then played BALL with Riley, PBJR and Tater stayed out longer. I let them inside thru the side door patio. I tested the water in the hot tub and it was still warm.

I was tired. Hubby got home at 8:30PM. Dogs were happy to see him back. 

Hubby brought all his bags and meds in and then we put everything away. I put his laundry in the washer. 

Played with the dogs outside. Threw the BALL for Riley.

We went to bed at 9:30PM. 

FRIDAY / JULY 10 / DOGS OUT FOR POTTY AT 4AM / WALMART DELIVERY ORDER / HIGH OF 113F TODAY

 FRIDAY
JULY 10 2026

I was up at 4AM with the dogs. Let them out for potty. Then I slept on the sofa for 30 minutes. The dogs wanted outside again. 

I fed the cats at 5AM. Gave them tuna and shredded cheese. 

I made hot tea and had cereal for breakfast. 

I gave the dogs kibble for breakfast. None of them ate. 

I put out fresh water for cats & dogs. 

I made the bed. 

I put laundry in washer and started it. 

At 8AM, Hubby texted and said he was going to the Baja Dental to get his teeth fixed. 

The Starbucks was closed at the Casino, so he got no latte. 

He and Oscar parked at the border, then they crossed the border. It looks like a war zone with serpentine wire and rusted gates. 

Hubby and Oscar got lattes in Los Algodones. Said the girl took the flavor and took off to another business to make the latte, then brought it back in 10 minutes. 

Hubby showed up at the Dental place without waiting for the escort person. 

I cleaned the cat poo, took the tray and shovels outside to clean. 

I took a nap at NOON. 

I had ordered food from Walmart to be delivered. It got here promptly at 1:09PM. Delivered by a REALLY OLD short man. I gave him a $15 tip. He thanked me when I came out and picked up the food. 

I had ordered a rotisserie chicken, 2 boxes of cereal, 2 lbs flour, more organic bananas for Hubby, Millers honey, and Taquitos. 

I warmed up the Taquitos and had cereal for Lunch. 

I put the dogs outside again. Picked up more dog poo. Played BALL with Riley. Petted PBJR's belly when she rolled over. Tater and PBJR slept on the dogs beds for a few minutes. Then all the dogs got too hot and came inside with me.

We watched TV. 

Hubby texted at 3PM and said they walked around town. They were back at the Casino. There was no cellphone service in Los Algodones. 

Oscar & Hubby had dinner at the restaurant in the Casino. 

Then they went to bed. 

I put the dogs out for potty one last time, then made the bed, and helped Tater & PBJR into bed. I fell asleep immediately.

THURSDAY / JULY 9 / DOG WALK / DOG WALK/ DUALLY TO SHOP/GET RED CAR /

THURSDAY
JULY 9 2026

I slept until Hubby got up with the dogs at 4AM. I had set my alarm for 4:15AM, but I turned it off. 

Hubby went to let the dogs outside for potty. Then he put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats. 

Hubby gave the dogs steak he had cooked on the grille last night. 

I got up and dressed. I made hot latte for Hubby and hot tea for myself. 

Hubby & I made the bed. 

Hubby put harnesses on dogs. We loaded dogs. I took the drinks out to the truck. Remembered to put my boots in the truck. Hubby still had the trailer on the truck.

Drove to Bunkerville. Saw LOTS of BUNNIES as we entered the parking lot for the park. The light inside the old fire department building has been on the last 2 days.

Unloaded dogs. Riley was out of the truck and off to bark at birds. We walked around and I threw BALLs for Riley, PBJR was off leash as was Tater. Tater ran around the park. He was having fun. 

Tater pooped in the corner and I picked it up. Had to put it in the garbage can by the road. 

HAWK ON TOWER IN BUNKERVILLE

Afterwards, we gave water to the dogs, I walked the garbage down to the cannister. PBJR & Riley pooped in the grass near the truck. Tater pooped, but it was impossible to pick up. All runny. I covered it with leaves. 

We loaded the dogs and drove to the Mesquite Info Center. On the way, we stopped at Jose's yard to drop off the trailer. We saw that Jose had purchased 2 new grey trailers. 

We unloaded dogs at the Info Center. No homeless were there today. I threw BALL for Riley. We walked around on the sidewalk. 

PBJR WALKING BESIDE HER BEST FRIEND IN THE WHOLE WORLD

Then we gave dogs water. We loaded the dogs and drove to the shop. 

At the shop, Hubby got the red car out and we loaded the dogs into it. Then he put the Dually into the shop. He and Oscar are taking the Jeep to 

At home, I unloaded the dogs. Put them out for potty. Tater collapsed on the living room floor. PBJR did not want to go outside. I threw BALL for Riley outside while I picked up 12 more loads of POOP.

I loaded the dishwasher and started it. I put dirty clothes in the washer. 

Hubby cleaned and vacuumed out the Dually, then he came inside. He made himself breakfast. He cleaned the cat litter. Hubby vacuumed the house. 

Hubby left for the shop at 8:30AM in the Jeep. They are supposed to change the oil in it today - ready for the trip with Oscar to Mexico on Thursday afternoon/Friday/Saturday.

I watered my little baby cactus plants outside. The neighbors returned, Amy & Warren. I went over and talked with Amy. She was going golfing.

Came inside the house, I put away clean clothes. I put away clean dishes. I loaded more dishes in the dishwasher. I did bookwork.

I took the dogs outside for potty. I threw BALL for Riley.

Hubby returned home at 10:30AM. He made himself lunch. Then we sat on the sofa for a while reviewing Story Time. 

Hubby loaded his bag, passport, jumpbox, final iced coffee that I made him and left in the Jeep. 

Hubby left at NOON to meet Oscar at the shop to pick him up. 

I took the dogs out for potty. I played BALL with Riley. All the dogs were tired within minutes. I brought them in after a while because I did not want them to get overheated.

I called hubby at 3PM because they were going the wrong way. I had to remind them where they were going.

The heat is 112F right now. Heading for a high of 113F today. 

I watched TV. 

Hubby texted at 7:30PM to tell me that they had gotten checked in at the Casino. They ate at the bar and got drinks. Waitress would not serve Oscar until he got his passport. So he went up to his room and got it. They had Ruben sandwiches and onion rings. Then they gambled in the Casino.

I made the bed, put dishes in dishwasher. Locked all the doors.

I watched TV and went to bed at 10PM. Loaded the dogs into the bed. 

WEDNESDAY / JULY 8 / DOG WALK / DOG WALK /

JULY 8 2026

WEDNESDAY

I slept until Hubby got up with the dogs at 4AM. I had set my alarm for 4:15AM, but I turned it off. 

Hubby went to let the dogs outside for potty. Then he put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats. 

Hubby filled bowls with dog kibble and gave it to the dogs when they came inside after potty.

I got up and dressed. I made hot latte for Hubby and hot tea for myself. 

Hubby made the bed. 

Hubby and I put harnesses on dogs. We loaded dogs. I took the drinks out to the truck. Forgot my boots in the garage. 

Drove to Bunkerville. Saw LOTS of BUNNIES as we entered the parking lot for the park. 

Unloaded dogs. Riley was out of the truck and off to bark at birds. I threw a BALL for her and it disappeared. Had to get another ball. We only have 1 left in the truck now. Have lost 4 other balls. We walked around and I threw BALLs for Riley, PBJR was off leash as was Tater. Tater ran around the park. He was having fun. 

Tater pooped in the corner and I picked it up. Had to put it in the garbage can by the road. 

Afterwards, we gave water to the dogs, I walked the garbage down to the cannister. PBJR & Riley pooped in the grass near the truck. I had to pick that up and walk it to the garbage can. 

We loaded the dogs and drove to the Mesquite Info Center. Instead of turning on E Hafen Ln, we drove along Mesquite Blvd. I did not want Tater barking at all the dogs walking on Hafen. 

We unloaded dogs at the Info Center. There were 2 homeless guys sleeping on the benches, so we put leashes on Tater & PBJR. Riley, thankfully, kept quiet instead of barking at birds. I threw BALL for her. 

Then we gave dogs water, there was a work truck that pulled in and parked down from us. We loaded the dogs and drove home.

At home, I unloaded the dogs. Put them out for potty. Tater collapsed on the living room floor. PBJR did not want to go outside. I threw BALL for Riley outside while I picked up 10 more loads of POOP.

I loaded the dishwasher and started it. I put dirty clothes in the washer. 

Hubby cleaned and vacuumed out the Dually, then he came inside. He made himself breakfast. He cleaned the cat litter. Hubby vacuumed the house. 

Hubby left for the shop at 8:30AM in the Jeep. They are supposed to change the oil in it today - ready for the trip with Oscar to Mexico on Thursday afternoon/Friday/Saturday.

I put away clean clothes. I put away clean dishes. 

I did bookwork. I played BALL with Riley outside. Tater and PBJR sunned their bellies. 

Gary, our neighbor next door, had fence screens installed. 

The idiot from the HOA finally sent the Design Guidelines. QUITE A BOOK. But there are no indicates for a fence. 

Hubby got home at 1:30PM, made himself a sandwich. He took the Dually and picked up a trailer at Jose's so he can go pick up the UTV at Moto Zoo.

TUESDAY / JULY 7 / DOG WALK / DOG WALK / SHOWER / ALREADY TOO HOT /

TUESDAY

JULY 7 2026

Hubby was up at 2AM with the dogs and put them out for potty.

Last night, I had set the A/C to 70F. But Hubby decided that he needed to mess with it and turned it up to 72F. 

Therefore, I woke up sweating this morning. 

I had gotten out of bed and went to sleep on the sofa, but Riley got up and woke me up at 3AM. I set the alarm for 4:30AM. I woke up again when it rang.

I got dressed. Turned DOWN the A/C. Let the dogs out for potty. I put out dog food kibble for all 3 pups. 

I put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats. I made hot latte for Hubby, hot tea for me. 

Hubby got dressed. I put on makeup.

Then I put harnesses on dogs and we loaded the dogs into the Truck. Tater wanted to eat a little last food, so we had to wait for him. 

We drove to Bunkerville and walked the dogs. We were late. Got there at 5:15AM, so the sun was already coming up. Hubby walked over to close the gate while I walked the dogs around the right side of the park, throwing BALL for Riley.

Tater pooped and I had to pick it up. Threw it away in the trash can by the road. 

I picked up somebody else's dog's poop by a tree and took it over to throw away in the garbage cannister in front of the justice building.

We got done with our walk and gave dogs water. Then the stupid woman with 2 dogs came flying in with her car and unloaded the dogs, not even looking around to see if anybody else was there. She is rude. 

We had already put the dogs in the truck and I had changed from my boots to my sandals. We left. 

Drove to the Info Center and walked dogs there. No homeless, no old women with little dogs. I threw BALL for Riley. She barked at birds. Tater POOPED again and I had to pick it up. LOTS of poop. 

We got done walking dogs, gave them water. Had to hurry to load dogs when a woman with a dog walked by on the street.

We started driving home. Had to turn around at Flat Top Mesa Drive and drive BACK to Smith's to get milk. Walmart had texted me they were out of eggs, so Hubby had to get that too. 

We parked in the handicapped parking -had to wait for a young male employee to sweep the parking area. He seemed not to notice our truck. Our BIG truck. Hubby went inside to shop. He had to do self-check because the cashiers had not gotten there by 6AM. He purchased a raspberry fritter, milk, eggs, sushi. 

While Hubby was inside, I had an INTESEN PAIN IN MY CHEST. So I had to push Riley off my lap and reach over for the Nitro pills that were on Hubby's keychain for the Dually. He had left the truck on for the A/C. It is already 85F degrees. TOO HOT.

When Hubby came out of the store, he loaded the groceries and we drove to L&M Welding so he could drop off a part for powdercoating. HE HAD FORGOTTEN he needed to go there. 

We stopped at Walmart to get our pick-up groceries. We were there about 5 minutes before 7AM, and an employee had to walk over and yell at us that THEY ARE NOT OPEN UNTIL 7AM. We said we could wait. I called at 7AM. Rude guy said "I ASSUME YOU ARE IN SPOT #1". duh, yeah. You just yelled at us. How rude to say something like that. 

They brought our groceries out and Hubby loaded them in the back of the pickup.

We drove home. 

I unloaded dogs. Riley had to go over and sniff where somebody's dog had peed on our bush. I had to yell at her to get inside the house. When I unloaed PBJR by holding onto her harness, she slid backwards on the curb and went under the truck. He weight is becoming quite a problem for her mobility.

They all ran inside. Hubby brought groceries in the house. We put away the groceries. Hubby made burritos. I made egg/cream cheese/cheese in the air-fryer and toasted bread. Then I went to take a shower. 

After my shower, I dried off, got dressed in clean clothes. 

I picked up dog poop from out in the back yard, I took it to the garbage can on the street. Hubby had already taken it out this morning before we left for our dog walk. 

I cleaned up the cat litter and vacuumed. I took the cat litter out to the garbage can. I cleaned out the scoops and the tray outside on the front of the house with the hose.

I did bookwork. Hubby vacuumed out the truck. 

Hubby left at 8:30AM for the shop. He turned on the hot tub. 

I was exhausted. 

I put away clean clothes. I put away dishes and started dishwasher. 

I sat down on the sofa. 

At 9:45AM, I went out and brought the garbage can in from the street. Then I washed it out with hot water from the hose at the side of the house. 

I came inside and sat down again. It is now 11AM and I am exhausted. 

I played BALL with Riley outside. PBJR and Tater sunned their bellies on dog beds. 

Hubby got home at 2:45PM. He said it was too hot to stay longer. 

We had spaghetti for lunch.

Then we got into the hot tub. Again, it was too hot. Hubby put more water in it. I got out of the tub and had to get the hose. I also had to get out of the tub to make the Spotify music play as it froze. 

I was done after a few minutes. I got out, let the dogs outside for potty. I played BALL with Riley. PBJR and Tater slept in the shade. It was VERY hot outside.

We watched TV for a while. 

Hubby did his legs squeeze machine. I set it up for him. I put laundry in the washer and started it. I put away clean dishes. I cleaned off the counter and put dirty dishes in dishwasher.

I did bookwork.

I had to take another Nitro pill. My heart is hurting again.

MONDAY / JULY 6 / DOG WALK / DOG WALK / MCDONALDS / NAP / BUG GUY / DESERT PAIN FOR HUBBY / HOT TUB

 MONDAY

JULY 6 2026

I could not sleep with Hubby last night as he was SNORING loudly all night. I got up immediately after getting into bed. Went to the sofa in the living room to sleep.

I slept pretty well all night. 

At 3AM, Stuart started scratching at the sofa and rug. It woke me up. Then Riley started chewing on an antler quite loudly. That also woke me up. She jumped up on me, but got down right away and went back to chewing. 

I re-set my alarm from 4AM to 4:30AM and went to join everybody in bed. I had to push Tater over to get into bed as he was taking up my side. 

Slept until the alarm rang. 

Then I got up and dressed. I let the dog outside for potty.

Hubby got dressed.

I put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats. I cleaned their water bowls. 

I put out dog food in bowls. Then I made a hot latte for Hubby, hot tea for myself. 

I washed my face, put on makeup, put conditioner on my hair, and put on face cream. 

I made the bed.

Then I joined Hubby who had already put harnesses on the dogs and loaded them into the truck.

We drove to Bunkerville to walk the dogs in the soccer park. Riley pooped right away by the trees and I picked it up. PBJR wandered off on her own, but then joined us. She was busy munching on grass, then saw the COWS that were really close to the fence. She went to stare at them for quite a while. I threw the BALL for Riley. Tater ran around the park several times by himself. 

There was QUITE a lot of garbage in the park from the 4th of July holiday celebration that we picked up and fortunately found a small grocery bag to put it all in. 

We gave the dogs water at the end of the park walk and then loaded them into the truck. I walked the garbage down to the cannister and then Hubby back the truck up to pick me up.

Then we drove to the Mesquite Info Center and walked the dogs there. I threw the BALL for Riley. 

Tater ran around on his own. PBJR was on a leash. Tater pooped down by the corner where he always does and I picked it up.

The garbage cans were over-flowing from the weekend.

We gave the dogs water and then loaded them into the truck when a brown truck drove around the whole lot. We thought they were they to walk dogs, but they drove out again.

I wanted something different for breakfast, so we drove-thru at McDonalds and ordered a LARGE BREAKFAST. But when it came, it had no hash-browns. They NEVER give you hashbrowns. The staff at the restaurant seemed to be slow this morning. 

At home, I ran out of energy. Unloaded the dogs and Tater collapsed on the floor. Hubby took off their harnesses. I started the laundry in the washer. I loaded dishes into the dishwasher. 

Hubby warmed up a burrito in the air fryer for himself. 

I ate some of my breakfast. It did not taste good. Hubby had a couple bites. 

I picked up dog poo outside.

Hubby cleaned the cat litter and vacuumed the house. 

I went to the sofa to collapse. Hubby watched YouTube automotive videos. 

I slept until Hubby left for the shop at 8:30AM. He drove the Dually. 

At 9AM, I got up to prepare the house for the Pest Control guy, Justin from Bulldog comes today. I had to pick things up off the floor. 

At 9:10AM, I called Desert Pain Specialists to cancel my appointment because my hand is not really hurting that badly. I don't need an injection of prednisone.

Bulldog Pest Control, Justin came at 10AM and sprayed. He greeted the dogs. 

Then at 11AM, the USPS dropped off some packages. Another order from Spencer for dog cookies. 

I put away clean dishes. I put away clean clothes. 

I am exhausted. 

Hubby went to his appointment to get a prednisone injection at Desert Pain. Then he returned back to the shop. They were spraying a truck bed with liner. 

I made some spaghetti on the stovetop. 

Hubby finally got home about 5PM. 

Ate spaghetti for dinner.

Let the dogs out for potty again.

We got into the hot tub. It was WAY TOO HOT. 

We got out of the hot tub because Tater wanted outside again and would not stop barking. 

I fell asleep on the sofa. When I got up at 8PM, I had to make more reservations at the US/Mexico border Casino for Hubby & Oscar so they can go get their dental work done. Thursday night and Friday night. 

I cleaned up the counter, put dishes in the dishwasher, started the dishwasher. Cleaned the cooktop. 

Then I went to bed. Hubby snuck into bed before I got a chance to get into bed. Then he became Chatty Cathy and wanted to talk. 

SUNDAY / JULY 5 / DOG WALK / DOG WALK / MOTORCYCLES & DOG TRAILER TO GRASSY PARK / HOT TUB / PRETZEL BITES

 SUNDAY

JULY 5 2026

Then the dogs got me up at 3AM. I set my alarm and went back to bed with the dogs & Hubby. Woke up at 4:30AM. 

Got dressed. Made hot latte for Hubby, hot tea for me. I put out tuna and shredded cheese for the cats. 

I washed my hair in the kitchen sink and put conditioner on it. 

Hubby put harnesses on dogs. We loaded dogs into the Dually. Drove to Bunkerville. 

Unloaded dogs. Riley ran after birds, then I threw BALL for her all around the park. PBJR munched on grass. Tater pooped and I picked it up. Tater ran everywhere. Lots of puppy energy.

 SUNDAY SUNRISE IN BUNKERVILLE PARK

GIRLS AT PARK

We gave dogs water and loaded them in the truck.

Drove to the Info Center. 

Walked dogs around on the sidewalk. I threw BALL for Riley. 

We gave dogs water and loaded them into the Dually.

Drove to Beaver Dam, AZ on the I-15. Not much traffic. 6AM now. 

Drove to TA Travel Plaza and Hubby got diesel fuel. He went inside to get more Lottery tickets from the $33 he won in the past month. 

HUBBY BUYS LOTTERY TICKETS

There was a Mormon mover white van next to us getting fuel. All of them dressed in white shirts/black pants. Mormon wear. Not going to get you into heaven, tho. LOL. The dad gave us a glare. 

We drove back to Mesquite. Took the 2nd exit to extend the ride because the dogs were napping in the back seat. Unloaded dogs at home. 

TATER IN BACK SEAT WITH NEW DOG GATE

I warmed up the eggs I made from yesterday. I made toast. Hubby cleaned out the cardboard boxes in the garage and vacuumed the truck carpet. 

I took all the sheets and blankets off the bed. Some dog or cat had vomited on our comforter. So we changed everything on the bed. 

I started washing our clothes. 

I picked up dog poo outside. About 20 loads. Threw BALL for Riley. Tater laid on his dog bed. PBJR was inside helping Daddy.

Hubby made breakfast for himself. He sat down to watch YouTube. 

I called Amazon to get a refund on the melted candy that arrived Friday. I had to take pictures to submit. Suban helped me and told me they would refund to a gift card balance.

MELTED CANDY

Hubby and I tried to work on the new roofline that the HOA wants 4/12 pitch. But we will have to give it to an architect to draw it. Need to get it done within 2 weeks.

We took the girls in the dog trailer and the motorcycles around the neighborhood. The first park was being watered, so we went to the 2nd park. Hubby put PBJR on a leash. I threw the BALL for Riley. It was hot, so we gave them water and loaded them again. We drove thru the new construction on the hill and then came home. Unloaded dogs. Put them in the house. Tater wanted out because he had stayed home. I put him in the back yard. I got ice water and steak pieces for PBJR.

Got into the hot tub at 11AM. Stayed in for about 30 minutes. It was on the cooler side. We put Riley in the hot tub with the inflatable dog mattress Hubby bought. 

Still doing laundry. 

Hubby warmed up pretzel bites that we got from Walmart groceries the other day. Dipped them in mustard. 

I got done logging the Amazon purchases he made this weekend for the business. Then I was trying to update my blog. 

Hubby sat down to watch YouTube. 

I joined him and we watched the rest of Bookish episode from last night. Then we watched Mannix. Hubby slept on the sofa for 2-3 hours. He snored. 

I took a nap at 5PM. Hubby watched the dryer with comforters. 

I woke up at 5:15PM and we went in the Hot Tub for a while. Tried to play BeeGees music on Spotify, but it played one BeeGees song and then went off on a tangent. I could not stand it. I got out, let the girls outside for potty. Then Tater barked to go outside. 

Hubby got out of the Hot Tub a few minutes later. We got dressed. Put our wet towels in the washer. 

We made the bed with the clean bedspread and comforter. 

Then we took the motorcycles for a ride and left the dogs at home. 

Came back and dogs were quite concerned for us. Had to sniff us all over. 

We watched TV for a while.

Went to bed at 9:30PM.