Better late than never, that's what I always say!! I spent that morning (as I have every morning since I began the task) painting the outside of the house. It looks really nice and I'm aghast at how badly it looked before!! Unfortunately, I'm going to have to put two coats on the west side where the sun beats down on it everyday, and will probably have to do two on the east side as well. I'm really close to having one coat all around, and will start on the trim after I have the second coat on where needed. I also have to restain the deck and I'm running out of summer! I could certainly grow accustomed to this lifestyle and am loving puttering around (and being up and around) on my own time. What a difference a year makes!!
So back to the 4th of July. Rather than grilling at home, Danny decided he wanted BBQ from Bad Brad's (I told him they would be closed, and they were). Instead, we went to Chili's for appetizers, not realizing they were 1/2 price during happy hour and we both ate for $10!!! It was an awesome find! On the way home, we saw a huge plume of smoke out our way. The color indicated it was a grass fire, and as we got closer to home, we speculated on just where the fire was burning. It was wheat stubble in a field 2 miles northwest of us and the flames were getting dangerously close to a house on the property. It was very windy, very smokey and very scary, especially since there had been a grass fire a mile east of that field within the past week. Then on top of that, there was another stubble fire a half mile east of us later that night. It's sad that people are so careless with fireworks and/or cigarettes. Fortunately, I don't think there was any serious damage involved, but it's unsettling just the same.
Can't believe it's Friday again! They seem to roll around a lot faster during the summer than they do during the school year!
Until the next time, Happy Trails!
