Is It Me, Or Are You Just Rude?

The other day as I was leaving the post office, as I stepped toward the glass exit door, a man threw the door open in front of me and strode right through. Strongly. Without a backwards glance AND did not hold the door for me. WTH?

Holding the door open might have delayed him a whole 10 seconds, but it is a nicety we women come to expect (at least this woman.) I mean, I was RIGHT THERE! His stride was such one would have thought he was going all "postal" on someone or something. Since I haven't read any news stories of such, maybe it was my imagination.

Normally I just blink my eyes and shrug my shoulders and blow it off, but his forceful entry and rudeness still has me pondering two days later.

And since I'm on the subject, what about throwing a baby shower at work and not inviting all of your coworkers? Sure, I work for global and you work for another division, but I sit right next to you when I'm in the office!

Rudeness surrounds me....daily apparently. Here is hoping I get a day of rudefree blissfulness today!

It All Comes Out in the Wash

My hubby is so busted! I've been missing my sunglasses clip-ons for a couple of weeks now. He found them this morning--they must have been in a jeans pocket because they went through both the washer and dryer load. (He's busted because he hasn't been keeping up with the laundry!) I complained last night because I had no shorts to wear. I'm thankful they came out in the wash...we are on vacation soon and the clip-ons are well needed.

Related to laundry, it is the middle of July and I still have winter clothes piles in our bedroom waiting to be packed up. Today is the day to finally get them packed away for the remaining month and a half of summer.

Cooler Weather, Happier Mama

The temperatures dropped into the 80s Fahrenheit today...currently the temperatures are such we turned off the air conditioning and opened up the windows.

My insulin pump went askew at some point this afternoon. I wasn't feeling well, just wanted to lay down and take a nap....problem though was I was out driving the girls to the mall! Fortunately, I noticed it needed to be reset, and did that, as well as started pumping liquids. It took several hours to feel better...thank goodness for technology! A 511 blood glucose is scarey!

Not only did the weather improve, but my oldest is home from college for a long weekend with us and friends...it is nice to spend time together as a complete family for a change.

Africa Hot

So Wisconsin has set a new meteorological record today...the third day in a row with temperatures over 100. Today I believe was the hottest....107 degrees Fahrenheit at one point in Waukesha, where we live.

I took every available bucket outside and filled them all with water this morning. My idea was to get them air temperature, so when I watered the plants, I wouldn't shock them with ultra cold water. After supper, I watered the bushes and plants up front with the first 10 gallons of water. I'll get the side gardens and some of the plants in the back tomorrow morning. I heard that with this excessive heat, your trees and bushes require 5 gallons of water a week. I have my work cut out for me!

Optical Illusion

Haven't blogged in a month because I haven't been properly inspired. Yesterday I thought I could write about the pavement between Pewaukee and Delafield on Hwy 16 but once I started typing, decided no more than two sentences was all I could stretch it out.

So on Hwy 16, if you are in the left lane heading west towards Oconomowoc, they've patched the cracks in the road with tar. Driving 65 mph it seems like you are driving over an optical illusion. And that without any liquor in our system--just a boatload of coffee.

Heh, it is the small things sometimes that make our day!