It seemed prudent to wrap up the digging and mulching in the front beds before I developed heat stroke; that part of the yard is sheltered by the porch so there isn't a breeze to make work a little easier. I'll mow after 6pm when it cools a bit.

A celebration will be in order soon—six weeks shy of the one-year anniversary of his retirement the feds finally calculated what the ex's pension will be. So they will have also calculated my portion. I stayed home for nine years raising kids, I earned it, but talk about deferred payment (I went back to work in 1997)! Now to watch out for the appliances getting wind of this, though I think the aging tires on the SUV are still at the front of that line.