Late this week Zeke will be coming to stay for 2 weeks, so in addition to my usual yard work, I need to dog-proof places that my dogs can't reach (their collars don't let them close to the fence). He's kind of willful when Susie walks him, so I'll have to see if I can walk all three dogs together. I'll teach him to do the same things my dogs do - sit beside the bowl and wait until I tell them to eat, and once I have control of the food, I'll have more of his attention.
I'm finishing my morning tea, then I'll go mow the front. These days my only caffeine is two morning cups of tea, no pop, and though I don't want to eliminate caffeine completely, I might cut it down to just one cup.
Oh - good news! I pulled some capri pants off the shelf where I'd stashed them earlier this summer because I couldn't fit into them. I must have been losing some weight because I can get into them again. Hurrah!!! (I'm still a chicken as far as stepping on the scale.) When it's so hot I need to have all of the extra pairs of pants because I sometimes end up changing clothes a couple of times a day. I'm headed to the thrift store for some more extra large dark blue t-shirts - turns out they are the most UV protection (UV a and b can go through your clothing - who knew?).
On the accountability side of things, though I haven't reported it consistently here, and we don't walk very fast, I have been walking my dogs every morning for 30 to 45 minutes.
I'm curious to hear from Dorothy - how is the country life, and did they empty out the shed/garage that she'd been working on. And Susan, how is dog world and all of the zones you've worked out at the house. Liz, are you feeling better and are you still sewing? Michelle is as hot as a two-dollar pistol these days, we know she's moving forward and making progress. :) Kat, is the finger better? Sounds like you got a lot done the other day. And Morgan - he's like having a secret weapon, isn't he? Penny, Andrea, maeve, how are your house and garden projects going? Maryanne? Some of the rest of you who drop in occasionally? I thought I'd ask - when it gets so hot it is harder to get things done (for many of us) than if it is cool out.