Hotter than a Firecracker on the Fourth of July

We are well over 100 degrees here during the day, it's currently 81 at midnight. The sky has a weird haze and everyone is sneezing like it's allergy season. Hopefully we'll get rain soon and clean up the air.



These are some of the pictures from our trip to the botanical gardens. Editing done via picnik



Tonight was a foster parent meeting. I was trying to describe some of the resource center clothing that I set aside for a yard sale, and I called it "hideous like something from the '40s". Several people whipped their heads around to glare at me. I immediately felt like an idiot. What I was going to say was "hideous with acid wash & puff paint and pom-pom additions" but the lady to my immediate left had on acid washed jeans with a puff painted t-shirt. Wonder why nobody volunteered to help me with the yard sale?



The Daughter started gymnastics today. She was very brave. I'm not thrilled with the instructor's helper (but I think it's her daughter so I should keep my big mouth shut) so we'll see how the rest of the week goes. This lady utilizes the school gym and the only other gymnastics place is one city over and never answers the damn phone.