Just Some Updates

I hope everyone is doing well.  As I have said in previous posts, it has been really hot and humid around here.  We have had several thunderstorms this week.  Even with the sprinkler system things were getting a little dry.  A good rain always makes things greener and happier.  Unfortunately, it also makes things more humid.

Our handyman sent his guy, Chad, over to take care of the things on our list.  He finished several of the jobs and is coming back this coming week after he gets some supplies to finish a couple more.  I am happy having a door back on the laundry area!  He was able to fix and re-hang the old door and did not have to get a new one.  So, yay!

The yard work is all up to date.  Golfer mowed a couple days ago.  I got out this morning to do some clean-up.  There were some "bits" down from the storms. Also pulled a few weeds.  Weeds do not care if it is hot and humid, they just come up anyway.

I had to make a run to Lowe's to buy a water filter for the refrigerator.  The little warning light came on this morning.  So that is all taken care of.

Golfer and the guys played at Ford's Colony today. He said it could have been better and it did not help that his calf muscle had a relapse and is hurting again.

I got the furry boys all combed and nails clipped and they are looking good.  They were all very nice about it, too.

So, other than these things, it's just been a "normal" week.  All the usual things and keeping up with the house and errands, getting to the "Y", and getting to the pool to exercise.  The high point was watching Little Miss E while Cutie Girl went to her first movie.  :)

Oh, there is another piece of news.... Golfer has been selected for jury duty!  Remember I had jury duty a month or so ago.  Mine was for Federal Court and for two weeks.  Golfer has duty for a  month and it is for the Circuit Court.  Same process, he has to call in to see when to report.

Stay safe, people!

An Invasion!

Every news report has a piece on the new game Pokemon Go!  And almost every time, the reporter says it is exactly the news we need to take our minds off all the serious, sad, violent, and unhappy things going on in the world.

I am a little familiar with Pokemon.  When BeyB was very young she liked Pokemon and collected cards.  Then later Boxer and Bloomer got into Pokemon. I am sure Cutie Girl and Little Miss E will like Pokemon, too, and I will buy more cards.  I couldn't begin to tell you how many of the cards I have bought.

So now there is the app for Smartphones for the Pokemon Go game.  There have been a few issues reported.  Mainly players going into areas where they shouldn't.  Or not watching where they are walking while playing and falling down or running into something.  But it is getting players out of the house, and more kids are volunteering to walk their dogs!

Evidently the Pokemon creatures go all over the place.  There was a pidgey in our yard recently.  BeyB told me she got it!

If you are a player, stay safe!

A Solution!

What better way to spend a day of high 90's temperatures, high humidity and a heat index of over  100????

Cuddling a cute baby!  Golfer and I had Little Miss E for a few hours while Nurse J and the rest of her family took Cutie Girl to her first movie.  They saw "Secret Life of Pets".  Cutie Girl liked it and had a good time and even sat in her seat most of the time I am told.  I am happy that they had a good time!

Golfer and I did, too!

I wonder what she is thinking about?

This is right before she took a nap on me.  :)

Stay safe, people!

Summer Time and the Living Is Hot!

Hey, all!  I hope you are all well and happy.  Today it is 80 degrees with 81% humidity.  The air is thick. It is supposed to get into 90's and probably rain later. It is not as bad as it is for our family and friends in Georgia and South Carolina, but it is MUGGY!

I did some yard work and clean-up yesterday and am so glad I did it then -- less humidity and a breeze.  Things are cleaned up and weeded.  Golfer had filled up the tree hole a couple days ago.  So while I was out working I fluffed up the mulch back there and raked some over the filled hole.  Looks fine now, did not need to go buy more mulch.

The guys are out playing golf.  Golfer left with his water and Gatorade.  Usually there is a breeze on base since it is closer to the water than home.

Bikini asked me to look through our old pictures for something.  I looked through the ones we have in the computer and did not find what she asked for, but it was fun looking.  Eventually I will look through the boxes that are stored upstairs, but that will be for a cooler day, or else I will have to get Golfer to help carry the boxes downstairs where it is cooler.  :)

I get an occasional picture of BeyB, and you know I post pictures of Cutie Girl and Little Miss E, but I don't get that many pictures of Boxer and Bloomer.  This is one of my favorites from several years ago.  They are now twelve and ten and getting so grown up, and they still  love the beach and the ocean!

Stay safe, folks!

Happy Birthday, Bikini!

Love you! xo

Hey, all!

I hope everyone had a good Sunday!

It was a beautiful day here.  Golfer played golf with the guys.  I went to the pool and did my exercises and relaxed.  Then I did a few things around the house and a little clean-up out front.  Those weeds just don't stop growing!  I'll get to the back yard sometime this week.  Also started a new Clive Cussler book, Emperor's Revenge.  Golfer just finished reading it and said it is really good, so I had to start it.  :)

The girls both say everyone is well and happy - - -and busy.

I forgot to mention in my last post that we had another invasion of ants.  I moved things out of the pantry and checked everything, tossed some things, then sprayed and scrubbed.  So far, so good.  If they show up again before our next regular pest control visit, I will call the man to come sooner.  Everything in the pantry is either sealed up or in tight containers, nothing in there loose to attract them and nothing is ever spilled in there that could attract them, so I have no idea why.  But it is annoying.

We won't discuss news reports or any other stressful topics.  But I will share a picture that will make you smile.  Little Miss E's last picture was an unhappy one on the car trip.  This one is better!

Stay safe, people!

Hello, No, I Did Not Fall Off the Earth

I've thought about posting, but just couldn't get my mind to wrap around the idea.  But things are looking up!  So here is what has been going on.....

Our weather has been hot and muggy, really awful high humidity some days.  And we've had some thunderstorms.  The 4th was a gray and wet day around here.

I am doing well.  I had my annual eye exam and was told the fuzziness in my right eye is scar tissue from the cataract surgery a couple years ago.  I am scheduled for a laser surgery procedure in August  to clean that scar issue out.  I trust my doctor but the thought of lasers poking around in my eye gives me the heeby jeebies.  He will then re-test my vision and we'll go from there with whatever is needed.

Golfer had the CT scan ordered by our doctor and was first told that he had had a stroke some time within the last year.  That news was followed by a visit to his neurologist who compared the new scan with the one from a little over a year ago.  He is not 100% sure that there was a stroke.  So that is good news.  In the discussion about unsteadiness, the doctor said it was easy to deplete the electrolytes and sodium in your body when it is hot and humid and you are sweating a lot, like when playing golf.  So Golfer now has packets of Gatorade to put in his water bottle while out on the course.  Keep that in mind if you are working outside or playing sports of some kind in the hot weather.

Our handyman, Steve, is not back from vacation yet.  We have a list for him when he returns.  :)

The yard work is taken care of all except for the hole from the tree.  We still need to work on that.  But honestly, we've had other things on our minds.  And we can't even see that it is a hole out there when we look out the window.  Hydrangeas are blooming, day lilies are blooming, still a few azaleas in bloom, too.  Weeding is up to date.  I've been keeping an eye on a robin in our back yard.  It has been building a nest recently in our holly tree.  I feel sorry for it, but don't think I can help.  It works and works and carries bits and pieces of "stuff" up into the tree.  As I said earlier, we've had a few thunderstorms recently.  I don't know if that is the cause of the problem or if the bird just needs some building instruction, but this is what I found when I was out this morning.

Bikini says they are doing well in Georgia.  Boxer and Bloomer had a week of Minecraft camp and enjoyed that.  This was an off week.  I'm not sure what is scheduled for next week, perhaps another water camp.  But their Summer is winding down, just time-wise, not heat-wise!  School starts for them on August 1st.

Nurse J and family went to Illinois to visit IT Guy's parents.   It was thought that it would be a good time to go since Nurse J is still on maternity leave.  I know Dale and Bernie loved seeing them all.  They got back home Wednesday.  Cutie Girl was happy to be home and get to her toys.  BeyB was happy to get home and use her computer.  Little Miss E was just happy to get home.  Nurse J says this picture sums up the trip's car ride.  She also says they won't be doing any trips again for a while.  :)

The news of the world is not any better.  Today's news from Texas is very sad.  Try to think happy thoughts and stay safe.