The Sun Is Out . . .

The sky is blue it's beautiful and everything is drying out.  I let my beagle Snoopy out and he ran around that yard like a puppy dog.  He was very happy.  Unfortunately him and Annie and Rusty ran my little calico Cupcake up a tree I just pray she can get down.  I assume she can she's come in many a night smelling of oak so I assume she has been following Sydney up the trees.

So the hurricane known as Harvey is behind us and it looks like an early fall is coming.  I certainly hope so.  I took advantage of the sunny day to do laundry so I'm hoping everything dries as it should.  There is a breeze blowing and it is warm/cool.  There is another hurricane out there, Irma.  I hope she fizzles out before she gets here we can't go through this again.

Lunch today is Italian seasoned roast, white cheddar mac and cheese and rutabagas.  That is gonna be tasty.  Lemon meringue pie for dessert.  Yum.  Not really I wanted chocolate but lemon is all they had.

Clutter . . .

So with the recent stuff I got from Amazon and other places I find my desk and shelf space completely cluttered.  I have to do something about this mess so I guess tomorrow or tomorrow night, when it's cooler, I'll see what I can do for organization.

Right now Mother is fighting Sydney off her, he will not be denied when there is a lap he wants to sleep in.  Poor guy.  When I try to hold him he bites my nose, chin, and claws my shoulders.  Pain in the rear.  But we love him anyway.

I'm still sick of the heat but I can't do anything about it.  I hope to do some much needed laundry tomorrow, my new comforter already needs to be washed, and the shams that came with it.  Both comforters came with dust ruffles which I don't see myself using.  But that's ok.

Can't Sleep . . .

Usual for me is to go to bed around 11 and watch, or snooze through, 3 episodes of Murder, She Wrote until 2 a.m. and then shut off the tv and fall asleep.  Not happenin' much these days, having trouble sleeping.  No dreams the last couple of nights that I DID sleep.  Charlie, our puppy, is a little rambunctious at night so he doesn't help.  Worry is another issue.  Fretting.  Something I haven't had to do in a while but here we go again.  Allergies, today I forgot my allergy pill, no use taking it at night.  Been thinking about stuff, the future and the like and I just can't get over this one hump.  I THINK I'll be ok when you've got nothing to lose doing anything is better than nothing.  So I'll do something.  It's in the cards.

In the meantime I'm trying to get through another hot Texas summer the best way I can, and plan on doing a lot more when the weather cools off.

Well I better try that sleep thing again, I think for a few moments I'll log into chat, that's enough to put anyone to sleep!

Completely Sick of the Heat . . .

I am so tired of summer I can't stand it.  We have air conditioners but it doesn't do a damned thing hardly.  Only relief is the sun going down and that's not much better, I'm not using cover at all.

There is something wrong with the car, the check engine light has come on.  I think it's transmission but we don't have the money now to deal with it.  I'll see if it might be oil, and if so maybe topping off the oil will fix it.  If not it'll have to be diagnosed and fixed if we can afford it, but not till next month.

Kinda Mad . . .

The yard man kinda made me mad, he broke my chaise lounge.  The little thing that holds the back up is gone and it's not around anywhere in case I can just snap it back on, its just GONE.  I watered a few of the plants still have a few more that need it but I'm trying to get the kitchen decluttered and cleaned so I'm more working with that today.  Mother's area tomorrow.  Racing tonight I just now thought of it.  Better go find out when and where.

Moving Right Along . . .

I just found some lovely comforter sets at Fingerhut, we've been granted credit there, I'll try to order them next month.  In the mean time I have what I have in the laundry with more coming.  Probably 3 loads today, a lot of mess.  I shouldn't be so damned lazy.

I did sign up for the plant of the month club so I'm anxious to see what wonderful plants show up in my mailbox.  First one should get here by the end of the week if not the first of next week.  The plants I repotted yesterday are looking fine, especially the gorgeous arrowhead Ivy it's SPLENDID!  Can't wait till it spreads!  I do need to get it in a larger pot though this one is too small.  And I HAVE to get an insecticide.  Even if it breaks us I'll do it next trip to WalMart.

The guy came to mow today and I asked him if they built stuff he said yes and I asked him and his son about the overhang I wanted for over the living room windows, they said they would do it for $150.  They are gonna do it next month.  That will help greatly, although by August, the temps should start dropping a little, right?  We'll see you know Texas and our long ass summers.  That's why I'm still planting!  Will do seeds in a little bit.

Today . . . Meh . . .

Ok so, Mother's gowns got here today she liked them and I told her it would be a good idea to change every other day so they don't get messed up.  I'll remind her.  As I was going to the mailbox I heard the faintest rumble of thunder.  It had been predicted we'd get afternoon showers.  Not long after I rested after the present giving all hell broke loose outside with rain.  Thunder and just a torrential downfall, water is still standing in the yard.  Well once it stopped I ran to WalMart to get dog food, and I'd gotten some stuff for her so I gave it to her and came back here to relax a little.  She called me up front because she heard something she couldn't place (I get this a lot) and turns out it's a frog.  She has tried everything to get that frog away from our door.  Unsuccessfully.  So there's that.  He's still croaking.  I think it's beautiful.

I do appreciate the rain the garden I guess will like it but we have gotten a lot of rain in the last week so really we can stop for a day or two now.  It still gets really hot in the afternoons so if it DOES stop, the plants' soil will dry.  I worry about the fuchsia because it's in a non draining pot and by the time I got out to it yesterday it was full of water, I slowly drained some of it out but the soil is still very very wet so I hope she recouperates.  I  have her under a table right now.