On Wednesday we finished hauling some more rock. We have a little place fixed for a picnic table in the back, so we are anxious to get one.
On Thursday, Dutch still wasn’t feeling well, so Terry took him into Kingman to see the Doctor. They left at 9:30 in the morning and didn’t get home until 6:30 in the evening. This is the first time Terry and I have been apart this many hours since we retired! And also, this is the first time I have been alone at Nettie’s Place. I went around and locked all of the doors, but then I got brave enough to go outside, but only unlocking one door. After a while, I settled down and
made some bread. The first time in a long time that I have made bread without my Bosch! While it was rising, I went to town to send Travis’s work, a major accomplishment driving that road! I even went to the log furniture people in Wikieup and bought our picnic table. We had talked about doing it that day, so I just did it. I mentioned that there was one warped board on the top, so he took $50 off of the price. It had been their demo table for quite a while and needed re-stained and he wanted to get a new demo out front. Good deal for us!When I got back home, I checked all of the rooms, looked under the beds and behind the doors. Everything was okay. I really was glad to see the guys get back.
On Saturday, we worked around the house and put stain and sealant on the swing and our new picnic table. Then we went to the Gemkana in Wikieup. It was the second one they had, but this one had more events. It is mostly events for kids on their horses, but a few adults compete. It was really hot on Saturday, in the mid-high 80’s.
We had a potluck at Church and after we got home it rained the rest of the day. Everyone around here is praying for rain so their range cattle will have something to eat. I guess there has been quite a drought. A half hour after it rains, you can hardly tell that it has evened rained. The water really soaks into the ground fast. If it rains too hard for too long, though, the water starts running everywhere. I guess there can be quite the flash floods during some rainy seasons.
Mom had this old station wagon that she had sold to my Cousin who owns 5 ac
res of land just down from us. I think it sat out by my Mom’s place for the last ten years. It only had three tires, which were all rotten, no motor, and most of the other parts and pieces were piled inside the car. It was a great place for packrats. On Monday, Terry found an old tire in our junk pile, which actually held air. I had to get in and help steer the car it as he dragged it with the pickup for about a quarter mile to my Cousin’s place. I left the door open and told him I was going to bail out if I saw any critters poke their heads out of the nests inside the car. I think it was quite a site with the tires flopping, the driveline dragging, and someone squealing the whole way! 
Here is a picture of a really nice Joshua tree in Mom’s cactus garden. I think we will take a couple of the “babies” around the bottom and replant them in the back yard.
We had a potluck at Church and after we got home it rained the rest of the day. Everyone around here is praying for rain so their range cattle will have something to eat. I guess there has been quite a drought. A half hour after it rains, you can hardly tell that it has evened rained. The water really soaks into the ground fast. If it rains too hard for too long, though, the water starts running everywhere. I guess there can be quite the flash floods during some rainy seasons.
Mom had this old station wagon that she had sold to my Cousin who owns 5 ac
res of land just down from us. I think it sat out by my Mom’s place for the last ten years. It only had three tires, which were all rotten, no motor, and most of the other parts and pieces were piled inside the car. It was a great place for packrats. On Monday, Terry found an old tire in our junk pile, which actually held air. I had to get in and help steer the car it as he dragged it with the pickup for about a quarter mile to my Cousin’s place. I left the door open and told him I was going to bail out if I saw any critters poke their heads out of the nests inside the car. I think it was quite a site with the tires flopping, the driveline dragging, and someone squealing the whole way! 
Here is a picture of a really nice Joshua tree in Mom’s cactus garden. I think we will take a couple of the “babies” around the bottom and replant them in the back yard.
This saguaro cactus is on Dutch’s property just across the road from us. It is the place where everyone gets their picture taken. So if you ever visit us in Wikieup, plan on getting your picture taken there.
We spent yesterday in Bullhead City. Terry is looking for a 410/22 over and under rifle and someone told him there may be one in a gun shop there. There wasn’t any. Besides that, we found out that no licensed gun dealer can sell a gun to anyone from Idaho (what’s with this?). They would have to sell it to a dealer in Idaho and then Terry could buy it from the Idaho dealer. We spent some time walking along the Colorado River and we drove through an RV Park that we are going to in March with Terry’s sister and brother-in-law.
We are still waiting for the permit to come back for ADOT to open our road. If we don’t get it tomorrow, my aunt and uncle will have a little more exciting drive coming to see us by way of the Sycamore Wash Road. The more we drive on it, the rougher it gets. We are busy today getting things ready so we can leave tomorrow for a week at Travis’s in Payson. We are babysitting their four boys while they go to Hawaii!!
We spent yesterday in Bullhead City. Terry is looking for a 410/22 over and under rifle and someone told him there may be one in a gun shop there. There wasn’t any. Besides that, we found out that no licensed gun dealer can sell a gun to anyone from Idaho (what’s with this?). They would have to sell it to a dealer in Idaho and then Terry could buy it from the Idaho dealer. We spent some time walking along the Colorado River and we drove through an RV Park that we are going to in March with Terry’s sister and brother-in-law.
We are still waiting for the permit to come back for ADOT to open our road. If we don’t get it tomorrow, my aunt and uncle will have a little more exciting drive coming to see us by way of the Sycamore Wash Road. The more we drive on it, the rougher it gets. We are busy today getting things ready so we can leave tomorrow for a week at Travis’s in Payson. We are babysitting their four boys while they go to Hawaii!!
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You guys sure do stay busy! Mom, dosen't it make you wonder how grandma stayed in her house for so many years all by herself? I think it would freak me out a little bit too. Everything around the house is looking so neat and tidy. I can't wait to come and see it. You guys have fun in Payson with the boys. I'm sure they'll keep you busy!
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