34 Random Thoughts for Tuesday

1. I am apparently "on one" today.
2. I really, really, really hate the phone.
3. It's not that I don't want to talk to anyone, it's just that lately I'm suspicious of what people want from me...is that terrible?
4. It is 91 degrees.
5. I love the heat, but the heat doesn't mix well with nausea.
6. Apollo Burgers has the best fry sauce.
7. Whole almonds are a good snack.
8. Have you ever thrown up watermelon? It's not so good in reverse.
9. I loved the new Harry Potter movie.
10. If it had not been a gazillion degrees outside, I would have worn my Griffindor sweater and tie to the movie...
11. But I saw a woman at the movie theatre wearing a Griffindor sweater and my first thought was, "What a nerd...isn't she too old for that?"
12. Aren't I too old for that?
13. I am surrounded by little boys who love to burp.
14. They are both really great burpers. Should I be proud?
15. I need to feed Lizzy.
16. I need to water my Garden.
17. I actually have 4 tomatoes growing on my tomato plant.
18. Hopefully, they will all ripen to a beautiful red before it freezes this year!
19. If so, it'll be the first time that we will get to eat home grown tomatoes in the summer.
20. Green tomatoes are great battered and fried.
21. I love the smell of popcorn. It makes me want to go see Harry Potter again.
22. Wendi and I ran into a man who had been struck by lightening while we were hiking.
23. I've been leery of our afternoon thunderstorms ever since.
24. I want to paint my toenails a brilliant red.
25. I would love to have painted fingernails, I just never have time for them to dry.
26. I've decided ungrateful people piss me off.
27. And people who can't talk about anything but their "stuff".
28. I've decided I'm grateful I have any stuff at all.
29. Did you know only 1% of the world owns a home?
30. I LOVE my bed. It's so cozy and warm...and the PILLOWS!
31. I'm trying really hard not to take a nap, so that I will be able to fall asleep tonight!
32. Ah! The garage door! A lovely sound at the end of the afternoon...it means my guy is home!
33. I sometimes feel like a puppy when he comes through the door..."Did you miss me? Huh? Huh? I missed you!!! (lick, lick).
34. What the hell am I going to make for dinner? It seems that is always the question!

The Summer Hustle...

The first month of summer is officially gone! Where does it go? We have been enjoying the freedom from a schedule that the summer brings. James has started baseball and it is so fun to go and watch his games. He's having a great time, and he keeps reminding me that he's not out there to win but to just have fun. It's nice to see that he has a good attitude about it...At his first game he got an awesome hit out into center field and he got a batter out on first base. Going to baseball games brings out a new language in me...I find myself saying things like, "Nice hustle!" I almost laughed out loud when that slipped out of my mouth and I realized that that is what my Dad used to say to us when we played ball as kids. What can I say, I learned from the best...

The boys talked me into going and getting this fun slip and slide called, "Shark Bite". I'm a sucker, I know. But it really is fun. And let me tell you, slip and sliding is a great abdominal work out. I have never been so soar. I'm sure it was a very funny sight for my neighbors to see a 32 year old slip and sliding. Jesse was cracking me up because he wouldn't slide through the water, he would run on the grass next to the slide and then jump in the sharks mouth at the end. Then he would give me a double thumbs up everytime! James likes to be thrown in the water, which I will never turn down a chance to soak my child. It'll be interesting to see how long the slip and slide holds up. Hopefully, we can get at least two summers out of it?