SATURDAY / OCT 31 / HALLOWEEN/MAKE CREPES & CHICKEN IN BUTTER / BACON ON GRILLE/VACUUM HOUSE / CLOUDY /TSC / SHOP / DOG WALK / LOTTERY TICKETS /CAR WASH

SATURDAY

OCTOBER 31 2026

Dogs were up at 2AM with Hubby to go potty. All of them. I helped PBJR off the bed last and escorted her to the door. Hubby was sitting on the patio chair, it was raining. He and the dogs were out there for quite a while. I went back to bed and sleep.

Awake when I heard scratching at the door by Stuart at 5AM. I went back to sleep.

I woke up at 7:15AM. I asked Hubby to guess what time it was. He was surprised we slept so late. 

I immediately took a SHOWER and washed my hair. Hubby put the dogs out for potty.

I helped Hubby make the bed. Hubby took the comforter to the washing machine and started it. I later put the comforter in the dryer. 

Hubby gave tuna & shredded cheese to cats. 

It was not raining now. But everything was wet outside. 

The hot tub was finally 102F degrees. 

I went outside to pick up dog poop. 12 bags 8 poops. Lots of the poo piles were wet from the rain. 

Hubby made bacon on the grille. I made crepes. There were 3 left-overs. I had to make eggs to put into Hubby's crepe. Hubby made more chicken with butter. 

I cleaned everything and put away dirty dishes in dishwasher then started it. 

We sat down to watch a movie, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing. But I decided to do bookwork, clean out dog bowls again. Tater keeps drinking LOTS of water. He seems to be acting weird, ALZHEIMERS? Barks at nothing at the front door, barks at the sofa, won't settle, keeps going out to sit on the dog beds in the cold, rainy weather.

I ordered more tuna & chicken & aluminum foil from Costco.

Found a YouTube channel that shows Witch images at a mill. Cat floating in a pumpkin. Spooky music.

HALLOWEEN CAT FLOATING DOWN RIVER IN A PUMPKIN ON YOUTUBE

I walked down to the mailbox and got the mail. Mostly junk advertisements. Hubby got his title from Nevada for the 1993 Ford truck. We also got our water bill, so I came back and paid it. It was not even on the website yet!

At 1PM, we put harnesses & collars on dogs. Loaded them into the FMF. 

PBJR AND RILEY OUT THE BACK WINDOW ON WAY TO SCENIC

Drove to the shop to make sure Hubby had all his packages put away. There were not any around. Then we drove past  the Old Mill Road Park and decided to walk the dogs there as there was nobody else there. It was sprinkling. Grass was wet. Hubby put Tater & PBJR on leashes and I threw BALL for Riley. She got tired after about 20 minutes. 

Drove to the UPS Store to drop off packages. 

DRIVING TOWARDS UPS STORE TO DROP OFF PACKAGES

We loaded the dogs and drove to Scenic Store to buy lottery tickets. 

Then we drove around the back way to Mesquite, lots of mud in the low areas. Saw lots of new building. 

Drove to Tractor Supply to get wet cat food, Riley came inside with us. I went potty. Hubby held Riley on the leash. I got some Xmas cookies - Gingerbread and Chocolate Toffee cookies (which tasted bad & burnt). Hubby got Necco wafers. Hubby picked up Blue Buffalo wet cat food. He wandered the store looking for deals.

NATE'S CHOCOLATE TOFFEE COOKIES

NATE'S GINGERBREAD COOKIES

We checked out and then loaded Riley. Hubby opened the car door for me. 

DARK RAIN CLOUDS OVER TRACTOR SUPPLY AS WE LEFT

Then we drove to the Falcon Ridge Car Wash (water was running down the road as we drove in the entrance to Walmart), we drove thru the car wash. Then we left around the hotel area. 

Drove home. 

At home, unloaded dogs. 

I had the rest of my crepe and a cookie. 

Hubby sat down on the sofa to watch automotive shows on YouTube.

We watched Ludwig on Amazon Prime. We watched COOKED on YouTube. Very funny.

No time in the Hot Tub because it was raining and cold.

I put out new cat food from Tractor Supply for cats in the morning. Blue Buffalo variety. 

Went to bed at 10PM after turning back clocks DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME. 

FRIDAY / OCT 30 / UP AT 3AM / HUBBY DELIVERS SHOCKS / RAIN WITH ATMOSPHERIC RIVER / DARK & CLOUDY / ORDERED QUINCE

FRIDAY

OCTOBER 30 2026

Up at 3AM. PBJR was panting. Excessively.

I got up, still asleep and staggered out to the kitchen. I got a small bowl of melted ice and took it into the bedroom for her to drink. She drank the whole thing. I got her another bowl and she drank that. She looked REALLY grateful. Then she nodded off back to sleep. 

I got another bowl and gave it to Tater because he had kept looking at us while PBJR was drinking. Tater drank 2 bowls. Then I got another bowl for Riley. ALL OF THIS WITHOUT WAKING UP. Riley took a few sips. 

I put the bowl in the kitchen and went back to bed.

Stuart was scratching at the door by 5AM and I told Hubby to get up and give him food. 

I went back to sleep until 6AM. I got up and dressed. 

Hubby had let the dogs outside for potty. He put down their bowls of kibble that I had filled last night.

Hubby was sitting on the sofa with a heating pad when I got out of the bedroom. 

Hubby made the bed. 

I made hot tea for myself. Hubby had already made a latte for himself.

The clouds were starting over the mountains. Another ATMOSPHERIC RIVER coming this weekend. 

STORM FRIDAY 8:30AM

I went outside to pick up dog poo. I am still tired. 

Hubby had pulled all the dog beds under the patio to save them from the rain.

PBJR ON DOG BED WATCHING WHILE I PICK UP DOG POOP

Hubby left in the Jeep to take the shocks he picked up last night in Vegas to Joe at his shop. 

I filled the hot tub with water, but forgot to watch it and it over-flowed.

I started the heater on the hot tub.

Then Hubby returned home at 10AM. 

By 10:30AM, the USPS lady brought my Ghost Pillow that I ordered from Etsy.

GHOST PILLOW (XL) 

Hubby FINALLY opened the package that came on Wednesday. I had ordered a Geologic Raised Relief map of Oregon. It looked great. We need to put it in a frame. 

OREGON RAISED RELIEF MAP

Hubby made peppers, onions outside on the grille. 

RAIN FRIDAY

Stuart played with the package wrapping from the ghost pillow. PBJR supervised him in the hallway.

PBJR & STUART

Dogs barked at passing sirens outside. Dark and rainy all day.

Hubby made ribs in the oven. 

ATMOSPHERIC RIVER

I tried to take a nap at 3PM, but only slept until 3:40PM. 

I took the dogs outside for potty. It was raining. Again. We heard LOTS of loud, shaking thunder. 

It finally cleared off over the mesa with blue skies and sun at 4:30PM. 

I took a hot bath at 5PM. Had to clean the tub because it had cat hair all over it. 

Hubby watched YouTube TV all day.

There was LOTS of flooding in Vegas.

We went to bed at 10PM.

THURSDAY / OCT 29 / DID BOOKWORK / LAUNDRY / PICKED UP DOG POO

 THURSDAY

OCTOBER 29 2026

I took Melatonin before bed. They really helped. 

Up at MIDNIGHT and went potty. Endo cramps. Took aspirin. Going to take a hot bath, but the pains went away as I walked down the hallway. Then I slept on the sofa. 

Up at 2AM with endo cramps. Again, went potty. But by the time I started to fill the tub, the pains went away. Just painful enough to wake me up from a dead sleep.

I was up at 5AM when Stuart started manically scratching at the sliding glass door. I gave the cats shredded cheese and tuna. 

I got dressed.

Then Hubby was up by 6AM. 

I made the bed. 

I made hot eggnog latte for Hubby. I made a crepe with eggs, bacon, and cheese for Hubby. He sat on the sofa and ate. 

I made hot tea for myself.

PBJR climbed up next to me. Tater was sleeping at the end of the sofa. I covered up with my blanket and slept sitting up.

Hubby cleaned cat litter. 

I slept from 6AM until Hubby left at 8:30AM. 

Got a text from Hubby to call him. 

I did bookwork. Called Hubby because he needed a "code" to order some parts. 

Neighbor next door kept coughing like an old man and hacking. So I had to shut the front door to concentrate.

I did bookwork from 10:27AM to 1PM. 

I went outside and played BALL with Riley. The other dogs slept on dog beds.

Hubby got home at 4PM. I had to shut the front door because some crazy woman in a car was yelling at him. He had driven around her because she BLOCKED all lanes at the entrance to the subdivision. He drove around her. 

Hubby leaves at 4:15PM with Jay, a customer from the shop, to drive Jay's truck to Las Vegas, drop off shocks at Robert's, then pick up Jay. 

HUBBY STOPPED AT CARVANA WITH JAY & AMY TO PICK UP THEIR NEW TRUCK

Neighbor keeps hacking. I keep the door closed. 

Hubby texts me at 

WEDNESDAY / OCT 28 / TATER & HUBBY TO SHOP / SLEPT TODAY / INTENSE PAIN

WEDNESDAY

OCTOBER 28 2026

I had taken 2 Benadryl again last night to get some sleep. Relief. I was in so much pain.

Hubby was up at 1:30AM with the dogs. Tater had diarrhea. He slept on the sofa, sitting on the heating pad for the rest of the night.

I got up at 5AM, it was completely dark outside. I asked Hubby to get off the sofa. He got up and I fell asleep for a while. I was in complete pain.

I did not wake up again until Hubby was leaving with Tater for the shop at 8:30AM. 

Hubby had cleaned cat litter, made the bed, made himself a burrito, and made himself a latte. 

I woke up at 9AM and got off the sofa. I was still in lots of pain. I got dressed. I turned on the hot tub. 

I slowly made myself some hot tea. I did not want food. 

I picked up dog poop, started the washer full of dirty clothes. I packed the dishwasher and started it.

I again could not stay awake and slept some more. Riley & PBJR slept on the dog beds. Later, PBJR got up on the sofa by herself.

I got up at NOON as Hubby called and wanted me to order pizza for him & the guys at the shop. Some customer was offering to buy for them. I asked why the customer did not go to the pizza restaurant and bring pizzas back? But the Dominos online ordering kept giving me error codes, so I tried calling and was put on hold. I hung up.

I called Hubby and said that I could not order pizzas. 

Hubby needed a code for Eibach to order parts. 

Tater hung out with Thomas from WPS. Thomas had brought his motorcycle to the shop and was doing sales with Hubby. 

TATER & THOMAS & MOTORCYCLE AT SHOP

Then I transferred $ to pay for Rent at the shop.

I went back to sleep for a while. Then I woke up again to make hot tea and took Riley & PBJR outside. I played BALL with Riley. FEDEx delivered a package out front. It was my order of the Oregon 

Hubby & Tater drove by the back of the house at 5PM. We got out there and waved. PBJR was wiggling. Riley was barking.

TATER COMES HOME

We came inside. 

Hubby had gotten food from Oscar's grandmother. He brought home tamales and burritos. 

Hubby had dinner. 

Watched TV automotive shows on YouTube.

We swam in the Hot Tub at 8PM with Riley. 

Got out of tub. I took aspirin to try to stop the pain I was having. Took some Melatonin to sleep.

Went to bed at 10PM.

TUESDAY / OCT 27 / TIRED / NO SLEEP / GARBAGE DAY / DOG POOP / CLEAN CAT LITTER / PBJR TO SHOP /NAP

 TUESDAY

OCTOBER 27 2026

I could not sleep. Was in a lot of pain.

I got up and slept on the sofa. 

Hubby got up at 6AM and gave shredded cheese and tuna to the cats. He gave fresh water & put down kibble for the dogs. 

I continued sleeping until 8:30AM when he left. I had taken a painkiller, my hormone pill (which usually makes me sleepy) and a Benadryl pill to fall asleep last night. So I was mostly groggy. 

Hubby cleaned the cat litter, he gave me a kiss, and left in the FMF. 

I spent the day mostly sleeping. Tater and Riley slept on dog beds. They did not bother me much. 

PBJR was having fun at the shop. 

HUBBY GETS MAIL AT SHOP

PBJR GETS EXCITED ABOUT LITTLE KIDS

PBJR AT FRONT DOOR OF SHOP

PBJR GREETS DENNIS THE MENACE AND ROSIE

PBJR COMES HOME IN BACK SEAT OF FMF

I took a few minutes to go potty, EXACTLY when the FedEx truck came by to drop off a package. Riley decided to go nuts, barking at the delivery guy thru the screen door. I came out and found a package from Blinds.com. The blinds that I had ordered at the beginning of the month. Finally came.

But. They were the wrong size. Cut at 21 inches instead of 21.5 inches as I had ordered. 

Of course, they don't handle anything thru email, so I had to CHAT with Gino at 4:29PM. No apology and blamed ME for measuring incorrectly. I ordered the SAME EXACT blind that I ordered in 2019. What a bunch of fucking assholes. I was ready to return it and get a refund, but they are going to send an "outside mount" that will be the correct size because "The manufacturer deducts approximately 3/8" from the width for inside mount to ensure it fits properly."

What a load of lies. Don't cut it to measurement by the customer. 

And no apology. Damn. 

So now we wait another 15 days. 

RILEY GNAWING ON A BONE

Hubby left in the Jeep to run the $ to MACU so we can make the rent tomorrow. Our fortunate state of Nevada has to take a day off for "Nevada Day" so all the banks are closed on Friday. Convenient. (sarcasm). 

When Hubby returned, we watched TV.

Soaked in the HOT TUB at 8PM. Riley swam with us. 

Watched TV.

Went to bed at 10PM.

MONDAY / OCT 26 / SLEPT LATE / HUBBY TO SHOP / PLAY WITH DOGS / SUNNY

MONDAY

OCTOBER 26 2026

Hubby was again up at 4AM to potty. He woke me up, but I went back to sleep. 

He was up again at 5AM with the dogs to let them out for potty.

I got up and slept on the sofa. Hubby slept on the chair. Dogs slept on dog beds. 

Hubby got up at 6AM and gave shredded cheese and tuna to the cats. He gave fresh water & put down kibble for the dogs. 

I continued sleeping until 8:30AM when he left. I had taken a painkiller, my hormone pill (which usually makes me sleepy) and a Benadryl pill to fall asleep last night. So I was mostly groggy. 

Hubby cleaned the cat litter, he gave me a kiss, and left in the FMF. 

I was not feeling well at all today. Slept most of the day. 

Took the dogs out for potty. I picked up dog poop. 

I put laundry in washer. Then I put dirty dishes in dishwasher.

Later, I put away clean clothes and clean dishes. 

No energy.

Hubby got home at 5PM. Watched automotive shows on YouTube. I napped.

Hot tub at 7:30PM. Little too hot. Riley jumped in and swam. We got out at 8PM. 

Hubby put PBJR and RIley on the treadmill.

We went to bed at 10PM.

SUNDAY / OCT 25 / HOT TUB / CREPES / VACUUM / RAKE ROCKS / STEAM CLEAN FLOORS / SUNNY PERFECT DAY /DIET SHOT

SUNDAY

OCTOBER 26 2026

Hubby got up with dogs at 5:30AM. He let them out for potty. 

I was up at 6:30AM. I got dressed. Hubby said the hot tub was hot and we should get in it. 

So I went into the laundry room and changed into my bathing suit where it is hanging. I get into the hot tub. Riley comes running out, jumps up, falls off the side, runs around again and jumps in the hot tub just as Hubby is stepping into it. I catch Riley and she starts smiling. She swims around and around. Then she swims to Hubby.

It is 58F degrees outside. SUNNY. 

We dried off after about 30 minutes. Riley had enough of swimming.

Put towels in dryer. I changed into clothes.

I made crepes. Fried up some eggs in bacon grease that Hubby had left over from making bacon on the grille the other day. Gave a little piece of egg to the dogs. Then I put the eggs in a crepe with bacon & mozarella for Hubby. I made a regular chicken, mozarella, and bacon crepe. 

We ate our crepes. Hubby watched TV and ordered stuff on Amazon with his iPad.

We moved the chairs on to the patio. I picked everything up off the floor. Hubby vacuumed the house. I steam cleaned the floors. I listened to music VERY LOUDLY.

Hubby worked on his plastic forms in the garage. 

I put everything away in the house. Dogs had been outside this whole time while we cleaned. I went out to play BALL with Riley. I talked to the neighbor, LeAnn that walked by on the sidewalk with her dog.

At 1PM, some guy named Stan came to see Hubby, said he had stuck his UTV at the top of the Mesa and needed help out. Hubby sent Nick to get pick him up.

Hubby gave me a diet shot. The injection site bled. My other injection site has a bruise.

I can't find my new lipstick, MILK so I had to order some more on Amazon.

IN RICH BERRY COLOR

Much, much later tonight, I will find my lipstick in the very back of my top drawer. I NEVER put it there. How did it get to the back?

We swam in 100F degree water. Hubby says to get a new temperature guide in the water. The one I ordered does not do well. 

After drying off and Riley running thru the house soaking wet, we put PBJR and Riley on the treadmill.

We watched some TV and went to bed at 10PM. I was exhausted. 

SATURDAY / OCT 24 / SLEPT LATE / HUBBY TO SHOP WITH PBJR

 SATURDAY

OCTOBER 24 2026

Up at 4AM. PBJR was crowding me out and stole my blankets. I was cold.

I went to the sofa to sleep. 

Stuart slept on my head, then he scratched me. I was awake for the next 2 hours.

Hubby was up by 5AM. He put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats. 

Hubby & PBJR left for the shop in the FMF at 8:30AM. He was supposed to meet a customer at 9AM. 

Hubby has still not returned home at 11:15AM. 

I did bookwork. 

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

I played BALL with Riley outside. Tater napped on a dog bed.

Hubby and PBJR got home at NOON. Hubby vacuumed out the FMF.

FRIDAY / OCT 23 / SUSHINE / VACUUM HOUSE / ST GEORGE / BAD PIZZA / DOG WALKS / RETURNS / DONATIONS / NAPS

 FRIDAY
OCTOBER 23 2026

Covered Tater up with his favorite dog blanket and he was nestled beside me, I was really warm. I fell asleep immediately. 

I was up and out of bed by MIDNIGHT because Hubby started snoring. 

I went out to the sofa to sleep. It was quite cold in the house as it got down to about 65F-55F overnight. I covered up with my favorite red blanket. Stuart settled on my feet to keep me warm. I reached down to rest my hand on him. I fell asleep.

I was awake 2 hours later, soaking in sweat. It was awful. I was in a pool of water. 

I got up and turned the A/C down to 72F. I went back to sleep. Stuart curled up on my head. 

I was up again at 4AM to take a hot bath as EVERYTHING in my body hurt. When I got into the hot water, IT HURT MY SKIN. So I had to get out of the tub quickly.

I dried off and went back to the sofa to sleep. 

Awake at 5:30AM when I heard Hubby and the dogs making noise in the bedroom. I got up and let the dogs out the sliding glass door.

Hubby went to make himself a hot latte. I made the bed. Hubby filled the syringe with his testosterone shot and I gave it to him in his butt.

I went to shower and wash my hair. I dried off and got dressed. I picked up everything on the floor as Hubby was vacuuming. There was dander, dust, cat & dog hair everywhere. Hair on the counters, the cat boxes, the air. 

I took the cat boxes outside and knocked the hair out of them. 

I did bookwork. Hubby cleaned the cat litter. I put dirty laundry in the washer. I cleaned off the counter and put dirty dishes in dishwasher. I cleaned all the dog & cat bowls. Gave them all fresh water and food. Gave the left over tuna to Riley & a little bit to PBJR.

We loaded all the donation goods into the FMF. Hubby took several phone calls. 

I made more hot tea. 

We drove to St George in the FMF. Stopped to wash the FMF at the Falcon Ridge car wash first.

Got to St George and walked the dogs at the Dixie Convention Center. Some idiot in a white SUV drove the wrong way down the drive and drove past the person they were picking up. The guy in a pink shirt was saving frantically, finally had to walk half way around the building to get to the SUV. We watched the whole stupidity.

I threw BALL for Riley. She got tired and had to rest in the wet grass under the shade of the trees. PBJR and Tater walked around wiith Hubby.

We drove to get a Calzone at Bella Marie's Pizzeria on the Bluff across from the park but they DID NOT HAVE CALZONES. The pizza was paper thin and tasted greasy. Hubby loved it. I hated it. We paid and left with 2 slices in a box. 

Drove to drop off donations at Deseret. All the guys there loved on the dogs. Especially PBJR. They kept petting her. 

Had to drive BACK downtown area of St George to pick up some plastic for a UTV visor from a Company there. I don't remember the name.

Hubby drove to Lowes to make a return of the stainless steel pipe that they FORCED us to buy to install on the new dryer. But they ended up NOT using. 

Then we drove to Beans & Brews on Riverside Drive because Hubby ABSOLUTELY HAD TO HAVE A LATTE again. He parked and walked in to use the potty while I waited in the car with the dogs. He got a latte and got me a green tea. It was hotter than the sun.

We drove to a LDS church to walk the dogs. I threw BALL for Riley. She pooped on the sidewalk. I did NOT pick it up.

Then we drove to the OTHER SIDE OF TOWN via I-15 thru bad directions by MapQuest. 

Hubby had to return part to SSV Works by the Airport. We drove to the bypass, but they were having some HUGE bicycle convention riding. Thousands of cars were parked everywhere and the road was blocked. We made a u-turn to get out of there and people honked at us. Assholes. 

Then we drove back to St George and got donuts at PinkBox donuts. 

PINKBOX HOLIDAY HALLOWEEN DOUGHNUTS

We drove back to Mesquite on I-15. Stopped to get fuel and Hubby got lottery tickets at Beaver Dam at TA Express. 

We got back to Mesquite and stopped at the shop. I was exhausted. Hubby had to drop off the plastic he picked up for the UTV visor.

We drove home at unloaded dogs. They went potty. They had water. They napped for the rest of the night.

PBJR NAPPING

We watched TV. 

I put out bowls and tuna cat for the cats in the morning.

Hot tub was ice cold because it had not been turned on today, I really wanted to soak in the hot tub.

I went to bed at 9PM. Dogs came with me. Stuart came in the room. Riley growled at him, lunged at him. Stuart started scatching at the mini blinds. I had Hubby come get him and lock the door. Hubby finally came to bed later and woke me up again.

THURSDAY / OCT 22 / SLEPT LATE / RAIN STORM & HAIL

THURSDAY 

OCTOBER 22 2026

I took 2 Benadryl last night because I really needed sleep. But it wired me again. 

I was wide awake and could not sleep. 

I got up at MIDNIGHT and went potty. I slept on the sofa. I was waking up every so often. Hot, Uncomfortable, Sweaty. At 4AM, I got up and turned the A/C down from 75F degrees to 72F degrees.

I was GULPING air to breathe. It was awful.

I had nightmares all night long. 

Hubby got up at 5AM with the dogs and let them out. They were quiet and did not bark. I heard Hubby got potty. Then he had to let them back inside. He gave tuna and shredded cheese to the cats with the bowls & spoon that I had left out last night.

Hubby had made the bed, put away the blankets, he had re-filled the ice maker. While I was sleeping on the sofa, I had to remind him to put the hose panels back as the water would go all over unless he did. He cleaned the cat litter and took it out to the garbage. 

Hubby made a burrito for himself. He kept turning on lights and I had to tell him to turn them off as I needed more sleep. 

I finally got up at 7:30AM. I made myself hot tea. Hubby sat down on the sofa for a few minutes before he had to leave for the shop. He watched YouTube automotive shows.

We looked around outside at all the damage done from the HAIL STORM last night. There were many plants damaged, plants were shredded, lots of leaves on the ground. The neighbor's sand had gotten onto our property. There was a sink hole by our foundation. Sand in the street had drained to the neighbor's. The end caps of our patio cover were blown off last night and Hubby picked them up out of the yard.

PLANTS DESTROYED/ LEAVES ON GROUND

TREE DEBRIS EVERYWHERE

SAND WASHED DOWN IN THE STREET

NEIGHBOR'S SAND WASHED DOWN FROM THEIR YARD

END CAPS BLOWN OFF FROM PERGOLA

Hubby left for the shop at 8:30AM in the FMF. I was in the backyard picking up dog poop. He hugged & kissed me goodbye.

Then I went inside and put dishes in dishwasher. 

I did bookwork all morning. I warmed up my egg bites in the new air fryer. I made more hot tea. 

I put the comforter in the washer and started it.

By NOON, the sky had clouded up and the mountains could not be seen. It started raining. Fortunately, I had NOT put the dog beds out again. 

MORE RAIN COMING

CAN NO LONGER SEE MOUNTAINS BECAUSE OF STORM

PBJR sat outside on the dog beds that were piled up under the patio to protect them from more rain. She enjoyed the cooler air. 

I played BALL with Riley for a while.

PBJR ON DOG BEDS

STORM CLOUDS

Tater was napping on my right side keeping me warm and Stuart the cat was napping on my left side. I could not move for hours.

STUART ON MY LEFT SIDE

TATER ON RIGHT SIDE OF SOFA

Hubby made dinner for himself. We shared "story time" on my iPhone. We watched TV. 

Waited for the hot tub to warm. I had turned it on at 11AM and it was STILL NOT OVER 95 DEGREES BY 8PM. 

Then it started raining. It got REALLY cold outside. About 65F degrees. The temperature dropped fast. 

We could not sit in the hot tub. So Hubby turned off the heater. 

I took some Oxycodone before bed so that I could sleep. 

We watched TV. I had a hot bath, Went to bed at 10PM. 

WEDNESDAY / OCT 21 / RAIN / HARD RAIN / TATER TO SHOP / MORE DIET MEDS

 WEDNESDAY

OCTOBER 20 2026

My alarm rang at 4:30AM, but I heard thunder and rain. Hubby asked if I wanted to get up and I answered that I needed another 30 minutes sleep.

He got up to potty. The dogs also got up. 

Everybody went out to the living room.

I slept until 6:30AM. I got up and dressed. I made the bed.

Hubby was in the kitchen making burritos. he had already made himself an eggnog latte. He had put out shredded cheese and tuna for the cats. He had fed the dogs. (I had gotten the dog kibble ready last night).

I made hot tea for myself. It was already starting to rain outside. Tater was sleeping in the cool air on his dog bed outside. 

Tater came inside. I threw a BALL for Riley while I picked up dog poop.

RILEY STALKING A BIRD IN THE RAIN

RILEY PLAYING BALL IN THE RAIN

TATER ON DOG BED WHILE WATCHING RAIN

I pulled all the dog beds under the patio. It started raining. 

I opened the Costco box that had been delivered yesterday. All of the chicken cans were packed in an overly large box with no packing material. They had rolled around, struck each other. The cans were all dented, out of their packaging, and leaking. So I got online to Costco and filled out paperwork to return them. We have to take them back to a Costco within 30 days.

Hubby cleaned cat litter. He sat down to eat. 

Tater & Hubby left for the shop at 8:30AM in the FMF. 

I did bookwork. I put clean laundry away. I started washing the dirty laundry.

I made myself a crepe. 

I vacuumed the cat litter in and around the armoire. I cleaned out the & vacuumed the dryer lint.

I cleaned the counter and put dishes in dishwasher and started it. I later put away clean dishes. 

Then at NOON, Riley barked that the FedEx guy was here to deliver my diet meds. I put the stuff in the fridge. 

I put away more clean clothes. 

TATER AT THE SHOP HANGING AROUND, RELAXING

TATER TORE OPEN A BOX

I watched TV, FRINGE tv show. 

I took the dogs outside. PBJR slept on her bed and I threw BALLS for Riley.

Hubby & Tater got home at 5PM. They came in and surprised us by coming out to the back patio. I did not hear them come home. 

Riley hung out in the recliner which is very unusual for her. That is Tater's spot. 

RILEY IN RECLINER

STORM CLOUDS

MORE STORM CLOUDS

We stepped out on the back patio, the side patio, and the front entryway to see the hail. The hail made its way all the way to the front door as it bounced.

Hubby had left the FMF outside as usual and it rained down on it. We would later find that plastic has been broken off the vehicle, it is full of dents. Hubby is sad.

HAIL IN BACK YARD

HAIL IN FRONT YARD

HAIL ON SIDE PATIO BY HOT TUB

HAIL ON SIDE YARD

HAIL ON PATIO

At 8:30PM, I took 2 Benadryl tonight to sleep. Then I helped Hubby wash Tater in the shower. I dried him off. 

We went to bed at 10PM. Hubby locked Stuart outside of the bedroom.