Got a bit of rain this morning, it never really amounted to much. The weather is supposed to turn warmer this week. I would like Mother Nature to stay with the normal fall weather rather then the continued roller coaster stuff we've had all freaking year.

Feel the start of a cold coming on. Having been sick in a while.

Saw "Capote" over the weekend. It was good movie. A little slow in parts, but good.

Congrats to the Chicago White Sox for winning the world series in a sweep.

Some day I know the Cubs will win.

The rain past through the area again yesterday afternoon. I haven't checked the rain gauge so I don't know how much we got, but I don't think it was very much. Looks like we might get some more rain today. Cooler weather is in store for the entire week. It is a welcome visitor, I'll take it over the warmer temperatures any day.

The Chicago White Sux....I mean Sox beat the Houston Astros last night. This is Houstons first trip to the big game, the Sox haven't been in the series since 1959. Would like to see the Astros win the series.

From Wednesday afternoon until Thursday morning we got an inch of rain. I am so glad I got those bulbs planted and the trim around outside of the new door painted before the rain came.

This is Kiska. We call her Kiska, Kissy, the little Hoover, Houdini and Blondie.


Monday and Tuesday I planted bulbs. Tulips, Dutch Iris and some Asiatic Lilies bulbs were bought during the summer and shipped at the time they should be planted. The only bad thing about the company, is that they don't sell bulbs in smaller amounts. We had to over buy in order to get what we wanted. I will be happy if anything blooms next year. Other than a couple Peonies, will probably not make a big effort to bulbs ever.

We went to a used car lot on Saturday and bought a 2000 Toyota Corolla. Its a nice car. It is a dark green color with beige interior.

This morning we went to Enterprise and returned the rental car. Still have to figure out what to do with the Tracer. Will see if a charity wants it, if not might place an ad and sell it for parts.

$2,500 to fix the transmission on a eight year old car is highway robbery. Aamco must make a lot of money on suckers to stupid to know better. Well we got enough of our money taken from us by Firestone. They always found something wrong with the car that probably wasn't an issue yet. So now the car sits with the transmission in pieces in the trunk. We still have then rental car until next week. Will be looking for a cheap car we can buy, not sure how soon we will find one. Can you imagine the look on someones face if they tried to steal a car that didn't have a tranny.

Yesterday I had a migraine, watched the Lowe's guy install a new sliding glass and waited for the guy from the towing company to bring the dead car. On top of that I was waiting to see if the mail had any packages for me.

This has been quite a week.

It was cooler today then it was Monday. In fact there is a frost advisory for the evening. It snowed in I think Wyoming, Montana and Colorado. We go from 88 degrees Monday to 58 Thursday. There was rain in the forecast for a couple days but nothing happened. It's supposed to be cool and sunny for the weekend.

Will be taking the car to Aamco to have the transmission looked at tomorrow afternoon. Don't think its anything major, but I've been wrong before and I could be wrong now.

Kiska doesn't know what to make of spaghetti, but she seems to like a little rice mixed with peas and mushroom soup. Oh she seems to like leftover lasagna from the night before. Sergei loves the dry dog food so much that he wont eat the canned or leftovers for more then a few bites. If I start mixing the dry dog food up, combination of Iams puppy food, Beneful adult food along with Beneful puppy food, he heads over to the dry dog food bowls and waits for me to come out with it. I usually don't like to mix foods like that way but its the only way Kiska will eat her puppy food.

Happy Birthday to me!!!

Getting some rain today. Wont have a total until tonight or tomorrow morning.

Have a slight headache this morning.

Didn't sleep very well last night. Late yesterday evening, Mom woke me up to tell me Sergei had something in the yard. She couldn't get him away from it and see couldn't see what was going on, only could hear the scuffle. Once I was awake I could hear the scuffle. Once I was dressed and out in the yard, we managed to get Sergei up near the house. Mom held Kiska while I took the flashlight out in search of the victim. I found a raccoon down in the gully (our backyard isn't flat..about two-thirds of is flat, then there is a hill a bit of a gully and then another flat part), it was alive when I first saw it, but it died while I was putting a new battery in the flashlight. Luckily we had a shovel already in the backyard, I changed shoes and took care of the body. Sergei knew he did something bad as was remorseful. Just wish he would let creatures pass through the yard without going after them. But I know this will never happen, he cant overcome the primal urge to kill. He hardly ate this morning, he still seems upset. Kiska got sick last night, probably from the excitement.

The total amount of rain we got Friday was one and three-quarters inch of rain. So far we have received a quarter of an inch of rain this morning. It looks like we might get more rain.

Saw the movie "Corpse Bride" over the weekend and not because I wanted to. Mom liked the movie "Nightmare Before Christmas" so much, she really wanted to see "Corpse Bride" in the theaters. If she didn't have a tendency to dose off sometimes while in the theater, I would have told her to see the movie on her own. I hate having to go to movies I have no interest in at all just so she can see a movie. So I suffered through the movie only to hear her say she didn't like the movie that much.

Woke up around four am to thunder and the sound of rain. Had to close one window and turn a off a window fan. It looks like it will be raining off and on all day. So far the rain gauge has about a inch and a half of rain. This summer we've had uneven weather. Long dry spells broken up by cool wet spells (these didn't last long). Don't think we've gotten nearly as much this summer as we typically get, but I could be wrong.

Hurricane Rita is churning in the Gulf, if it hits any oil rigs we will be paying more at the pumps in a few days much like we did when Katrina hit. But this time it might last longer then a couple weeks, probably stay high for a month or longer. It's not like the oil companies need an excuse to charge more at the pump, if the wind changes direction or a holiday comes around then they jack the prices up. Of course, they are rich enough that paying a few cents more per gallon every time they fill up doesn't effect them. It's Joe Everyman that feels the pinch. I don't feel sorry though, for the people in the large trucks or SUV (which really means Strictly Urban Vehicle) who could drive a smaller vehicle but drive those gigantic things. If they we're stupid enough to buy them, then they deserve to pay more for gas.

Kiska is growing like a weed. She has a very healthy appetite and hoovers up just about anything you put down for her. We gave them spaghetti earlier in the week and she didn't know what to do with it so she played with it. I think Sergei got most of it, so it didn't go to waste. Next week, we will be taking Kiska and Franklin to the Vet's for a follow up visit and their second round of shots.

The rain we got earlier in the week, didn't amount to very much. It acted like a big storm but gave us less then a quarter inch of rain.

Waited Monday and Tuesday to hear from the contractor, who didn't call until late Tuesday evening. I knew he had forty-eight hours to call us starting on Monday, but I wouldn't have thought he would call so late. Thursday afternoon he will come take a look at the old door and we will go from there.

Monday in the mail, I got the Over The Edge DVD, along with the collectors edition of Close Encounters of The Third Kind, that I had pre-ordered some three months ago. In November I will get the Family Guy Volume 3 set and The Family Guy movie, both pre-ordered. Also pre-ordered The Outsiders DVD Monday evening. The Outsiders is a bigger better version of the movie.

About four am, thunderstorm rolled in. There was a nice amount of thunder (which I don't like) and lightening (which I do like). Looks like we may get more rain today, so I won't have a rain total until tonight or tomorrow morning.

Went out to Lowe's yesterday and looked at sliding glass doors, those with and without screens. Monday or Tuesday we will have someone come out and look at the old door and frame to see if any additional materials will be needed. After that we will find out how much the price is to have a new door installed. What's good about the deal with Lowe's is that the person installing the stuff hauls the old crap away.

Got one and a quater inch of rain this morning. It is cooler today the it was yesterday and cooler then it was Sunday.

Looks like rain today, looked that way yesterday as well. Might actually get it today though.

Kiska went to the vet for a check up Thursday afternoon and checked out fine. She weighed in at eight pounds 6 ounces. That's what she weighs at 6 weeks old. Still can't tell what color her eyes are going to be. One looks like it might be bi-colored.

First weekend in October will be taking both Kiska and Franklin in for second checkups and second round of shots.

We have a new puppy and her name is Kiska. We got her yesterday from a family in Independence, Mo. She is a blonde-brown color and about six weeks old. Sergei isn't quite sure what to make of her. I was worried he would hurt her or that she would whine all night, but she slept soundly last night. I think she is comforted with Sergei looking so much like her daddy. Will get a photo up soon.

It is sad it has taken so long for help to arrive in the areas hit by the hurricane. If the people who couldnt or wouldnt leave for one reason or another had been white instead of black, help would have been there within hours.

Saw "Broken Flowers" today and it was really good.

Has a mild migraine this morning. Managed to beat it back before we left for the movie. Went to dinner after the movie at a seafood place and talked about the movie with mom.

Hurricane Katrina pounded the south, in particular New Orleans. I was in New Orleans once, in 1979 for a few days. Love the area, was nice place even though I was only 11 years old. I will be giving a few dollars to the Red Cross to help out would encourage everyone to donate some money if you can.