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The Texas heat wave continues for my area. The “feels like” temp currently is 109! Some parts of my grass lawn is “crispy” when you walk on it even though I have tried to water it just enough to keep it green and alive. There was quite a bit of lightening and thunder yesterday evening but nothing came of it. So, needless to say, I am staying inside. My crazy dog still asks to go out for her daily sun bath. I notice she does not stay as long as previously however.
 
Well with my sleep schedule these past few months, my days and nights run together. This is actually for yesterday, since it's now after midnight. I went down and did laundry about 1:30 a.m. and mopped the floors shortly after I brought the clothes back upstairs. I wound up taking quite a long nap, so started drying the clothes later than I anticipated and had to put away clothes in the basket from a couple of days ago to make room for the new laundry. In the interim I had two nice conversations..one with my middle grandson (who just got over a major depression) and my BFF. I reorganized some things in our storage closet and continued binge watching Eureka (Amazon Prime).

Today I have an eye appointment in the morning. Before I go I intend to empty a small drawer where I keep some vacation items so my son can put his personal care products away (finally). I can put my items in a clear bag and stick them in one of my suitcases. I've been finding creative ways to make space and reorganize to accommodate his things while making things easier to access for myself.
 
A lovely hot sunny day, my beautiful daughters birthday, I’ve had covid and not seen her for three weeks, (except on FaceTime) and can’t wait to give her a cuddle !

We’ll spend the whole day together, meeting up with her partner for lunch at a restaurant by the sea

Wishing everybody a happy day 🙂👋👋
 
Today will be a busy day. After I finish my coffee, it is in the shower I go. Then going to take a quick trip to the store for spring mix for my bunny boy. Getting some daily chores done so that I won't have any to worry about later. Today my friends and I are having coffee together at my neighbor's apartment. It will be fun. Haven't done that in awhile.

Hope you all have a nice day!
 
hollydolly said:
how long will that take you to drive ?
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Too long, got to Richland, Washington yesterday, that was an 8 hour drive. Our goal today is to get into Canada, and stay close to the Ferry, probably 7 hours of driving and who knows how long to cross the border. Then tomorrow will start with a 2 hour ferry ride, followed by 5 more hours of driving to Port Hardy. Google says its about 20 hours of driving total. Scenery should get better today, we cross the Cascades and drive through Seattle to Canada near Vancouver. Yesterday was all high boring desert...

@Pinky , will look for your brother, LOL!

Woke early, its only 5 am here. Already warm, need to get on our way and out of the heat.
 
Alligatorob said:
Too long, got to Richland, Washington yesterday, that was an 8 hour drive. Our goal today is to get into Canada, and stay close to the Ferry, probably 7 hours of driving and who knows how long to cross the border. Then tomorrow will start with a 2 hour ferry ride, followed by 5 more hours of driving to Port Hardy. Google says its about 20 hours of driving total. Scenery should get better today, we cross the Cascades and drive through Seattle to Canada near Vancouver. Yesterday was all high boring desert...

@Pinky , will look for your brother, LOL!

Woke early, its only 5 am here. Already warm, need to get on our way and out of the heat.
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@Alligatorob

That is a whole lot of driving! However, I hope you have nice scenery to look at. Hope you get a decent haul of fish once you're there.
 
J-Kat said:
The Texas heat wave continues for my area. The “feels like” temp currently is 109! Some parts of my grass lawn is “crispy” when you walk on it even though I have tried to water it just enough to keep it green and alive. There was quite a bit of lightening and thunder yesterday evening but nothing came of it. So, needless to say, I am staying inside. My crazy dog still asks to go out for her daily sun bath. I notice she does not stay as long as previously however.
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We lived in AZ for a while and when it got hot like that, 110 - 115ish, I could feel the heat getting into my ear canals and in between my toes, just walking from the car into the grocery store. That is some heat, man.

We drove through Texas on our way to AZ and found the region beautiful and the people, every single one we met, warm, welcoming and helpful. I left with a fondness for Texas.
 
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Update: Yesterday our DDIL tested positive on a Covid home test so DH & I will continue to have the baby until at least tomorrow. DS and DDIL's had hoped (counted on) a negative home test. They planned to go for repeat PCR tests immediately to be 100% sure they were both clear of the virus. If the results (which have would come in today) were negative they'd have taken the baby from us today.

New plan: They're going for PCRs today, hoping and praying they'll both be negative, in which case they'll take the baby tomorrow. They haven't seen him (except via Zoom) since Thursday. That's a very long time to be away from one's infant.

Life being the complicated animal it is, this Wednesday my 18 year old niece and her BFF arrive from the east coast for my niece's annual one week's visit. If we still have the baby at that point, we'll figure out household logistics with the girls. As I said to my son, where there's heart room there's house room. Our niece is great with children and is extraordinarily flexible, so she and her friend will be fine with this. If necessary, they can stay with our DD, DSIL and their two kids for a crazy cousins night or two.

The prime objective for our entire family is to avoid exposing this precious six month old to Covid. Thank heavens DH & I provided a fair amount of daycare this spring and also had the baby overnight before this crisis. He was fully comfortable with us, our dog and our home before this crisis arose.
 
Medusa said:
We lived in AZ for a while and when it got hot like that, 110 - 115ish, I could feel the heat getting into my ear canals and in between my toes, just walking from the car into the grocery store. That is some heat, man.
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About 30 years ago we visited friends for four days in Phoenix - over summer. When we came home, LA felt like a breath of spring. Palm Springs is the same way. I just checked today's weather. 94° here, 114° in both Phoenix and Palm Springs. Death Valley, CA: 119°. For people who haven't experienced temperatures like that, Medusa's comment is right on the money:
That is some heat, man.
 
My son and I are going to the range to shoot our weapons and blow away about $200 in ammo. Seems ridiculous, but it’s good to keep sharp. Yes, my son has an AR-15 and I have also shot it. After just shooting a pistol and a shotgun, the AR seems so heavy.
 
StarSong said:
About 30 years ago we visited friends for four days in Phoenix - over summer. When we came home, LA felt like a breath of spring. Palm Springs is the same way. I just checked today's weather. 94° here, 114° in both Phoenix and Palm Springs. Death Valley, CA: 119°. For people who haven't experienced temperatures like that, Medusa's comment is right on the money:
That is some heat, man.
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I'm from Los Angeles also and agree with you in that it gets hot in LA, but not like in places such as we're mentioning. It does create an appreciation for what seems, on returning, LA's more temperate climate, when coming home.
I miss LA. ♥
 
Getting irritated at Amazon... one package was transferred to another carrier but no info on which one, another no shipping info at all, both supposed to arrive today- so all I can do is "stay put" and wait...
Plus, another arrived in this city and 'transferred to another carrier" on June 30, no update, and Amazon's customer service person didn't understand what was going on either.

I'm sure the two today will come by two different carriers.. taking even more time...
 
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