And the heat goes on.....

Omigosh, the heat and wind. The snakes are saying that it will rain and possibly more by in the morning though-nature's little weather forecasters.

I took Daddy for a hotdog yesterday while Mom was out shopping. Uncle John and I used to go for hotdogs when we lived in Dallas, but John won't be going for any more field trips. And, I used to feel guilty taking John for hotdogs and not my dad. So, naturally, I feel bad now taking Daddy for hotdogs and not John.

But, guilt aside-we did have a nice time.

Animal Wednesday

HAW!!!!! Oliver is growing up-but the ears are kind of messing with the Elvis gaze.

Ouch

Yesterday I dropped a full, brand new bottle of sugar free almond roca syrup on my foot. Not one of those little bottles you put in gift baskets, a 5th of Vodka size bottle. Yep, it hurt.

Worse, it shattered and all my lovely syrup flowed right down the driveway. As I pulled the glass out of my foot I sliced my thumb to the bone.

The only taste of the syrup I got was a lick off my finger-but it was darn good syrup.

Today I was trying to decide between one pair of shoes vs. another and ended up buying the ones I bled all over when the cut reopened. I need to invest in some bandaids.

Cactus Monday

Another page from my cactus book
Kind of boring.....
The camera accidently went off and I had a photo of my tank top. I decided to draw a cactus on it, but it looks like a watermelon would hae worked better.
Happy Cactus Monday Cactuteers!

Gotta Say It

I heard the funniest expression today....

"It's hotter than Satan's Balls......." Maybe Forever Young can turn that into a giggle....LOL.

Sunday

I took Mom to see Uncle John today. He didn't want to go to church (thank God) and we sat in the main room. John isn't really able to visit, and Mom is uncomfortable with silence. Mom spent the last 50 years in Oklahoma City as a housewife, John was an engineer in Silicone Valley. Sometimes one obviously thinks the other is making no sense, when actually, if you know what they are talking about, they really are.

I've pretty much given up trying to translate and their new mode of conversation is to talk to me. At this point, I think Mom is just glad I'm there (forgetting that JOHN is there at my doing) and we've all surrendered to the process.

John wanted to go back to his room and we all sat on the bed and visited until he was ready for a nap. Mom and I helped him lie down and we left.

It was truly a bitter sweet thing-because although it is terribly sad, we've never been closer.

Laughing at myself

I wanna lose control
Never had it anyway
Just get up and go
Move my cares away
Dance among the stars
Circle round the moon
Bathe in the milkyway, have a roll in the hay, sing a happy tune

Oh good lord, I think I just wrote a country and western song. What a world what a world what a world......I'm melting............meeelllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllttttting............