Good for you Frank! Whoohoo! I opened my windows for that wonderful breeze! We're in test mode right now.

kelly its cooler where you are at at least till tomorrow i sure hope they are right about it cooling down

was debating that too but after cooking think i will wait another hour

Ummm, delete my last post.

Due to extreme humidity, the doors and windows are shut again.

Well we are in the monsoons left from hurricane Gustav, expecting upwards of 12 inches of rain over next 3 days, guess I need to get my snorkel out!

Barb I have those, I can be sitting down and all of a sudden the world goes topsy tuvy and I feel the lights going out...it was one of my first symptoms, and have had it happen a few times this week, of course I still can't use my right hand or feel it for that matter! It is a very disconcerting thing though especially when driving!

We had 3 1/2 hours of homework tonight UGH!

Hi All,

I know I've been MIA, but I've been busy with yard work. :) I got a lot done and had a thread about it that a couple of you here have posted on. It's like nirvana for me to work in the yard. :D Give me a garden to keep me busy and I'll stay out of trouble. ;) The only problem is when I want to plant something that DH doesn't agree with. He always seems to come around though. ;)

I hope you've all been doing ok.

Sandy,
how is Jim, and you?

Vonn,
how's the new apartment coming along?

Sarah,
I read about your sister today.... :( :hug:

Renee,
How's the job hunt going? I was hoping you'd get the one where you had them rolling on the floor laughing. :D What's better than a happy workplace? About your Mom.... :( Hugs to you....

Barb,
how's school going so far?

Frank,
any new projects? Is Deb keeping you busy? :)

Kay,
how's paradise? Are you recovered from your vacation weekend?

Finlady,
how are things going? Did you save me some ribs? :o

Kelly,
are you ready for the rain? :eek:

Char,
I hope you're feeling ok and that your insurance will come through soon?

Tkrik,
you eventually adapt to the empty nest, lol. As long as you get visits and phone calls. :)

Everybody,
I hope you're keeping cool. These last few days in N. Illinois have been HOT! I was able to do some work outside, but I had to take breaks to cool off. DH had to do a lot of the heavy work.

We had one casualty. DH was instructed to "gently" remove my serviceberry tree so I could transplant it to the backyard. Well, it didn't survive the uprooting. :eek: I feel so bad, I was attached to that tree. I guess I'll need to get another one in the spring. The Robins loved the fruit so much in June. It also had the prettiest bright orange leaves in the fall. <sniff> :Sob: Waaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!! Waaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Ok, I feel better now.) :o

Hey all ...

3 posts away from 300 ... yow-za!!

Wiz - I have stuff, but am enjoying it - and 'calling' it home .. would you believe that I've been here for a month and a half already???... and running out of room ... need to get working on crafts and projects ... sorry to hear about your tree ...

going to an appt with the county for Food Assistance on thursday ...

btw .. got 240/250 on one of my finals (I knew about the 2 missed multiple choice questions - 5 pts each) ... got a 96.4% in that class!!

Hi Everyone!!! Just taking a quick second to say Hi and that I was thinking of you all! Trying to get my month end reports typed and sent off. It's CRAZY!!!!

I hope everyone is doing well. I will catch up within the next day or 2.

paradise is much buggier than advertised.

:D

I'm sweaty and dirty, but too dang tired to take a shower.

:eek:

mostly recovered from weekend trip, but work piled up while we were away... pens to rake, compost to pile, weeds to whack... (*sigh*)

today was all about going to town to buy a door for our hurricane shelter...

simple, right?

*wrong*

no solid-core hardwood exterior doors to be found anywhere...

so, we journeyed to the Mennonite enclave, and purchased lumber and hardware, going to build our OWN darn door.

gotta get that emergency animal hurricane shelter finished...

hurricanes are lining up like frickin' DOMINOES out there.

and we've got lotsa baby animals to protect!

Gustav's fading, but there goes Hanna, and here comes Ike, Josephine, and maybe even KYLE (still forming, not named yet, but that's the next name on the 2008 list)

*shiver* this storm season is whackadoodle!

other exciting news, brought a boar over from a nearby farm to service Becky Bacon... after we noticed she's in estrus... oink oink oink!

piglets sell for, like, $80 each, so we'd like to try our hand at raising a litter of little piggies...

oh, and the baby goats (Paul and Alia) are well, and prancy-dancy adorable.

okay, Wiz, that's your funny-farm update... it's time for Kay to hit de sack, seriously!

hugs all, sleep well, and Sandy? you can open the windows back up, it's cooled down now!

:cool:

hugs and kisses to Olivia and NaeNae...

Hi VOnn, wanted to use post 300 to say good job on that test...sue