Dugway Days

Thursday

I got up around 7, so Chris must have left early for work. I brushed my teeth and put on something nice. I took supplements. I checked e-mail. At ten, I went to meet a man for a cleaning quote. The apartment was small, but needed some serious cleaning. When Jamie arrived, she looked around. Then we went in the hall to discuss. I thought 400 and she thought 500 so we went back in and told him 500. He agreed.

I watched the ACIP committee meeting. Most speakers spoke in favor of approving all vaccines. But the one who didn't had the most specific data.

I made and ate breakfast. I filled two water bottles. I took the apron in the gift bag to Chris at his office. When I got home, I stood outside till Casey came by. I got in and we picked Jenni. Then we waited at the gate for inspection. No one would tell us why they were inspecting cars leaving the base. However the inspections ceased with the truck in front of us.

We met Michelle in Tooele at a restaurant. We Visited with her and Electra. Then we went to the LabCorp office for a blood draw but they had vacated. Other locations were an hour or more away. Michelle called a nearby hospital, and tried to get an estimate of prices. Casey got his meds. Then we drove back to base.

Casey dropped Jenni off, and then me. I ate fiber gel. I checked e-mail. I ate some supper. I listened to part of The Highwire. I put on my bathing suit and drove to the pavillion.

Dugway Days was in full swing. I found Michele and John by the petting zoo holding rabbits. There was also a pen of goats. I found Chris and he introduced me to someone. Then he and Gary decided to go down the tall water slide (even though Chris was still wearing his suit). He left the contents of his pockets on a bench by me and went off with Gary. They were gone for awhile and I noticed Kenzie and her baby by a bouncy house. So when Michele and John came back from filming Chris on the slide, I let them watch his stuff while I went to talk to Kenzie.

Kenzie is a hortaculturalist so I was eager to ask her questions. She's only here for the summer. We talked about the garden and what we can do. She knows where to apply for funding and get free plants.

Afterward, I talked with Tom and Melissa. Then I jumped in one of the empty bouncy houses. However, after I got out, a bunch of little kids headed over there to play. I looked for Chris. Someone pointed him out and I gave him my keys to watch. I talked to Charity about changing the oil in my car.

Then I talked to the lifeguards about staying in the pool to watch the fireworks. They said if it were only adults they would allow it, but not with kids. I swam for awhile. Then a bunch of adults, including Chris, jumped in the pool fully dressed. Sigh. I swam around some more, then got out. I talked to him, then he headed home to change clothes. I stayed to talk to someone who looked familiar.

Then I went home to change. I passed Chris coming back in shorts and t-shirt. I drank tea and bone broth. I put on dry clothes. I laid down for a bit. Then I headed back out to see the fireworks. I ended up between sets of pylons and the quickest way out was between another set. But of course the police came over and questioned me for doing that. But he didn't take my name or anything.

Chris called to find out where I was. He walked over and sat in my passenger seat. We watched the fireworks. He had ordered 13 minutes worth. It was great and music would have made it even better. Then I drove him back to his car and we both went home.

He stayed up for a little bit while I listened to the replay of The Highwire. Soon he went to bed. I stayed up later, then wrote to my blog and went to bed.