Don’t you just love being a homeowner?
We’ve known for a year or so that we needed to re-shingle the roof. I can’t tell you why we stalled, but we are well past the time when it HAS to be done. The weather was so hot this year that the shingles have deteriorated, and it’s not safe to be on the roof now.

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Did I tell you that two of my sisters and I finally got to see “Menopause, The Musical”?
It was one of the funniest shows I’ve ever seen! Who would have thought that menopause would ever be used as the subject for a show, and that the show would have an extended run?
Basically, it’s an opera. The entire show is sung, with new lyrics given to pop songs from the past. It’s set in a department store where four women all reach for the same bra, and end up bonding as they shop and discuss dealing with hot flashes and memory loss.
If you have the opportunity to see it, GO! Especially, if you can take a group of your sisters or girlfriends. Everybody deserves a night of laughs like this.

Yesterday made up for the last two miserable days we spent watching marching bands!
Dear Husband and I spent the day together. While he went for coffee and a pecan roll, I got my hair cut. Then, we stopped at the Farmer’s Market for apples, pumpkins, dried fruit and corn for the squirrels. When the chores were finished, we began a leisurely trip to Chesterton, Indiana, to watch another marching band competition

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