164 What a week

What A Week!

Hello, there, dear readers. It’s August and some of the local schools are in session already. It’s been hot, humid, rainy, weedy, and with a touch of mildew. As you know, I am not a fan of summertime!

So this blog starts off with a big old whine! Besides following the two excellent, informative blogs from Savvy Trish and Savvy Frances, I did not feel I could write a blog of equal stature.

So this blog starts off with a big old whine! Besides following the two excellent, informative blogs from Savvy Trish and Savvy Frances, I did not feel I could write a blog of equal stature.

Sit back; roll your eyes; and laugh along with me! Just a recap of this week--so far.

• One of my car tires is low yet again. It has been checked out. Nothing is wrong. The little orange “tire low” light is off for a day or two and then on again. I think I may put duct tape over the little tire picture. Poor dear husband still cannot drive after his back surgery. Hi, Ho, Hi, Ho…off to Physical Therapy we go. 

• The driveway which crosses Abrams Creek overflowed again this week. This is the second time this summer and the second time in 25 years! 

• We had the two Schnauzers groomed. Pup Bogie with the curlier hair was so frizzed from the rain, he was matted and looked like he needed to be sheared. Aaah, that costs extra. A lot extra. Two dogs $168. 

• We had a teenager (younger brother of one of the farm employees) to weed the front and to trim a couple of low flowering trees. He asked to be paid by the hour. I was fine with that but shouldn’t have been. He did not know a weed from the ground cover and trimmed the wrong trees. DUH! I guess I am still naïve! Our twice-monthly cleaning lady has moved to Richmond. Did I say it’s only Thursday as I write this?

You may remember, too, that I really enjoy Google trends pages, analytics pages, and, in general, some plain old “if it pops into my mind, let’s see what Google says.” Here is what I found for the upcoming week. It can be a week of celebrations if you would like it to be!

• August 12 is Middle Child’s Day – if you are a middle, remind family and friends to celebrate you! You are the family peacemaker. And middle siblings may be extinct in the generations to come as family size decline. 

• August 13 is Left Hander’s Day--IT’S MY DAY--along with Obama, di Vinci, Whoopi, Oprah, and Bill Gates! Only 10% of the population is left-handed. Remember: Lefties have rights, too. (HA!)

• August 14 is National Creamsicle Day. Now only the orange covered vanilla ice cream on the stick seems to be available, but once there were a variety of flavors--grape, raspberry, lime, and cherry. 

• August 15 is Relaxation Day. DO NOTHING – or if that doesn’t fit your schedule, postpone anything that can cause stress. A good day to golf or binge-watch tv!

• August 16 is Tell a Joke Day. Bad jokes, silly jokes, corny jokes. Here’s one: A guy walks into a bar with a large piece of asphalt under his arm. The bartender says: “What’ll you have?” The guy responds: “two beers--one for me and one for the road.” (badda boom!)

• August 17 is National Thrift Shop Day. According to the Yellow Pages, there are 42 thrift shops or second-hand shops in our area. 

• August 18 is Honey Bee Awareness Day. There too many articles to begin to list about the Honey Bee – but I think it is most important to remember that they are the only insect that makes food for humans (utahcountybeekeepers.org)

• August 19 is National Potato Day. Yeah! Hmmm? Fries, chips, mashed, baked? One of the largest vegetable crops in the world, potatoes are thought to have been cultivated in Peru about 6000 B.C. 

This celebration list comes from a children’s website called www.holidayinsights.com. Check your birthday and see what’s celebrated besides you on that day. Fun to do! Outrageously, my May 20 birthday is Millionaire’s Day. Yea, right!

Stay cool, stay dry. 

Not so Savvy Glenne