Sum-sum-summertime

 We have had insufferable heat the past week or so, but yesterday and today have been more moderate.

Like, maybe even good for Dave to get out and mow the grass, and do some edging, etc.

Not much to report for this past week.  I had a day of horrible vertigo, after lots of pressure changes, and a heat migraine.

That was awful.... but I didn't vomit this time, so that was good.  I managed to work for 3 hours, but then had to take the rest of the day off because just tipping my head to look at my keyboard, or my screens, was too much.

I am very grateful that aggressive use of decongestants (which I am no longer supposed to take, because they raise my heart rate) did the trick.

I am thinking that I need to get some kind of medical advice about what I can take/do when my sinuses are plugged up, and my ears don't work, because it's a chronic issue for me, living here.

I can't use a neti pot, as the water goes up, but does not come down.  It's most unpleasant, and makes things worse.

We took tomorrow off for a long July 4th weekend.  We had planned to go spend some money, and stay at the Price Tower hotel (Frank Lloyd Wright's only actualized "sky scraper," in Bartlesville, OK), but since their restaurant was closed, we decided not to go.

Instead, we went out to the country, where our friend is house sitting, and did a little cook out last evening.

Dave's anxiety was really triggered yesterday, for some reason. Sadly, he was just not into hanging out.  He insisted that we get home before dark, so we did.

I'd like to go back again some time, when we can enjoy it more.  I had really wanted to be there at dusk to see the deer come out of the woods, the fireflies, and to hear the katy dids.

Little kitten was there, too, so that was a bonus. 

The homeowners are obsessive collectors of Le Creuset cookware.... I was almost drooling at their shelves full of things I can only dream of ever owning.  Sigh.

My dear friend Margaret and I got our matching tattoos on Thursday.  She, in Michigan, and myself, here.

We had started talking about it last year, but have not been able to arrange to get them done while we were together, so she suggested a date between our two birthdays, and we just went ahead and did it.

The design is a vine with roses.  The designs are virtually identical, but the colors we chose are different, and we got them on opposite legs. Roses are significant to both of us, and the idea of putting them on our legs signifies how many "miles" we have walked together as friends through this life.

There's more to it, but that's enough to give you an idea of the meaning.

Tomorrow, we will babysit little kitten Sora Beth, and our friend Julie is coming over for a cook out, and to meet the kitty.

My friend Nancy, back in Illinois, has also sent Sora Beth a plush toy that we will hopefully get tomorrow, so we can introduce her to it. 

She's growing SO FAST!  She's now interested in playing, and walks around on the floor like a big kitty! Her ears have grown since we had her last! 

It won't be much longer before she goes to her forever home.  It's been such a gift to help raise her.

Nothing else to report.  Happy July 4th... I miss being able to celebrate it like my family does, but Dave hates it, so that's just something I have sacrificed since coming down here.  

He puts up with all of my halloween and christmas festivities, after all.... 

Have a good week!