Did I mention that Turtle has been renamed "Tut" (as in King Tut) because he has quite taken over the rule of the house? He also runs, jumps, chases his tail (and other, unsuspecting tails) and plays with everything that isn't nailed down. I must post a picture sometime soon, because he has become very long and lanky...no longer the teeny tiny little guy who first came to us wet and bedraggled from the storm. One of our cats - the big pure black one named Yoko - gets along fine with him, wrestles with him, chases him when he isn't chasing her, but Daisy, our huge fluffy gray girl remains aloof from them both, finding high places to lie and look down at them from disdainfully. "Tut" will be neutered in another month; I wonder if that will slow him down any?
I have been out of work all week following my brother's funeral on Monday. I believe I told you-all that my sis and her family were gone on Wednesday. I have truly been relaxing and pretending that I never have to go back, although reality will undoubtedly set in by Sunday. Well, I have 83 weeks to go.... I have to say, though, that I haven't accomplished a whole lot over these past few days. I meant to liberate my winter clothes from their vacuum bags and get some of my summer things stored, but haven't gotten to it yet. The weather has really been wonderful, and I haven't been able to resist heading down to the lake every day. Too hot to get winter woolens out, and that's all there is to it.
You DO stay busy,
Mary, don't you? All that yard work! Yikes! Well, hopefully, your new door is in now. One more thing done. It never ends, of course. You get one thing done, and there's something else waiting.
I'm glad that WW's is working for you,
Gayle. Keep up the good work, and check in when you can.
Fifteen miles, eh,
Sherrill? Wow. I can't even imagine riding fifteen miles! Back when I was riding all the time, five or six miles seemed pretty good to me. I can't even identify with fifteen miles! Are you trying out for the Olympics? Bike shorts, eh? Yeah. I remember them. I thought they just emphasized the bulges, myself, but I don't imagine you have any, with all that pedaling! Wow! I'm impressed!
You, too,
Lynn. You're really moving as well - sore toe and all! (You know I'd be using that for an excuse why I couldn't do anything, right?)
Karen3, I didn't eat any kind of fruit for YEARS...never cared much for it, and then when I was on the Atkins diet for all those many moons, the carbs weren't worth it to me. Now that I've been eating a more balanced and healthy (high fiber, low fat, etc.) diet, I just LOVE fresh fruit! I gorged myself on blueberries and grapes all summer long...now I guess it'll have to be apples, but they're fine, as well, and right now the peaches are pretty abundant, so we'll have those for awhile, too.
Rosey, it's so good to hear about your progress - very inspirational, seriously. Keep up the good work - AND keep us informed as things move along. It's really exciting, isn't it?
Omigawd,
PT!!!!! I watched a few episodes of "Hoarders". I guess it MUST be a mental illness, right? It's unimaginable to me the way some people can't even seem to part with things like candy wrappers and other bits of trash. I have to admit that I hold on to some things that I don't really need anymore, sure, but they're in closets and drawers, not strewn all over my house!
Bobbi, the differences in weather from one part of the country to the other never cease to amaze me. We have storms, you have intense heat; we have sun, you have rain. I'm sorry that the farmers are suffering out your way - and the soybean crop! Does that mean, I wonder, that soybean prices will be up in the next couple of months?
Freda, I certainly have enjoyed my "alone" time! I could definitely get used to having lots more of it!
Bye for now, and hello to
Isabella wherever you are....
Z