Even though it's now technically fall we've had some rather warm weather. Almost into the 70's and quite humid. Things broke yesterday in late afternoon and we had a tremendous thunderstorm. Not a huge deluge of rain, at least not where I live, but spectacular thunder and lightning. Even more impressive when you think about the fact that it was daylight and still the lightning was eye-opening.
Ludie is not a "scared-y cat" but even he launched a couple of times from various perches (including my lap). I understood his dismay because a couple of the cracks made me jump and caused my window crystals to vibrate with frightening intensity. It was as if the thunderclap seemed to be rolling from inside my home rather than above it.
Today is cooler with temps in the mid-50's, though very windy. It has that crisp feeling of fall. And oh gees... here we go again... the wind chill is 49 degrees. I guess I should be thankful it's not 49 below. Ok... yay-it's-not-49-below.
The maple trees on my street are starting the transformation into that beautiful and spectacular red, the huge box elder in my yard has started to go yellow and the canopy of treetops up and down my street no longer give the impression of cool and shady summer.
I'm feeling very, very good. I've forgotten a time or two and start doing something I shouldn't, but a quick flash of pain reminds me that, "Oh yeah it's only been two and a half weeks since surgery." That's when I get annoyed because there are things to get done around here! Cripes!
After my 2 week post-surgical appointment, I can technically drive (like I was really going to not drive!) but it makes me feel better that I've been given the okay.
I've gotten tired of reading (a book a day, or with paperbacks two in a day) I've gotten tired of making my jewelry, I don't have anywhere to set up a jigsaw puzzle, and even if I did, I don't want to even think about what it'd be like trying to keep Ludie from playing hockey with the puzzle pieces.
I've been loading up on the DVD's... I belong to Blockbuster's "To your door" thingy. By the way... (Plug for Blockbuster here!)it is really the way to go... for 19 bucks a month I'm paying in the ballpark for about 4 rentals from the store. Since I average 4 a week, I'm saving roughly $50.00 a month. It's also a great way to see DVD's of TV shows. That's what I really like about it. (Ok, plug is now officially over)
But I have reached a kind of "critical overabundance" of pretty much everything. I'm totally bored with regular TV, DVD's, and old tapes... I was never much of a "regular" TV watcher anyway... but even with the "new fall season" there's still little to hold my attention for any length of time.
So here I sit on the computer... but even surfing is bugging me.
I've decided that, as I'm not allowed to pick up a full laundry basket, (or more to the point, would be physically injured if I did) my plan is to throw my clothes down the basement stairs a few at a time until I get enough to make a load. That should be fun... it might be worth a laugh just to watch Ludie try and figure out the "What the hell is she doing now?" factor. Yeah... could be fun.
Doing laundry... fairly certain I've never described it as fun. Go figure.
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