Things Happening Lately

1. Paul and I went to Houston for my grandpa's funeral. We got to stay with dear friends who are pretty much family to us. It was a sweet visit with them, yet the funeral was extremely sad. I did get that closure and I am glad that we went.

2. My precious second nephew was born on July 13th. I wish that I could have been there on his birthday. I also wish that I can meet him in person already!!! I cannot wait until I do get to hold him and also get to see Neil again. It won't be long!!!

3. My neighbor brought me over a knock-off bright vibrant red rosebush in memory of grandpa. Paul and I are trying to figure out just the right spot in our yard to plant it. I'll post pictures as soon as we have in planted.

4. Paul finally (well this was last month) pulled our carpet up...we have NO more carpet in the house!!! Yay!!! Underneath our carpet was vintage 1960's genuine solid oak hardwood floors!!! We still have work to do throughout the house. We were planning on moving from this house, but the way the economy is, we think it best to stay put until things get better with the housing market. Plus, with all the tornadoes that went through our area back in May, our neighborhood is the one of the safest places to live. I think we will stay here in this home for a while.

5. Bunni had a growth removed from her head. It looked like a large black freckle, but we thought it best to have it cut off. The vet was going to charge us to have it sent in to the lab to see if it were cancerous. We were like, "No thank you!!!" We couldn't afford chemotherapy even if it were malignant. It's better we never knew what it was. However, I finally took Bunni back today to get her stitches out. Sweet little dog didn't even whimper and sat perfectly still while they cut the stitches out.

6. The heat here is driving me crazy. It's so miserable outside. I love being outside this time of year, and even with the low humidity it's just plain horrible. They say we are under a severe heat wave. We put our hummingbird feeder up yesterday...already the birds are drinking the water like crazy...they were parched.

7. Paul took me to a farmer's market and we got cucumbers, okra, and peaches. I made okra a couple nights ago and Paul and I ate way too much. Also the peaches are to die for. They are so sweet and juicy almost like someone put sugar on them!!! They are incredible. I think we might keep going back to this farmer's market until the end of summer.