Setting up the Haunted House and Some Geocaching

This year we actually got to do our haunted house in Puyallup.  The planning/building began the first weekend in October.  We decided to do last year's theme (which we didn't get to do because of the weather) of insane asylum.  We basically had everything except some of the small projects and the actual build out in the back yard.  Wendy showed us the plans and which rooms contained certain props.  She also shared where the actors were going to be.  I saw my costume and where I was going to be in the asylum.

For the next few Wednesdays, Ben's day off, he drove up there to help them get the walls ready and the other small projects that involved cutting wood and painting.  I was at work so I didn't really get to see what they got accomplished each time.  This was going to be a more involved haunted house than the previous ones. 

Ben had several days off at the end of October to get the build out ready.  He actually spent the night at his mom's house a few nights so he didn't have to drive back and forth from Lacey.  After work on Friday I headed out to Puyallup.  It wasn't raining so I picked up a few caches along the way.  The first one was out towards Elk Plain down Hwy 7.

Let's Talk About It (GC6FKKA) was down a side road surrounded by a fence.  I wasn't sure where it was going to take me exactly but as far as the logs went, it was an easy park and grab.  I found a place to pull over off the road and got out.  I found it hanging off of the power pole by a magnet.  Yep, an easy park and grab.  I signed my name and put it back as quickly as I could.

I headed towards Spanaway now on Hwy 7 and pulled over near the K-Mart so I could get Mushroom Tree (GC6HDHR).  This one was not hidden very well and I could see it from the Escape.  It was basically a small Altoid tin tucked near a rock under a tree that is shaped like a mushroom.  It seemed like a throw down cache and would probably get muggled a lot.

The next one, Lightening McQueen (GC6AVGK) was actually on the backside of K-Mart.  I made sure it was there because this one doesn't get found all that much.  I knew it was going to be a nano and the hint took me right to it.  It took me a few minutes to actually locate where the nano was.  It was a great moment when I saw it in the corner.  Yessss!!

I couldn't help myself I had to get the last one near the Halloween store behind the same complex.  G's Lamp Post #4 (GC6HDG6) was pretty hard to actually get without anyone seeing you.  I parked as close to the cache as I could to kind of shield the traffic from me.  I knew where it was and I had to get it out of the lamp skirt as quickly as I could while traffic wasn't stopped.  I signed the log and put it back just as quickly.  Now I had to get out of this congested area and head to South Hill.

I got there around dinner time because they had just taken the pizza out of the oven.  I grabbed two pieces and sat on the couch.  We talked about work and other random things.  I saw how much they didn't get done today.  I thought they would have been further along.  I helped Wendy work on some small projects inside while Ben and Chris worked on the walls.

By 9:00 I was getting antsy to head to his mom's house and start winding down for bed.  I know they wanted to get as much done as possible but they had all day to work on it.  We stayed until 10 and I was getting tired.  When we finally left and headed to Bonney Lake, it was around 10:15.  We told them we would be over as soon as we got up and had some breakfast.  We had a lot of work to do the next day and I hoped we had more help than just the 5 of us. 

I got a shower and we watched some TV as we winded down.  We chatted with Trish and Amy for a bit.  I needed to go to sleep since we had a long day the next day.  I was so done with Friday.

Next Adventure:  Haunted House Trial Run and Halloween Night