Good morning fine ladies of the world,
We are finally getting some much needed rain and with it a blessed drop in temperatures. It's a gentle soaking rain too. Just what we need. Cat is not happy about it, means she will spend the day on the porch but at least she can be outside.
Mel - I guess it's a buyers market on houses and since there are alot of properties and buyers know it's hard to sell, they are being more demanding. Funny that everyone - including Laura said that they overlooked superficial things in their current houses because they had the underlying things they really wanted. Perhaps today's buyers are not the roll your sleeves up, personalize your house kind of people that we are
With the stock market crashing and everything in turmoil I am really afraid for the future. DH told me that there are flocks of wild turkeys going through the yard - one set of parents had 8 babies. I told him that he better start looking up recipes to cook them (unlike traditional turkeys, these are not the eating kind - skinny and very tough). We were kidding around about not being able to afford food and living off the land. Good thing we like fish as the lakes are well stocked. Not only will I have a large garden Shad, but one of my "toys" on the wish list is a greenhouse so I can extend out the growing season. In fact, just about all my wish list for the new house is things that we can use to save money.
Now... if only we can get there.
Mel I hope that you don't get the bright light and the third degree questioning to justify your 58 cents "huge salary" and perks on the job
So ridiculous.
Hopefully the audit goes well. OMG - poor Ritchie!!!!
can't they catch a break???? I hope the drugs do their thing - 3 fingers infected? Wow. Sitting at a desk job one kind of forgets just how dangerous some work can be. I hope he heals up quickly. Happy pedalling - swing by and I'll make you a nice smoothie.
Shad - interesting Census you have sounding from your post on FB. Glad you were counted among the masses. So what's this ironing of work pants thing? Do you wear khakis or linen type pants? Always hated ironing pants myself.
Annie - hope you woke up all rested and cheerful and ready to take on the world after a good night's sleep in a cool house. Once again I am glad the repair bill was not in the 7 digits and nothing other than a part had to be replaced.
Laura - I agree to take good care of the teeth - especially when you get to the point where the only fix is an expensive crown. AND for every tooth you get worked on, that means the night guard is less and less likely to fit. So brush and floss and if you are blessed with good, strong teeth be grateful
As for getting older I think men always look at themselves as 20 and hot and don't really want to acknowledge getting older. Everyone else ages but them - sort of like how I look at some of the rock stars of my era - I see them and go geez - you got old. But of course I did too - just don't see it as much. There is a young girl in our area at work. She is in her early 20's. Everything is perky and tight on her - flat stomach, tiny butt, perky chest and she is cute and has nice hair. Sometimes I look at her and think, once upon a time I used to look like that
and it's a bit melancholy because I know I will never look like that again even if I did get to goal weight. But then I also won't have years of cramps, pimples, learning to adjust life with a significant other and about 45 more years of working ahead of me and that cheers me right up
so after BF gets past his funk, in about 10 more years he will probably still critique the females but be glad he's the age he's at.
Michelle - hope you got your good sweat on yesterday and worked off the stress. Sounds like work is uber busy. Maybe today will be more quiet for you
Ceejay - don't you have voicemail at work where people can leave a message while you are out wrestling with the valves? Sounds like you have a pretty physical job.
Ellen
I should get going now. Hope you all have a wonderful day. I hope the stock market takes back a little bit of a gain while I still have 3 or 4 dollars left.
Hope you are sound asleep all cuddled in a nice soft blanket in a COOL house. 
THANK GOD THE A/C IS WORKING. 
I WOULD HAVE FREAKED OUT. 
FORGET ABOUT THE STOCK MARKET....
LESS STRESS = BETTER SLEEP!!
You deserve a night off with the women friends. 
) He was going to go to the emergency room then decided he didn't want to be checked in for any length of time 
I did go for a night swim last night. There is a light in the pool so it glows the most beautiful turquoise blue at night. The moon was 2/3 full and shining and I could see a part of the Big Dipper constellation above my head. It is finally getting a little cooler though the water was comfortable. It's dipping into the 70's at night so the water will start to cool off. Probably only 3 more weeks of comfortable swimming conditions so I am going to try and make the most of it, even if I only get 30 minutes in. 
