Google is really annoying. >:\

They removed access to my blog and gmail until I agreed to give them my phone number for verification purposes.
So, I'm back now.
I know I haven't been updating a lot. There are numerous reasons.

1) I actually have a life now, haha! I know many of you have a much fuller life and still manage to post, but now that it is just hubby and I, I need to please him, too. When he worked, I had hours to fill.

2) Our internet is slow. We use our phones, tethered to our laptops. We are Alltel grandfathered Verizon customers. And I've read how they treat grandfathered, unlimited data customers. Sometimes the internet is so slow I can't even read blogs, let alone try to do a post. I get frustrated and just give up.

3) I mostly only have the evenings on the internet. Today is a benefit of Tropical Storm Isaac - who didn't give us as much weather as a good thunderstorm.
Hubby likes the internet for researching things - like the asbestos tile in the farmhouse - or getting a good deal off eBay. He doesn't understand my blogging or reading blogs. So he thinks I spend too much time on the internet, even though I've cut my time back probably 90%.
Oh well.

I'll leave you with a few pictures, if Verizon and Google will play nice.
The BIL came down for 2 days. I recognized the compulsion that we had in our short trips, and that we had when we first got here. He helped a lot.

He helped with clearing brush and putting in new water lines.

Still getting used to the heat. We work in the mornings, when it's not raining and do our running around in the afternoon.

You all have a great day and a wonderful weekend if I don't see you before then!