We should only be about 75* today. Woo Hoo! But we'll be back to low 80's later this week. That's OK. It's livable. Most people in the PNW don't have AC because we don't have much need. But we have a ceiling fan and a dog who goes berserk if we turn it on. Not sure which creates the most movement and breeze! They built new houses across the road from us and a couple from NY bought the first one and were amazed there was no A/C, so they paid an extra $50,000 to have it installed and the garage finished off like a regular room. At least that's what the builder told us. By the way, we counted up all the new homes being built around us right now within 1/2 mile - 530! WITHIN ONE HALF MILE! All in the $600,000 range. We are booming! Not sure who can afford those homes....
One of these days soon we need to start packing up things in the bottom floor of the house - we have to empty the house and rip up all the carpet and tile for new stuff to go down. By Aug 19. My books alone - I LOVE books! - will be an entire day of boxing up! We have to remove bathroom vanity, tall cabinet, and our big clawfoot tub. Hurts my back to think about it all! I think I'll just read today . . .
IRISH - I bet the kids want Jim's tools, but feel funny taking them, and want to leave them for other family members. In our family it was the other way around - we weren't even notified when my dad's tools "went". My son got nothing of his grandfather's. I have one Sis in law who saw to that.
I haven't started a new X-Stitch since I finished my last big Christmas one a year ago. I love doing big Christmas projects but haven't found any yet to catch my fancy so I've been working on my hand embroidered state birds/flowers lately. I'm on #28.JANA - I love Disneyland but you are right - a day is enough! Our kids arranged for us all to be there for Christmas Day and 3 days flanking it about 9 years ago. Christmas is the busiest day of the year. It was too much. But my DD#1 and SIL love it and go almost every year. by themselves! Smudge sounds cute! My older sis has a beige kitty, also with a smudge on her nose. Her names is "Smidge". And Foxy is very circumspect about where he leaves his fur. No hairy clothes here!
BECCA - sorry the restaurant was closed. Why can your hubby no longer have pie? Or did I misread that?
CHICKIE - you just go from one big job to another! And in the heat! You will melt away! And maybe you are right - the Snowballs were white and pink. I know my sis always wanted the pink one and I the white one. But probably they were both chocolate inside. I'd take a pass now, not willing to spend calories on chocolate cake. But a vanilla cake - I'd fight for BOTH! A lot of people think their Keurigs are dead when they just need a bit of burping - or maintainance. Ditto Kitchenaid mixers! They need 'greasing" now and then - with food grade grease, of course.
Supper? bill says he wants only sandwiches. We'll see what he says tonite. I have to run meet my friend, Lori, across the road for our walk. No appointment or errands today! Hooray! A home day!
Vel
