Spring is over

 I hate Oklahoma weather.  Have I mentioned that before?

We had a very cold, damp "spring" that was mostly like late winter here.  There were even nights with frost, or threatening frost, as recently as last week.

Today, it will be 96.  All this coming week will be in the 90s.

We had very few lovely days, and now it's over until September, most likely.

Yuck.

But you never know.... last May was wet and cold, and so was July.... nothing is "normal" anymore.

Dave FINALLY got the front yard cleaned up yesterday, after over 2 months of it being a terrible mess from having the bamboo cut down, and a winter's worth of willow fronds, and leaves from neighboring trees.

He finished raking it up, and gave it a mow.  Today, he will cut the dead photinia branches off, take out some unwanted mulberry trees, and and cut the dead crepe myrtle branches as well.  

The photinia and crepe myrtle both succumbed to the arctic cold in February of 2021.

This past week brought more adventures with our troublesome neighbors renting the house next door.

This crap has been going on since late night on Easter Sunday.

On Wednesday night/ Thursday morning, there were 5 cars that all arrived at just after 2 am. Lots of coming and going, with slamming doors, and talking loudly in the driveway...and then, at 3, the one we call Party Girl, who actually lives there,  was out in the driveway having a screaming fight with one of her "guests."

All of this shit happens when the woman whose name is on the lease is not home...and she is not home a lot, lately.  Every weekend, and some weeknights.  She must have a new love, or else she can't stand her room mate!   (We call her Teacher, because the one time I met her outside, she introduced herself as being a school teacher... odd)

 I reported this late night insanity to the friends who moved away last fall, and rented the house out. This is how I know that the one woman is the one on the lease, and that the trouble maker is her room mate. 

I feel really bad about bothering the owners with this, but this is some HOT bullshit...and it can't be allowed to continue.

Everyone in the neighborhood probably heard that screaming match.  I was so upset by it, that I only got about 2 hours' sleep that night.

Anyway, the local property manager has been contacted, and this weekend has been blissfully quiet.  Party girl has not been here at night, so she must be taking her party somewhere else.

In other news, I will go back to my full day in the office tomorrow.  

I DID go last Tuesday to pick up/ drop off work, but between my oncology appointment, and torrential rains and flooding, last Monday did not happen.

This coming week, I have my bi-annual dental cleaning, and have my antibiotics on hand for that.  I never had to do that before, but now it's necessary.

My lower back and hip pain has shifted to something new, in the same area.  I am so weary of this.... Hoping that it lets up soon.  It's been going on since March.

I want to go back to dance class this week, damn it!

Okay, Dave wants to go out for breakfast, so I need to be getting ready.

Have a good week. Oh, and if you celebrate mother's day, may you enjoy it!