Happy August

So, does anyone else have favorite and least favorite months?? Well, I do and I'm going to share what they are. November and April are my favorite months. August and February are my least favorite. I really want October to be my favorite month, but it is still way too hot here to really enjoy the whole Hallowwen/fall is here/go to the pumpkin patch/ drink hot cider and wear sweaters that is depicted in most magazines in the October issues. (Which of course arrives Sept. 1 - when it's still well over 100 degrees in much of Southern California!) Now, why are August and February my least favorites?? Hmmm . . well, August is just so darn hot, and mentally one might think, 'Oh September is comming - cooler weather', but NOT SO! So, the heat is so hot, and you know there is at least one more month of it to go. The cute tank tops and shorts that I was so excited about wearing back in May are now getting faded and, darn it, I'm just tired of sweating so much already! But, February?? Well, not much happens in February, and even here in sunny Southern Cal it can be cold, wet and dreary so much of the month. (And windy too) People living in states that have 'real' weather are gonna read this and say, 'cry me a river - you live in the best weather on the planet for crying out loud'. And really I should not complain. Especially because I live at the beach, too. But really, it has been so hot and humid here - are you having any sympathy for me yet?? I didn't think so. So, I'll just endure August. Maybe with all the sweating I'll drop the few pounds I'd really like to lose. Mabye there is a good side to August after all.

I Have A Blog?!

Yes, almost three months have gone by and yet, my blog has been on hold. It's almost as if I'm going along in life, reading blogs - other websites - soaking in all the cool stuff to be read and commented on out there and I sigh wistfully, "Oh, how cool it would be to have a blog and post about . . . . . " (In my head when I say this, it's in the voice of 'Dory' from Finding Nemo: But then Albert Brooks, a.k.a. 'Marlin' answers back: "You HAVE a blog, remember?", but you know Dory, and the short term memory loss and all . . ) ANYHOW, I realize, remember that yes, I actually do have a blog. So if I haven't been blogging, what have I been doing?? Hmmmm . . oh yeah, we put the house on the market - it sold - we packed-up stuff, got rid of stuff - found a new place to live (an ordeal in itself) - MOVED (can I please never do that again?) - went from being homeowners to renters. While all the aforementioned things were happening, my 3 1/2 yr. old got head lice and missed the whole end of pre-school. In fact, the head lice story has a little irony to it, because I discovered it the day after my realtor called to say, 'we have a solid offer, there will be no more showings', and I was planning on getting a bit of a break from the constant upkeep and cleaning, But, not only did I NOT get a break, all the cleaning intensified! And, my poor little Dude was subjected to constant head-checking from mom and dad for 3 weeks, along with the shampoo, etc. ,etc. Such an ordeal. But, we survived head lice and have lived to tell about it!

Other details . . . . we moved from the San Fernando Valley to Venice Beach, CA . . yes, quite a change. I could do a whole series of posts on what we've encountered while in Venice for the past month. It's fun, it's different, and I'm not nearly as car-bound for everything. The house is mostly unpacked - our only set back lately in getting all set up has been a double ear infection for the little guy and a sinus infection for me. (lovely).
I don't know quite how to wrap this up, other than to say, gotta go. I"ll be back to post more . . .sometime.

I Have A Blog?!

Yes, almost three months have gone by and yet, my blog has been on hold. It's almost as if I'm going along in life, reading blogs - other websites - soaking in all the cool stuff to be read and commented on out there and I sigh wistfully, "Oh, how cool it would be to have a blog and post about . . . . . " (In my head when I say this, it's in the voice of 'Dory' from Finding Nemo: But then Albert Brooks, a.k.a. 'Marlin' answers back: "You HAVE a blog, remember?", but you know Dory, and the short term memory loss and all . . ) ANYHOW, I realize, remember that yes, I actually do have a blog. So if I haven't been blogging, what have I been doing?? Hmmmm . . oh yeah, we put the house on the market - it sold - we packed-up stuff, got rid of stuff - found a new place to live (an ordeal in itself) - MOVED (can I please never do that again?) - went from being homeowners to renters. While all the aforementioned things were happening, my 3 1/2 yr. old got head lice and missed the whole end of pre-school. In fact, the head lice story has a little irony to it, because I discovered it the day after my realtor called to say, 'we have a solid offer, there will be no more showings', and I was planning on getting a bit of a break from the constant upkeep and cleaning, But, not only did I NOT get a break, all the cleaning intensified! And, my poor little Dude was subjected to constant head-checking from mom and dad for 3 weeks, along with the shampoo, etc. ,etc. Such an ordeal. But, we survived head lice and have lived to tell about it!

Other details . . . . we moved from the San Fernando Valley to Venice Beach, CA . . yes, quite a change. I could do a whole series of posts on what we've encountered while in Venice for the past month. It's fun, it's different, and I'm not nearly as car-bound for everything. The house is mostly unpacked - our only set back lately in getting all set up has been a double ear infection for the little guy and a sinus infection for me. (lovely).
I don't know quite how to wrap this up, other than to say, gotta go. I"ll be back to post more . . .sometime.