Wildlife

A few night's ago we pulled off the road on the way home to watch the bats. Yep, every time I'm driving home at night I look for the bats around the streetlights. There is one particular spot where there are usually several flying around. It's at a spot where traffic is basically non-existent which is probably why they like it. We pulled off the road and watched 5 of them flying around and around. It was cool! A couple weeks ago, we saw a coyote in the desert fairly close to the road. I originally missed him but Glenn stopped and pulled back a little bit and there he was! I rolled down my window to talk to him and he ran away. Yes, I know they are wild animals and are dangerous and I would never approach one. I've told this story and people tell me to be careful, don't go near them etc - yes, I know! I was in the safety of the car and he was a little ways away from me-sheesh! I just wanted to say hi but he didn't want to hear me. There is also a place near the entrance to our development that I hear there is a coyote regularly. Right across the street behind a cinder block wall there is a couple of dogs that love to bark at the coyote. There is a large rock in the backyard of this house and the dogs climb up on top of the rock which puts them at the same height as the top of the cinder block wall. They stand up there and bark and bark at the desert across the street. Maybe they are calling the coyote? It's hilarious to see the little dog some little chihuahua type barking for all he's worth. Little does he know, he is coyote food and he should enjoy the safety of his backyard!!

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I was out to dinner a couple weeks ago with a friend of mine (and a few other people). A friend of hers came along who I did not know prior to going to dinner (we will call her stranger friend). Stranger friend also brought along her daughter. So I don't know stranger friend and daughter prior to this dinner. We chatted and they seemed like very nice people. When our food came out, everyone was sharing so we could taste the other dishes which I love to do so you can get a little sample of everything! I had a soup that I offered for everyone to try. Stranger friend and daughter both wanted to try it so I passed it on down. They both picked up their used spoons and put them in my soup! There were addtional clean spoons on the table so I was not pleased that they put their used spoons in my soup! Not sure why because I didn't used to be this way but if I know you, I don't mind so much eating after you. If I don't know you, I don't want to eat after you. Skeeves me out. How about y'all out there? Do you mind eating after other people or am I just weird?

Mom's Visit

Well, we took my Mom to the airport today and she is headed home. She was here visiting for 10 days and it was so nice having her here. We did a couple of "touristy" things but mostly, we just hung out and ran around doing errands and it was great! I loved exploring the area a bit more and having Mom with me to do it. I was able to find my way around pretty darn well! It had been a very long time since just me and Mom have had the opportunity to just hang out together and I really enjoyed it. I hated to see her go but she will be back again soon, she bought tickets while she was here for her and her husband to come back the first week of November!

How Cute is This???

We make latte's every weekend at home and Emily knows the sound of the latte machine when it's steaming milk. She comes running and she gets foam from the top of the milk. On our drive from PA to AZ, we were happy to find a Starbucks right off the highway. Glenn went in for latte's while I stayed in the car with kitty. When he came out, he had two latte's and a little sample cup full of foam for Emily. How cute is she drinking her Starbucks?!! Good kitty.

Windows

We need window coverings on all our windows and can't make a decision. I am so not good at this kind of thing! Almost any home decorating type of thing, I need help with. I have decided on things in the past that after getting them, I didn't like. I have a hard time imagining a little swatch sample in the big picture. So I think I want blinds which sounds easy right? No. Real wood for feux wood? White or off white? How wide do I want them? I think I want white but then I need to paint all my trim and doors white (they are now off white) which I would love but do I want to commit to that? Window coverings are also quite pricey so I must make the right decision! Oh the pressure! We are really bad at making a decision so for now, we have the oh so lovely paper blinds on the windows that need them and the rest are bare. We really need to figure this out not only for privacy but to keep the sun from heating up the house so much!

Surprise!

I just love surprises and I got one tonight! Stephanie called me this afternoon and said that she and Duane wanted to go this place for happy hour. Sounds good to me, I'm always up for happy hour! She offered to come pick me up and we would meet the boys there after they got off work. Again, sounds good to me! We do this often where we touch base in the afternoon and then meet somewhere for dinner or whatever but it's usually very casual and we figure it out as we go. She tells me that she is putting on a skirt because it's so hot outside and this place is casual. So, I follow suit and get ready and put on a casual skirt and top etc. We head down to the restaurant and when we go in, there is nowhere to sit in the bar but it was a really cool bar! Steph went to the restroom and while she was gone, I scoped out the bar for places to hang out. She came back and we were waiting for the boys to arrive. I was telling her a good spot in the bar and wanted to head in and get a drink while we waited but then, the boys arrived - yay! As they walked in, Glenn and Duane shook hands with this man outside and they all headed in. Who the heck is he? No one told me we had someone joining us. As they walk in, we are being led into the restaurant. What the f? It was then that Steph told me it was a surprise for me! It was a welcome to town party and there were a bunch of people invited! What a fun night! We had appetizers and margarita's and we all chatted and had a wonderful time! We ordered dinner and I was so full from everything else that I have a wonderful lunch for tomorrow! Anyway, I met some great people that I hope to see again and had a lovely, lovely evening!!!

Baby It's Hot Outside

I was on the phone today with someone and they said that they had seen it was 110 degrees here and wow, that was hot huh?! Yep, it's pretty dang hot! I heard on the news the other day that there was some sort of record broken for the most consecutive days at 110 degrees or more. Lucky us to move at just the right time huh?! We just got home at 9pm this evening and it is 100 degrees outside. We appear to have gotten home just in time as it is pouring rain and thunder and lightning out there now. Sure will be nice when we can escape the heat in our pool..... It is coming along. The tile was placed around the top edge today. I'm hoping in a couple weeks we will be swimming!!!
So the long weekend is coming up. Yay, three days to sleep in! We don't have any big plans. More organizing in the house because it just needs to be organized and because my Momma is coming to visit the following weekend - YAY!!! I'm very excited for her visit. So what are y'all doing this long weekend - any big plans?