Hum Drum, Hum Drum

June 12 – I was pretty late getting to bed last night so didn’t jump up early today.  I cooked Bill a ham and cheese omelet and I had oatmeal and a banana.  Once you put in some raisins and cinnamon it tastes pretty good.  We knew we only had 2 possible sites to clean so we decided we’d go into Pagosa Springs this morning.  Bill just had to rake the sites while I got ready to go.  Then he felt bad to leave when the other host guys were cutting back shrubs along the walking trail from the visitor center.  So he told me to go ahead as he was going to go help them.  I told him I wasn’t going to stay long as I needed to get to work on my contracts for RWA. 

I had just arrived in Pagosa when Bill called and said he should have gone as they were about through when he got out there and he just used his Mule to haul off 2 loads of branches.  Oh well!  I checked out the health food store but it was really expensive and some of the food items were rather “far out” to my liking.  I went to the Alco and Family Dollar.  I found the meat shop that processes and sells buffalo and elk.  Now that was some expensive meat.  I did treat Bill to some elk brats and got some elk summer sausage for me.  I know we will end of sharing.  They had some nice fresh fish and seasoned meats and precooked meats but most of it was way too much for my budget.  I went to the wine/liquor store next to the City Market.  The grocery stores cannot sell wine so this one looked pretty big and since it was beside the grocery I thought it would have a good selection and maybe decent prices.  They do not have the Blue Teal Riesling that I found in NM that I really like so settled for a bottle of California Riesling to try.

I do like the grocery.  It was big and had an excellent selection of items.  I would have liked to just go up and down every aisle looking but really didn’t want to take the time today.  I got some good produce prices on some things and some things I just got because we like them.  Couldn’t buy too much as the fridge space has not grown since we left.  It things are too close to the tiny freezer in the little fridge, they freeze.  Celery and radishes are not good once they have been frozen.  Take my word for it!  They had some marked down chicken kabobs for $4.28 and I thought that would be a nice change.  Still have a few items to get in Durango at Wal-mart this week but got most of what was on my list.

I got home at about 1:15.  I ate an apple on the way as my oatmeal was no longer sticking to my ribs.  Once I unloaded the groceries, I made a nice salad with the spinach and sprouts I bought.  I really miss my sunflower sprouts from the farmer’s market at home.  These were clover and basically like alfalfa.  I put the kabobs in a gallon storage bag with some marinade and put in the fridge til time for dinner.  Bill sat outside with Xena while I set up the small plastic wash tub I bought to use for another little garden.  I planted it with more radishes and watered everything else.  Then I brought Molly out and put her in her hut and Bill and I watched the hummingbirds.  That never bores me.

Bill wanted to take a nap so I took that time to work on my RWA contracts.  I got 8 more done and emailed in.  If Kerry sends me the info I need I plan to knock out the rest tomorrow and put that project to rest.

Bill grilled the kabobs and I made us fruit bowls for a change of pace with mango, blueberries, strawberries and I seeded a few bing cherries.  I heated up the last of the risotto.  Everything was pretty tasty.  Bill enjoyed his dinner and saved the skewers so we can make our own kabobs.

Kam called this afternoon and we set up a time to Skype tonight.  We got a late start on dinner so we ended up skyping while Bill walked Xena.  We were on for about an hour.  She is so excited that it looks like they will close on their house July 20.  I’m really happy for them as they have been looking for a long time.  It’s a lot of house but they agreed they didn’t want a starter house and to move up later, so they took the plunge and bought what they want, or what they think they want.  It’s got a pool and nice yard with 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, living and family rooms and a nice kitchen.   I sure hope no glitches crop up!

I should write some postcards, but I’m running out of steam, so will call it a night!

 

June 13 – Pretty boring day!  We both had smoothies for breakfast and after getting dressed we rode our bikes to the office to pick up our new reservations and we had a bunch.  All but one is under the same name so guess there will be a big family reunion starting on Sunday.  Poor Bill will have to clean a lot of sites by himself while I’m at the office. 

We just didn’t do much.  I watered my mini garden, paid bills and wrote some cards.  After lunch we went to the post office to check on the new card for the bedroom direct tv box, but it still has not come.  Then we drove up the hill to try to get to the houses that we see up on top from our side.  We had no idea how many homes were up there and so many roads.  Bill backed into a ditch but managed to get back out and we realized neither of us brought our phone.  We came to some dead ends and decided to head back and bring the camera next time.  We could see Rosa campground from one point but never saw our campground so will need to explore a bit more.

I called Direct TV about the card and they said it might still come tomorrow but they will order a new to be sent, so we wonder if we will ever get that second TV up and running.  Then I worked on my contracts and got all of them done but 2 that I have questions for Kerry on.

I made a turkey meatloaf for dinner with waldorf salad and steamed cauliflower.  I’m running out of ideas and can’t keep but so much food in here.  Dinner was good with enough meatloaf left for another night, so that’s one night I won’t have to think about.  We took Xena for a walk and we only have 2 guests tonight and neither is leaving tomorrow so no sites to clean, well, we’re off anyway so no sites for the back-ups to do either.

We were watching TV when Marion and Jerry came over.  They stayed about 45 minutes and it’s nice to have some company for a change.  They wanted to know if we were told to take down our clothesline today as they were.  Well, we ran into the head of maintenance while we were at the post office and he told us it couldn’t be tied to a tree, but we could tie it from pole to pole on our shelter.  I took it down and moved it as soon as we got home but it’s not much of a clothesline now.  Marion said they were not using a tree and were told to take it down.  Rules are the rules but no one gave us a copy!  Marion has a number of complaints with lazy rangers, and other workers and that the volunteers are expected to do all the work.  One volunteer doesn’t even rake his sites or weed them.  Not sure what he does, but he’s a nice guy.

Jerry asked if one of my hummingbirds was missing as one ran into the glass at the meeting room and died.   I haven’t seen 4 in a few days, so maybe it was one of my birds.  How sad!  We drove by the prairie dog town today and only saw one, so guess all of his friends are now in the hereafter.

Time to get this posted and have a cut of cappuccino and read before bed.