DeDe, JennP, Alex, Doc, and Jo:
Thanks for the welcome! And, yes, I am very excited. I'm just so
done with being uncomfortable and unhealthy and unhappy with the way I look and feel.
Alex, be careful what you ask for! My personality is skewed and my quirks are far too many to identify. You'll see. And where in Cali are you that it's only 84 degrees? It's been hellishly hot here in Motown--
seriously, like 112 over the weekend. Bad enough right? Apparently not, because our central A/C decided it was too much to cope with and gave up the ghost on Saturday. Of course, during this heatwave, all of the A/C companies are swamped and no one can come out until Thursday to fix it (that's the earliest I could find
). Oh, did I mention that I was in the midst of painting my kitchen too? Yeah, that project was quickly put on hold! Half of my kitchen looks great though!
It was ONLY 110 today, and the forecast says it'll be all the way down to 103 by Thursday. Yeesh. We have several fans out, but all they do is blow hot air around and even five or six showers per day provide little relief, so we are actually going to kennel the doggies and spend the next couple of days at a local hotel because neither me nor DH can take it anymore. This heat is not to be messed with--last night's local newscast reported that there have been EIGHT heat-related deaths in this county since Saturday. The Doubletree will be a welcome oasis--and yes, I'll be packing my packets along as well.
I'll have to take my laptop and use the hotel's wireless to keep in touch. I'm out of school for the summer, and I don't work, so...you'll be hearing a lot from me for the next month or so, but when school starts in Sept I'm sure I won't be around as much. Hopefully, by then, I won't be AROUND as much either. LOL.
Oh, and supermom--35? Are you kidding me?! You're just a pup! I'm telling the Silver Fox you're traumatized over 35, she'll fix ya'. Besides, considering that the alternative to having birthdays is NOT having birthdays, I'll take as many as I can get. In November, I'll be
45, so stop it already!
Thanks again, everyone, and I'll type at'cha later.