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| Outside Sedona, AZ |
Another whirlwind day in the tiny metropolis of Buffalo ! Gosh, it’s only
Tuesday and already the days are starting to meld together. I just had to stop
and think what day it was! I really do
need a vacation, I think.
We managed to get everything done in Sheridan yesterday morning and get back in
plenty of time to also get things done here.
On the way over there yesterday, the mountains were just so gorgeous
with that new little blanket of snow we got Friday. The sun was hitting them and really making it
reflect nicely on the ragged peaks. Of
course, all the snow is long gone from our elevation down here. After Rob’s VA appointment, we stopped and
had a nice breakfast over in Sheridan
at the Country Kitchen before wading through the throngs at Walmart for the
last of our necessities for the trip. We also had to stop at Shipton’s Big R
and pick up a bag of dog food to take over to the kennel for Miss Thistle. While we were there, we got her a big ole
kong football looking thing to play with. It’s got a really loud squeaker that
I can tell is really going to drive me crazy. She’s being super hard on her toys right now
so we’ve had to forgo the cute fuzzy toys for awhile as she’s gutting out all
the stuffing and leaving then all over the house. So, it’s hard toys for the little lady for
the moment until she calms down a bit.
I also had to pick up some more vet tape while we were
there. That stuff is great. I am
allergic to adhesive tape and can’t wear bandaids so I use vet tape when I cut
myself, instead. It just sticks to
itself. I had cut a really nasty spot on my thumb last week, right into my
thumb nail and will have to keep it covered for quite some time. Unfortunately,
they were out of the smaller tape and I had to get the size that’s designed for
horses. I love that stuff, did I say
that? It comes in all kinds of cool colors. I got lavender this time. When we got home, I took out one of my sharp
kitchen knives to cut the tape into four pieces of more manageable proportions
and guess what I did? I sliced right
through my index finger! So, now I look
like a total dummy! I have both my
finger and thumb wrapped in purple tape on the same hand! Rob got home and saw what I did and was just
shaking his head and laughing. He knows
what a darn walking accident I am. At least it’s my left hand and won’t get in
the way of me taking photos later in the week. Geez, what a dork!
Man, this allergy season is really turning into something
else. I’m sitting here right now just
sneezing and blowing my nose like crazy.
This seems to be turning into a regular morning ritual lately. They aren’t kidding when they say allergy
meds lasts 24 hours, I guess. I think it’s more like 22 hours. I’m pretty much fine all day except my eyes
are itchy most of the day but in the morning, it’s an all out assault on my
nasal passages until that next pill starts working. I was watching the news
last night and they were once again saying that this has been the warmest March
in the country since they’ve been keeping records. The powers that be are very concerned about
what’s in store for us weather wise for the summer. I sure hope we get some more moisture here in
the Bighorns. Otherwise, our fire season
is going to be really scary. We have
already had a few days where there were several fires out on the prairie. If the forest service has any brains, they
won’t be doing any more controlled burns this year. That huge fire that got out of control
outside Denver
a few weeks ago was a controlled burn that got out of hand. I have a funny feeling they are going to have
campfire restrictions this summer. That
would be a bummer because who wants to go camping without a fire? I know I don’t.
Of course, I’m not much of a camper these days, anyway. I used to love it but I’m getting too used to
my creature comforts now. We have a pop-up tent camper but for the last few
years, we’ve only managed to get out camping once or twice a year. For one thing, there’s always too much
gardening to be done around here. Since
Rob almost always goes on a pack trip with one of his outfitter clients, he
gets his fill of camping that way, too.
He usually goes on a week long horseback pack trip at some point in the
summer. I love it when he does that because I get a week to myself to entertain
my girlfriends and watch chick flicks! Of course, this year, Bob Sundeen has
told him to put in for his hunting area for elk over near Meeteetsee for the
fall and that may be his only pack trip this year. If he draws a tag for that, he’ll be gone for
a week in October on horseback in the snow.
Well, I’ve rambled on long enough and I do have a lot of
things yet to do this morning. I have
one last tan before vacation scheduled for today. Hopefully, that will be the last box tan I
have to do for the summer. I’m hoping by the time we get back from vacation, I’ll
be able to sun myself on the deck instead or catch my required rays while
walking Thistle.
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| The town of Sedona! |
Today, I’ll be calling and visiting all my girlfriends to
say farewell before we leave as tomorrow I have to take Thistle to her “spa”
over in Sheridan
and get things downstairs in anticipation of our 5 am departure on Thursday! Poor Rob has a mountain of Planning
Have yourself a wonderful Tuesday, folks!
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