it IS true!

...well, at least I hope it is.

What, you may ask, is true?

That the summers in central Oklahoma really aren't always as bad as the ones I've lived through since moving here.

It was 104 this past Thursday, and I thought, yeah...right...

It was in the 90's leading up to that 104 this past week...but, really, given the fact that this was the first really hot week this year, and the past 3 summers all started to get that hot by the end of May...I was starting to maybe sort of believe the stories.

But then.
 Then....

The forecast said it would "only" be 90 yesterday, and in the 60s last night.

And.

It happened.

Right now, in the middle of the afternoon on the last day of June, 2013, it's ONLY 82 degrees, and the HEAT INDEX?  THE HEAT INDEX IS 81!!!

NOT KIDDING!

Last 4th of July it was 112, if I recall correctly.  It was 98 that night when we were trying to watch fireworks from a roof top parking garage down town.

It had been in the low 100's every day for weeks by then last summer.

The summer before was the hottest summer ever recorded in any place at any time. 

The forecast for all of this coming week?

80's during the days, and 60's at night.  This is what I have been told is "more normal" until about August.  THEN, in August, it goes up into the 90s and 100's.

But my past 3 summers have been literally 3 solid months of over 100 degrees every. single. day.

Dave and his son are at the movies today, but to me, this day is such a glorious gift, I could not handle the thought of sitting in a cool movie theater to escape this kind of beauty!

SO I have been out pulling weeds, and doing some yard work, or just sitting on the porch, or under the willow tree out front.

It's HEAVENLY out there! 

I even convinced Dave to open the windows this morning, and leave them that way for me.  I hate having to live in air conditioning 24/7.  It makes my bones hurt!  So this day is a true respite, and it's perfect!

In other news, there is no other news.

I realized that the lady I was waiting to hear from about the possible job was on vacation last week, because her daughter, the person who put her and me in touch with each other, was posting pictures of the family's annual vacation.  The FAMILY ALL GOES.

My potential boss neglected to tell me that she would be out of town last week when she called me the week before to go fill out paperwork.

So, when I realized there was not going to be a phone call last week, I was able to let go of that little shred of anxiety.

Then, my condo tenant did NOT SEND ME an intent to vacate notice last week, either....and now his time is up, so I have to assume he's staying another year.

There went that little shred of anxiety.

Ahhh.....

Felt really sick last night, and went to bed while it was still light out.   Never did throw up, but sat on the bathroom floor next to the toilet for an hour in anticipation.  Ugh.  Skipped dinner, so there's that much extra left overs for lunches this week.

That little shred of anxiety is gone...

Anyway, slept all the way til 7 this morning and feel much better today.  Drinking coconut water and had miso soup for lunch.  That's helping restore my internal balance.

Back outside now....need to pull up the garlic I planted last fall.  The bulbs are small, but if I don't pull them, they'll just rot in the ground.  Home grown garlic....I hope it's good!!