AMANDA'S BASKETS: Only One Picture

Friday, July 6, 2012

Only One Picture

I thought I would be taking lots of pictures today, but that didn't work out so well. But, I did take one yesterday while traveling. It's called the Devil's Slide...

Dramatic! Right?   Apparently lots of folks thought so because theyve added an observation lane to the interstate just to take pictures .   It really is quite huge.

Okay, so why didn't I get to pictures today?   Well, it began last night.   I realized that the door to the boys fenced area couldn't be opened by the boys, but if I left everything up, some little critter could easily open the door from the storage compartment into the trailer...duh!!!!   So, I propped the sewing machine up against the door for the night.

This morning it was quite cool - almost cold.   But they said it would warm up a bit.   Right!   So after my exercises and breakfast, I ventured out to a hardware store to see what I could come up with to secure the door.   Remember, this is only quarter inch stuff we are dealing with.   I think I have it solved.   Stay tuned.

I then realized that I had no 'pooper scooper' to clean out the boys litter bag...yes, I said bag.   It's a big plastic bag shaped container with handles and high walls and it was less than half the price of a litterbox.   (And I never use the top of the litter box anyway.)    So far it has worked out well.   The boys can scratch that litter as hard as they want...it still remains in the litter bag!

By the time I had visited both stores, the temperature had soared upward.   So, I came back to the trailer and have stayed here the rest of the day.   With the AC on.   Remember, my trailer is nothing more than a little tin box!!!   But even on low the AC keeps it comfortable.

Back to the boys fenced area.   It seems that Chip has taken up residence in the storage compartment - even in the heat. (But then he likes to sleep on the manifold under the second row seats in the car!!!) So when Dale goes out there is a bit of a dust-up.   And Dale does go out a lot...and stays out.

What I did see of Pocatello was very nice.   It's a large town with all the chain stores one needs.   I saw communities with large homes and communities with small homes.   The roads were really nice and well laid out.   One thing I haven't seen is the Mom and Pop type stores.   Hopefully I can poke around tomorrow - early - and snap some pictures.   Sunday, I'm off to Yellowstone for several days.

Thanks for spending your time here...

Enjoy your weekend...

CRAFTING IDEAS

I am always looking for a small piece of paper to write down something which will later be disposed of. I decided to use some of the scrap paper of which I have a ton. I mostly use the paper for glueing projects. I decided to cut the paper into a small size. (Six pieces from a piece of copy paper.). But just having them sitting on my desk would get messy without a container. So, using a cardboard box, I cut it down to size and using a hot glue gun I glued the ends together. Using a picture from a magazine cut into pieces and stick craft glue, I glued the pieces to the box inside and out. I also used some decorative tape for the outside edges. And to finish the top corners which were not covered, I used straight pins with colorful tops. Looks nice and works well.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

So in looking over your habits what did you find? Some popular good habits folks have are: Meditation, exercise, journal writing, flossing, reading and walking up early. Some not so great habits included smoking, saying yes, swearing, tolerating folks, not sleeping enough, always complaining and constantly making excuses. Do you have more good habits or more bad habits? Is it time to change? If so, start with the easiest bad habit to change, not the hardest. This will give the best chance of success. Decide on the best way for you to change your habit. Worry too much? Set a time to worry and then stop. You may have to stop yourself several times at the beginning but keep it up and you will worry less. Or, alternatively, write the worry down as well as options to stop the problem. Just figure out which way to stop is best for you.