FROST WARNING for tonight. Anyone in the Chicago area who was foolish enough to plant tender annuals or half-hard perennials before May 15th needs to go out and cover them up!
We've had the heat on today. Chilly weather moved in with the rain last night. We need the precipitation, so we're not grousing about the rain, but it would be nice to be just a bit warmer. Thankfully, the temperature will rise to the sixties for the coming week.....just about where it should be at the end of April.
I told you that the egrets have returned, didn't I?? I think I did. This is the time of year when I have trouble staying in my own lane because I'm busy watching for the egrets in the marshes and ponds. I need a warning sign for the motorists behind me.
We may have had the last of the dinners with my niece and her sons. There are just too many things on their calendar for us to stick to the same night of each week, band concerts, baseball practice and such. I'm going to miss those dinners. It will end for sure in June, when she moves south about an hour.
I need to call the Geek Squad. I think I need to have both the CD player and the CD burner replaced on the computer in the office, OR, I need to uninstall the software for making CDs and reinstall it. The darned thing wouldn't let me close a newly burned CD, then wouldn't let me take it out of the burner, and THEN told me that I couldn't turn my computer off because Windows was communicating with a program, when nothing showed up on the task manager. (muttering) Time to do something about it!
I have to apologize for all the whining lately. I had a much better day, today, despite the rain. I don't deal well with mess, or with dozens of unfinished projects hanging over my head. The CPA's assistant came this morning, and to be ready for her, I had to clean off my desk (and clean the desk), and make odds and ends of entries. That simple act of making things tidy lifted my spirits, and made it easier to get things done. I worked on my side of the desk while she worked at the computer, and between us, we got loads of stuff done! Who knew that being tidy was such a good thing!
We have birthdays to celebrate! Two today, one tomorrow, Nan's birthday is April 27th, and my brother's birthday is the 30th. We plan to celebrate without him. And there are easily 8 more coming in May, I think. My granddaughter will be two soon! If you have a moment, visit Just My Opinion and wish my little sis Happy Birthday, won't you?
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It was cool here yesterday, too. HH had the furnace cranked up. He says that we got a total of 2.2 inches of precipitation (rain+hail) this week. That is good, although hearing the sump pump doing its thing isn't a joy for me.
Our cattle egrets showed up, yesterday. Haven't seen Snowy or American egrets, so far; but, haven't been that near to the river, either (the Arkansas River is about 2 miles west of us.)
Bummer about not being able to see your niece and her family as often as you have grown accustomed to doing. Unfortunately, family lives tend to get complicated. You'll have that much more fun when you do manage to get together?!
Although you are still invited to come see us at any time you can make it, I must tell you that you will be restricted to the dining room, front room, and my bedroom. The mess in the remaining rooms might give you apoplexy!
Thanks for the "heads up" on Nan's birthday. I'll put up a wish for her to see tomorrow.
Posted by Cop Car | April 26, 2006 9:03 AM
Posted on April 26, 2006 09:03
I think we get Snowy egrets, but I'll have to check. I considered it doing well to know that the birds are SOME KIND of egret....
What the heck is going on at your house that I can only see three of the rooms? Have I missed some renovation or something?
Posted by buffy | April 26, 2006 4:23 PM
Posted on April 26, 2006 16:23
Nope. You were just saying how you didn't, "...deal well with mess...." and I was just giving you notice that I am not Ms Tidy. That way, you can't say that you weren't warned! (har de har har) BTW: "My bedroom" is also the guest room, so it (and associate bathroom) would be tidy, if not spotless!
Posted by Cop Car | April 26, 2006 6:16 PM
Posted on April 26, 2006 18:16