Cow and calf Moose at Round Hill
Long Billed Curlew in our FieldGot going this morning and drove back in to town. Joe has a haircut appointment at 11 and has to get his protime at the clinic. Also at 11 is the car repair to get the brake fluid sucked out and replaced. Probably we will have lunch in there too. Don't need groceries yet. If anything interesting happens, I'll be back to write again later.
LATER: We left about 9 ish for Pinedale. Took Joe up to the clinic for his test, and I went down and mailed my belated birthday cards and UPSed the extra smartcard back to Dish. The birthday cards have been written for several days and had not gotten to the post office. Then Joe went into Ace to shop for two faucets, one for the utility room sink and one for the kitchen sink. He came out empty handed because he couldn't tell the size between the holes in the sink from the print on the box.
I took him over for his haircut appointment and I went to get the car repair done. After he got the haircut he was to walk over and have coffee at Ridley's and I'd pick him up there. I stopped at the oil change place where they had ordered the cap for the master cylinder fluid. Don't faint, I nearly did - $40. Its a 2" wide piece of plastic. I said "Whatever" and paid for it. (Joe said I might have got it for a couple of bucks at the car parts place. I suppose the most of the price was overnighting it.)
Down to Wolf's where I got the impression that they did a good job with removing and replacing the fluid. It took a little over an hour. $99 - which was $30 less than their quote.
Back to pick up Joe, and had to look for him, but found him buying the two faucets. Guess he had found some help to know what he was getting for sure. And they said if it isn't right he can bring it back.
We went up to the house to get yet a few more small things. Everything is fine there. And then we had lunch at the Trendy's burger place, with plenty left over for lunch for the dogs too.
On the way home I FINALLY took a small painting to each Butch and Bill for keeping us plowed out so well winter before last. A year and a half!! And then did the same for Jerry who also helped with that job.. Joe visited with him and Doc for a while. Was glad to get it crossed off my to do list, and had a long discussion with myself about procrastination.
So ..... The clock on the microwave was blinking indicating that the power had been off. And my internet wouldn't connect although all the lights on the tower were lit. I tried unplugging the power from the back of the tower, but must not have left it unplugged long enough. So after a while I decided to get down under the desk and really get it unplugged. I still hadn't put the USB connection from the external hard drive into the computer so did that too. Howver, I had to get down on the floor and lay under the desk to do it. It was like being a contortionist to get in position to get the cords in and then I got a cramp in my hand. I do not get down and lay on the floor very easily any more. But I could lay my head on the guitar case stored under there and manipulate the cords. I decided to leave it unplugged at least five minutes and just stayed there because I was afraid to let go of the cord and its little box. There is such a horrific mess of tangled cords and electrical stuff in big wads down there I would have never found the right ones again, so I just laid there.
And then the phone rang. And I yelled at Joe to get it. It was Betty so he handed me the walk around phone and I laid there hanging on to the cords with one hand and the phone with the other, head on the guitar case, while we talked. We both laughed about the part that I was laying under the desk and couldn't get up. Figured by the time we were done talking that was long enough for the thing to reset. Plugged it in. And by the time I managed to scootch out and roll myself over and get up, the tower and internet worked again. At least I was entertained for a little while with the phone call.
Leftover tacos for dinner. No rain today yet by 9 p.m. even though the clouds have been threatening. There was lightning and rumbling thunder. I never saw it reach 70 but it may have. A nice day, and believe I've felt better today than I have for a long time.
Edis called me tonight and we had a nice visit. I was going to see her, hitching a ride along with Charm who left to see her family in Bozeman this morning, but didn't go anywhere again. Betty and Nancy were supposed to come here tomorrow and I was concerned about leaving if Joe might be sick longer. Edis is trying to come here in mid -July. Her old three legged dog Lucy isn't doing too bad right now, but is pretty sick with cancer in her jaw.
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