can we agree it's annoying?

The birds! They start in when the sun comes up, and I'm trying to sleep! I guess all those years of waking up for babies has left me a light sleeper, but oh my goodness. I'm half kidding, they sound so dang summer-y, and I am in love with summery.

But I did wake up before six for the second morning in a row. Yesterday it was Sunny's fault however, she was whining to go outside, so one of the girls let her out, then went back to bed, so she started barking to come back in. ugh.

Anyway, I get up early, and putter around the yard, pulling weeds, watering flowers, cleaning up a few doggy piles, and the occasional "gift" from the cat (hint: they hunt, and leave furry little victims on the sidewalk). Today the hose had to go in the pool for a while, and I had to play fetch with Sunny for a bit. Suri is only good for like two fetches, then she lies down and sighs deeply, head on the paws. She is definitely related to me.

So yesterday I met Benjamin at Lowe's, and we ordered the deck supplies. Well wouldn't you know it, the rest of America is getting new decks, too! Between people being locked down and doing home improvements, and factories and companies having 25% workforces, the supplies are all back ordered and harder to procure. So our deck supplies will be delivered...sometime. Sometime soon, we hope, but what can you do? The poor cashier said people have been yelling at her for it, even regular customers. That is ridiculous! How can it even remotely be her fault?

Benjamin met me there because hey, he gets 10% off, military discount. I think I deserve to partake and share that discount, because I went through enough drama and trauma with him over in Afghanistan, medic-ing. We saved $160, so thank you, Lowe's for thanking Americans for their service!

I had gone to the thrift store, all by myself, before I met him. I found a shirt for my grandson Grant, a book to read, a V-tech toy, which works with new batteries, for the grandkids to play with, and a new-to-me white Corelle coffee mug, all for $5.08. :)

Afterward, I went to BJ's, got chicken, bacon, and burger, a bag of salad mix, and some fresh broccoli florets.

Home...ah, home.

Today, the slate is blank. The pool is clear and warm and the sun is shining, poor me. Margaret it coming over later with Wulf, he likes Grandma's pool.

And tomorrow, the beach...!!!!

And...what's annoying isn't really the birds, it's the political climate. I don't care if you love or hate Trump, be respectful. And who are YOU to say that if I don't speak out against something, I'm part of the problem? Go ahead, defund all the police, you probably don't even have to, because they're quitting. It seems more and more people are more and more tolerant of criminal behavior, yet if you speak out with a different opinion about anything, well, you should be fired! Silenced! How dare you! I absolutely abhor when ANYONE is looked down upon or treated badly for any reason...do you know that Iceland has pretty much zero population of Down syndrome, because they abort all the babies with it? To me, that's reason for outrage. To be patient and kind, and to acknowledge and be thankful that God has made all people as He has seen fit...judging and finger pointing and accusing and categorizing people...its tiring. I'm taking the rest of the day off from all news and social media.

Have a very good day:)