The last day of June brought shopping and dinner out with my bestest buds, Nancy and Kathy. The day was a rainy mess, so the kids and I set off to North Syracuse for sandal shopping, then I shuttled kids home, and returned to Lock 24 in B'ville (reference knees:) for dinner. Kathy and I continued on and I dropped mega cash at Barnes and Nobel...a fine, fine day!

-Cheryl

Tuesday, June 29. Unfortunately, the day never made it much past sitting around in my robe with coffee, the expensive pets, and either the TV or a book. I am really ready for summer to happen ANY time now!

Monday, June 27
Are pets REALLY worth it? $45.50 at the vet today for 1 month of Advantix for the dog, 1 month of Advantage for each cat. I mean, come on. Maybe I should get one of those little OFF clip on fans and just make them stay within a 2 foot radius of each other and clip it to the one in the middle? We'd make it the whole summer on $12.

Summer brings WORK! Already, in just four days without "real" work, I have gotten more done at home, joyfully, than I have in like a YEAR! The top shows reorganization in the bathroom...HOW can I have SO MUCH MAKEUP AND CRAP? Second question, how can I have so much expired medication...I feel like I go through it rather periodically, yet today I threw stuff out that expired in 2006! I know I have gone through my stash several times in the past THREE YEARS! Oh well, it probably is in some way connected to where and why socks disappear in the wash...

The second pic shows my kids RAKING! For some reason, I can get them to mow and rake with minimal grumbling. If you look closely at my knees, rain was JUST starting, so the project was dropped rather abruptly, but still...I am highly thankful for my great kids!

Good day today...

Cheryl

Sunday, June 28. Spent most of morning relaxing on the deck in the sun with Claire Cook's SUMMER BLOW OUT while Dave tore around doing yard work, gardening and laundry. Pretended I was on a real vacation.

Saturday, June 27
Second day of summer vacation. Good thing this involved only feet, as my hair is still VERY purple and I am not up for permanently recording it in any way.

Sue's TOTALLY going to one - up me with the first "Foot Shots" of summer, so I had to get back in the game with my "Memorial Day Weekend in the St. Lawrence Knees!"

-Cheryl