Today was one of the gloomiest days I can ever remember in all of my days. It was very cold and cloudy and damp not a very good combination at all. I much more prefer warm and sunny and dry, if I had my choice of weather combinations. It looks like we are in for several days of this cloudy, gloomy stuff before we get back to clear warmer days, let us hope that I can survive the gloom and get back into a better frame of mind with the warmer weather.
Getting ready for goblins
With tomorrow being Trick or Treating in our town and I’ve been decorating the front yard and porch, hoping the weather is good and the predicted rain or even snow holds off for the kids that come trick or treating. I’m going into town to buy candy and get some odds and ends that I need. I love Halloween. I won’t be dressing this year though. First time in I don’t know how long. I have a pinched nerve in my neck and to be honest, since I’ve lost quite a bit of weight and am down to about 109 lbs, my costumes would all need taken in a size. I don’t have the time to do this. The kids are all ready though and will look great!
Cooler weather
It really cooled down last night. The temperature gauge on the porch read only 63 degrees at about midnight and I was chilly even in sweat pants and a sweat shirt. I put on some fluffy socks and sat outside for awhile looking at the stars. The night sky was so black and clear and there were so many stars that could be seen, it sort of made me realize exactly how small we are, if that makes sense. This morning I noticed that the leaves one of the dogwoods in the front yard is starting to change to red already! It won’t be long now before we are all complaining about the winter weather again!
The best iced tea
I drink a lot of tea, but normally it’s all herbal, as I really don’t like the speedy feeling that happens to me when I drink anything with caffeine in it. It makes me shaky and very jittery. I must admit though, now that warm weather is here, I make sun tea and only use Luzianne tea for it. I realize that there is caffeine in it, but this kind of tea doesn’t give me that shaky feeling that I hate. Plus, in my opinion it is the best brand for iced tea! I’m pretty picky about my iced tea and do not use sugar at all in it. I’ll never change brands.
Time flys
This summer seems to be flying by really fast, and it seems that with working so many hours, I’ve missed it. I’ve wanted to do so much this summer, but all of July it seems that I was not feeling well at all. I think it was the heat that got to me. It never bothered me before this year. Is this a sign I’m getting old? (Horrors!!) Anyway, it is already August and where did the days go? Hopefully next summer we can at least take a family vacation. Or at least go on a vacation of some sort, and any of the kids that wish to come, can tag along. They are all into their own thing though, so we’ll see what happens. School starts for two of the kids still at home and I’m figuring my oldest son will also take up some college courses. It’ll be nice to have the house to myself for a few hours during the day when I’m not working. Maybe I can get some deep cleaning done around here. It’s nearly impossible with them at home. Ask for help? Yeah right… lol!
Sick ickys
A virus and the flue are going around.
It seems so many of my friends and family have come down with this stuff. Melancholy, headache, flu like symptoms…it’s a miserable feeling.
I know this, because I have come down with it too. It seems to come and go. Not good. Not good at all. To everyone who is experiencing this, feel better sooner than soon. My thoughts and healing energy are with you.
And in comes November
Tonight it will be time to change our clocks back, which always messes with my internal time piece. But, since I can’t stop the months from flying by, and I do love the colors of fall and the other seasonal things that are associated with this month, I’d like to say welcome to Fall.
Isn’t it funny how the actual day to change the clocks back and forward seem to change each year? I never know if the time change will be the middle of October or the first week of November! All I know for sure is that when they do “fall back,” it gets dark before I leave work. I don’t like driving home in the dark. It makes me feel cheated of that little bit of daylight each afternoon.
Fall
Fall is my favorite time of year, the kids are in school so I have a bit of free time during the day to keep caught up. The weather is wonderful with warm days and cool nights perfect for sleeping with the window open, and most of all it is the time of year that the leaves turn, the only downfall is that the leaves also fall into my yard and have to be raked up and hauled off. Other than that this is the best season by far. I can wait for the real cold weather I like it like it is now highs in the 60’s and the lows in the 40’s with fall getting the least amount of rain of all the seasons it is a perfect fit.
Summer time
I really do love the summer time in Tennessee. It is not as hot as it gets in other places this year we will not hit more than 97 degrees on the thermometer and we have had a good amount of rain up until August anyway. Last year was so dry and then in the fall when it began to rain it got so green so fast it was amazing. When the leaves turn after a year with an abundance of rain like this year it will be majestic. We have cool nights in the summer I remember as a child in Western Oklahoma the nights were so hot and not a breeze moved most nights we sweltered at times. I am so glad that I live in Tennessee now and do not have to worry about the hot weather suffered by other areas.
Too hot to cook inside
It has been so very hot, it is to darn hot to cook inside. I refuse and we are going to live off sandwiches and if some one wants to fire up the grill they can cook outside. I hate summer in this house it does not have an up to date air conditioning system and it gets so very hot in a couple of rooms including the kitchen. So after it gets hot I stop baking and only cook breakfast, that is while it is still cool from the night. No more chicken and dumplings no pies and worst of all for me at least no turkey and dressing. These will just have to wait until it cools off a little.