October 31, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 Another early morning.  Steve was off work at 9:30. I worked in the craftroom getting my thread in order and finishing November Mug.  Then I put the crockpot dinner together.  Finally stitched the rest of the day.  Dog park run and visit with the Burczyks.  Dinner and more stitching.   Bedtime. 

October 30, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 We got up atvtge crack of dawn so that we could take the truck to Maaco in Prescott . I followed Steve in the car. Once we dropped off the truck we went to breakfast. Then avstop at Hobby Lobby.  Then Walmart and Safeway.   Finally picked up meds at the Vet.  Then home.  Unloaded the groceries.  Quick lunch.  Steve worked on intarsia I watched TV and stitched.   We took the dogs and stopped in at the Fords to say hi.  Back home for football and dinner.  Bedtime routine soon

October 28, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 We got up at the crack of dawn. I do not understand wht the TV has to on while I am trying to sleep.  Guess I will just have to get ear plugs.  I did three loads of laundry.   Steve puttered on intarsia.   I stitched in between loads.  I fixed potato and sausage. The potatoes got mushy again.  So he got pissed off.  Which was also due to the fast that 49ers lost.  Anyway. I wasn't interested in the Sunday night game  so I retired to the bedroom.  Time for bedtime routine. 

October 28, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 We got up about 7. Steve was all about his motorcycle ride. I worked in the craftroom for about an hour thenctook the dogs for a walk.  Finally about 11:30 I sat down to do stitching and watch TV.  Steve was late getting home and I was getting pissed off. But it wasn't his fault. As the Fringers are smokers and drinkers. They can't pass a pub without stopping. We still went to Bingo. 1 won 2 and Steve split the last one with 4 other people's.  Bedtime routine .

October 27, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 Today was nice.  We both got up on the late side.  Steve offered breakfast at the backbones. So after a quick cup of coffee we headed out.  Got hone and Steve decided to get started on his intarsia project so I started stitching and watching Christmas movies.  Then he decided that he needed to run to Prescott for wood supplies.  So off we went. More TV and stitching.  Steve organized a ride with some of the neighbors.   Fingers and McNamaras.  Dinner was left over tamales. Then we watched the work series since the diamondbacks were playing. Time for bedtime routine. 

October 26, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 Got up early again. Wentvto Dewey Nail Spa. They were very slow. They did us one at a time. Steve was chopping at the bit as he had to go to work.  At least a half an hour early.   So we hurries home.  Took thecdogs for a walk. Stitchetd the rest of the day. Made sliders for dinner. Football and stitching the rest of the night. Then bed.

October 25, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 Got up . Steve wanted eggs for breakfast so we did that.  We had some paperwork to take care of.  Then Steve was off to work. I stitched and watched TV.  I did take a short walk.  A loose dog came to visit and pooped in the carport.  Steve came home and we had left overs for dinner.  Watched Bosch till bedtime.

October 24, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

We got up early for me.  Breakfast. Steve went to Prescott  to take thectruck to Maaco for an estimate.  When he came home we went to Safeway for groceries.   Then home for lunch and put everything away.  I stitched alot. Steve worked outside.  Dog park run.  I made enchiladas for dinner.  More stitching TV.   Bedtime routine. 

October 23, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 We had our meeting with the estate planner this morning.  We had words then Steve left for work. Randy came by to help us with the mini. Disaster averted.  Stitched the rest ofvthe afternoon.  Made Irene's White spaghetti  for dinner. Watched 49ers get beat. Then time for bedtime routine. 

October 22, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 We gotvup leisurely for A Sunday.  Thought it would be a relaxing Sunday watching football.  Wrong.  We rushed over to tractor to get more dog food. Steve had a 40% off coupon.  Then home to pick up the truck as he wanted to do some work on the truck and the toolbox.  I did three loads of laundry.  I got some stitching in. We did watch some football.   By dinner Steve worked himself into another snit. For whatever reason he is barely speaking to me and when I ask a question he snarls.  Go figure.  Off to bed.

October 21, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

Today was much better day. Got up. Made avacado toast for breakfast.  Steve hugged the office but I did get some chores done.  Made chicken cordon bleu for the freezer.  Got those packaged up.  Steve went to work. I got some things figured out with  the cell phones.  The vaccuumed and dusted. Finally I got to do some stitching. Run to the dog park.  Had everything ready for Steve at 5:15 so we could be at Bingo at 6.  Steve won a Bingo!. Then home for Bosch ice cream and bedtime. 

October 20, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 This day was a bust. Got up was having Breakfast when Steve installed Gtge firestick. Now both TVs do not work. No patience . Then  hair cut car wash and tractor for do food.  Gave the dogs a bath.  Stitching and TV.  Till the blow up about Steve making the buffet an alternate desk.  Very quiet for the rest of the day . He cleared off everything. Aways over reacting. Sometimes he is such a 2 year old. Time for bed.

October 19, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 We got up on the late side. Steve's alarm was on the fritz.   Breakfast. Steve puttered around but finally went to carving. I went to book club.  Same as ever.   Then home . Dog park run. Steve took a short putz on the motorcycle.  Piddled in the craft room. Things are getting back to normal.  Stitching TV and football finished the day.  Bedtime routine.   

October 18, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 We got up really early. Got dressed to head to the doc's for fasting labs. Thought it was our annual checkup. Nope just med renewal.  Waited 30 minutes for the doc. Got flu shots waited 20 minutes for the lab tech.  Finally left there at 9:15.  Then over to Mama's for a nice breakfast.   Went home. Steve left for his truck estimates about 12:30.  I stitched the rest of the day. Met Steve in storage to pick him up  and drop off truck. Finished the clown.  Long project.  Ready for bedtime routine. 

October 17, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 We got up around 7. I made Steve breakfast.  Then chores. We were off around 9:30 to go get the truck. From there the dogs got their nails trimed. The truck got washed.  Returned an item from Amazon at UPS. Finally Acec Hardware.  The home to put the truck back. Dog park. Activity office. Home.  Stitched and watched TV.  To my surprise stevecwanted to Taco Tuesday at Casa Perez.  Home for endless episodes of Bosch.  Then bedtime routine. 

October 16, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 We got up at a reasonable hour. Then off to Costco to spend a lot of money. Home to put it away. TV and stitching the rest of the day.  Burczyks came by at dinner.  Not alot of interest to be friends there.  Not much in common.  Let the Fords have them.  More TV and stitching. Bedtime routine.

October 15, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 We got up at a reasonable time. Steve went and got donuts. God forbid we let a couple expire.  I took the dogs out then he took them out . Ralph came at 10 to put out the tables for the party. Then Wendy came later to put out the cloths and decor. We had about 40 people here.  By 3:30 everything was back to normal.  Leftovers for dinner. Ham and cheese sliders were perfect.  Stitching and football tgecrest ofvthe night.

October 14, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 Thanks to Steve went were up about 6:30.  Ugh. Guess ear plugs are in order. Breakfast. Got laundry started. Hung out around the house. Laundry.  Watched TV.   Decided against going to Bingo since Burczyks were not going. Colleen and Mike brought the mail key over.  They sat and visited for an hour. They leave for their trip Monday.  Dinner and more TV . Boring day.  Bedtime routine.

October 13, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 Had a relaxing morning then about 10 we headed out. However before our eyes were fully open Steve was on the phone to get direct TV back on track. Hit the car wash first. She was a dirty girl. Then Hobby Lobby. Then Best Buy to get the all important firestick. Michael's and finally Safeway to restock the larder. Put it all away. Then time to relax with Netflix movie. Back to cart rides to the dog park. Checked out the rest of the park.   Got some stitching done.  Steve puttered in the shop. Calzones for dinner. More TV and stitching.  Time for bed.

October 12, 2023 Orchard Ranch Home, Dewey AZ

 We made home as scheduled. We left about 9 and headed out. By the time we got to Kingman we had a valve leak on one of the truck dually tires. So we made a beeline for Big O in Kingman.  That took about 1 and a half hours. Then we were back on the road. Stopped for lunch.  Then on home. Arrived about 2:30. By 5 we were unpacked and the TV hooked back up.  Then we put the truck and rig back in storage. Put most of the stuff in the house.  Dogs are glad to be home.  As are we.  We had grilled cheese for dinner.  Ready for bedtime routine.  

October 11, 2023 Desert View RV Resort, Needles CA

We drove about 270 miles. We left at 8:30. We  arrived  about 2:30. We made through the Tachapi grade just fine. We stopped for gas lunch and potty breaks.  It was pretty hot here.  Nice park. Homeward bound tomorrow spent the evening stitching and watching Bosch.  Will be glad when this vacation if you could call it that is over and all put away.

October 10, 2023 Orange Grove RV Resort, Bakersfield CA

 We drove about 270 miles. We left Isleton at 9 . We stopped three times. Once for gas two for potty and lunch. We arrived about 3:30.  We did not have to unhook.  We are not quite level.  The rest of the afternoon was spent stitching and watching Bosch.  Getting low on food.  Anxious to get home.

October 9, 2023 Delta Shores RV Park, Isleton CA

 We got up and got ready for Nikki and the girls to visit. They  got here about 11. Stevecwas busy with the insurance claim and fixing the screen door while they were here and didn't really get to visit with them . We BBQed hot dogs. Steve got Nikki  to do the dirty work.   They left by 2. It was gray and over cast most of the day.  Nice and cool tho.  Then TV and stitching.  Steve dumped and  got stuff ready to leave tomorrow.   Pot pies for dinner .  Football and Bosch until bedtime. 

October 8, 2023 Delta Shores RV Park, Isleton CA

 We got up about 7. The kids got here about 9:30 and left about 11.  Busy busy.  Nikki and here Clan are supposed to be here tomorrow.  Got to meet Derek Stephanie's latest plus one.  They are all going to Aftershock later. Then we watched football and stitched.  My frying pan took a dump.  Timevfor bedtime routine.  

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October 7, 2023 Delta Shores RV Park, Isleton CA

 We were up and out by 8:30 to have breakfast with Steve and Connie Mitchell at three Denney at Flag City Flying J . Then wevwent to Walmart to pick up a few things.  Filled up with gas.  Then home to put things away and clean up before the Reutzels came at 2:30.  They stayed till 5:30. We BBQed steaks.  Then I forgot to do all the dishes and clean up. More company coming tomorrow and Monday.  Will definitely be glad to get home.

October 6, 2023 Delta Shores RV Park, Isleton CA

 We got up. Hung around the house till noon when we took off for the Leach's. We had a nice lunch with them. Yummy sandwiches.  We sat and chatted with them till about 5.  Then headed home.  While we were leaving Steve took out a section of Steve Leach's front fence. Put yet another dent in the truck bed and almost ripped off the back tire fender.  Then home for dinner and stitching.  Then bedtime routine. 

October 5, 2023 Delta Shores RV Park, Isleton CA

 We got up at the crack of dawn  so we could leave at eight to meet Glenda and Tom at Bert's in the Delta for a wonderful breakfast. Then we beat feet to go home to hook up with Kiblers.  They got here at 1pm . We sat and chatted til after 5. Then we went to the Lighthouse Marina Sports bar and grill for burgers.  Really cool place.  People came up in boats to drink and eat.  Then home for TV and stitching.  Finally bedtime routine. 

October 4, 2023 Delta Shores RV Park, Isleton CA

 We got up about 7:30 when Nikki called. Breakfast. We sat around for awhile.  Finally got everything ready to do laundry. Got the machines going. Very small. Some gal came in and took one of mine when I had my back turned.  Then right in the middle of drying the last loads the electricity went off on the whole island for several hours. Came home with lots of wet clothes.  We strung them all over the garage. Some are still drying.  Tried to stay cool. We had the generator going full blast.  Finally got some stitching done.  Steve made arrangements to meet up with some friends.   Hung out in the rig till Steve BBQed some burgers.  Time for bedroom routine.

October 3, 2023 Delta Shores RV Park, Isleton CA

Wevhad a long drive today.  About 283 miles. We left the nice cool weather behind unfortunately.  We stopped twice. Lunch was in the parking lot of Home Depot in Windsor.  We arrived about 3:30.  It is about as bad as I remember.  It was quite hot when we arrived. We have the same spot as last time.  We had a quick dinner . We only have 30 amp service.  Finally got to do some stitching.  Then bedtime routine. 

October 2, 2023 Riverwalk RV Resort. Fortuna CA

 I got up to Mr. Grumpy pants. He was ready and looking for something to get mad about.  So we had another silent ride from Gold Beach to Fortuna.  It was about 155 miles. We got stopped at the border where the demanded my one and only avacado.   We decided to use the rest room while we were being held hostage atvtge CA border.  We arrived atvthe park about 1pm.  We asked if we could move over one to have a better chance of getting satellite reception.   We got set up the did a quick grocery run and gas.  6.64 a gallon at the casino.  Back tobthe rig for chores. TV and stitching.  Dinner was fried egg sandwiches.   Stevevis having vacation remorse as he realized what it is costing for travel these days.

October 1, 2023 Turtle Rock RV Resort, Gold Beach OR

 Today was a very quiet day.  Full of football and stitching.   Steve did almost nothing.  I got to cook both lunch and dinner.  Lucky me. I also got to take the dogs out three times.  We leave tomorrow for Fortuna.  I will need to do laundry  there as I doubt Delta Shores has laundry.   Then we head for home.  Grocery shopping. Tractor supply.