HUBBY HAIRCUT/ACCOUSTIC SHOWCASE/NORM'S PARTY

THURSDAY
12-20-2018

5 DAYS TO CHRISTMAS!

Got up at 6:30AM. Hubby had already tried to let the dogs out because Wilson barked, but the dog must have been dreaming.

Wilson & Ben slept on their bed all night long. Cats slept with us all night.

Got up and made lattes. Hubby made eggs.

I cleaned up breakfast dishes.

Hubby gave Wilson a Benadryl because his eyes are weeping.

We watched the news for any info on Katie's arrest. KREM did not cover it.

So Hubby took a shower. I cleaned up cat litter mess. I started dishes & laundry.

Hubby left at 8AM to go get his haircut at Mesquite Barber.

I cleaned out one of the junk drawers and accidentally dropped a candle lid made of glass in the pantry as I was trying to put it in the trash. It shattered and I had to sweep/vacuum up the shards. One of the pieces stuck in my toe. My toe was bleeding. The cats came and tried to play in the glass. I had to shoo them away.

Wilson and I went for a short walk, but he did not want to walk. Pooped on the sidewalk. I think he is not feeling well.

I came back and did more laundry. Put dogs outside to nap.

Construction workers came to work on the roof next door. Lots of banging.

I played Xmas music.

Made Xmas toffee.

Chocolate Maple Brittle

Wrapped Xmas presents in our closet so that the cats cannot destroy the wrapping.

I made potholders for hubby Xmas present

Potholders

Hubby got home at 3PM.

He changed clothes into some nice blue jeans & flannel shirt.

We packed up the Maple Chocolate Saltine Brittle on a Target plate and put foil over it for the party. I wore a gift box on my head.

Then we went over to the Pioneer Center for the Accoustic Music Set. It was from 5PM to 7PM. Very good singers. Guitars, Harp, Percussion. It was a nice evening, even though I expected more Xmas music.

Went to Norm's party. Drove over instead of walking. Then we had a snack/dinner with them and 2 couples of new neighbors along with Dave & Carmen. It was a nice night.

At 9PM, we left and went home. Had to let dogs out of the house for potty.

We watched a little tv and went to bed. 

TUACAHN THEATRE-FAIRY TALE XMAS

WEDNESDAY
12-19-2018

Got up at 6:30AM.

I made the bed and cleaned things up.

Made lattes. Hubby made eggs for dogs.

I started laundry & dishes.

I picked up dog poo.

Then I rode my bike over to the Pioneer Center and purchased Bingo tickets from Gloria for Table 9. They are assigning tables to everybody now...

Then I rode back.

Hubby vacuumed the cat litter.

The guys came to install the slider window in the courtyard. But it had many imperfections and they had to take it out again.

I walked Wilson up the road because he was barking too much.

I dumpster-dived a piece of grey carpet! It will be great to cut it and put it in the bottom of the cat tower!

Watered Dawn's plant when I got back.

Sat out on the patio with hubby until the guys were done.

I took a shower.

Then hubby made lunch; turkey sandwiches.

Did some more laundry and put some away.

I traded in the Groupon Brunch $ for a Drone for Xmas instead.

Ordered parts for the Can-Am.

We took the dogs for a walk down to the park and up to the top of Sunshine Court.

UPS brought the Pined Stain that we ordered from Home Depot. Hubby hurried out to test the color.

Then he had to run down to the shop to "help" Dave.

I watched Endeavour while he was gone.

Hubby back and we hung up the Costco Metal Bunny print in the spare bedroom.


Changed clothes and got ready for our play tonight at Tuacahn.

Walked dogs. Loaded dogs in Dually. Drove to St George.

Had to stop and walk Wilson at the first exit as he had to pee again.

Then we stopped and got gas at Maverik. I walked Wilson again. Stopped at Wendy's to get hamburgers for the dogs.

We got to Tuacahn and walked the dogs again on the grass. Lots of beautiful lights.

 Lights

Went to the play. It was great!

 Fairy Tale Christmas

However, some stupid people behind our row of seats came in late, DRUNK, and pulled my hair & hit my head behind me. Jackasses. The theater should prohibit entry after the play has begun.

Done at 9PM and we drove home.

Dogs went out to potty at home. We watched Person of Interest on TV and went to bed at 11PM

WALK WALK WALK

TUESDAY
12-18-2018

Got up at 6AM. Still DIZZY.

Made lattes. Hubby made dog eggs.

We watched morning news.

Wilson and I walked down to the corner and back. Should have taken water. We both needed it. Almost got run over by a white car at our subdivision crosswalk.

I took a shower when we got back. Hubby ran water for me.

We took the Dually and drove to deposit check at Mountain Credit Union; ordered replacement for broken A-arm at Polaris (used hubby's credit); got groceries at Walmart; washed Dually at Walmart. Drove down interstate to dry off truck.

Drove to Pioneer Center to buy Bingo tickets. They go on sale tomorrow.

At home, the construction workers had gotten done with front yard and were spraying off the road with water. So Hubby had to drive thru wet water with newly washed truck.

Put away groceries.

We ordered jeans for hubby.

Made invoice for Young Living.

I made sugar Xmas cookies from 5-6PM. Oven kept beeping at me while it was baking. Weird. I must read the instruction manual.

We watched TV - Bond movies for a while and went to bed at 11PM.

UPSET TUMMY & CLOUDY & BINGO

MONDAY
12-18-2018

I was up all night with a bad tummy. Hurt on my sternum.

So I took a couple baths, slept on the sofa.

Very dizzy all night.

Got up at 6AM to make lattes.

CLOUDY ALL DAY TODAY.

The new Bug people, Evolve called, then left a voice mail to let us know they were coming.

I fell asleep on the sofa again. Not feeling well.

Bug guy came and sprayed. I had to wake up to write a check for the service.

Then hubby took care of me for the rest of the morning.

He did laundry, cleaned up breakfast dishes, vacuumed cat litter. I picked up dog poo.

I finally woke up about 2PM; had to go get milk at Wal-Mart; took the dogs with us.

Kitties were playing together today. I got a pic.

Rattler & Robert Playing

Came back and unloaded dogs.

We decided to go down to Bingo early so that we could walk thru the sales homes. I wanted to show hubby the dimensions of the drapes in the bathroom.

Took some pictures & measurements.

Grabbed water bottles on the way out and took pictures at the Xmas tree there.

Then we walked over to the Pioneer Center to get a table for the Bingo.

Dee & John did not recognize us at the table, even though I had texted her that we were there.

Dee won first on Bingo, then John won!

Kerry did not come. She had 2 teeth removed and was not feeling well.

After Bingo, we drove home.

I took a hot bath.

Went to bed at 9PM.

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL 70 DEGREE DAY

SUNDAY
12-16-2018

Got up and made lattes; hubby made eggs breakfast.

I cleaned up breakfast dishes. Vacuumed up cat litter. Picked up dog litter. Started 3 loads of laundry.
Put away clean laundry.

Dawn & I walked down to the main road at 9:30AM.

At 10:30AM, I was back and took a shower/washed my hair.

Changed clothes & went for Trail Ride in desert.

Went to the 3 Corners; Utah/Nevada/Arizona.

3 Corners

Bent the lower left front A-arm on the Can-Am after hitting a wash out head-on.

Came back and hubby made Sausage & Cream Cheese Roll Ups.

I put away more laundry.

We walked the dogs around and down to the dog park.

I ordered a custom RMOR flag for the UTV.

OUT ON THE TRAILS WITH THE CAN-AM

SATURDAY
12-15-2018

SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY! AND BLUE SKIES!

Got up at 6AM. Hubby let Wilson out to potty.

Rattler and Wilson slept with us all night.

The little Robert cat ate the wires on my fairy lights in the bedroom and out in the hallway entrayway. He is a BAD cat.

Hubby made eggs. I made lattes.

Cleaned up cat litter. Vacuumed house.

Dawn wanted to walk today, but I told her that we had to run into Mesquite to see if they had stain and that we were going trail riding when we got back.

Loaded dogs into Dually, drove to Sherwin Williams to see if they have any stain that ages wood. They did not. I walked Wilson. He had to pee so badly that he peed on himself by a huge palm tree.

Drove back home. Hubby quickly made sandwiches while I changed clothes.

We packed up the Can Am and had to go get fuel down at Flying J.

Met Garry & Dawn and Steve with his dog Cosmo.

We drove up onto the Mesa and then back by the Dump to go on some sweet trails.

 Chimney

 Selfie with Headphones

Looking Down at Sun City

Stopped for potty & lunch past the dump; Then we turned around at 2PM because it was getting late.

Drove back on the roads.

Hubby took off on the side roads.

Parked the Can-Am in the garage.

Changed clothes. Started washing clothes.

Walked with the dogs to go get the mail.

Got a check from a renter in the mail.

We had dinner. Then watched a little TV.

Hubby holds Robert, Ben is curled up on Sofa next to Rattler

Went to bed at 11PM.

COLD IN NEVADA

FRIDAY
12-14-2018

Got up at 1:30AM to check on the meteor shower. It was pretty lame. Just a few little tiny steaks.

Went back to bed and got up at 6AM to turn on the fireplace & heat. It had gotten down to 31 degrees last night. Very cold in the house. Only 62.

At 6:30AM, we got up and hubby made eggs for breakfast. I made lattes.

Fed dogs. Cleaned up breakfast dishes & started washer.

I started the laundry. Hubby took a shower.

I cleaned up cat litter & dog poo.

Hubby took dog poo to the dumpster. He talked to the construction workers about doing concrete work on the side.

Dawn texted & wanted to walk at 10:15AM.

Hubby went out to work on Barn Doors.

Cats Relaxed in Chair Together

Dee came over at 10:30AM. We talked about the doors. She thought they were great. Then we walked all the way to the Pioneer Center, looked thru the Sale Homes at the Sales Office.

Finally came back about 12:30PM. I took a shower.

Hubby had stunk up the house by baking the bacon/roll-ups. & egg cups but instead of using ham, he used bacon. They burnt.

We took the Dually and drove to Lee's Liquors. They had hubby's liquor. Got Prosecco for Peach Bellinis.

Stopped at Ace Hardware to see if they had any aging Stain for the Barn Doors. They did not. Hubby got more screws for the door.

Drove to Walmart and got groceries.

At home, we unloaded groceries. Hubby made the Bellinis. They tasted awful.

Hubby watched TV for the rest of the night.

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN NEVADA

THURSDAY
12-13-2018

Got up at 4AM to take a hot bath as having endo pains.

Back to bed after taking aspirin.

Then up again at 7:45AM.

Hubby made breakfast eggs. I made lattes.

Construction workers next door were working on the backyard, taking equipment down the narrow side between our fence. Scary. I know they are going to hit it.

I picked up dog poo & cat poo. Vacuumed. Started laundry. Cleaned up kitchen dishes & started dishwasher.

When putting away the Blue Evergreen Yankee Candle, it slipped out of my hands and shattered on the floor in the kitchen. Had to put the dogs out and the cats in our room to clean it up. Hubby helped. I had to crawl on the floor to get underneath the fridge to get the small parts out of there. Also found some candy and raisins under the fridge.

I helped hubby put up the wood brace for the track on the Barn Doors. We measured and he pre-drilled holes in it to mount it on the beams.

Rattler Helps on Ladder

Robert Helps on Ladder

Then I worked on updating our wills.

I picked up cat poo and more dog poo in the back yard.

Then I took Wilson down for a walk to the end of the road at 2:45PM. I happened to fall and get dirty/muddy, hurt my leg right by Branding Iron dog area. Wilson was peeing.

I picked myself up and we continued on our walk. It wasn't bad. Got back at 3:20PM.

I took a hot bath and told hubby about falling. It was weird.

Found Robert sleeping on the cabinets in the kitchen.

Robert Sleeping

We took the Dually to go pick up the Can-Am. Drove to hubby's shop. He picked up his grinder and drill bits to cut down the hardware for the Barn Door.

Drove to Dominos and picked up our Specialty Chicken that we ordered.

Drove to Polaris and dropped him off. I drove home. Realized I did not have my purse! OMG. No driver's license!

When I got home, I let puppies out to potty. The UPS man had come and brought a metal red flower wall art; I brought the boxes into the house, backed the Expedition into the garage so there was room the Maverick, and went to get the mail.

A guy named Kress was selling Bug Spray for Evolve company. I listened to him and then agreed to the service. Signed the contract. He came inside the house so I could get my glasses.

Hubby got home and talked to Kress. They talked about hubby's Dually, Can-Am, and putting a body lift on Kress's truck.

Then hubby back the truck to the driveway.

We had dinner (which was kinda cold by now) at the table.

Was very comforting with the music playing and Xmas lights on.

Afterwards, I cleaned up. Hubby cut the metal for the Barn door hardware.

We watched Endeavour on Prime TV and went to bed early.

WORK ON BARN DOOR DAY

WEDNESDAY
12-12-2018

Got up at 5:13AM when Ben had to go potty.

Then we were up again at 6:30AM to make breakfast eggs. Hubby fed dogs. He put out Vitamin C for me. Gave Vitamin C to Ben.

I made lattes.

Put away clean dishes from last night's dishwashing.

Then I started 3 loads of laundry. Changed the bed sheets.

Put away laundry.

Dirty dishes into dishwasher and started it.

I vacuumed house.

Hubby watched TV for a while; morning KREM news from Spokane.

Then he got dressed and started working on the Barn door again. He decided that the wood brace for over the door was too twisted that he got at Ace Hardware the other day.

So we drove to Ace Hardware and exchanged pieces of wood. I looked at their discount store in the back.

Drove to Mountain Credit Union to change our address on our account.

Then we picked up Gyros at the Chicago Greek Restaurant next door.

Drove home and ate our Gyros on the patio.

The construction workers were still working next door. Wilson kept barking at them all day.

Michelle called (Ray's daughter) about hauling the trucks from Vegas to Pahrumph. Hubby gave her an estimate and they wanted to start tomorrow. Hubby said it would be better to start Friday.

Went to the Sun City Sounds Xmas Concert at the Pioneer Center at 4:15PM. It started at 4:30PM. We sat in the back. It was very good. We both enjoyed it. When asked what was the most memorable Xmas present you ever receited, hubby answered "Coal!" Everybody in the audience laughed.



We got back at 5:30PM and watched Bond movies on TV. Went to bed at 11:30PM.

TAKE CAN AM TO POLARIS

TUESDAY
12-11-2018

Got up at 6:45am. Hubby made eggs for breakfast & fed dogs.

Ben still limping around.

I got up and took a shower. Felt better.

Made lattes.

Hubby took cardboard to the dump. He took Ben with him.

Construction workers were using the skid-steer next door to move dirt into the neighbor's back yard for their patio. The skid-steer was coming VERY CLOSE to our fence. It was scary.

Hubby called Frontier Bens and asked to have the health insurance transferred to Retirement. But the worker indicated that he was still on Disability.

We had to run the Can-Am down to Polaris at 9:30AM. I drove the Expedition while hubby drove the Can-Am.

After waiting for him, we finally left there at 11:00AM. I was hungry, so we drove to get a Wakey Bakey Hash bowl at Jack-In-The-Box, but that was a limited time special only. I was upset. So I ordered a egg sausage biscuit instead.

Hubby had to stop at Walmart to get Barley to add to his beef broth for soup. We bought 2 boxes.

We drove home. I ate my biscuit, but the biscuit was dry and the egg tasted like rubber.

Hubby went to the shop to work on the backhoe. He was there until 3:30PM.

I worked on the computer, doing more Quickpages & then tried to update our address for the Credit Bureaus, but found that you have to mail them instead of doing it online.

I got all the paperwork ready. Paid more bills.

Hubby got home and wanted to go play Trivia at 4:30, but we had not gotten anything to bring for food; and I did not want to play without him (they separate teams every other week). I was also still exhausted from being sick on Monday.

So we stayed home and watched the Die Hard movies.

Went to bed at 11:30PM.

SICK ALL DAY

MONDAY
DECEMBER 10 2018

Got up at 7:45AM. Hubby had already made dog eggs & fed them.

I was not feeling well.

I made a latte for hubby and went back to bed.

Hubby came in to check on me and put a heating pad under me; I was having body aches & pain.

Then I came out to the living room the sleep on the sofa.

Dawn came and said everybody in the neighborhood was getting sick. Told hubby to give me Vitamin C.

Hubby woke me up and made me take a handful of Vitamin C.

I slept for the rest of the day in bed. The sofa was too uncomfortable.

Hubby watched his automotive shows.

I got up at 4PM. Picked up dog litter as Wilson was eating Ben's poo.

Then hubby put together Ben's wheelchair that came via UPS.

Hubby answered several phone calls.

We turned on Xmas lights.

DAY OF REST

SUNDAY
DECEMBER 9 2018

Got up at 6:45AM.

Hubby made eggs for dogs while I made lattes.

I worked on fixing iTunes on the computer all day.

Then I re-arranged my office to make more room in it; so that there is not a thin aisle to be walking thru to the desk.

Hubby worked on finishing the barn doors and measuring for the hardware to install them.

At 5PM, we drove the Dually down to Walmart to pick up milk and more blue lights. All they had left in the Xmas section were blue LED lights.

We stopped at Dairy Queen on the way out and hubby got a Cherry Dipped Cone (too big, he forgot to order "kiddie" size) and I got a Peppermint Blizzard.

Drove thru our neighborhood looking at Xmas lights. My window is making an awful noise with some dirt scratching on the window. Hubby has to fix.

At home, we were sick from the ice cream. Never eating ice cream again. Too much sugar!

Went to bed at 10PM.

TUACAHN SATURDAY MARKET AND CAN AM IN THE DESERT

SATURDAY
12-8-2016

Up at 6AM; let the dogs out to potty. Ben was walking much better.


I made lattes Hubby made dog eggs. Ben ate very well.

Ben went outside and pooped after breakfast!

Hubby called Casey W this morning.

Then we loaded the dogs into the Dually and drove to Tuacahn Saturday Market.

Red Cliffs of Tuacahn

I purchased a teapot windchime and hubby got the card of a guy that does wood laser cutting of pictures. Hubby bought some candy popcorn.

 Teapot Windchimes

We drove thru Santa Clara on the way back to the Interstate. Stopped at Lowe's to get wood; hubby had to buy pipe and Lowe's did not have what he wanted. So we drove to Home Depot on the other side of town.

Even though I was hungry, we could find no place quick to go into; so we drove back to Mesquite and got Wendy's burgers.

At home, let the dogs out to potty; fed the dogs their hamburgers from Wendy's, we had lunch.

Then we changed clothes and went out in the Can Am Maverick.

From 1:30-4:30, we went out in the desert, North of the Polaris dealer. Hubby was trying to find a way to the dump, but we had to back up as the down area was too steep.

Then we crossed under the interstate (hubby broke his light on the flag whip) and continued on to Scenic via the river wash. Then we came out in Scenic and hubby bought a lottery ticket.

 Santa Hat on Cactus in Desert

Drove back to the other side again via the Polaris dealer road (very bumpy) and went back home. Long ride.

I let the dogs outside to potty. Ate what was left of my Wendy's chicken sandwich. Hubby fixed the stuff that broke on the whip in the garage. Then he put together the plumbing handle for the barn doors. He came inside about 6PM.

Hubby hung up my wall art in the hallway outside our bedroom.

Wall Art

I forgot to get mail. Ron (FedEx) came about 7PM and left packages but I did not get to the door in time to give him his (and his brother's) Xmas card $. So I got on my bike, opened the garage door, had to wait for some idiots driving past our house slowly. Rode down to Ron's next stop and gave him his gifts.

Then I lost my shoe turning around in the street. I had to wait for the same idiots driving thru the neighbor as they passed me by on the street.

Rode back home. Hubby was still watching "The 80s" on TV. Then he changed the channel and watched his automotive shows.

I ordered another blue whip light.

I took a hot bath & went to bed.

WORK ON BARN DOORS

FRIDAY 
12-7-2018

Got up at 6AM.

Made bed, dressed, and turned on Roomba.

I made lattes. Hubby made eggs and fed to dogs.

Ben is still limping around.

I vacuumed the patio where hubby was cutting wood with his chop saw. I vacuumed up cat litter.
Emptied vacuum bag and cleaned it. Put clothes away from laundry.

Hubby took Ben outside several times with a t-shirt slung under his belly. Ben went pee, but won't poo.

Hubby put up wall art for me. Next to the sliding glass doors at the Courtyard.

I helped Hubby carry the half-finished barn doors into the house to see how they fit.

Barn Door in the Office

I ordered a wheelchair for Ben and a Sling from Amazon to carry him around.

 Wall Art

Hubby ran down to the Ace Hardware in town to get the final boards he needed for the edges & the "Z". He had them cut the boards long-wise.

Back home at 12:37PM.

Hubby called Polaris for an appointment to install the light bar, cooler on the back, and radio.

I made Xmas cards & put $ in them for UPS & Fed Ex delivery people. I walked one card down tot he mailbox for the Postal Worker.

UPS delivered Bed, Bath & Beyond flower; AE clothes. I gave Brent his $ Xmas gift & his helper a $ Xmas gift. 

Fed Ex brought hubby's light bar he ordered and one of my reindeer. 

Hubby was almost done with the doors at 4:30PM.

Ben slept outside on a dog bed in the sun. 

Hubby installed the light bar & the flag on the UTV. he worked outside in the garage until about 6:30 and then came inside to have a tamale for dinner.

We watched a little tv and went to bed about 9PM.

BEN INJURES LEG & MILLIMAN PAPERWORK

THURSDAY
12-6-2018

Wilson out to potty at 2AM; hubby

Got up at 6AM. Restless night.

Wilson out to potty at 2am; hubby took him out.

Then we made the bed, started laundry, cleaned up cat litter.

Hubby made eggs for breakfast. Fed the dogs. I made lattes.

I heated up mini quiches.

Then I got changed; Wilson and I walked down to the corner and back. It was cold. I wore sweatshirt & scarf.

I had to order things online for hubby's Can-Am Maverick.

Ben had somehow injured himself when I got back. He is now holding up his right rear leg, which was fine before. Now both bath legs are comrpromised.

Hubby gave Ben some aspirin, Benadryl, and Tramadol.

We contacted Fidelity to get info for rollover on Pension. Hubby was on hold 30 minutes to get address.

Also had to call TDS; waited on hold 45 minutes to be told that they will "monitor" the account for slow speeds.

Hubby made sandwiches for lunch.

Then we took the Dually down to Mountain Credit Union to notarize documents.

Mountain Credit Union notarized our stuff FOR FREE AND MADE COPIES FOR FREE. What a absolutely fabulous place!

Stopped at the Post Office to mail the paperwork, but the line went out the door and down the sidewalk. We left and went to the Mailing Place on Hafen.

The girl was somewhat confused and we finally got it mailed. The owner came to the shop and clarified everything.

Drove to Walmart for grocery shopping.

Came home, unloaded groceries. Carried Ben outside to pee.  I put groceries away and then went to get mail. NO XMAS CARDS YET.

Hubby worked on Barn Door. Had to carry his saw out back, thru the house.

Construction on Barn Doors in the Garage

Dee called me over to see their blinking, musically oriented Xmas lights.

I got a picture of the Xmas Tree that I had made for her.

Wood Xmas Tree

She said the neighbor had complained about the "flashing" lights!

I went to get hubby to see the lights.

Hubby and I came back home and had breaded Shrimp for dinner. 

Hubby fell asleep on the sofa. I watched National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

We went to bed. Hubby carried Ben outside to pee one last time before bed.

We turned off Xmas lights.

PAINTING HOUSE NEXT DOOR & XMAS LIGHT PARADE

WEDNESDAY
DECEMBER 5 2018

Got up at 6:30AM. I dressed and made the bed. Turned on the Roomba.

Hubby was already up and making eggs for breakfast.

I made lattes.

Hubby fed eggs to dogs.

Hubby took a shower.

I cleaned up breakfast dishes. I vacuumed cat litter. I put away laundry.

We called the company that is overseeing the Pension. We still have not received the paperwork that we requested over a month ago. They are being belligerent and not giving out any info.

Hubby researched building information for the property in Scenic, AZ.

Hubby and I took the dogs for a walk around the neighborhood.

We came back and hubby left to go down to the shop to work on the backhoe, while I walked Wilson down to the corner and back.

I changed my clothes when I returned. Let the dogs out for potty, answered the door that had packages.

I worked on loading iTunes onto the computer, however I went crazy because I cannot get iTunes to recognize where all My Music is stored.

I got a phone call on MY phone from the Pension company saying they talked with hubby YESTERDAY. Jackasses. It was today. They said they sent the paperwork out already.

THEY PAINTED THE HOUSE ORANGE NEXT DOOR.

Hubby got home at 4:00PM. He changed clothes.

We dressed warmly and took the Dually downtown to watch the Mesquite Annual Xmas Light Parade. It was fun. And cold. Had to get the van pak out of the truck to cover up,

 Lots of Lights at Parade

After the Parade, we drove to Wendy's and picked up burgers. I got a maple, bacon chicken sandwich. Drove home and ate them. Gave cheeseburgers to dogs.

We watched TV for a while and then went to bed at 9:30PM.

NAILS & LOWES FOR WOOD IN ST GEORGE

TUESDAY
12-4-2018

Got up at 6AM. Let puppies out for potty. Wilson slept on us all night.

Cats were in the Xmas tree when we woke up this moring.

Robert in Xmas Tree

Hubby made eggs for breakfast & fed them to dogs.

I made lattes.

Hubby put returns in Dually. I did laundry & cleaned up dishes; started dishwasher.

I took the tree painted on wood over to Dee's house and left it on their front entryway. Then I texted her to come out to look. She was happy about it.

The trees came out better than expected. With practice, I could do quite well on these.

MY Xmas Tree on Wood

We loaded dogs and drove to St George. Wilson was whining a little. I let him put his head out the window for a while.

LOTS of snow on the mountains.

 Snow On Mountains Heading North to St George

 Snow on Mountains in St George

Got to St George and turned off on the street, but hubby got mixed up and took the wrong roundabout road. We ended up behind Walmart. Took the dogs for a walk. Wilson peed a lot.

Then we went to Walmart to get my nails done, but had to wait too long. So we went to the place outside Walmart and got them done there in 15 minutes. Not great work, but fast.

We drove to Target and hubby returned the items quickly. He was first in line!

Then off to Lowe's to get wood, tool set for hubby, and a live Noble Fir branch Wreath.

Dee texted me to let me know they received their Xmas Gift Card Outback Restaurant present in the mail today.

Shopped at Harmon's Grocery to see what it was about. Expensive. Not a lot of different food. We got milk, roast, and a couple blue glass jars for the kitchen. Ran into Dawn & Garry there.

Drove to get food to eat. Both of us were Hangry. Ate at The Habit Burger Grill. It was OK. I had Santa Barbara Charbroil with avocado with Sweet Potato Fries. Hubby had Double Charbroil Cheeseburger with Spicy Green Beans.

Ate outside. Kept spilling things. Had to move to different table because I spilled the water, then spilled the ketchup sauce. Fed birds some of my sourdough bread.

Drove home. Was really tired.

At home, we unloaded dogs and put them outside to potty. Unloaded groceries. Hubby unloaded wood so it would not rain on them.

Put up the wreath on the Pantry Door. I added the red bow. It smells SO GOOD.

Wreath on Pantry

I took a hot bath and napped on the sofa until 5PM; listened to Piano Xmas music. Hubby put things away and sat on the sofa to watch tv.

Then I put away clean clothes. Put together the new desktop fountain.

Lights were already on outside, I picked up dog poo.

I went to bed at 10PM. Hubby came to bed after that.

BRRRR COLD

Got up at 6AM. Slept really well.

Hubby got up and made dog eggs. I made lattes.

Cleaned up breakfast dishes.

Hubby decided to turn on OVEN to burn it off.

Started dishwasher. Started laundry.

Opened all the windows & doors.

Dog Fight in the Office

Construction workers were doing sheetrock next door. Huge semi with sheetrock on it early this morning. Pickup & Huge Van parked in front of our home.

Bruce & Barb got here at 10:30PM. They stayed until Noon.

Rattler in Xmas Tree

We walked them out to their car. I had a headache.

Several UPS & USPS deliveries.

Hubby made lunch for us; turkey & swiss.

We sat on the back deck until it was too cold.

Painted trees onto the boards in the garage. I fell down off the step in the garage. Hurt my leg.

Took a hot bath.

I watched Avengers, Age of Ultron.

Hubby watched TV with me.

Went to bed at 9PM. Both of us were exhausted.

DEFINITELY WINTER

SUNDAY
12-2-2018

39 degrees this morning. COLD. Last night had lots of rain & wind.

Hubby got up at 6AM to let the dogs outside for potty.

Then we went back to bed.

At 7AM, we got up to make breakfast. My tamale was dried out, no more making it in the hot-air fryer.

Hubby ate breakfast while watching his automotive shows on TV.

I went to pick up mail.

We went driving around the new construction, dumpster-diving. Hubby found a couple pieces of plywood.

Then we picked up groceries at Walmart. I forgot to get 18x18 pillows.

Drove to Ace Hardware and I got popcorn for hubby. The back door was locked, so we had to go around front. Picked up 2 pieces of 2x6 for $3.

Drove home. Unloaded groceries. Let dogs out to potty. I made turkey meatballs for dogs.

I put out the Santa blow-up from Walmart and brought in the snowman that did not have a working light.

Hubby stained the 2x6s in the garage.

Then he put up more Xmas lights on the garage door & front door.

 House Lights

I put away clean laundry.

Watched Love Actually on TV.

Tried to stay up until 9PM. Hubby was already sleeping on the sofa.

We got up and turned off all the lights & went to bed.

Both of us were asleep by the time our head hit the pillows.

KÀ IN LAS VEGAS MGM GRAND | CIRQUE du SOLEIL

SATURDAY
12-1-2018

Hubby got up at 6AM to let dogs out. Then he came back to bed.

We got up at 7AM.

Hubby made eggs & fed dogs.

I made lattes.

Hubby started the Roomba.

I cleaned up clothes, made bed, started laundry. Put away dirty dishes from breakfast.

Hubby watched the Spokane News. Lots of cold weather up there 28 degrees with snow.

Hubby put up the new mini blinds in the living room.

Blinds

We left at 1PM to go meet his brother in Vegas. It took us over 3 hours to get there with traffic.

We parked the truck in the back (no valet parking for something that big) and got alcohol shots & Starbucks (hubby and I did; Bruce just got alcohol) went up to their room on the 33rd floor.

33rd Floor

Talked for 2 hours even though Hubby and I were starving (they had already eaten at Fatburger). Then went to walk 18 blocks to the MGM Grand.

Walked around aimlessly looking for a decent reasonbly priced restaurant to eat. Finally found Nathan's Hot Dogs in the food court.

After eating, we went to see Ka. Very interesting performance, worth every cent.

Once the performance was done, we walked back to the room (Bruce wanted to stop & have a beer?). Walked around the hotel and saw the 2 hotel pools. Then we had to leave. They walked us out to the Dually parked behind the hotel.

We drove home and listened to Learn To Speak Spanish in 1 Month. Stopped at truck stop on the way out of Vegas by the Racetrack to fill up on fuel. Got donut & tea.

At home, played with the dogs, let dogs out to potty, we watched a tv show until Midnight and went to bed.