(written on the 11th} Apparently, Rover either came with some brown recluse spiders, or it inherited some with all of the boxes and what not that were moved from the house to the van and out. I think I've killed three, maybe? I was stretching last night, just before falling asleep, And the small of … Continue reading 2024-07-10 (Wednesday) — O Possum

Man, I think I had my longest night's sleep in a long long time. I think I might have slept somewhere between 8 and 9 hours. 😶 🥳 I did wake up a thousand times during the night, and it stormed for a good chunk of the night. The rain is a lot easier to … Continue reading 2024-07-09 — Water Diversion Woes

It's been a really hard day today. I think probably the main reason it was hard, maybe? Was that I forgot to take my prednisone, and going cold turkey off of prednisone can be massively destructive to one's emotional well-being (e. g. depression, etc) So probably partially that, and probably partially feeling sick, or maybe … Continue reading 2024-07-08 (Monday) — Forgot the Pills

(written on the 8th) I spent the majority of the day working around the greenhouse area, cleaning stuff up, trying to get it under control and decent looking. I disposed of several of the garage storage shelf container thingies that I had taken from the garage when we moved. A windstorm damaged all but one … Continue reading 2024-07-07 (Sunday) — Back At It

Last night was so refreshing! After so many nights of hot hot weather, it got down into the '60s overnight, and it was cool enough to want to put a blanket on. It was nice! It took me a little while to get going this morning, so I was a little late getting To my … Continue reading 2024-07-06 (Saturday) — Back to the Ranch

(Written on the 6th) I don't think I went to bed until like 5:00 a.m... not the smartest decision. 😅 So I didn't get a lot of sleep before family festivities started. First adventure on the block today was a pool party. With my shy, reserved demeanor, pool parties really don't fit. I don't really … Continue reading 2024-07-05 (Friday) — No Gainer

So. Remember that phantom poison ivy from a couple weeks ago? Where I got a poison ivy rash but never actually touched poison ivy anywhere that I could find? Well guess what? I just learned that some people, yes, yours truly, have pretty much an identical reaction to Virginia freaking creeper. 😶😶😶 I've eyed that … Continue reading 2024-07-04 — Happy 4th, Grim Creeper

(written on the 3rd and 4th) It was a hot hot hot night last night. I think that might have been the hottest night's sleep that I've had. It was straight up nutty. But I guess that's what you get when you've got mid-90s during the day, and the van trapping all that heat inside … Continue reading 2024-07-03 (Wednesday) — Family Reunion Prep

You know how I was mentioning that ticks are smarter than I thought? That they will pay attention to wherever you've been and go there hoping that you will return? Little bugger was on my shoe in the morning. 😎 Sneaky. Every night I put my shoes on the top of my laundry bin (just … Continue reading 2024-07-02 — A Bit of Progress

Got up sometime around 8:00 something, I think, at least for the last time. I wake up a gazillion times during the night. That's just normal for me. Rarely am I ever actually deeply asleep. I started off the morning sorting through bins, trying to find all my clothes because, well, lots of them are … Continue reading 2024-07-01 (Monday) — In A Heap