Friday July 6th 2012

Another day in a long string of very warm, unpleasantly warm, days. I think Sunday is supposed to be cooler, only supposed to get in the mid 90s!

Not going to do much today, I decided to check my computer to see if it has that virus they are talking about and it says it looks like it is going to be OK.

Called the finance company that has the house next door and after about 20 minutes I finally got to talk to some one and they said they would have some one out within 48 hours to mow the grass.  I was surprised that they were here in about 2 hours and they made it look pretty decent again.

Not going to do much of anything today but for supper I was kind of hungry for spaghetti.  I fixed it on the grill!  Sounds funny right?  Well, I didn’t take a picture of it on the grill but the result I did!

Sautéed onion and green pepper with smoked sausage.  We skip the tomato sauce and just use olive oil.  We use Italian spices to set it off though and it tasted pretty good.

Got a call from a friend, Jim and Gail.  They are in South Dakota, Keystone, which is at Mt Rushmore.  They have worked there two years now and love it.  We may try it next year even though we have to think about it.  It would mean leaving this place empty for almost a year!  Not sure we want to keep on doing that.  We would have to get someone to take care of the lawn and watch the place, not sure who I would get to do that.  Something to think about!

We just stayed home and watched TV and didn’t do much else.  Guess I will have to say…Night Y’all…

Thursday July 5th 2012

It’s going to be another hot one and I’m going into work today!

Here at home early in the morning I start in the garage, very slowly, getting things ready for Texas and doing a little cleaning.  I don’t do much, just some things to keep me busy so I don’t have to do it all the day before we leave.

At work I dumped the trash barrels and then started spraying Roundup. It is getting hot and I’m sweating a lot.  Not hardly a breeze either and that doesn’t help except for the Roundup.  I sprayed about five gallons and it was almost noon so I asked Mark if he had anything planned for this afternoon.  He said no, he had other business so I said that I thought I would go home.  It is only about 98 but I get to feeling weak and what I’m doing isn’t worth getting sick over.  I went on home and took a shower and laid down for about an hour.  Didn’t sleep but rested.  Felt good the rest of the day.

The rest of the day we didn’t do much, to hot to do anything.  We even had cereal for supper!  Hit the spot and didn’t heat up the house.  I kept turning the air conditioner up and finally had it set on 84 degrees and it really wasn’t bad.  Got a little warm once in awhile but not bad.  At night I finally got it turned down to 79 and that was a little warm but not real uncomfortable.

Guess that is about all for today…Night Y’all…

Wednesday July 4th 2012

July 4th 2012 is another hot day!  To be expected.  It is summer and I think it is hot all over the US!

Linda keeps asking what I want to do, well, I don’t really want to do much of anything!  To hot to go out and I really don’t want to be on the road. I think the best place is just here at home and keeping cool.  Our air conditioner really works well.

I downloaded a game on the computer and played that most of the afternoon and we decided to have pizza for supper.  Now I’m not about to start up the oven to cook a pizza so I cooked it on the grill and it turned out pretty good if I do say so myself…

It got hot and nice and brown and had a slight smoke taste, probably from the grease left on the grates and burners!

Got a picture of our Vinca’s.  The plant in with them is supposed to be English something or other.

The English “whatever it is” looks like a Maple tree sapling.   Maybe next year they will bloom.

Calling it a day for sure…Night Yall…

Tuesday July 3rd 2012

Well, it isn’t quite so hot today but I imagine it will warm up!

We don’t have anything planned for today.  Linda’s back is starting to get a little better now even though she says it still hurts especially when she turns the wrong way, so I told her not to turn the wrong way!

I used Daniel’s weed eater today and did just a little weed eating.  I’ve been pulling grass by hand so I already had some of it done.

We went into town and, of course, Wal Mart.  Got a few things and then I stopped at Lowe’s for a couple of little items.  By the time we leave for Texas I should have the pump house insulated so well that it shouldn’t even freeze if the power goes out and is below freezing for a few days.  I sure hope that it doesn’t freeze!  To much work to change that pump again. I sure like it though and the big tank that I put on really makes a big difference on how often the pump runs. 

Got another picture of Sparky, I think he thinks the rocker is his.  He uses it about as much as I do…

He has gotten used to laying on the foot rest when I have it up or between my legs on the foot rest.

Linda called Rick last night, her cousin, to check and see how they were doing and how Aunt Virgie  was doing also.  They are doing pretty good, getting older like most of us.  Aunt Virgie is also doing pretty good.  Not getting around very well but her birthday is Sunday and she will be 92.  We would like to go see her on her birthday but don’t think that is going to happen.  Very long drive for one or two days.

Here are some of our “wild flowers”  that I didn’t plant…

'The pink flower is beautiful but only last two or three days.  They only bloom one at a time though so that makes them last about a week!  Nice.

Guess that is about all for today  Night Y’all……

Monday July 2nd 2012

Going to be another hot one today!  That’s OK though because this is summer and I don’t have to work outside in it!  The garden sure is sorry though.  The three weeks without water didn’t do it any good but the Bermuda Grass is sure growing. 

I went into town today and got a few things, like the insulation for the lid on the pump house.  They didn’t have it at Wal Mart and all it is is air conditioner foam strips.  I have some I may take back to Wal Mart.  Got some that is to big, or thick and I’m afraid it won’t compress enough to

seal the whole lid.

I should check my other blogs because I can’t remember if I said anything about my  parents in it or not.  After posting this if I did I may remove this part, then again maybe I won’t…. What I am saying is while I was looking at pictures on the walls I didn’t see a picture of my Dad & Mom.  Found one in an album though that was taken sometime in the 1950s I think…

I never noticed before how much my sister looks like Mom!

Would you believe I spent an hour looking for a picture of my sister?  It was easy finding but to get it on here wasn’t easy!  I probably have better pictures of her but this was the first one I could download to the blog, or is it upload??  I don’t know.

OK I’m completely lost, have no idea what happened the rest of the day!  I know I went to bed because I woke up this morning in bed.

Time to way adios Y’all….

Sunday July 1st 2012

Same old thing, going to get very warm today!

Linda is having a lot of trouble with her back for some reason.  Can’t remember when it started but I’ve been rubbing Icy Hot on her back for about a week now and it started long before that!  Don’t know what caused it and it just doesn’t seem to be going away.  On the way home from California we put a thermo patch on her back and it made a blister!  Guess I said that a few days ago but the blister is almost gone now.

We had a good Sunday School class today and during one of the discussions I asked if anyone knew when your name was written in the “Lamb Book of Life”?  I have my own idea but wondered if anyone had scripture showing it.  One guy said it was in Hebrews so I asked if he could give me the verse, not questioning him, but I wanted to see it for myself.  Later that day he told me he couldn’t find it and he asked Pastor Joe and Pastor said he had never seen it written down.  Anybody know???

Kari had the special music this morning and she is really a great singer!

Pastor Joe’s sermon was titled “Is there more than one way to Heaven”?  He really got excited in parts of it though and a couple of us thought maybe he was going to kick the podium over!!  He does get pretty excited at times!

For lunch today I grilled hamburgers out on the grill along with some thick slices of onion.  Very good, and the potato salad was also excellent with it.

Going to take it easy today.  Went to church tonight and they observed the “Lord’s Supper”.  I really like the way they do it.  The whole service is dedicated to the Lord’s Supper and it is quite nice, not morbid like some churches I have gone to.  Hate to leave a service feeling depressed!  I don’t think that is the way it is supposed to be, but that is also my opinion.

Time to sign off for another day….Night Y’all….

Saturday June 30th 2012

Going to be another scorcher today!!  We have been breaking records for high temps and it is going to keep on going probably through next week.  Supposed to get to 106 today and it will probably get there.  I feel sorry for Bud, the black dog. He really doesn’t like hot weather and I can understand that.  Being almost all black he absorbs a lot of the heat especially from the sun.  Hot Dog!

We aren’t gong to do anything today.  Daniel brought over his weed eater and I think I will leave it until Monday.  Don’t feel like doing it today and won’t do it tomorrow.

I like going out in the morning though.  It is pretty nice, a little warm and now it seems to be muggy.  Definitely not going to open the house up because it is almost the same temp inside as it is outside.   I like to manipulate the thermostat for the air conditioner.  During the day I move it up one degree at a time until it gets up to around 82, maybe 83 and it really does feel comfortable in here.  In the evening I turn it down one degree at a time until it gets to around 78.  That isn’t to bad in the house especially with the ceiling fans.

Sparky is relaxed and really likes the rocking chair!!!

Doesn’t he look comfortable?   We are both quite comfortable.  We like the new rocker recliner!

Well, that is about it for today.  Taking it easy and relaxing, guess that is good thing to do after you retire!  Night Y’all..