Friday, Friday

There are some days, down here, where the temperature doesn't seem to bother me much. I suppose what tips my scale of tolerance would have to be the days of 85% humidity and a little heater box that always insists on sitting on my lap while chewing on toys. All I can say is, "Thank the Lord for air-conditioning!" Although, I can only say that in every room except for the one I am sitting in. Whoever converted this garage space into a "Florida Room" played a mean trick installing an air-vent in the ceiling that leads nowhere. After having maintenance visit our house, we discovered that above the vent is a large brick that is part of the roof of this room, leaving the temperature near a constant 90*. At least it looks nice, right? One of these coming days we look forward to getting a window unit installed in this room so that both Steven and I, as well as Bailey who now shares this room at night, can survive in here!

Speaking of Bailey, we had an interesting event today! Like most days, her favorite daily playtime would be anytime she's outside. That time is limited due to the heat as well as being forced to come in after a) digging a huge hole in the sand/lawn b) barking like she owns the world. Today I began my trip outside for reason b. I noticed, upon walking out the door, that she was barking at something in the palm tree near the fence and, as we have numerous lizards living among us, I figured that must be what it was. It was not a lizard... It was the biggest grasshopper I have ever seen in my life, EVER! It must have been at least 3 inches long! I hope the picture can do justice as to how amazing this bug was. You absolutely must click on the picture to see it larger! I'm sure it's not nearly as exciting to those of you who are reading and didn't experience the shock factor, but I will still share my amazement! 

Other than that excitement. Today was spent feeding my newfound interest in crafting. I'm quite pleased at the number of thrift stores in the area and the treasures I have found in them! I believe I purchased enough minor items to keep my hobby thriving for quite awhile (I hope)! I decided to start with painting one of those door mirrors (purchased from Wal-Mart) with some chalk-board paint to hang behind a portion of our refrigerator that sticks out from the wall. We decided to scootch it over in order to create the space I needed in the kitchen to work, which left this, very minor problem considering the gain! Halfway through the project I picked up the mirror to paint the other side and ultimately discovered that those cheap mirrors are not any stronger with a single layer of paint. I now have a half painted, shattered mirror. Next idea... look into products not susceptible to breaking!

 Following this setback, I decided to take a break from my projects for the remainder of the day and sit down with the pup to restfully wait for the husband to come home. I must say, again, how much I admire his determination to work on aspired goals. His organizational skills are something to be noted and followed. He's fallen into a quite detailed schedule and even though he is already weighted with pre-assignment assignments and lining up remaining details, he still saved the evening for me. When he arrived home, we headed to a nearby beach where we were able to wind down together, although we wind down in very different ways! I sat in my beach chair with a good book while he took to the shore with his newly purchased craigslist skim board. We've been talking about getting one for a couple weeks but needed to find one within the right price. Of course, Steven is known to research down to the bone, so we now own one :)! I must say, of all water sports, this one looks the most intriguing to me. Maybe I'll give it a try one of these days!

We shall end our evening visiting with some loved people. It really is amazing how distance can be fought with technology. Who ever thought you could throw in personal interactions with a computer and a webcam?!  It's been a good Friday. I trust that all of yours were just as blessed.