#MicroblogMondays: Vacation odds & ends

  • Writing to y'all this calendar week from my parents' home, where we're spending only about fourth dimension (as nosotros commonly create during the summer).  
  • It's been horribly hot & humid all calendar week here. (Yesterday was 32C, 40C humidex -- that's virtually 90F & 104F, for those of y'all southward of the border. :p )  I'm trying non to complain likewise much, peculiarly since it's been raining constantly dorsum home. But give cheers goddess for air conditioning...! (Although my parents tin never grip on when/whether it should last turned on, in addition to to what temperature...!)  
  • My sis was hither on her opor-garai this past times week. I've oftentimes said nosotros don't convey a "Hallmark" form of relationship. But she's mellowed a lot inwards recent years -- in addition to damn, she tin brand me express joy sometimes... 
  • My woman bring upwardly has non driven me nuts. (Yet.) (I'll only seize amongst teeth my cybertongue in addition to piece of employment out that i at that...!) 
  • (Okay, only one...!)  My woman bring upwardly is prone to moaning that "we convey no trivial kids inwards this family!" Usually to a greater extent than at Christmastime than summertime -- in addition to she did hateful the entire extended family, including my cousins & their kids, who are by in addition to large grown upwardly right away -- but she said that to a greater extent than than i time this past times week. :p  I endeavour to ignore her in addition to non experience likewise guilty. Even if Katie were here, she would hardly qualify every bit "little" whatsoever more...!  
  • We create convey (most fortunately!) the Little Princesses (Parents' Neighbours Granddaughters, ages v & 2), who are dorsum from "Summer Paradise" (their grandparents' cottage) & popping past times every other hateful solar daytime or in addition to thence to enchant (& exhaust) us. They are both growing upwardly real quickly! 
  • Finished i majority & virtually halfway through only about other -- "Dark Money" past times Jane Mayer. Full review to come upwardly when I'm done -- but allow me nation correct right away that it is extremely well-researched in addition to well-written. It's also infuriating, terrifying in addition to downright depressing. But don't allow that deter y'all from reading it. This is a majority that NEEDS to last read. RIGHT NOW.   
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