Momentous Events: August 2006 Archives

I forget how many days in a row it has been 100 degrees or higher here. It is sinfully hot and miserable. The pool temp is hovering somewhere around the 90 degree mark. It is so hot and humid if the laudry isn't removed from the washer almost immediately it turns sour before it gets dry. Yuck. It is just plain hot. Want to know how hot is hot? We were doing yardwork at 7:30 am. By 9am we were in the pool trying to cool down. It is that hot. I also have done something and I don't know why. I cut my hair. I cut 12 inches off the length of my hair. My hair is still long and hits me around my shoulder blades. When it is dry it curls up and looks about 5 inches shorter. It feels strange. My hair hasn't been this short since sometimes around 1997 or 1998 just after Gracie was born. I blame my lapse in judgement on the heat. Or maybe the grabbie hands that is always snatching hunks of it out. Do you know how many little details there are in a kitchen makeover/renovation? Today I plan to paint the stove pipe to the wood stove that heats the kitchen in winter and to also 'massage' stove black into the stove to prevent rust on the cast iron. What a messy job it will be. Everyone will be back in school starting the week of Aug. 21st. I am trying to get all of my little projects finished by then because I won't have much help with keeping the baby entertained. Thank you all for being patient with me. I promise I will be around to vist very very soon.