So, I got up early to say goodbye to Brian, Faye and Ally. They left the house a little before 7AM. I got up for real a while later and got ready to face the day. I checked the messages on the machine and the guy from the tire store had called. I was grabbing the phone to get his number to call him back when the phone rang and it was him calling me a second time. I asked if it would be possible for someone to drive me back to the house while they put on my new tires. He assured me it wouldn’t be a problem. So, I headed out to the car.

And, oh my goodness that was a sight. See, I hadn’t driven or really even looked at my car since we’d arrived. And, YUCK, it was DIRTY. L Not that my car is usually spotlessly clean, but this was DISGUSTING. I could barely see out the windows it was so dirty. But, I did the best I could (because the washer fluid was empty) and drove down the street to the tire place. Joe was really nice and drove me back to the house. He said it would take about an hour but I had to work so I told him if it took longer it was OK.

I got back to the house and started working. The day went very well – my first day working virtually. I was very pleased with how productive I was. In fact, I glanced at the clock and five hours had gone by. Then I thought, hmm, my car should be ready soon. And, sure enough, the phone rang and it was Joe that my car was ready. I was just printing checks so I asked if it would be possible for him to leave the shop in about ten minutes – he said no problem. So, I finished printing, put everything in an envelope and off I went. Just as I opened the garage door to wait he pulled up with my car and my new tires. We headed back to the shop and I was on my way. I did ask for a recommendation on a good place to get a car wash, because that thing was embarrassing (besides the fact that I was having serious problems seeing out the windows).

I left the shop with my new winter studded tires and drove down the block to the car wash. Now, let me just tell you that is one job I DON’T want to have. Talk about a yucky job! Working a car wash in winter can’t be fun. But, I did get a nice clean car, and I have to say, it was one of the nicest car washes I’ve been to. From there I headed off to the post office to mail my first work package then back to Fred Meyer for some food and other necessities.

I got back to the house and had my first attempt at building a fire in the wood stove. My first attempt and I failed miserably. Thank goodness the house has heat or I would have frozen. A quiet day but I did accomplish a lot. I got my winter studded snow tires, I found a nice place to service my car, I got some work done, I purchased some needed items for my bathroom and I got a good book. So, I went to bed a little early and read.

You know what. I’m still loving Idaho.