Some nice weather

It's still too dry, but at least it's not hot, until next week. I try to catch up outside in this nice weather. Hubby and I are really missing each other. If this immigration red tape keeps dragging I will probably fly back to Europe sometime soon.

Its hot and the air stinks

I hope this heat isn't going to be a regular thing but we did have these triple digit temps 3 day in a row twice before, long ago. I don't remember the exact dates but I think it was something like 1911 and 1947. If I didn't have air conditioning I would be melting in a chair in front of a fan and taking 10 showers a day. Just like my hubby in Kosovo, because they don't have A/C there.

Would you believe dad and I didn't have A/C when we were first married? If any of you are confused by that statement, I'm referring to my first hubby. My first couple summers here were amazingly cool. In fact, I think most of the 1970's were fairly cool. I wrote to my parents (still out in California at the time) that summers here were in the 70's with a few 80's and a 90 was rare, and it rained every 3 days. I was more bothered by the HUMIDITY. Geez, we did NOT have humidity in southern California. We did have smog. And even though a northeast wind brought the toxic mill smoke, I still thought the air here was fresher that L.A. Except at night, when it seems like they were always burning a dump somewhere, and all the industries decided to vent whatever because it was night and nobody could see. So I would tumble out of bed choking and wheezing and close all the windows...and swelter....because dad didn't want to buy an air conditioner. Why? I asked. His answer...he didn't want to get used to the air conditioning because he had to work outside. I always figured that was flawed reasoning because he worked outside in -5 temperatures in winter and we still had heat. 


Well, eventually, in the 1980's summers got warmer, so we finally got window A/Cs. There were also other changes. In the 1970's the snow always turned black from soot within 3 days and the Little Calumet river never froze from all the pollutants in the water. These days I do have to say the snow stays white longer and the river freezes. Also, no more dumps on fire, or tire burning, and mostly no more toxic releases at night. I do keep my house closed more than in the past. And if it's hot, I turn on the  A/C. In the past dad always wanted to sleep with a fan in the window blowing right on him (us). I was always sick. The night air around here is just not healthy. It's HUMID and full of MOLD and MILDEW. Geez I hate humidity. It makes me sick. I can't breath. I get congested, and my asthma worsens. Finally I convinced him it was making me sick and he went along with having the fan to the side of the window, not right in it, and eventually the A/C won, and he was ok, because he saw I was healthier. 


Now I sleep just fine with the A/C. I only have two window units, but they do a good job, and I can run one or the other or both. My electric bill is low. Now if it would just cool off....and rain!

Cooler and Rain Yay!

Today was much cooler and we got some much-needed rain. It's very hot in Kosovo, my hubby said 40 C (that's 104 F). They are going to pave our street tomorrow. At last! I am so tired of parking in back under the tree full birds eating and pooping mulberries. Ugh! I need to wash it every time I go somewhere. I love this video hubby sent me

Too Hot!

The weather is too hot. I think it will cool off soon. We got rain, but already it is too dry. I finally picked a color to paint my bathroom. I miss my husband like crazy!!!! I don't think anyone reads my blog LOL!! Everyone went to facebook.

A Little Bit of Progress

I removed the duct work in the hallway. It is now lying on the ground outside like some giant slain silver snake. The hall is now ready for the drop ceiling and new heat runs, when my daughter can get to it. Yeah, us girls gotta do it all. My husband is still stuck in Europe, but he has promised to fix everything. At least whatever is left after I fix what I am too embarrassed for him to see. Like the snake in the hallway.

I finally picked a paint color, and a new shower curtain. And louvered bi-fold doors for the storage space. To make a long story short, there are some shelves in there already, but they don't go to the floor, and they should, because they will only claim a small portion of the hall closet. It's late. More tomorrow...

House Work

Things are moving along with the house, not as fast as I would like, but I will be painting the bathroom soon, very soon. Then I need a new medicine cabinet. There is no saving the one I have. It is rusty, the hinge is rusty, and the mirror has spots on the backing that cause the mirror to just be missing in areas, meaning instead of reflecting, it looks black in spots. I looked at replacements. The dimensions of the hole in the wall won't match up. So my daughter and I will need to make adjustments. A tall narrow one would be better, if I can find one on sale. They are expensive and work has been agonizingly slow. We are talking ity bity budget here. And I need a wall cabinet. And a towel rack. And other miscellaneous things. Then it will be on to the hallway. I need a drop ceiling and a new light, paint and trim. Oh, yeah, trim in the bathroom, too. Then I need to paint the bedroom. I am thankful it only needs paint. Then the living room...well....I can't even begin. I'm going to try my best to make it look decent. I have two recliner chairs. One stinks. I have tried cleaning it. I can't get the smell out. If I get rid of it then the living room will have one chair, nothing else to sit on.

Dear Lord.....I need a couch. I don't know how it will happen, but I need something, even if it's just a love seat or futon or something, but enough for two people to sit on. Amen.

That was a prayer.

Ok, feet back on the ground now

Floating around in a state of husband-lust doesn't pay the bills, so I'm back to having my feet on the ground. I was able to accomplish a few things yesterday and I intend to finish today. I am happy to report that the pets have adjusted well to their new home with their original owner in her new home, namely my daughter, now living in northern California. And last night I got a phone call from my hubby, whose delicious accent sends me into fits of happiness and giggles. It amazes me that he delights in hearing my American accent as much as I love his Albanian accent. To each other we are exotic creatures from a far-away land, yet we are amazingly alike in many ways.