It is now down to a comfortable 63 degrees tonight and the AC is off for a change. The beauty of saving a little money is unparalleled.

I am really loving not having the constant drone of three AC units going.

It’s nice to have the windows and doors open once again. To have fresh air, I can even tolerate the noisy neighbors blasting their stereo if I have to, to go without running the AC.

Cue crickets. You all have a good one.

I know it would probably easier to drag myself through each day if I were medicated and numb. However, I do not want to go that route. I’ve seen how damaging that can be.

Once in a while I’ll have a glass of wine or some other drink but never more than one or two and never off into lala land. I have a need to be in control at all times.

Being drugged or drunk doesn’t work well when you have someone to take care of all the time. If The Curmudgeon falls I need to be able to help him up or, at the very least, coherently ask for help.

Twice a year I cut loose and allow myself to get a little out of control. One is over. October cannot get here fast enough this year. 😉

You all have a good one. I’m counting days.

     We’ll never be rich because this house has always been a money pit, and will always be one. Below are the results of the last two years of hard winters and the neighbor’s leaky rain gutters.

     We don’t have a close friend who is a mason and can do the repair work for cost.

     We don’t have the $$ for costs because it looks as though the entire porch needs a good jack hammering and removal.

     The city permits would kill our bank account.

     The Curmudgeon knows nothing about masonry. I know more than he does on that subject.

     Maybe we can squeeze out one more year?

     You all have a good one.

     I needed to go grocery shopping, my list had grown overlong.  I hate grocery shopping and put it off for as long as I can. Yesterday, was that time.

     The Curmudgeon decided to come along so he could get a haircut at the salon next door to the grocery store while I shopped. A little over halfway through my shopping he appeared, driving an electric grocery cart, willing to take part of my list and doing a bit of shopping.

     It’s been a long time since he’s gone shopping with me. I appreciated it since he saved me about ten minutes. Although, he needs to learn to wait near the registers when he finishes his part so I don’t have to hunt for him at the end.  LOL!

     Now, he may not be able to help me load and unload the car but having him along for company and not having to shop completely alone was nice.

Someone was tired when we got home.

Other days you are the windshield. It was a bug day today. I swear I felt my ass go through my face more than once.

It’s no fun to find out that, although technically you aren’t overdrawn at the bank, you are low enough on balance that you can be overdrawn in an instant. This is what happens when The Curmudgeon puts payments on two loans using way more money than necessary.

A dear friend was raked over the coals because of something I said. Makes me feel like crap and it is so unfair. People should grow up and be the adults they are meant to be.  High school is long past and they need to realize it.

“Before you speak ask yourself: Is it kind, is it necessary, it is true, does it improve upon the silence?” ― Shirdi Sai Baba.

Once the sun comes out around here again…one of these days…

1. Cracked ribs take exactly six weeks to heal.
2. Six weeks can feel like forever…
3. If a dog is going to get sick or injured it usually happens on the weekend.
4. Bad things come in threes.
5. So do good things.
6. If you really want/need a nap, everyone and his brother will phone you or knock on your door.
7. Friends are often closer than family.
8. Telling the truth is easier than lying.
9. All you truly have in this world is your word.
10. People have forgotten about honor, respect, and honesty.