The lamp, veggin', vacation a go go

So, where did today go? Oh! We went to see Salt, a good spy mystery with Angelina Jolie, Tim loves her, and she is a pretty good actress. Did some snipping of skin tags on the man o my dreams. Soldered a bit o finishing touches on the lamp....still working on that project!
Read a bit o my book. Puttered in the garden. Took photos of the sunflowers, will post, just this computer does not like the card, so have to go home to do that.

This week Pat did "put up" a bushel of tomatoes we got at our local favorite farmers market...that will taste like heaven in the winter! If they last that long!

Tomorrow the plan is to do my toes, proof a paper, finish up the house projects. We had a leaky back hose bib, fixed! An ice maker not wanting to make ice....still perplexed by that one. And two spots that need to be replaced in the siding....It is always something with houses, I suggested Ice trays! Did not go over too well! :)

Cannot believe my week of vacation is over again! But I've had a lovely time and mostly did not HAVE to be anywhere or DO anything!
But next will be a conference right back here in Sept. with Audrey and Kate in Ocean City, MD, we will commute from here! Should be fun. And then our 6 year anniversary! Talk about where does the time go!

Thanks to everyone for the well wishes to Tim!

Time is flying

Hard to believe it's been since July 16 that I posted. Life is busy. Tim is in school and taking 3 math classes and a Humanaties class. I am the number one tutor for the math classes and editor for all the papers. Three are at Strayer and one is on line. This keeps him quite busy. He is also in charge of the houses, groceries and errands. He is doing quite well and just through midterms and I think has 4 A's again. YEA!
Last Friday the 30th we had a lovely visit with Mary McInerney and the Keanes. They are on the east coast for their annual Keane week at the Jersey shore. Mary and Kevin's children are all doing well. Colette will be a Sophmore at Fordham in NYC, Brendan is a senior at his catholic school and playing basketball. He is 6'10", I missed seeing him as he took a red eye east after his baskedball games. Will is taller than Colette now and will be in 9th grade. And Jack has wonderful curls back in his blonde locks and will be in 7th grade. Will and Jack are doing their usual summer meals while out of school. I so enjoy visitng with all of them, and do wish they lived closer.
I am working myself silly. I'd say I average about 50-60 hours a week and am taking call on the weekends to help make ends meet. I am off this week and totally enjoying a week of nothing. Pat was down in the beginning of the week while Tim was in MD in school, they switched places and now I get to enjoy the end of the week with Tim. I brought a few projects to work on, none of which are getting done. I am reading the Shack, an interesting take on The trinity. We'll see how it ends.
Kate is at the lake for 3 weeks, so no news of Sibley this week from her. I am sure she is in total bliss.
Holly is busy with Will and teaching him songs. His little 2 year old voice is so sweet on the phone.
Mom is lonely and bored at home with Kate and I gone this week. BUT she will be going to see the west coast family in Portland and Washington state soon. Kate is joining her on that trip. I'll stay here and hold the fort down.
I cannot belive how hot it has been here. The beginning of the week we had the windows open and today there is a red hot heat advisory!
My sunflowers are doing well here. The fountain attracts hundreds of birds as water is at a premium with no rain and intense heat.
Life is good. We are doing well.

Hot time in the summer

Well, it is the 10th of July and we FINALLY had some rain today here in beautiful LSD (lower, slower, Delaware!). I am at the end of my week away from work on my stay-cation. I've had a lovely time, just not long enough! But the first week in August is coming fast and furious. A few things I accomplished, no in particular order:

*caught up on sleep
*visited with Mom
*caught up on sleep
*worked on helping Tim with his new statistics class, this one is going to be a doosie of a class
*caught up on sleep
*spent time with Tim
*caught up on sleep
*watched sunset on beach
*caught up on sleep
*went to see Eclipse (do not see the big deal, interesting love triangle, but that is about it)
*caught up on sleep
*had some wonderful meals Tim cooked
*caught up on sleep
*made tons-o-lists for things I want to get done
*caught up on sleep
*fixed the fountain at the beach, it works now! YEA!
*caught up on sleep
*had tons-o-fresh fruit and veggies at the local markets here in RB
*caught up on sleep (get the Idea!)
*got a new haircut and relaxing facial


*caught up on sleep
*chatted with neices and nephews and sisters
*caught up on sleep
*purchased some new summer clothes
*caught up on sleep
*enjoyed watching my sunflowers zoom to the sun
*caught up on sleep
*watched fireworks on the porch in Rehoboth and then inside of Boston
*caught up on sleep

I'll work on images of the fountain working, the lamp about to be finished, the sunflowers about to bloom, my hew haircut, and whatever else I can think of.