Yesterday was probably the best day I have had since I moved here! I was out at daybreak brushing Buckwheat out front by the road, and the neighbor, Jerry was pulling out of his driveway. I waved and he called hello, and then drove over and we spoke face to face. He thanked me again for the cookies. I hesitantly asked him if it would be okay for me to ride along the edges of his fields. Our road is so narrow and the people drive so fast, no way to take a ride from home. He said okay, I was thrilled. Later I did get on Buckwheat bareback and only had to go about 100 yards on the road to the entrance to one of his hay fields. It only took ten minutes to go around, so we went three times for a half-hour ride. Since I have not ridden in over a year, that was long enough for me! Then at noon, Heather and I drove to Lake Stevens to pick up Cara at Mike's. Stopped at Target on the way and got two of my curtain rods that I needed. Then we got Cara and stopped at Ace Hardware in Lake Stevens to get the final curtain rod. Then to Marysville and a drop off of clothes to Value Village. (Wally pulled into the parking lot just ahead of us! He is a Value Village Junkie!) Heather found Cara some shirts, and I got three paperbacks (for airline reading, I go to the library now) .
Also went to the pet shop next door and got dog shampoo. By then it was after two o'clock and I had to pee and was hungry. So we went to Carl's Jr. and got some lunch. Cara wanted to come to my house and help me wash the dogs, so she put on her swimsuit(she calls swimscoot) and we went out to her kiddie pool and gave Dani and Fergi a bath. Put them in the kennel to dry off. Then Cara ran through the sprinkler, including doing cartwheels and round offs over the water.
I came in the house and made salsa and got ready for the football games. Heather came over to watch the Boise State Game with me, because her house gets really warm in the afternoons. My downstairs stays cool, and with the ceiling fan going, I actually put a sweater on!
Anyway, the games were great, and Grandpa Tom came home, so Cara monopolized him for the rest of the night. They macheted their way down to the creek and picked blackberries! It was time for Cara to go home, but first she had to give Grandpa Tom a haircut. I had to finish the job later! So, after living here for a year, I finally can say that I had a fabulous day!