Just me and the dogs here. Beans simmering on the stove for soup later on. Air conditioning off for a few minutes. Quiet and very nice. Just the hum of the fridge, the minor growling of the Pugs who think they've heard a noise outside, and the tapping of my fingers on these keys.
Oldest daughter and son will be here soon enough. The crowd of 'em are at my mom's having tacos. Nice to have a bit of time to talk to myself and just putter around.
Gary has finished the chair job he's been in the thick of for 6 weeks, and is waiting to hear back from the client about delivery. He's always so relieved and excited when a particular job is completed. So, in celebration---tonight we'll watch Inkheart, which I rented yesterday for one son---but we'll all enjoy it eventually. Three of us have already seen it at the theatre. Well done, but for the least of our kids, will fast-forward through a creepy part at the end. But beyond that, I seem to remember it was pretty kid-friendly. But, then again, I watched it first with the older ones and didn't have to fret about the same things I tend to watch for in relation to the younger ones, you know?
Anyway, will kick back and try to relax. Not easy, but required. Don't want to waste the day in busyness, but in resting and restoring myself. It's allowed, I hear. :)
Have got to add one more thing here....the temperature outside yesterday was 99 with a heat index of 114. Gasp. But we had a breeze kick through after dinner, and today it's 97 with an index of 99. Almost feels bearable...but so strange to admit that 99 is OK. Must be our brains are melting and we can't think straight! The humidity is down and that's the main thing. Ahh, the South. You gotta love it.
Oldest daughter and son will be here soon enough. The crowd of 'em are at my mom's having tacos. Nice to have a bit of time to talk to myself and just putter around.
Gary has finished the chair job he's been in the thick of for 6 weeks, and is waiting to hear back from the client about delivery. He's always so relieved and excited when a particular job is completed. So, in celebration---tonight we'll watch Inkheart, which I rented yesterday for one son---but we'll all enjoy it eventually. Three of us have already seen it at the theatre. Well done, but for the least of our kids, will fast-forward through a creepy part at the end. But beyond that, I seem to remember it was pretty kid-friendly. But, then again, I watched it first with the older ones and didn't have to fret about the same things I tend to watch for in relation to the younger ones, you know?
Anyway, will kick back and try to relax. Not easy, but required. Don't want to waste the day in busyness, but in resting and restoring myself. It's allowed, I hear. :)
Have got to add one more thing here....the temperature outside yesterday was 99 with a heat index of 114. Gasp. But we had a breeze kick through after dinner, and today it's 97 with an index of 99. Almost feels bearable...but so strange to admit that 99 is OK. Must be our brains are melting and we can't think straight! The humidity is down and that's the main thing. Ahh, the South. You gotta love it.
