The government issued a warning today that mosquitoes have been found in our area with the West Nile virus. I don’t like to wear bug spray, but getting bit by a mosquito and coming down with West Nile virus is not a good outcome. I think I’ll pick up a spray bottle of OFF when I go to the store this evening.

I discovered green tea. I drink a hot cup of green tea at night before bed. The little bit of caffeine in it does not seem to bother me. I also drink the green tea over ice as a cold beverage. My favorite brand is the Sobe green teas, because they use real sugar to sweeten the tea.

This summer has been very hot and I’m not going to be sorry to see it end if it continues with these hot temperatures. When it is over 90 degrees, it is just too hot to enjoy outdoor activities. I like it best when the weather is milder – maybe 80 degrees. But once it goes to 90 or above, I’m staying indoors as much as I can.

I love this little story.  It reminds me of my parents!!!!

A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years.  They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.

For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover.

In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife’s bedside. She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totaling $95,000.

He asked her about the contents. ‘When we were to be married,’ she said, ‘my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue.. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doll.’

The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving.. He almost burst with happiness. ‘Honey,’ he said, ‘that explains the dolls, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?’

‘Oh,’ she said, ‘that’s the money I made from selling the dolls.’

A Prayer……
Dear Lord, I pray for Wisdom to understand my man; Love to forgive him, and Patience for his moods. Because Lord, if I pray for Strength, I’ll beat him to death, because I don’t have time to crochet.

Bonita has tried to drop these last 10 pounds and just isn’t having any success.  She decided to check out a web site that had a fat burner review to try and find the best one for her. She’s been so very good at cutting back but you know how it is with those last stubborn few pounds.  They always seem to want to hang on.