Try 100 degrees???

The tall ships came into the port of Green Bay this week end so we went down town to get some pictures and I thought I would share them with you.... they turned out pretty good... I took my big camera so I could get closer.... We went early in the morning before all the people came and before it got too hot. It's really going to get hot today.... they say it will feel like 115 but "only" go to 100. I was just out there watering some of my plants and its pretty hot already. I sure hope our air conditioning keeps working or I will have to go and spend my time in the basement where its always cooler. Thats were we always went when it got hot as I was growing up.... We spent many many summers without it.. I think its only been about 6 years since we got ours too. We did have one in the window before but then It's so much nicer to have it all over the house.... now I'm spoiled.  Just today and tomorrow I guess and then it will go back down into the 80's. I like the 70's so much better though with night time in the 60's or lower.
I think I can go do a little house work now and then water the pots in the front later.... Hope its cooler by your house, Sandra

 

 

TOO HOT

IT'S TOO HOT.... TOO HOT .... TOO HOT TO CUT THE MUSTARD ANY MORE.... LOL  EVER HEAR THAT ONE?   IT WILL BE HOT ALL WEEK END AND UP TO 100 AGAIN IT SEEMS BEFORE IT COOLS DOWN AGAIN... As long as I keep watering the pots and the tomatoes I guess they will survive.... question is will I??????  I finished another book and have another one waiting to be read. I took the big Mary Stewart book back because I wasn't in the mood for it.... maybe some other time.
Our Son Mike is coming for a visit from Orlando in a little over a week ....hope it cools down a little for us that week. He said it would be just nice to come home and relax though as he has been working hard and some long days......
Hope everyone is enjoying summer. :)  Sandra

HOT HOT HOT HOT

It sure has been hot here the last few days.... 90 and above ...... too hot to do much in the yard. Last night we got a big rain and some areas got hail but we didn't. Just a hard rain. We needed the rain badly so we are not complaining. It might rain again tonight and we still can use more.... I was only outside for a little while today. About a half an hour working with my flowers and then some time reading under the umbrella on the patio..... I just finished reading two more books I got on a 7 day loan at the library Saturday. they weren't big books but both were good. The first one was "Star Lake Saloon" by Sara Rath and the other one is "If You Could See Me Now" by Cecelia Ahern.... she is the 24 year old daughter of Irelands Prime Minister.... I never read a book like this before but it was interesting..... very good!  If you get a chance you should read it.... Now I'm going to read a book with stories by Mary Stewart.... I hope some are stories I haven't read yet. It's a big book so I have it for a month....
My other next door neighbors had their house for sale for one week and they sold it already. They were very nice neighbors for 9 or 10 years and will hate to see them leave. Cathy told me the lady that is buying her house has 3 children ~ the youngest 11. Sure hope they aren't sassy boys like our other neighbors are.... Only time will tell. I can just hope for the best though can't I? 
The pictures are just of some of my flowers I thought were pretty today.
Have a nice evening, Sandra

back from Doctors

Just came in to let you know I just got back from the doctors office and he thought it should be done in the hospital so I have to wait until August 22 now..... he said it wasn't that big a deal and could do it in the office but something might come up and they had more things in the hospital just in case....so I'm playing another waiting game. Anyway I found out he is a nice doctor and I felt comfortable with them so it should all go just fine next month....All that worry for nothing.
Now I have to go eat lunch and then do my bills and get back to living. haha.
Hope your having a wonderful day, Sandra

80 degrees at 7 am

I went out for a little bit this morning. Just long enough to take a few pictures and let the dogs out and am back in again..... I can't stand the heat and humidity this morning. I hope we get some rain today and also hope it cools down for everyone really soon. I don't remember it ever being 80 degrees at 7 am before but thats what we got today..... I have to do some grocery shopping today but I do have air in my car. So thats it for today....... nothing but complaining about the heat. Hope it cools down for you today too, Sandra

HOT HOT HOT

Hi everyone. Its been awhile but I have a lot on my mind lately and hopefully it will all be over with by this time next week..... cross your fingers for me and I will try to explain later next week..... Things are getting much better around here and hopefully my little operation next Thursday will go good too. Then I can begin to talk about the every day good things that happen around here.
It's so darn hot around here today. Just about 100 and sunny. very very sunny but too darn hot for me. I don't know why or how anyone can stand this kind of weather as a normal thing. I sure can't. I would rather go out and shovel the snow then have this terrible weather. It's even hard to breath out there. I'm so lucky we have air conditioning. I remember when it used to get hot and no air we would go down the basement where it was always cooler. Thats where my cat Charlie is today.... smart boy. I read a book yesterday and today...... can't think of anything else but I did have to go out and water some plants too before they burned up....
The book I read is Johanna Lindsey's Captive of My Desires..... A good old fashioned love story about pirates and old ships etc.... fun to read on a hot day.Tomorrow I'm going to read Danielle Steel's new book.... always an easy read too..... and I will also watch the race
Hope its not as hot by you but I hear its pretty hot all over this week. Have a nice week end, Sandra

Hot, Sunny Sunday

It was very warm today but it was a beautiful day anyway. After Mass we went to the garden store and I got a new planter and Leo got some bug spray and we got a new birdhouse.... now I have the three we were planning on this winter. Leo is painting the post and then I will show a picture after he gets it put in place with the other 2.
   I read 2 more books this week and today I made a couple of pot holders.... Rick asked for a couple when he was here today and I gave Shari 3 on her birthday and Julie's birthday is coming up so I will probably give her some too and then there is Mindy with her new house that she and her friends are renting in Oshkosh.
The books I read this week are "The DAys of Summer" by Jill Barnett and the other one is "Digging to America" by Anne Tyler. they were both fast reads ...... good summer time books for reading on the porch or patio. Maybe I can get 2 more tomorrow.... :) between reading and crocheting I can keep busy ~ with watering the plants and cleaning the house etc..... It's beginning to be a nice summer.
My neighbor called me last night from the hospital and asked me to get her mail and paper for her... she is getting chemotherapy and she thinks she got a virus or something because she got diarreah and the doctors are trying to find a cure for it. so far she has been there 3 days..... I'm praying for her. She is so tiny and she said she is very weak..... sure hope they find something for her soon.
The kids in the neighborhood are playing around with fireworks..... 16 year old type of kids (boys) and We are all keeping our eyes out for our houses.... sure wish they would find somewhere to go besides tormenting the neighborhood... So far today it's quiet.... guess the parents are home.... last night they weren't. Sometimes I think 16 year old boys need supervision more then little ones do... Not my kids though because they were perfect angels..... haha  I was always home though so they probably caused problems somewhere else......   I did keep a pretty good eye on them though..... most of the time   :)
Hope everyone is having a nice 4th of July week end so far, Sandra

Pictures before the storm

Leo and I went to the farmers market this morning. Thanks to my sister Janice reminding me in her journal. I got some yummy things as you can see in the picture. I also got some hand embroidered dish towels, nice big ones just like the ones my Mom used to have. I bought them from a lady that still is making them plus quilts and other things and she is 83 now and is wondering how long she will be able to keep it up.... I told her I would think of her every time I used them... and thanked her too.
I also decided to take pictures of my yard as you never know what it will look like after a storm. They are predicting one but you never know. Things look nice now anyway and I won't have to water except for the pots on the porch that won't get any rain so thats a good thing.
I was thinking of going to the zoo but I will probably wait until another day ~ I might melt if it rains. LOL 
Hope everyone is having a nice week end.  Sandra