Happy 40th Luvs! Many more happy years together..Don't ride motorcycles! :)

Yes, busy here, and school is a month off , so we are not finished with summer..remember, ours didn't really start till July.
I do understand those of you in the warm climes have had enough.
It has been very cool here this year...lots of rain..

And thank you, Luvs, it was a very sad week. Not only did my friend age 60 die from complications of a hip replacement..they just finished building their retirement home in Fla..never even got to live in it..
but her only dau is expecting her first child and had to come to the funeral in a wheelchair from the hospital. She has Guillian Barre syndrome...very serious ..

So enjoy life everyone, buy dishes!

Jaune, hope you are well..
Waving hello to everyone..
Mo, it was so nice to see you post on my blog...
You know this is my primary residence..

Not my 40th Kathleen, it was our friend's 40th. I'm already on #44 and heading for #45 a end of December! Thanks for the good wishes anyway.

I agree with your sentiments completely--tomorrow is not promised to any of us, so we need to enjoy our loved ones and do the fun stuff we always say we want to do "when we have time" NOW!

Luvs

Luvs, what a terrific "post-er" you are! Not only do you fill us in on what is happening in your life, you have kept us up to date on everyone else's trials and tribulations. I so appreciate it as I have missed catching up on some posts of late. I don't think you have any "senior" moments at all - you remember everything about everybody!

Glad you enjoyed your trip to Vegas. Our DD was just there last week and said the 46 degree Celcius temps made her feel like she was "melting". Luckily, most of their time was spent indoors at the Cirque de Solei show and they got to see Jerry Seinfeld which they really enjoyed.

Our province of B.C. has had unusually hot temps this year and there are so many forest fires all over. The nice weather is tempered by all the smoke in the air. Fortunately, there hasn't been any right in our immediate neighbourhood. We are really in need of a good few days of rain!

Kathleen, so sorry to hear of your friend's death and the very sad situations surrounding it. May God grant you His Peace as you mourn.

Jane, best wishes as you recover from your surgery!

Hello to everybody else, hope your summer is going well and your only serious thoughts can be "where did I put my fall decorations?"

DD

The only time I've been to Las Vegas was in early August and I do remember how incredibly hot it was then. Glad you had fun despite that heat, Luvs. You were missed. Happy 40th, too!

Thanks for the great update on everyone!

I have jumped in and out quickly a few times lately, but haven't had much time. My little sis moved in for almost a week just prior to her move to Nebraska. She had been house sitting for a professor friend this last year while she was abroad. Since all of her stuff was in storage, we cleaned up the house and she vacated about a week early so that we could all spend some quality time with her before she left. That way we didn't have to do the final clean up just as Bernice was coming home. While here, little sis also had three of her granddaughters with us. It was quite a house full with a 11, 7 and 5 year old. On last Sunday, we had Christmas in July (August) dinner with turkey, dressing and all the trimmings. It is Tanya's favorite meal and we knew that we wouldn't be together this Christmas. We had 23 for dinner and I did all the cooking.

I found out why we don't have turkey and dressing often except during the winter. It is TOO HOT.

We spend all day Sunday together enjoying each other and then my older sister, Barbara, also spent the night with us. She lives here in town, but we wanted to have as much time together as possible. We sat up on the screened porch talking and laughing until 3 a.m.

Monday night, we all gathered again and had plenty of left overs. Everyone was here again!

Dan, Tanya's Nebraska love, flew in on Tuesday afternoon. I had told him that he needed to send some Nebraska corn our way because Walmart was totally out of fresh ears all weekend. We had a smaller cookout on Saturday evening with only 10 of us and had wanted corn on the cob on the grill.
I didn't think anymore about the corn, until Dan called on Monday night and said that he was bringing corn to Texas. He had checked with the airline and could bring it in an insulated carry-on.

He flew Southwest, which brought him into our small Love Field in Dallas. He said that something kept setting off the alarm at the security check and they had to unload each ear on by one to check them. He brought 44 ears of sweet Nebraska candy corn!!!!!

Tuesday evening DH cooked hot links, hamburgers and corn on the grill. We had 26 for dinner that night. We had potato salad, baked beans, chips, and dips. I was so exhausted. Again, we were up until around 2 ish.

Wednesday morning DH Jim, Dan, Tanya and I were up early to load the 26 foot U-Haul and her Jeep. She had sold her huge couch, but we had that truck and her vehicle loaded to the top. They pulled the Jeep on a trailer. They left around noon headed to cooler temperature in Nebraska.

Jim and I took a long, welcome nap that afternoon and DD Tracie called me at 4 as she was getting off work to let me know that we needed to pick up the furniture on the screened porch because it was about to storm. I jumped up and Jim already had things moved and tarped and the sky was BLACK. Tracie came home and just made it in before the downpour. It was lightening and the wind was blowing so hard. We lost our power and were gathering flashlights and lanterns since the storm was at full fury.

At 5 p.m. my neice called me and was hysterical. A tree had come through their new house. We rushed over and were the first of the family to arrive since we live only a few minutes from them. The firetrucks and ambulance were already there. A 60-65 foot (about 4 1/2 foot in diameter) tall oak tree had crashed through a window and side of the house and had fallen through the roof. My nephew Rod was sitting in his Man Cave room when their power went out. He got up and went to open the blinds to get a little light and actually saw the tree as it was coming down. He was holding one of their 3 Chiuauhas and threw Beau toward the door as he backed up. The ceiling, wall and window crashed down on him. He was under a bunch of the debris, but fortunately the tree and wall didn't land on him. He hurt his back, but looking at the room and house, it is miracle that he is alive. His family spent that night with us.

The house is probably a total loss since the weight bearing walls that run from front to back were hit the hardest. They are still waiting on the final adjuster, but their insurance agent and the contractor that he called in say it will all have to come down. They had just bought the house during the past year. Thank God for insurance.

They are staying in a hotel right now and for a house for temporary residence. I am still keeping their Mini Pin dog.

It has been a crazy, crazy week around here.

PD, I don't even know what to say! So very sorry about your nephew's home! Mother Nature can sure wreck havoc at times. Just glad they were not injured badly and have insurance to replace their home. Glad you were able to have such a nice visit with both your sisters. I just can't even imagine cooking that many meals for so many people! You seem to take it all in stride and even enjoy it, so that is great. Loved the story about the corn, and I'm sure it tasted delicious. (Maybe next time you should just settle for frozen ears of corn--it's not bad!) LOL

Luvs

PD, so sorry to hear about your nephew's house!! Glad he was okay!! Sounds like you had a fun time with your sisters and the rest of your family. It must be great to have family living so close by.

Kathleen, I am just glad I got to see your post in time to comment! Oh, about summer, we have been having a freakishly hot summer/ late spring here. All my fall blooming plants have started blooming already! Its cooling off now with some rain after 3 months or so of dry weather - in seattle, of all places!!

Welcome back from your trip, Luvs. I have only been to vegas once and except for the shows (which I loved), I didnt much care for the casinos. I thought people looked too stressed out to be on vacation!! We are going to Hawaii on vacation this year and I am hoping the people there are more relaxed and fun. :)

Mo

Gooolllleeeyyyyyyy....y'all just can't be left unsupervised!!!!!
Luvs, I am so glad you are home safe and sound and can keep us all in line again!!
Kathleen, my condolences in the loss of your friend. Blessings to you and to her daughter.
DD and PD...y'all need to be careful...maybe you could come to Texas and I could watch out for you!!!
DH and I are poking along and trying not to fry in this awful heat/drought wave. My flowers have about given up the ghost. I water them, but hose water just doesn't do the trick!! We are just aiming to keep the trees and grass alive...not real green, just alive!! The birdies and squirrels come by to say thank you pretty regularly...we keep dripping water for them and also have been filling the food banks every day.
Hugs to you all, and eveyone be careful!!
J

Luvs..so glad you had an enjoyable and safe trip. Never been to Vegas...sounds like quite a place. Thanks for keeping tabs on us. As for your 'senior moments'..
I agree with DD - You, are One Sharp Lady!!

Wow..PD...How awful about your nephew's home! So glad to hear he's okay..that was truly a close call.
Sounds like you had quite a round of fun gatherings with your family. Enjoyed reading the funny story about your 'Imported Corn' !!

Jay...sounds like you're frying out there. Hope you get some relief soon. Seems like everyone has been experiencing very extreme weather conditions this summer...
Extreme heat...no rain..or Rain..Rain...Rain...that seems to be how it's been here this Summer. It's the middle of August and we've had too much rain with cool temps.
Here it's the middle of August, and we're still waiting for Summer!!

Take care everyone...

jane

Jaybird, I am in Texas...sweltering in the heat.

We do have a chance of another thunderstorm tonight and tomorrow. Dear nephew and his wife are not enthused by the weather.

They are still in the hotel, but the adjusters were there today and they are having someone come in tomorrow to try to get things from the back of the house.

PD, where are you? It is truly miserable here. I left the office for a couple of hours yesterday afternoon, and thought I would MELT!
I guess I had better not wish for rain until your DN gets his house dried in, but I do wish Ms. Jane would package up some of that "cool" and send us a norther'!

Jaybird, I'm north of Dallas right on the Oklahoma border. It is raining here today.

Ladies...seems like 'The Grass Is Always Greener'..
even with the Weather!! lol
I remember when we lived in FL (briefly). The Summer weather was just unbearable, with high temps and humidity. Each afternoon there would be huge thunderstorms.
Now, I expected, that after these storms, there would be some relief, as this is what I was used to, being
from the Northeast...but nooo, it would get hotter!
Then there was a lovely (One Time Thankfully) Hurricane/Tornado!
However, those daily, Violent Thunderstands really frightened the 'BeJ*#@' out of me!!
Someone told me 'Get Used To It.. that FL,
was known as the 'Lightening Capital' of the US. geesh
So, having all those Wonderful Weather Memories...
I guess I should be greatful for rain and cool temps of CT ...could be worse, Right!!
I'm forwarding 'Good Vibes' out to you Ladies..
as I really feel for all you're dealing with..
and I do pray that some relief, is sent your way.
jane