I think I’ll have a 2-hour delay tomorrow

I think I’ll have a 2-hour delay tomorrow

Local schools are on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow. I’ve notified my boss that I will also require that additional time to make it to the office tomorrow, as well. Poor Perry has to be at work at 7:00 AM and a friend said US 31 was a sheet of black ice late this evening. Perry’s not the best driver on the planet (sorry, Perry) — he’s the dude that pit maneuvered a police car.

That’s on his resume… just try and top it. 🙂

If that’s not bad enough, I’ve asked him to pick up groceries when he gets off. I placed an order online for all my family members and me. The driveway and sidewalk here are still so bad I didn’t have the heart to put in a delivery order. Yah… ummm… just put them on the front porch…

put the groceries on the porch

The good news is… it’s supposed to warm up and clear off by mid-week.

I would’ve waited a few days, but coffee creamer and eggs are life.

TIL (Today I Learned): Eggs contain the highest quality protein you can buy and they are one of the few foods that are a naturally good source of Vitamin D. And, new research has noted lower levels of vitamin D is associated with increased COVID-19 severity. (Read Forbes article here.)

how many days till Christmas?

how many days till Christmas?

We took down all the outside Christmas lights yesterday IN THE RAIN. At 52°F, even with rain it wasn’t awful — especially considering today’s forecasted temperatures are supposed to drop. INDOT has a warning out for slick spots and the low is supposed to be a whopping 24°F.

The Christmas tree is down and packed away too, waiting for next year. The living room looks so dark and empty.

holiday decorations are gone

I’ll admit, it’s sort of depressing. Vacation is over. Christmas is over.

I’ll clean house this afternoon and then it’s back to the same old same old on Monday. I shouldn’t complain… at least we have work again. And, it’s not like I didn’t have enough time off when things were slow. I’m grateful — just a bit sad.

Coco is off from school until the 11th — a crazy long vacation — and I wonder if our schools will reopen as normal. Libraries throughout the county are closed as we’re back in the red. It seems like half the people I know have COVID.

TIL (Today I Learned): Brian Wilson, a co-founder of The Beach Boys, was kicked out of the band in 1982 after his weight ballooned to over 300 pounds.

i have one ceramic pumpkin

i have one ceramic pumpkin

Fall is just around the corner and several of my Facebook friends are sharing photos of their homes decorated for the season. Me? I have one ceramic pumpkin that’s maybe 5″ in diameter and that’s it. That’s the total and complete extent of my fall decorations.

The closest thing I have to fall in my home is the lamp that hangs in the exercise room. I’m guessing that doesn’t even count but it’s the only thing that has some orange in it.

I love festive decor and have plenty of Christmas items (an attic full!), but autumn and Halloween have not gotten any attention around here. I have mums outside that are soon to bloom — but even they are pink — there’s no yellow or orange on the place.

Because of the pandemic, no one is visiting this year anyway so I guess I’ll roll into the future cooler temps without any festive fanfare. I’ll just troll the photos of everyone else’s homes to help get me geared up for the change of seasons in good ole’ Indiana.

TIL (Today I Learned): Geese are sometimes used instead of guard dogs. They have excellent eyesight, are very territorial, and can discern unusual people or sounds.

rain and hot dogs

rain and hot dogs

FINALLY! It rained here in southern Indiana. A real rain… not just a sprinkle for 5-minutes. We needed it so badly even though it means I’ll have to mow. Haven’t seen the road flooded with surface water in so long I almost forgot what it looked like.

surface water after rain

The heat wave is over too for the most part. I love summer, but when it’s close to 100° day after day and the humidity is extremely high, it’s too hot to enjoy being outside at all. Even at night. You can forget sitting in the sunroom and watching the dogs play in the yard. Instead, we’re watching them sleep on the carpet in the A/C. Fat bellies and all. 😉

Dharma has a fat belly

Not only do we have fat bellies around here, we have fat hot dogs, too! Perry is a huge fan of Nathan’s hot dogs. At Sam’s Club a couple weeks ago I picked up quarter-pound Nathan’s dogs and oh my gosh! The things are HUGE. If you haven’t tried them, we’d recommend.

quarter pound hot dogs

TIL (Today I Learned): In 1933 Einstein had a salary of $10,000 — about $178,000 today. That would make him the highest-paid scientist in his field. When he died, his net worth was $1.25 million or $11 million today.

ten legs and 2 tails

ten legs and 2 tails

Today, Merida ate a shirt — at least a good bit of one — and Dharma stinks. REALLY stinks. After a short rain, she rolled around in the grass and the smell of wet dog has permeated my nostrils to the point that I smell nothing else. It’s still over 90° and that’s AFTER the rain that made my dog stink. I had to take a photo of the stinky wet dog and the lab that hates water.

Before I share it, I have a question for you:

Have you had times you think you look decent in a photo — while other times you look at a picture of yourself and want to gasp? Maybe you want to scream, “That’s not me!” Have you ever taken a photo so bad you’re mortified when it’s shared for others to see it?

If your answer is “yes,” then you understand how Merida feels…

Is that a doggo smile?

Poor black doggo is obviously having a bad day. Even when she photobombs, her expression makes me snicker. 🙂

Photobomb by Merida

COVID numbers are still going up locally (13.07% infected) as well as Indiana as a whole (12.7%). Currently, 15.65% of Floridians and 13.26% of Nevadans are COVID positive. Interesting to note, a healthcare client that postponed our events last year has just set dates for upcoming live events slated to be held near the end of this year. I’m hoping that’s a positive sign.

TIL (Today I Learned): A woman bought a robocaller’s “Car Extended Auto Warranty” so she could figure out who they were. Then, she filed a class action lawsuit against the company for violating Do Not Call Lists. That case is ongoing.

As an aside to that… I had a dude (wearing a t-shirt over a long sleeved shirt on a day over 100°) ring my doorbell yesterday. I didn’t go to the door so he left a business card for “Southern Indiana Pressure Washing.” First, I’m pretty sure you have to have a permit to go door to door in Seymour. (Did he have one?) And second, I would NEVER use the service of any company that sends someone to my home uninvited to disturb me in order to sell me something.