Thursday, March 17/2011

4.5 Ft Snake

Snake Charmer!

Fire, Cactus, Moon

Getting that thorn out of her foot!

The sun is up and it looks like another nice day is in store for us.  I have to head into town this morning to pick up that part for Jace (Keith is going to drive me in) and I will pick up a muffler clamp as well.
We got an email from Lorne and Marilyn and they arrived in town last night. Yeah!!  Just in time to pick up their mail at the UPS store.  Talk about timing!!
Ben arrived this morning for a quick visit.  He looks fantastic.  Suzette was with him so I finally got to meet her.  They had just arrived back from taking their daughter Kayla to the airport in Phoenix.  Suzette has decided to stay with Ben for another week.  That will give him some extra recovey time and that is a good thing.
When Keith and I retuned from town, Jace had the old part off the truck and was waiting for the new one.  It didn't take him long to get it on but soon realized that something was still not quite right about Monique.  John and him tinkered with it for quite a while and eventually managed to get it out of four wheel dive and back into two wheel drive.  This is were it needs to be for the ride home.  Jace can have it looked into once he gets home.
Of course the Box Canyon run is out but there is always next year.  Maybe the Jeep will be running by then!!
Trueman arrived for a short visit.  He had killed yet another rattlesnake and stopped by to show us.  It was a good four feet long and was a beauty.  Coors was more than willing to take it on but Hogan was totally scared of it.  I held it, shaking the rattles at him trying to scare him with it, all the time yelling "no" and Trueman yelling "snake, snake" at him.  I think between the two of us, we scared the crap out of him because he wouldn't go near the thing after that.  Nothing like an impromptu Snake School!!  It is a good thing Coors is headed home tomorrow as I am afraid he would go after a snake if he saw one - it could be the pit bull in him.
Happy hour started early for Kim and I - someone had to do a temperature on the beer!!  Lorne and Marilyn arrived and wondered why none of us were wearing green since it was St. Patrick's Day!!  I had completely forgotten!!  OMG!!!  It was great to see them again and Jace reminded Marilyn of one of her sons.  We had a nice chat then they returned to town for a quiet evening.  Keith had wandered over before they left so met them as well.  Charlotte is still feeling a bit under the weather.
John started a fire and we sat around that enjoying it and eating supper.  Keith and Charlotte headed back to their camp and we spent the rest of the evening playing cards ( before we could start playing cards John had to take a thorn out of kims foot ) and enjoying the kids on their final night with us.  They leave for home tomorrow.