It started with my friend’s funeral on Thursday. 

Thankfully, Friday my brother-in-law had invited me to join him, my nephew and the nephew’s companion on Lake Conroe for the day leading into the evening to watch fireworks.   It was a wonderful day.  Brother-in-law was the perfect host.  Flying Tiger? or Shark? His boat was the perfect chariot for the hot hot summer day.   Plenty of sun without being burned, great music, setting in at restaurant docks for lunch and dinner, then anchored on the lake to watch the fireworks display.  The company made all the difference ending in a fantastic evening.  Taking the scenic route home I was there, showered and tucked in bed before midnight.

Saturday the 4th dawned to find me lazing in bed as much as RudyDog would allow.  Still hot hot and hot during the day most times topping out at 10 degrees F between 1:30 PM and 3:30 PM.  Did some things about the house to clean up then was invited to the neighbors for bbq chicken.  After eating we played a dominoes game called Train which was uproariously fun!  I had a blast laughing and giggling while, despite the ban on fireworks in the county, the pop and boom of personal fireworks went on all around us. 

Sunday dawned hot and beautiful.  MH2 put me on the back of his bike, we ate breakfast at a nice little diner that is decorated all in train momentoes, then took a short 160 mile ride through the National Forest north of where he lives.  It was HOT.  Drink lots of water.  Thank goodness I had my new summer jacket that was mostly mesh once the liners are taken out.  Home about 2PM, MH2 had to go pack for another out of town work trip.  I took a cool shower then fell asleep. 

So the annual pilgrimage to The Hill for the Houston Symphony July 4th and Fireworks ended this year.  I will likely go again in years with milder days.

Today work started on #1’s birthday present. Refinishing a bed I traded Dl for that is the style she favors.  As the day cooled off to 97 degrees and cloudy, shorts and short sleeves found me outside with the sander. Oh my, yes, I wore a dust mask over my nose and mouth but that did little to help the sweat pouring off my face and my glasses getting covered in varnish dust.  Much of the detail and corners of the headboard will need to be finished out with a Drimel and small sanding pads.  However, the progress done today is very satisfying. 

Tomorrow I have lunch with my good friend, Karen.  Bless her soul, she is going to let me borrow her sewing machine for mine is buggered. With that sewing machine I can continue to work on the curtains I am being paid to make.  

Between the job hunt, the bed refinishing project and sewing curtains there is ample to keep busy with.  I am so glad that this last weekend, despite Dl’s funeral, was as wonderful as it was.    I’ll miss him.