February 12, 13,14, 2011

Saturday 12~~~~We drove to Apache Junction today, I packed us a lunch and read to Kent most of the way. I am reading the "Covered Wagon Woman's Journal and Letters". Kent likes this book and every time we go over a mountain range, he comments, "how did they ever get over or around this mountain". LOL It really tells from their actual journals and letters how strong these woman really were. After walking 16 to 21 miles a day behind a dusty covered wagon or driving one if their husband had died on the way, they had to milk a cow, (if they were lucky enough to have one) gather wood or cow chips for a fire, gather water and cook dinner. Modern day wives often go out for dinner or get take out after they have had a busy day at work. These woman had no luxury of this type of pampering. When we stopped for diesel, there was a man in a uniform emptying his sewer tank and putting trash from this big truck he was driving in the can where I was sitting looking out the window. Being the curious lady that I am, I asked him if he was a corrections officer and If that long truck he was driving was transporting prisoners. He was very friendly and told me yes, they had just dropped off 24 prisoners at a pen in some town near there and they were dumping their tanks and cleaning out the truck before they picked up a load. He was telling me how they had 2 bunks in the rig, 2 toilets, a microwave, TV and refriderator. There are 4 guards, two to drive and two in the back of the cab sleeping and resting for their turn to drive. I asked if I could look inside the truck and he said I could walk by and look but I couldn't go inside. Then he turned his back and moved away so I could get a good look inside. LOL The bunks looked large and very comfortable, I took a couple of pictures of the big truck as they were leaving. (picture) What a job they have!!!! We stopped at McDonald's so Kent could get his his frappacino and me an ice water when we finally found a McDonald's in Wickenburg. (picture of Kent with his drink) We arrived in Apache Junction too late to go to Saturday night Mass, Mel and Linda invited us to their new home for dinner and to check out their home. Dinner was so good after driving all day, we enjoyed some visiting before heading home to feed Pepsi his late dinner. Sunday 13~~~~We stopped and picked up Linda on our way to Mass this morning and after church, the four of us drove quite a distance to find a "Cracker Barrel" restaurant to eat breakfast at. I always have the grits and fried apples with eggs, sausage and biscuits and gravy. Kent always get the French Toast and I give him my sausage. We did some shopping and touring around before heading home for the day. Monday 14~~~~ Kent and I drove to Mesa so I could get a couple of books at Border's Book store with a gift certificate from Christmas. Kent has been following their possible bankruptcy on the computer and said I needed to spend it before it was too late. We stopped and ate the best fish tacos we have ever ate before we went to Borders to buy my books. When we got to Borders, I spent 45 minutes finding my books and when I went up to pay for them, I found I had forgotten my gift certificate in my other purse, I had my rewards card, but no certificate. Darn!!!! We had to go back home to get it and then back to the store. What a day!!!!!!!!!!