Summer is winding down

I can't believe that summer is technically over!!  School is back in season and the weather is cooling off a little.  This summer was too HOT!!  We had about 2 months of 100+ weather.  I like summer but this was a bit too much.

In June, I had a 3 week vacation that was great!  I went to St. Louis for CKC and also got my first out-of-state geocache.  I also had a goal to get at least 30 geocaches in June and I got 35!  My nieces and I went geocaching for a day and we found lots of ticks!!  We decided to wait on crawling in the woods till tick season is over.

July brought lots of sadness for me.  I lost my cat Chloe.  I came home from work on morning and she was dead in the hallway.  She was just fine before I left for work that night.  She had been fighting hyperthyroidism but her levels were finally in optimal range and she seemed to be doing better.  It was quite the shock for me.  I have been wanting to make a blog post in regards to this.

Navy Pier

Then in the middle of July, I traveled to Elburn, IL to see my Scrap Jammie friends!  One was traveling all the way from Australia!  We even took a day trip to Chicago which was a blast!!!  I need to order pictures and get to scrapbooking them!

I got back from my trip and my A/C wasn't able to keep up with the 100+ weather.  It is leaking freon and I need a new system.  They at least got it working for me but I need to start saving $$$$ for a new unit.  Ugh!!  At least the weather has cooled off to the 80's to 90's which is nice.

August I have been working on getting my house better organized, especially my extra bedroom!  I made good progress but still have lots to do.  I have lots of stuff I just need to get rid of.

I am hanging out at the Mudhouse trying to stay caffeinated!!

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

What a summer!

I am so behind in keeping my blog up-to-date that I am not sure where to start!

I have had an emotional summer.  In June, my Grandma passed away.  She had been ill for awhile and was under hospice care.  Even with her being ill, she was doing alright till she had difficulty breathing and was gone.  This all happened the day before my birthday.  I have to say, that has been the worst birthday of my life and I sure hope nothing else will top that.  I was on vacation from work so had extra time off.  I was glad to have extra time off from work and spend time with family.

In the last couple of weeks, a co-worker that I have worked with for about 3 years is moving to another state.  It makes me sad she is leaving.  I will miss her!!  We had a lot in common and enjoyed working with her.    We had her going away party at a Mexican restaurant.  It was a fun but sad evening at the same time.  I might have to make a road trip someday to visit her!

I have had some fun days with my nieces!  I always enjoy those.  I haven't gotten to spend as much time with them as I had hoped because of my work schedule & their schedule!  We are all getting together this weekend to grill pizza!  We did that last year and it was fun!  Grilled pizza is sooo yummy!  Then we are going to tie dye.  I have had a white apron that I have never done anything with.  So, I am going to see what I can do with it.  I might have to see if I can find some white T-shirts at Wal-mart.

I will have to slowly update of significant things over the last few months and mix in current events.  I have a list of blog ideas that I made earlier this year and have been adding to it tonight.  I hope to get back in the swing of blogging again!  Till then, enjoy a little video of my pug dreaming!