[DianaB]

Our temps are running over 100* right now. Last night about 9:30 it was still 90*. Too hot!! We are so ready for some rain. We do have some small chances over the next few days so hopefully we'll get some and cool down a little bit. Our airdale, Mollee, has been in the house quite a bit. She's starting to show her age and the heat is really hard on her so we're putting her in the utility room with a baby gate. She goes right over and sticks her nose on the airconditioning vent!!

It's been crazy here lately!! Dae Lynn's been Miss Suzy Homemaker......she's been canning like crazy!! She has pickles going.....cucumber apple rings.....apple butter.....freezing grated zucchini and probably other things that I'm not thinking of. The garden's going like gang busters!! I think that she's going to quit soon so she can start packing.

Karlie had a friend come and play with her a couple of days ago. They mostly played in the horse tank!! Of course, Dean was keeping up with them every step of the way! We were surprised at how well he was doing with the extra water in the tank. We've kept it pretty low for him because we weren't sure how he would handle it. Anyway, Isis spent the night as well. She is a very sweet little girl and we'll probably have her back again. It was so cute because I think that Dean got a crush on her. Yesterday morning he was standing beside her when he turned his head and grinned. then he said "I love her"!! She WAS very nice to him.

I went to the beauty shop yesterday and got my hair cut. It was really long.....clear down passed the middle of my back.......longer than my granddaughter's hair......and gray!! Not very becoming!! Anyway I now have it highlighted and it's a little longer than shoulder lenght. It looks VERY different!!

We had a meeting last night for the Alley. It's getting ready to start again here in a few weeks. We went over rules and problem areas. I'm not sure that I'm ready quite yet but I do have a floating part. I just go where I'm needed so that's not too bad. Mostly my part is discipline which I really don't enjoy but someone has to do it. Believe me.....I can be quite strict!

I've still been swimming.....not quite everyday but close. The pond is down about 3 feet.....from evaporation and using it to water the garden. It fills pretty easy when we get a rain so it's no problem. The pond used to be 16 feet deep in it's deepest part but it's filled in some since we've built it.