Monday, August 13, 2012

I went on a 40 minute walk this morning.  I love walking in the early morning just before the sun comes up.  The air is crisp and cool.  Came home and read from the Book of Mormon and our Marie Antionette book with James.  I spent the rest of the morning getting ready for our trip to the valley. 

We left around noon.  It was cool and cloudy and starting to rain.

 

  It was hard to leave knowing that we were going to the valley where the temperatures have been around 115. We stopped at the Circle K in Show Low for James's favorite tuna sandwiches and two diet Dr. Peppers.  You get a drink for 25 cents when you buy a sandwich.  We bought 3 sandwiches and got 2 drinks for 25 cents.

I am driving so James can sleep off his meds.  I went the Salt River way because I know James likes it better.  He also thinks it's shorter but I am not so sure.  I hate the Salt River way.  The road is like a snake even before you get to Salt River.  I will only come this way again if it's the only choice or if I am really hungry for a green chile burro from Burger House!

We picked up the trailer and some equipment from Bill Valentic's storage yard in Chandler.  Bill has been kind enough to let James store his equipment there.  Thanks so much Bill.

 We drove out to Troon North which is beyond Pinnacle Peak in Scottsdale so James could leave the equipment and trailer.  He will be out in the morning at 6am. The ever famously undependable Lazoya brothers failed to do the forming they promised to do today.  James will have to do it in the morning.  Hopefully he will have someone to help him.
I did I mention that the Lazoya's never answered one of James's many phone calls.

We are staying at Sheri and Ian's house.  Alex gave up his nice cool downstairs bedroom and bath for us. 
I left James sitting on Sheri's couch while Sheri and I went to Drea's to pick up some Visalus shake powder.  Drea made us each an orange julius shake and she even made one for us to take back to James.  They were delicious!  I bought enough for me to have two shakes a day for a month.  I am taking the 90 day weight loss challenge with Drea.  I am very anxious to get started but not before I have a Jersey Mike's sub which was our next stop.  James loved the shake and his philly cheesesteak sub from JM.