Home stinky home

There’s something about arriving safely in your own front yard — something about the smell of home compared to everywhere else — that just puts a person at ease.

And there’s something about opening the door to a house that’s been sealed for 5 solid days while it baked in the summer sun that makes you happy to sit in the yard and relax.

Whew! I’m glad that we took the trash out before we left, that’s for sure.

Home again, home again, jiggidy jog

I have to say goodbye to the ocean today. We’re going home in just an hour or so — right after we eat breakfast. I’m tan and burnt and still occasionally coughing. I’ve had such a fill of seafood that I can’t stand the thought of it. (The only night we didn’t partake was the night we had pizza and Hershey’s ice cream. No, I didn’t know Hershey made ice cream either.)

Unless dire catastrophe, the next post will be from Pennsylvania.

Oh, and, comic later today, maybe.

More beach for you!

It was sunny today and we spent hours on the beach. Here are some pics for you.

beach!  beach!

Some girls in the chunk of beach next to ours were throwing cheese puffs to the seagulls, so the gulls were hanging around being goofy quite a bit. And in the second pic, you can see a really big ship, probably a aircraft carrier.

kirabug tiiired.

My wonderful sister came over today and we cleaned the house – and I mean cleaned the house. My nose still burns a bit from the bleach we used to kill the mildew in the bathrooms. Then we went to the mall, bought some stuff to organize the house, finished getting my contact fitting, came home and pulled weeds for at least two hours in the rain. (Plantnerd, the weed whalloping widget worked wonders!) Then it was off to my favorite cajun place for dinner, and a trip to my folks’ house to return the kid. Now I’m home, a little bit of class work to do if I can stay conscious.

One day left of my vacation. I suspect I shall fill it with nothing. I like that idea.

Some missions accomplished.

Tasks accomplished:

  • Bills are paid.
  • I confirmed that the property taxes are paid.
  • I have a comic buffer for the first time in weeks – two whole comics, but it’s better than no whole comics.
  • Eye appointments are finished (except a contact fitting tomorrow (*cough* today))
  • Car appointments are set.
  • I’ve successfully worked out on the elliptical trainer for at least 20 minutes the last 3 days straight.

Still have some important stuff to do tomorrow, like clean the house and find my garden under all the weeds, but all things considered I think it’s been a fairly productive vacation week.

In two days I go back to work. Sunday I have to work on class stuff. These are things I think I will worry about later. Right now is sleep.