SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2015

Laundry, laundry and more laundry!  I had most of it piled
on the bed after it was dry.  I have taken care of that and
just have a laundry basket full and over-flowing and one
last load in the driver.  This last load is all Robert's
perma-pressed shirts and slacks.

We seem to have gotten rid of the mice, sealed up the hole
where they were getting in.  Today, I went to Target to
get Contact "paper" to put in the drawers that the mice
had been in.  I have cleaned out the drawers and used
chlorox on them.  They are ready to be re-filled.

It took me 20 minutes of waiting to get across the bridge
over US36, but the traffic coming the other way was
moving well.

Target was set for Haloween. Tables of junk candy were
set up all over the store such that finding a staff person
to ask for help was almost impossible.  I found the
contact paper pretty easily; I looked a long time to find
hair dryers, but finally found them and purchased a
brush dryer to do the back of my head.  I also looked
at vacuum "brooms" and found and Electrolux that I
had been looking for so I put that in my basket, too.
Finally, I found a flatware holder for my clean drawers.

I ran into Maureen in the Pet department (don't ask
what I was doing there???).  It turns out that one of
her little dogs has gone blind.  It turns out to be a
genetic defect; the retina just wizened up and fell
off.  She was looking for something she had seen
on the Internet to help blind dogs which she couldn't
describe, but wasn't finding.  I left her to look.

I checked out and headed for home, I thought.
However, when I got to the bridge my way across
was blocked.  They waved me onto US36!  I
could get off at Flatiron Crossing, but decided to
go on to Broomfield and 287 and take that to
S. Boulder Road.  I had seen that Dillon Road
was backed up, at least when I went by earlier.
There was an "Event" going on off of 287, but
it wasn't backing up traffic at least not when I went
by. The State Patrol was out, but I didn't see as
they needed to do anything.

I finally got home 3 hours after I had left, to go
to Target and King Soopers.  I never made it to
King Soopers.  I'll go tomorrow.  That will be
better, then I can get everything I need for
Robert's birthday. 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2015

It's good to be home and Lorena has done her magic just before
we arrived.  The house looks lovely.

Kat has been busy while we've been gone.  She looked for the
red ground cover her other garden has, but didn't find it.  She
bought and planted 3 more perennials for the rose garden.

She e-mailed or texted me, don't remember which.  It doesn't
matter because we spent most of our time where we got
neither phone reception nor e-mail.  Anyway, she asked if
she should cut back the peonies.  I answered and emphatic
NO, but she didn't get it.  The peonies have been cut to the
ground.  I don't know whether they'll come back in the
spring.  I wish she had cut the iris on the east side of the
house.  I'm sure they would come back.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2015

We had breakfast with Betty and Janice and then we got out
of their way.  They had a busy day ahead and would be gone
most, if not the whole day.  And we headed home.

We arrived home mid-afternoon and dutifully called Janice
and left a message that we were safely home.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015

It rained most of the night, but we were cozy.  Our Van does
not leak, TG.  We would be pretty damp by now if it did since
it has rained almost continually since we arrived in Utah and
now in Colorado, too.

We started out to drive the Rim Road to enjoy the view, but as
we got started we realized that it was so foggy we wouldn't be
able to see any view.  We turned around and headed back the
better route down to Grand Junction.

We went to a City Market (Krogers by another name) and I
did some grocery shopping.  I bought some swordfish at the
butcher shop.  I knew Betty and Janice would enjoy that.
After groceries and filling up at a gas station, recommended
by GasBuddy, we headed for Betty's and arrived mid-afternoon.

I had planned to cook the swordfish, but Janice said she would
like to do it, but I would have to tell her how to do it since she
had never cooked swordfish before.  She did a great job and it
was well received by all.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015

We left Pack Creek mid morning and went on to the
Colorado National Monument.  There were a few
people there, but it wasn't crowded.  It looked like
rain again.  It had been sunny when we left Moab,
a first for this trip!  We found a good camp spot,
there were so many it was hard to choose; we
walked to the Sign in and Information area and
paid out $10.00.  It's half-price for us.  I love that.

OCTOBER 21, 2015

I forgot to mention that on the 20th, before we went to Moab, we
toured Arches.  We stopped and walked up to the two windows.
It was a very busy place.  I can't imagine what it is like in the
summer when the crowds are at their worst.  Even now the
campground was full, before noon.

After the tour of the Arches National Park we went on to
Moab.  It was busy, but not as bad as the last time we were
here.  We passed the Riverside Oasis and went on to the
Pack Creek Campground where we spent the night.