Well, I sure have been delinquent in my blogging, haven't I? Have I lost all of my readers? All 2 of you? LOL!! Kidding! I hope there's at least 3...
This is likely to be a complete hodge-podge random update.
It's been an extremely busy summer! A friend is staying at our house for a bit, so there is the dynamics of a third person. Kind of strange, as there have only been two of us in the house for 3 years. We're adjusting. I'm not sure if I've ever lived with someone that shows signs of ADD and OCD. It certainly makes for an interesting combination.
Since it's summertime - there have been lots of "gatherings"! Several have been birthdays with pool parties that have been fun beyond words. There have been impromptu "porch" nights, dinner at friends houses, and a near-weekly breakfast at Paul's Restaurant. (I promise a FULL post with pictures about Paul's in the not-to-distant future.)
Our ADD/OCD houseguest has an over abundance of energy, and has a list of projects she's working on at our house. She just re-roofed one of our sheds, edged the front brick walk with a shovel, cleaned and re-organized the back patio, and has dug up an overgrown flower garden, complete with pulling out bushes with her truck. Did I mention she's only been with us for 3 weeks??? For her next trick - she'll do cartwheels while simultaneously cooking a gourmet meal for 100 of our closest friends in between re-grouting all three bathrooms! She moves too fast for pictures, so there will be no photographic evidence.
Work has been a bit on the stressful side. Without dwelling on it too much, I'll just say that even though I own my own business, I still have to do what others tell me to do. The owners of the building that pay my contract have had some requests lately that are affecting business. And since business is already slow due to the economy, well, let's just say that it's nearing the painful stage. I'll get through it.
My Casey-Dog (who is 13, by the way!) has started having a little more issues. Her hips are bothering her more, and she's taking to chewing herself raw in spots. And this is a dog that doesn't take kindly to your trying to help her. If you try to clean a sore spot, she's likely to turn around an nip! I've never bathed her... I've always taken her to a groomer. And clean her ears? No thank you! They can muzzle her at the vet, or they can risk the nibble that she'll give them. So imagine when we take her to the vet, and the vet says to clean the area twice a day, and apply this cream. Oh, and don't let her lick it. Hmmm.... This poses yet another problem! We all know that most dogs dislike the plastic collars, but my dog FREAKS.OUT. Yeah, having her die of a heart attack from the stress of a plastic collar kinda defeats the purpose. So I've tried just about everything! What works? When we're home, we keep her on a leash, so we can monitor her every move. When we go to work, I put a doggy diaper on her that covers her raw hip, with a piece of gauze under it for a little more protection. That was after trying a t-shirts (put on her backwards), and soft collar, and self-adhesive gauze. All of those were not pretty either. She's not thrilled with the doggy diaper, but she tolerates it. We go back for a follow-up visit today.
Overall, the summer has been fantastic! There are still more parties to attend before the summer is over. We got invited to THREE for this Saturday, alone. We can only make it to one, which is a bummer, but there are more lined up!
And then...... BOWLING starts up! I know you can hardly wait for the weekly bowling updates, can you?????
What summer fun have you been up to? Leave a comment here for me!
AMW
Not the best picture quality, as it was taken from the phone. But it was taken in the parking lot of where we had breakfast this morning. 
We're always on the lookout for the mom&pop style places to eat. Down home places. Some folks call them dives. We LOVE dives, so it's a term we use affectionately. Paul's is such a place!
This is Paul. He usually moves so fast, we can't get a good picture of him. This was the best I could do while he was cooking our breakfast...
Paul's is open Monday through Saturday for Breakfast and Lunch. He's also open for dinner on Friday only. That's why he's a little late on Saturday mornings... ;)
He has a full bar and will serve you a drink anytime you want it. If you want a beer with your breakfast, this is the place. I personally can't drink that early, but have seen a few of his patrons do it. But we do enjoy sitting at the bar for breakfast!
The dining room shows that this place has been around a while, but it's comfy enough, and seat about 70 or so, I think. Only once have I eaten at a table here....
I'm pretty sure this is our breakfast cooking. Pancakes, hash-browns, bacon, eggs. YUM!
His pancakes are hands-down the best pancakes I have ever eaten. Make no mistake - I've eaten quite a few pancakes. But his are the best!!!
And the rest is yummy too! He makes each order to order. So you know your food is fresh!
Oh, and we know he's up to no-good when the hat gets flipped to the side. He's a mischevious one, so we watch out when the hat goes sideways! 
And you never know who'll you'll meet while you're there. This past week, we met Captain George (with waitress Michelle) who claims to be 105 years old! He ordered a beer, and Paul made sure he got a warm one. He knows his customers, and knows that Capt George started drinking before beer was refrigerated. And knows he likes it warm. That's customer service!
Michelle moves at the speed of light, too, so pictures of her are often fuzzy. We all must have been carefully watching something? I know we couldn't have all been watching this poor fellow eat!?!?
And here is a quick "behind the scenes" tour. Really, that's it. 
