Erulisse Dances

Well, I haven't turned on my computer since Thursday morning, so almost a complete week without checking my Emails, reading posts and story recommendations, or even working on my own fiction. I am dreading opening up my Emails, but today will be a computer day from start to finish. It is my hope that by the end of today my in-boxes will be back under control and I will have wrapped up my O-fic and can get into some serious editing so that I can write some LOTR work again.


( Sharon's trip started with a BANG! Read about it below... )

It's getting hotter and I expect that I'll be a sweaty mess by the time I finish cleaning house at the end of the day. I'll be a cleaning tornado around my house when I get home from my errands mid-morning. I've cancelled everything else on my schedule and will be sitting down with gloves, chemicals, scrubbers and compounds to try and get the last things clean. Cleaning a house in our humidity and high temps is almost hopeless, but if I don't keep up with it ... well, let me just say that dirt is one of the super-villains of the world, but one that Superman and Batman would have no chance to defeat forever. I want some scientist to invent something that I can spray onto shower grout to forever eliminate mildew. It's SO frustrating. I've tried educating DH about wipe-downs, etc but it just never seems to sink in, leaving me with serious cleaning issues *sigh*.

( discussions about housecleaning, Seth and Sharon below the cut )

The heat we experienced in the beginning of the summer has returned, just in time for Sharon's visit and our marathon sessions at the State Fair and Renaissance Festival. She arrives on Thursday and we will have 90's and upper 80's for every day of her visit. It will be a steam bath and so VERY uncomfortable. It won't change the fact that we will enjoy the experience and seeing each other again, but it truly is miserable when we have weather like this.



( general discussion below the cut. Nothing earthshaking... )

Obviously time is far more successful on my treadmill of life than I am. I look at the calender and start to panic. I have less than three weeks to get my act together here for Sharon's visit and I am already behind. Now, I'm fully aware that she'll say "Don't worry about it. I'm fine with whatever. I'm there to see you and the State Fair not a clean house." But I would still like my house to be cleaner, I would like me to have another five pounds off, and I would like all of my ducks in a row. Will that happen? Maybe....

( talk about the Olympics and some pics below the cut )

Well, today is the 19th. Solstice is creeping up quickly, Hannukah begins mid-week, and Christmas Day is seven days away. Are you ready for your holiday of choice?


( my letter to Santa pic below )

Sharon and I had a wonderful time for her visit. We spent three days wandering and eating our way through the State Fair, and one day wandering and eating, and watching a variety of stage shows at Ren Faire. I dropped her off at the airport on Tuesday morning and she arrived back home safely later that day.

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So, I have been fighting a cold. I would much rather grab a sword and fight it that way, but no can do. Sharon arrives today so I do need to get some more things done.

( pic and text below the cut... )

So, my house is still a mess although DH said he might vaccuum for me (which would be very kind). The kitchen isn't too bad, just a bit messy at the table we use to eat at, mostly consisting of newspapers that I'm still catching up with reading while I eat and small bits of the mail that I need to review and shred.

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I was supposed to spend yesterday cleaning my house. I did...but I also spent more than four hours just writing my next chapter. OK, I was bad. I did errands in the morning that needed to be done and I got my three loads of laundry complete, changed the sheets on the bed and I did some minor touch-up in the bathroom that I wanted to do. But I had really wanted to tackle the den and that didn't happen. I have two cleaning days left until Sharon arrives next week, and it doesn't look good.
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DH has a pre-season football game on Saturday night. I was planning to go to the State Fair with him for dinner and roaming. I'll have to see what happens. I pre-purchased the tickets, but there usually isn't a problem re-selling them outside the gates, it's just one more thing that I'll have to do next week unless DH changes his mind.



And my cousin sent photos of her daughter's wedding. I was originally planning to go to the wedding, but reality hit my bank balance and I knew it would be too much money, so I stayed behind and did Irish Faire instead. It was all good. So now her daughter, a 100% California girl, is living in Nebraska. Quite a change. It looks like it was a lovely wedding though.

 Renaissance Faire starts today. That means that we're into the final days of summer and beginning days of fall.

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 OK, it's going to be a beautiful weekend, 84F and sunny, so no signs of how cold it will be for closing weekend on October 2nd yet, but the beginning of Fest is always the final bell for the summer. Labor Day will be here soon, along with my BFF Sharon for her annual State Fair and Ren Fest vacation. I'm already all happy, happy about seeing her again.