Thanks!

Smokie is starting to make me croakie.

*rolls around and tries to ignore the thunder outside*

Is it smokie there at all, Den?

Today I saw fat gnome dollies.

it was, actually. I kept smelling smoke while I was helping mom load boxes into her car (her office is moving to a different school building) the other day.

Wugh, so not fun. Not smokie here for the moment, but there's something in the air that's getting allergies going even when the people can't see their usual allergens.

Today begins mom's two-week vacation. We're also in a heat advisory. The temperature was 98F/36C, but the feel-like temperature was 110F/43C. It's about 81f/27C currently. I'll be either sleeping in the basement, or getting a ride to a place where I can go swimming twice a week if I can't just borrow mom's car. Also, my therapist no longer works at the place I go to for mental health stuff. Kinda sad about it, but at the same time, I don't need to see a therapist as often as I did a few years ago.

Aww. It's been raining almost everyday here, and we had some 13C the other day. Because I'm smart, I tried sleeping with the window open and only sheets for covers.

It's good you don't need so much help, but I know how sad it feels to build trust with a therapist and then see them leave.

and fireworks are going off.

I had a hard time falling asleep last night because of those. It appears all of my neighbors are very fond of them...

**glad I live in Canada, because nobody can legally pop firecrackers all over the place**