Grab A Spoon And Meet For Ice Cream

A group of us from church through Facebook got together Monday night just to eat ice cream and chat. Nine of us met in the parking lot of a Giant Eagle near me (else I would not have gone) and went in together to buy a pint of ice cream each. When I saw the instructions to buy a pint, I was picturing a half gallon which is what we usually buy for a week! I thought no way would I eat a pint but then I saw a pint was very doable and served as my supper.

It was difficult choosing what kind to get because the Turkey Hill that I like best did not come in small containers. I ended up with some brand that started with an “H” that I never had before, but it was very good strawberry with actual strawberry chunks in it. I think anything would have tasted good on such a hot night. I was glad we were in the shade.

We brought along our spoons and lawn chairs and set up our chairs in a little circle at the side of the building where we chatted for about an hour and ate our ice cream. It was fun and no men were included—which was just as well because Gerard would rather watch the Red Sox game anyhow. We discussed a variety of topics including, family, camping, children, jobs, marriage, old people and of course, what flavor ice cream everyone had.

A little before 9 p.m., the sun looked like a big orange ball! I had to leave because I had my sunglasses on and if I stayed until dark, I would not be able to see to drive very well. Plus, unfortunately, I had to get up early for work the next day so wanted to get a good night’s sleep.

The temperature was in the 90s most of the day and even at 3 a.m., it was still 83 degrees outside. I checked to see if I could turn off our air conditioner, but left it on all night. It did make for better sleeping and the fireworks were finally over!

For me this is about as crazy as I get. What about you? What was the last time you did something a little crazy?

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I Can't Believe I Did That--Thank God For Night Secretaries!

I really need to get more sleep but there just isn’t enough hours in the day to do all I want to do after work such as spending two to three hours reading and commenting on blogs in addition to tweaking my own and posting, checking out Facebook and Twitter, and watching a TV show. Oh, and let’s not forget supper and cleaning the litter boxes!

If you know me or have been reading this blog for some time, you know I do some pretty stupid things sometimes, but nothing serious. But a week ago I got a “wake-up” call when on my way home from the bus stop at 6:00 p.m., I realized I sent a court filing via UPS to the wrong place! I even specifically looked at the label before I put it into the mail slot and it didn’t register that I had it wrong. How could I be so stupid? YIKES!!!

I kept saying, “This is awful!”

“How could I have done that?”

“I have to call [to let the attorney know}, I hope she is still there.” (She was there and was very nice about it.)

“I can’t believe I did that!”

“I could lose my job over this!”

Fortunately, we have night secretaries that I called who said, "The UPS stuff is still sitting in the hall." I was SO relieved to hear that! One of them hunted down my erroneously addressed UPS envelope, canceled out the old label and created a new one with the correct address. The only logical explanation for this that I could think of was lack of sleep. I really am NOT an air head!

Thank God I thought of it soon enough to get it fixed before it actually got sent! I do not normally give work a second thought once I’m out so can only attribute this to God watching out for me. I was literally only five or six houses away from home when I finally realized what I did. Thank God for night secretaries! I wonder how many other crises they prevent from actually happening.

I am definitely getting to bed before 9:30 p.m. on work nights—no more excuses for me! I aim for 9:00 to make it by 9:30 p.m. So, to all my Facebook friends, please, please, please if you see I’m on there past 9 p.m., send me to bed! Does anyone else have a close call to share? Has a night shift crew ever helped you out? Do you see God involved in your everyday life?

(I debated if I wanted to share my stupidity with the world, especially since it was at work, but think it may help warn others to get enough sleep and no harm actually occurred.)

Related post of other people's stupidness for a laugh, it made me feel better:  Hodgepodgespv Spew Alert

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Finally, the fireworks are over! I like to see the colors bursting in air, but I don’t like the noise, and neither does our dog. She wouldn’t even go for her walk because she was afraid of the sudden loud noises. When we went to bed on Sunday night, Abby would not stay on the floor because she was scared. We let her come on the bed with us even though it was hot. We didn’t get to sleep until after 10:30 p.m.

I saw some from our dining room window that looked like they were being fired off from just one street away when I closed our blinds. You would never know fireworks are illegal in our neighborhood. They started on Saturday night, then again on Sunday night pretty late. We tried going to bed but couldn’t get to sleep. It felt like we were in a war zone with gunfire going off and bombs. I am so glad we do not have this all the time. It gave me a little glimpse of what people face every day in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Red, White Day and Zoo Enrichment at The Cleveland Zoo

UPDATED AT 3:10 P.M.:

It is very hot today so we took along our water bottles and a book so we could sit in the shade and read along the way. It worked out well--neither of us got a headache or heat stroke. Above is a picture of us sitting in the shade by the giraffe exhibit catching a small breeze before we trekked on up to the wolves and bears. Normally we don't go when it is this hot but today was a special Red, White Day with animal enrichment special treats so we went.

The zookeepers prepared unflavored gelatin with grapes and raisins in it for the swamp monkeys. They went after the grapes mostly but the Wolf's Guenous monkeys weren't interested at all. It was sad but it still served for enrichment because they were very cautious and inquisitive.  I asked how they decide which animals get the special treats and was told they actually test them out to see their reactions and then have the ones with the best reactions get treats when the public can see them.  I was surprised that the Howler monkeys did not respond to the special treats because they are always active and vocal, but the girl said they ignored it and just played with each other.  They did not test the Wolf's Guenous monkeys ahead.  Now that is a job I would love!  Too bad I have no training for it. 

Below is the video of the swamp monkeys enjoying their treat and the lemurs. We missed seeing them get their treat and also did not hang around long enough to see the bears with the blocks of ice with fish and fruit inside but we did see that other years. Enjoy the video--it's cute.



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Happy Independence Day!

Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey,

his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, 

or of obedience unto righteousness?  But God be thanked, that ye

were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that 

form of doctrine which was delivered to you.  Being then made free from sin, 

ye became the servants of righteousness.  

Romans 6:16-18