Bob and I had a short 15ish minute commute yesterday afternoon to our current sit from the town of Grimes south to the town of Clive, both suburbs of Des Moines. Grimes has a population of about 15,000 while Clive has a population of about 18,600. Clive is known for its Greenbelt Park and Trail system, which we hope to check out while we’re here.
We spent a bit of time at the Clive Public Library before heading to the house at 7:00 pm for our transition with the homeowner.
We had a great transition without homeowner, who left about midday today for her daughter’s wedding in Phoenix. Bob drove her and her traveling companion to the airport for their flights. We get to spend the next 10 days with the very sweet Ollie.
He’s an Australian Shepherd, who really likes food, so we need to be careful about not leaving anything out. Other than that, he likes keeping an eye on the neighbors through the glass front door, playing in the fenced yard,or chilling by one of us.
The city of Clive is only 7.73 square miles, and our home lies very close to its border with the city of West Des Moines as we discovered on our walk to the grocery store today.
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