Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Tuesday, March 17th, 2026: Left for valley around 8, Sinclair gas $3.99, Costco $4.04, Payson, Dr. Raia at Core Institute, Deseret Bk, Chikfila, Costco Santan, Costco Ariz Ave., Circle K, Vernon, talk to Sheri, James is my hero

 

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We left a little late for the valley. James's appointment with Dr. Raia at the Core Institute in Gilbert is at 11:50.  We went the Payson way as the other way will be closed for blasting. As we went through Show Low we noticed that gas at Circle K was $4.19 and at Sinclair is was $3.99. We should have stopped but as we were running late and passed before we noticed the price, we went on.

Traffic was congested along the Rim and we were glad to break free as we came down to the double lanes. The restrooms at the Star Valley Circle K were closed for cleaning so we went on to the other Circle K on the other end of Payson. The men's bathroom was closed so James had to go across the street to Speedy. he did buy a drink at Circle K. 

James made it to his appointment right on time. I dropped him off and went to find a bathroom. I ended up at Deseret Book because I know their bathrooms are clean. While there I bought a container of butter mints. I didn't want to spend any money and then found out when I went to check out that I had $29.00 credit coming. I paid the $5 for the mints and now have about $24 left. 

As I went out and got in the car James called and said he was finished and would be waiting outside. I was surprised that he was finished so soon. He said the doctor only does surgery and James does not want to have another surgery. James said the appointment was a waste of time. I told him that it wasn't necessarily because in the process of elimination, one more option had been eliminated.

We were both hungry so we drove down Market St. to see what would catch our eye. I originally wanted to go to Cafe Rio and James wanted to go to Red Lobster and because we couldn't agree, we drove down Market St. Chikfila caught our eye so away we went. 
Luckily I found a table right by the door as we went in as the place was packed. James placed our order. An order of chicken strips for me and a chicken sandwich for him. He ordered 4 strips because he thought he might like one and that I would only eat three. I ended up eating all four, the first two initially and the last two on the way home. Just call me Miss Piggy. 

We went to the Costco here near Deseret Book. I wanted to buy some steaks. We picked up a package of five steaks for $80. Further down there was someone giving samples of beef burnt ends. They were so delicious we decided to take the steaks back and buy a package of the burnt ends. I also bought some short ribs and egg bites. James bought candy, Pom juice and a pineapple. Our purchases came to $103.91. This Costco's gas station is closed for remodeling so we drove over to the one on Arizona Avenue and Baseline. The line was long but it only took us about 15 minutes to get our gas and be gone. We went home the Payson way.

We stopped at the Circle K in Show Low for a drink and some gas. 
It was around 5:30 when we returned home. 

I told Sheri if we come down this winter that I wanted to be in her ward. She said that would make her happy because she doesn't feel like she belongs. I told her that she belongs to Jesus and to me.






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