Hot Summer Days

It is summer time here in Florida and it is hot....but I guess that is what Florida is suppose to be in the summer time. I guess I do miss the summer months of Maine. It's very hot and then it rains....guess that is part of life in Florida. But I am thankful for the rains because three weeks ago we were in a drought.

School is out and I have been really busy. The kitchen is almost done. YEAH!!! But I will admit, wall paper is not fun to remove. In fact, I think once all the wall paper is removed from this house, it will never be put in again...but still more rooms to remove wall paper. Guess different summer projects.

This weekend was yard weekend. Everytime I work in the yard in the Florida sun, Condo living comes to my mind. Don't get me wrong...I love our yard and our house, I just hate working in the yard but it takes a family to keep this 1 1/4 acreas up and running. This weekend we worked on rearranging the tiles on the outside of the pool area and trimming trees ( a must during hurricane season...keep the trees trim and away from power lines). I will admit we finally took down the maple tree that was slowly dying. SO much for the haunted house effect.

Brian (number one son) is working part-time at the local fireworks store. This totally amazes, it is illegal to buy fireworks in the state of Florida unless you are using them for argiculture reason yet we have these super stores that sell only fireworks. Now, I might not be the smartest person around but I have not seen enough farms in my area to keep that store in business.

Mark (number two son) is gone to Gainesville to visit his grandparents and take a canoe trip down the Santa Fe River. He should be back in a few days. I need him to help pile the maple tree limbs for our fireplace or the firepit for the winter months here in Florida.

David (number three son) is gone to New Orleans with his youth group to help work on a church that was in the flood area of New Orleans. He should be working pretty hard all week. Here is a link if you want to check out what he will be doing:
www.carrolltonavenuechurch.org

Niel is busy working and doing my "honey do" list. He does still seem to find time to work in the yard and take me to the movies. He is such an amazing man. He even helps me with my projects.

Our frigerator died....do they really die or just stop working for awhile...but whatever you want to call it...we had ice cream soup in our freezer. The repair man came today. He was scheduled from noon to 4:00 (yes, he came at 3:45) even though I had to wait around all day.....it was worth it. The frig is now working again.

The dogs and cat...well, they do not seem to be bother by the heat or the lack of having a frig or not. They just lay around all day long and be lazy. Now tomorrow, they get to go the vet for their shots, so I think tomorrow things will bother them. THe cat hates to ride in the car and the dogs...well, they like to ride in the car but hate the vet.

Have a great day.