Thanks!
Am in holding mode.
Very heavy rain and storms right now. Kiss goodbye to water show (unless you count the rain as a water show). Gonna try for 10 am. Rain is supposed to move out and become partly cloudy until late this afternoon when more storms develop. Those are supposed to be isolated/scattered.
Have poncho and umbrella packed. Also garbage bags. Gonna stick another one in for the camera and batteries.
So glad I got up at 5:40. I did that so the parents could get ready for church and I wouldn't interfere. Dad went to wake mom up and got a short and sweet, we aren't going. I wonder if she is feeling ok? They are going to see my cousin and his wife later before they leave for home again. I had air show plans so I am not going.
Now we aren't going to air show till 10. Day going splendidly so far.
I ate way too many Andes mint chips just now. I had to make some brownies so I decided to throw in some to make them minty....and really just because I needed something sweet so it gave me a good excuse open the bag
We went. It stopped raining and cleared up beautifully. We got downtown, parked, found our spot just as they were having the C-130 fly over. It was hot and humid. Drank bottles and bottles of water that I had put in a cooler along w/ grapes and string cheese. Thank goodness for umbrellas used for shade.
. Another air show fan born
It's open enrollment benefit time at work again. If I stay with the same insurance plan I have now, it's $60 a month paycut for me. Yay.
Yes
They ended up rushing the show and skipped the B-1 bombers second flight because clouds and rain were moving into the area. The Thunderbirds came on early and did a quick low show. Lots of sneak *attacks*.
My cousin, who is part of the engineering firm redoing the Hoan bridge (the bridge that is next to the Irish Fest grounds) was on the bridge Friday. I guess he was quite impressed with the practice session as he excitedly texted his parents, "YOU SHOULD SEE THIS! SO COOL" ,
I have pictures to go through. So far it looks like the Thunderbird pics turned out the best.
It's open enrollment benefit time at work again. If I stay with the same insurance plan I have now, it's $60 a month paycut for me. Yay.
this is one benefit for me to not work in a hotel because I don't miss being open 7 days a week. 
I don't like my job but I like my set schedule Good luck with 2-9.
Anyhoo...I should say we're down to 11 because there's 2 stuck way in the back under the entertainment center that I just can't reach. I use a spaghetti spoon that we've renamed the "ball retriever" because it's perfect for snatching up the balls from underneath there. This is really sad...Petco had his balls on clearance for $.98 last week (pack of 4) from $1.99. I bought the last 3 packs because whatever will I do once he loses the last ball? Then I was out and about the other day and was right next to a different Petco so I bought their last 3 packs as well. So now we have just as many packaged up as we have opened. I'm not going to open a new package until the last one disappears. But there's one more Petco in my circle of travel that I'm going to stop in over the weekend. I think a lot of the missing balls are under my bed but that's a scary thought to try to find them there....If I would have known last year when I loaded up on all sorts of cat toys that all it takes for my guy to be happy is a $.50 ball then I would have saved a ton of money. I have a whole basket of crap he won't touch. He does like to "kill" mice upstairs in the living room so we have 4 mice for him to play with. But he only will play with them in the living room. The rest of the house is soccer, soccer, and more soccer.
. The fling a string wasn't a big hit, neither was the undercover mouse toy.
Just found out that my boss wants to close the bakery for the first 10 days of the year. I'm seriously considering going to the desert. I need a break so bad! I almost cried when I got to work this morning and saw a huge sign on our order book that says not to take any orders for those days because we're closed. We're also closed the Sat of Labor Day weekend. Time off
I go from nothing to action packed. Dinner tomorrow night, wedding Sat afternoon, and brunch then Irish Fair on Sunday.
I'm too embarrassed to call them while they are having dinner with friends to ask how to use it. So back to the family room. My TV is the biggest, and only flat screen, in the house but if I sit in there then it's just my bed and I'll fall asleep.
such a busy weekend coming up
The rain ruined the last minute trip to the WI State Fair. Viv and I almost went after work but we were greeted with dark sky and a downpour.
Ahhh well.
It was a crappy day and even watching the Packers preseason is not helping my mood. I was watching Dexter before the game started and was getting into that. I think I should be a little concerned that my *go to* tv program after a crappy day is Dexter
Excellent
Can you say second job here we come!?!? 
So sad about the stage collapse at the Sugarland concert at the Indiana State Fair last night. That same storm cell roared through here before it hit Indianapolis. My nephew Matt works with a company that does rigging, lights, and sound for concerts; and it's a blessing for our family that he wasn't involved here. My heart goes out to the folks who were killed and injured.
So sad about the stage collapse at the Sugarland concert at the Indiana State Fair last night. That same storm cell roared through here before it hit Indianapolis. My nephew Matt works with a company that does rigging, lights, and sound for concerts; and it's a blessing for our family that he wasn't involved here. My heart goes out to the folks who were killed and injured.
I get a shiver every time I see the video and hear the screams. Just heartbreaking.The heartening thing was that so many people tried to lift the debris off of people to get them out. I can't imagine the horror!
