So, I'm back where I started this morning. The fan is making it just tolerable. What a day. In the past, I would have spent my day off at the pool. These days I really don't want to get tanner. I have enough sun damage from the years we thought it was good to get as tan as you could. That doesn't mean I never hang out in the sun...I'm just careful now. Going out in the morning and after the sun starts to go down is still a great way to spend a summer day. I just watched the sun disappear behind the treeline. It was quite beautiful.

What did I do today? I hung out. I did laundry and picked up all around the house. It's such a good feeling to look around and see everything neat. While reading Andrew's blog I followed a link to shy_smiley's blog where I found a link to a website that is trying to get people to donate and mail Beanie Babies to troops in Iraq. Apparently they're having a lot of success handing out these cute stuffed animals to the Iraqi children. Yes, I was a Beanie Baby addict. I'll admit it. It was partly the cute factor and partly that I'm a little bit of a compulsive collector. I gathered up a boxful of animals, and headed out to the post office. I'm going to find my 'stash' (remember I cleaned out the basement? I don't know where I put them) and mail the rest out. Anyway, I decided that I also felt like cooking. I got some zucchini from my sister's garden, and got the recipe for zucchini pie that my GA sister recently made. Then I remembered how much I love tomato pie and decided to make that too. I stopped at 2 vegetable stands for the tomatoes. I spent a long time cooking and then cleaning. Kelly came over and shared the meal with me. It was...delicious.

There's not much daylight left; I'll be spending the remainder right here. First, I'll post some pictures. 'Cause I love doing that.











Wish you could have joined us for dinner. What will I do with all the leftovers?