Nana and Mickie called this morning. There's an opportunity for Mickie to take swimming lessons (which we've all wanted her to do) next week ( Read more... )

Buddy, Mom's dog, is about 15 years old. Going by the dog-years formula, that makes him... Over 100 ( Read more... )

Came home to a warm house. AC is blowing air, but it's just not keeping up with the exterior temp, at least at where the thermostat has been all day*.

I went to The Fucking Weather to see what it said, and laughed in spite of the heat at it's response ( Read more... )

It's late spring in Oklahoma, and people are starting to complain about the heat. Namely Andy, as I sat on what passes for our front porch and tended for what passes as our garden. (A Victorian garden, a hanging basket of impatiens, and a patio tomato that's starting to bear fruit.) I thought it was quite lovely - a warmth that settles into your ( Read more... )

I'm getting Mickie in some classes - swimming, drama, starter band ( Read more... )

Things I still need to do ( Read more... )

Realized that the compressor (or whatever you call the outside part of the AC unit) was over-hot, so we hosed it off and it started blowing colder air again, Yay ( Read more... )

At least once a day, somebody comes in and asks The Question ( Read more... )

I realized this morning in the shower that it was time to summerize myself ( Read more... )

Signs of summer being closer than I think ( Read more... )