Wednesday-7am

At 6:30am it was already 80 degrees and there's 94% humidity.  Karma lasted about five minutes on the porch and it wore her out.

 Drained, I'd say.

 But the miniature rose plant seems to be loving this weather and is coming back to life out there!

 It had some kind of teeny, tiny bugs and was dying fast.  I put it out on the porch and kept snipping off the dead sections.  Was sure it was a goner.  But then it started new growth a while back and when Leah was here a couple weeks ago she couldn't find any bugs any more (she worked in a plant nursery for a time).  I think this horrible weather killed them off--LOL!  I set the plastic pot inside of an ice cream pail to keep the moisture in and to prevent it from tipping over in the wind.  It is looking good.  I've got my fingers crossed.

 So since the bugs appear to be gone, I decided to plant Karma some more cat grass.  In a few days she'll be wanting to go out no matter how hot it is out there--LOL!  ;)

 Dagan stopped by after work last night with the new fan.  There's been a run on fans and air conditioners because of the heat and they only had a couple odd ones left.

 I love my new little fan!  It can be made into an even shorter table fan, too.

Karma tried to fit into the empty box, of course.

 Maybe it's just me (I do have a strange sense of humor, after all) but I saw this headline and photo on the new free weekly paper and it just made me giggle.  A child's wading pool and what looks like a movable puppy fence juxtaposed with the words "world-class otter exhibit"...well, I was chuckling all the way back from the mail box.  Looks like they have a long way to go.  I do love otters, though.   

Groceries came and my bill was $35 less than ordered (which I expected being as it was right before the 4th and there's a run on everything), but there was nothing really essential missing that I couldn't do without for a month.  So...I jumped on my laptop and made a trip to Amazon.  Placed my special order--tada!  

This wall shelf unit has adjustable shelves and is deep enough to hold CDs, as you can see.  And where is this going to go?  Here above my art table.  I'll have to find another special spot for Serena's beautiful daisy painting.

It's big!  Will go past the art table on the left side and be fairly high up because of the thermostat, but I'm short on one end and would need a stool to reach anything but the bottom shelf or two regardless, so what the heck.  ;)  

I plan to fill it up with art supplies!  Bottles and misters and all sorts of art paraphernalia!  I am so excited!!!  :):)  And, hopefully, in August I plan to order one more bookcase for the hallway by my bedroom door.  I used to have one there for years, but moved it into the living room when I got rid of the 30 gallon aquarium.  This is why I have been postponing the big art and craft reorganization over here.  Waiting until I could slowly get these bigger storage items.  Whoohoo!  Well, I warned you it was probably only exciting to me...and probably Leah.  ;)

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This shelf unit is heavy to begin with and will hold a lot, so Leah (our tool girl) will be the one to figure out how to secure it up on the wall.  We may need an extra piece of wood.  Leah will look it over once it gets here (says between the 12th-18th). 

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What else did I order with my shelf unit?  The other chair cover to match (tada!), a couple books, and a set of doilies.  I wanted to get books on zentangles and mandalas since I am working on those kind of projects lately and know very little about them.  The rest is not supposed to come until the end of the month.  I clicked send in the least amount of packages and maybe I shouldn't have--LOL!  I think I'm waiting on the chair cover, but that's okay.  I'm not going anywhere.  ;)

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I woke up with this song in my head.

I do so love Simon and Garfunkel!  But I'm not sure why I woke up singing "Old Friends"?
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Having the three fans completed the cool air U-turn and it was a more comfortable night sleeping than I've had in a week--nice!!  Thanks, Dagan and Leah!!
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If it is not raining or too cloudy I can sit at my craft table by the window in the air conditioning and watch three separate fireworks displays across the horizon tonight.  Looks iffy, though.  We have possible thunderstorms every day until the weekend.  I know a lot of places are too dry to have fireworks this year...and some will be too wet.  Regardless, have a wonderful night!  Happy Fourth to the people in the US (and Canada just had theirs, too).  :) :)
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"Where you stumble, there your treasure lies."
Joseph Campbell