Keeping up

It's hard to keep this blog viable when it feels like I just have the same stuff to say every time. ..

Another day, another brushfire.  Had a good view of it tonight, the hills above Caughlin Ranch aflame quite visibly as we came home from dinner with friends.  Seems like every day or two, something else is burning.  At least the really hot weather has settled back to normal hot.  Speaking of, um, brush...did something fun this weekend, a movie in the woods.  A friend of a friend does this most years, drags out a bunch of gear into the forest in Dog Valley and shows a low grade scary movie for anyone who cares to show up.  This year it was Slumber Party Massacre which I watched about half of before turning in, followed by Dawn of the Dead.  Fun time, grilled some burgers, drank some beers, slept in the van with Morgan and Lola, Paige and Maggie up top.  That's about the most ambitious camping we'll be up for this year, I'm thinking.

Got word today that we'll probably be able to close the deal on our new house next Monday, coincidentally the due date for baby brother.  Hopefully the timing of things will shake out agreeably for all, one great event coming before the other rather than everything simultaneously.   Speaking of the move, we've treated ourselves to a few more big purchases with some of the equity from the sale of the house - found a decent dining room table and chairs (luckily, we can leave it at the store for as long as we like, until the end of July if need be) and really splurged on a nice big LCD TV that Costco had on sale.  Next up?  A new sofa (or if I'm lucky, a sectional) for the living room, and fat shed for the backyard.   Managed to stock up on a variety of sundry items at the Rite Aid-turned-Longs up on MaeAnne, bunch of miscellany up there for 75% off right now, too!

I suppose that's the best I can offer for now, loyal readers (all of you).