Got Some

Rain--that is.

Get your mind from the gutter.

It was enough to give my lawn a drink. I really should tend to my lawn more. Better Google on how to do just that.

Today, I gave alot of thought thought about giving up this house and move back to an apartment or townhouse. Let somebody else deal with the stuff. Make the phone call to have the maintenance guy come fix the runny toilet. Not worry about paying to have the grass mowed. I miss having an upstairs--even if it's just a sitting area. Give the illusion of bigger space.

Yes, I love my little house. It aches to be brought into the 21st Century. However, money is needed for that. And I'd feel a bit more comfortable if I had money to pay back the money I'd have to get to move it into the 21st Century. Yet, since literally Closing Day, two years ago, this has been a financial nightmare. Like everyone else, my property values have gone down. I"m upside down on my note. Not much, but enough--I'm confident I could get the same amount out of it--as I drive up and down my streets to see 'for sale/lease' signs decorating them.

The reality is, my utilities are non-existent and I've had no major issues. It's really been the financial end of things. Yep, always about a dollar or lack there of. Thought I was a savvy first time home buyer. Well, I was--to a degree. Not savvy enough, 'cause I still got screwed.

Live and learn

Got some.

Get your mind out of the gutter--

Got some thinking to do

Just hope my light bulb comes on!

Hot One

Another hot one here. What did I expect? I've been in Dallas since 1988. In fact, my 21st anniversary of changing my address from Iowa to Texas was a couple days ago. It's July. It's Dallas. Of COURSE, it's hot. Ugh. Yet, now I know to really drink lots of water and if it ain't worth leaving the a/c for, then anything can wait.

Kinda like in the deep freeze of the mid west during, oh--January. Is it worth to bundle up to head out in a windchill of 50 below. If it's not, then curl up with a book and cat and a cup of hot cocoa with marshmallows.

Like today, I did leave for about a half hour. I craved fresh strawberries, plus I was out of watermelon. Finally found a sweet batch of watermelon---and dang it--I wanted MORE. Too bad it wasn't on sale anymore--but I got it just the same!

So, I look at my cluttered house, dream what 25 grand would do to assist a house stuck in the 1970's to up to 2009 and take a sip of water. Now gotta tear myself from the PC, check on the cats--they are quite quiet-make my salad, pour my lemonade, check what movie I'll watch later--it's something what movies are found in a box you never got all the way through-for one reason or another.

And now it's time for the 80's band, Living Colour. For the moment their star shone bright, I thought they were GREAT! Wonderful to men with my skin tone, rock the house DOWN with "Cult of Personality!"And I bet when this was on TV in 1989, it was probably another cold day in Iowa or a hot one here.

You just deal and now where is that lemonade?