Rain, rain, DON'T go away! We've had consistent thunderstorms through last Thursday, with predicted same through at least Wednesday of this week. It's been great for the yard, since we are encouraging the fence ivy to grow and planted a couple of fruit trees last month. My bursitis is not happy, but I can live with that.

Went on a housecleaning spree this 3-day weekend, and our formerly cluttered storage room is now looking fabulous. Boni now has another "man-cave," though it will technically be the common area for art projects. Storage cabinets previously on the patio are now inside the storage room, so our huge patio has returned! I knew there was a nice area underneath all that chaos. The dog is overjoyed, because we leave the patio door open when someone is working in the common area so he can wander in/out freely. The patio is covered, so we are looking at installing a water mister for the summer months (like they have at places like Sea World, on a small scale). It's supposed to drop the enclosed area around 10-20 degrees, which would work out great for the Texas 90-100+ temps.

Alexandria is now pretty much moved into the larger bedroom; she's thrilled with all the extra space. It was supposed to be a summer project, but since we were in the mood, she can soon have friends visit and sleep over during summer vacation rather than having the room in a state of flux. It still needs painting, but now she has time to pick her color out while enjoying the space.

I've taken over her previous bedroom as a personal study area. Eventually it will be repainted as well.

Catherine (kyllo)got her engagement ring back from the jeweler (had her maternal great-Grandmother's diamond put in a new setting), so now she can show off the bling.

Family time: I still win consistently at Scrabble, but Alexandria was only 19 points behind me the last game. She used to get frustrated, but as we told her, the older you get the more words you accumulate.

And that's the 3-day-weekend update.

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With Halloween upon us, it is worthwhile to remember a few simple rules to help keep this season healthy, happy and SAFE!! Please use these helpful hints this and every year.

1. When it appears that you have killed the monster, NEVER check to see if it's really dead.

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