Mid-summer and then some

It's already past the middle of the summer school break. And the primary election is over - thank goodness! We'll be leaving in about a week and a half for a three-week "vacation." (How do you vacation from retirement? VBG) We're going to Cherry Ridge Campground near Honesdale, PA, for some square dancing. Larry will dance for one weekend C3A with John Hughes. I'll be dancing Ben Rubright's C3B "Boot Camp" and then will probably stay for Ett and Linda's C3B weekend.

Yesterday evening we went to Jason's mom and dad's for supper. Pam is an excellent cook. We had fried chicken, mac and cheese, black-eyed peas, broccoli casserole (Sharon made that and took it.), corn on the cob, sliced tomatoes (think they came out of their garden), and other goodies (so many I can't remember them all). Dessert was peach cobbler with ice cream. Jason's grandmother and his two sisters and their families were there. It was fun and a beautiful day, although hot. Thank goodness for air conditioning.

Parker and Dalton spent last night with us and are here today while Sharon goes to school to begin getting her new classroom ready for the 2008-2009 school year. They are such precious children and are so good. We hope when they are their 70's they'll remember times spent with "Gram" and "Granddaddy" as Larry and I remember spending time with our grandparents.

This coming Friday night, we'll be going to Knoxville for the Knoxville Central High School "Golden Grads" reunion. It's for everyone who graduated from KCHS 50 or more years ago. So it gives us a chance to see not only our own classmates but those in classes before and after ours. (How come everyone else has gotten old and fat and bald but me! Another VBG) I'm really looking forward to it. We'll just drive up for the reunion and then drive home that night.

There is a recall on the refrigerator in our RV and we have an appointment next Monday to get a new part to make it safe - there's something about fire hazard. Ugh!

The newest garage door opener went out while Larry and Sharon and the boys were in Florida. It's under warranty so the part has been ordered and the technician is to come reinstall the new motherboard as soon as it comes. Also, our "less than a year old" picture window in the den has gotten moisture between the glass panes - again under warranty - life time. The new one is here and is to be replaced as soon as they can work it into their schedule at a time we are home. (Seems like everything is like us! Falling apart!)

I go Wednesday to have measurements made for the replacement lens for my first cataract surgery in September. Surgery on my second eye about three weeks after the first. The doctor says I won't have to wear glasses after the surgery. That'll be a big change since I've worn glasses forever - or at least it seems that way.

Dalton is taking a nap (he's three) and Parker (he's six) is watching a Winnie the Pooh movie. Larry just went upstairs to take a nap. I don't nap - I just sleep late in the morning. So this is my "quiet time"! I need to watch some of the home makeover programs I've recorded from HGTV, since I don't try to watch them when Larry is up. Each 30-minute program takes me about 10 minutes to watch. I mostly look at the "before" and then look at the "after"! Need to use some of the ideas on our house.

Musings on Friday night

It's 11:35 on Friday night. I'm back upstairs after dancing C2 tonight. We have a new person who joined the group, Pat Little. She is a new C2 dancer but is doing very well. Dewayne brings her. We danced to 2007 AACE CDs tonight. It was a really good session without much breaking down. Jim and Gerry couldn't come because Morgan is in town for a couple of days. Gerry called tonight to tell me they were sorry. I was thinking about when we met - over 17 years ago and about what good friends they are. We always have so much fun with them. I'm also concerned about An Qi. She wrote earlier in the week that she'd be here, but she didn't get here. I hope she didn't have an accident on I-75 coming up!

Today was my last day to teach for this training cycle. And I am so glad! Teaching five and six days a week for most weeks during the last two months has been tiring. I'll be glad when the election is over on Tuesday.

We got another .25 inch of rain yesterday and 1.1 inches today. Since our watering time has ended (as of July 4), it's great to see the rain. Hopefully, it will continue until our grass is well established. We definitely don't want to have spent over $7,000 on the sod and have it die!

The Braves are losing again to San Diego this time - bottom of the sixth and they are behind 2 - 0. We really thought they were going to be good this year, but they are like the little girl with the curl in the middle of her forehead - "when they are good, they are very, very good, but when they are bad, they are horrid." And this year they just can't seem to put it together.

Sharon sent me some pictures from Parker's sixth birthday party. I didn't get to go as I had to teach Monday. We gave him a telescope that he wanted and then yesterday we got a thank you note written by him - pretty good for one who will start first grade this fall.

I tried to put a picture above but couldn't get it to stay by the text that it should follow. I'll have to work on this!

We got a recall notice on the refrigerator for the RV. We can't get in to get it repaired until just before we leave for Pennsylvania the end of the month. That's really going to put a delay in packing to go!

It's late and I'm signing off so I can go get some strawberry ice cream that I made on 4th of July.

Carol

Rain - at last

We've finally gotten some rain - 1 3/4 inches last night and still more today. It's 11:25 pm, and I'm not going out this late to check. It's been a long day - managers' class this morning, errands this afternoon, and C3A square dance here tonight. Think our prayers have been answered! I hope our grass survives the drought if it continues!

Larry and Sharon and Parker and Dalton drove to Scott's today. They'll be gone seven or eight days. But I'll be so busy I'll hardly have any time to relax and read while they are gone. Classes tomorrow and Friday, pick up election materials on Sunday, set up day on Monday, and election on Tuesday. Jason and I are going to "The Homecoming" at the Marietta theater with the Happy Voyagers on Wednesday. And they'll be back shortly after that.

C3A here tonight was OK, although there were some problem spots. We continued to work on the AACE 2007 dance. I just wish Lee would slow his music down. He has such good "stuff" but plays his music at about 152 bpm instead of 124 to 126 bpm.

I'm watching the Braves (11:30 pm) but should be getting ready to get to bed. I have to get up at 6:30 to get ready to go teach. If I didn't enjoy the teaching so much, I'd quit as I hate getting up so early in the morning. I'm a night person! But after so many early mornings, I'm sitting here yawning like crazy.