I must apologize as that last post was a bit weak. Although you guys came up with some new and amusing quotes and even made me think of some I had failed to list. Thanks for the input, you guys are the bestest. 

  Sorry. But, quite frankly I've been a bit uninspired regarding blog material.

  Please allow me to whine further as it is just so incredibly hot here too. Alright Sally my desert friend, please don't laugh, but I'm serious...it's been really hot here. Today was our fourth day in a row of 100+ temps.

  I made an effort this evening to get outside and get some pictures of what's blooming around the yard just so I could get a current post up.

  I had tried to get some pictures of our shade garden but I caught our torn up yard in the background. We've put in a geo-thermal heat pump and free lawn removal comes with the package.

  But I did get this photo of one of my transplanted Lilys.

Year before last I had planted them in my shade garden where they refused to bloom. So the kids and I moved them last fall. Looks like I made the right decision.

Here is Black-eyed-Susan that is growing out by the vegetable garden. 

I also had a friend following me closely as I was traipsing around the yard taking pictures.

This is Bandito one of the new kittens we had gotten because Annie the porch ornament quit her job. He's a bit obnoxious and enjoys harassing the dogs but he is catching rodents so he's a keeper.

  We also got another calf. He's a red Holstein. I named him Petey, short for Pistol Pete the mascot at the university where Tim teaches. So now that's five. I guess I shouldn't have said four was enough in an earlier post as I hadn't consulted Tim on the subject. So we have plenty of mouths to feed now. One horse, five bovines, two dogs, three cats, three kids, a husband and myself. Am I forgetting anyone...anyone...? I'm sure they'll show up for dinner whether I've remembered them or not. 

  Okay, I'm whining again...it's the heat I tell ya...it's vicious and brutal and sapping the life outa me!

  Oh Sally how do you do it?!

  I will return someday when temps are more humane and my brain is no longer fried.

Stay cool and know that I will look back on this someday and be totally humiliated and mortified concerning my behavior but for now, I don't care, I'm hot.

Your friend, Hotchamama