I will not complain about yesterday, because yesterday was wonderful. It was about fifteen degrees cooler then what had been expected, we had a little bit of rain and the clouds stayed around most of the day. But, the next few days are supposed to be brutal. The crazy thing is, that on one weather site the forecast is one thing, on another site its close to the first forecast but varies on if we'll get rain and then the news says something else. So whom does one believe? The news says it will be a high of 107, which varies from the two weather sites, which both say the high is to be in the low to mid nineties. Just proves one thing, that they really don't know what they are doing even with all this fancy tools they have at their disposal.

Ken Jennings is a jerk and an idiot.

The past couple days it has looked like rain only we got nothing. We could really use the rain and cooler temperatures, not asking for a lot just want those two things.

Have been able to keep boredom at bay. Can't do to much in this heat, but I have been reading, listening to music and crocheting. If it were a bit cooler I would watch a DVD or two. I am really wanting to watch a Mystery Science Theater 3000 movie. But I don't feel like working the DVD player or VCR to hard in this heat.

Saw "The Devil Wears Prada" on Saturday. It was better then expected. We had lunch before we went, so we wouldn't be tempted by the $9.00 candy (okay that is exaggerated, but the movie candy does cost much more then what grocery stores or even convenient stores charge). After we show the movie, we did a little shopping and then picked up something for dinner before coming home.

The weekend temperatures were very nice. Dealing with the heat and other stresses finally caught up with both of us, so we took the rest of the weekend off. We got a quarter of inch in Friday's rain, not much but we'll take it. Looks like the coming week isn't going to be as bad as last week and at least one weather service mentions rain mid-week.

Kiska's first birthday is tomorrow and Mom's birthday is next week (not telling how old she is, for she would kill me). Franklin turned a year old last month. Haven't taken many photos of Kiska or Franklin lately so will try and do a little catch up.

At this moment we are getting some much needed rain. I hope it continues to rain for a while and if by some chance it stops, I hope it rains at least once or twice more today. The storm front pushed in warmer air last night, so sleeping was made harder by the heat. But at least we will have cooler temperatures for the next couple days and we are getting some rain.

Wednesday had a high of 104 degrees. I felt like I was being baked alive. If I ever win the lotto or come into some money I am buying a house with central air and turn it on so I can sit back and relax and not feel like I being baked.

I believe the heat has resulted in me having some strange dreams, some of which I do remember and have posted here and many I cant remember for more then a fleeting moment or two. But, I can have strange dreams any time of the year though.

Today, I am going to do a couple chores and then have an extended online time. Don't know what I am doing for lunch, its too early to think about that. But after I have lunch, I will sit back, relax and watch some TV and maybe a movie.

The weekend plans are to do a little shopping, see a movie and do some laundry. Will also do a little housework. I have a couple projects I would like to finish. Don't know if I will get to them this weekend. May just put them off until next week.

I have been managing alright in the heat. Yesterday I had a migraine and I lost most of the day because of it. The next couple days are supposed to be worse then what we have had so far. Went out and bought a couple new fans last night, I don't have central air and couldn't afford to run it much even if I did. We need rain and we need cooler temperatures, so if there was a way to bribe Mother Nature I would do it to get those things.

Red buttons passed away a couple days ago. The only movie I have of his is "The Poseidon Adventure", but I have seen some of his other work.

Thursday we went out to do a errand and have some dinner after Mom got off work. When we got out of the restaurant, it was a little cooler and some cloud cover had moved in. Later it started raining and we got have a half inch of rain in total. Some places south of us got a heck of a lot more rain.

Gas prices are on the rise again, as if that's a shock to people. I haven't heard of any drive offs at gas stations recently, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was happening more than we know about. Some people want to blame the owners of gas stations and convenient stores for gas prices and while some may be tacking on a few cents to make a profit, I doubt everyone is doing that. There are some honest station owners out there. Of course, it would be wonderful if a gallon of gas cost no more then a dollar fifty. But those days of cheaper gas are long gone. I do find it interesting though, that the price of gas has gone up while President Bush has been in office. Him being an oil man and possibly making money off doesn't have anything to with it. Or does it? No, we cant say something like that, or can we?

Had a strange dream with a recurring theme last night. Dreamt I was in high school again. The layout of the school was different then it was when I was there. After school was out for the day, I hurried towards the bus. When I got to the area where all the buses wait, I couldn't remember the number of my bus and when I finally did (it was 12 by the way), the buses began to leave which meant that I had to walk home. As I headed home, I repositioned my backpack and heard people behind me making fun of me. It didn't bother me a bit and I kept walking. At some point I realized that not only had it gone from day to night but I was over in Kansas City MO instead of Kansas City KS. It seemed a bit odd to me but almost as if that were normal. As I walked not only did I come up with a better back pack but I saw Melissa Etheridge walking along the street. She came over and started to direct us to the right way home. Even though I was heckled again and came up with a new backpack that I moved my stuff to and saw a famous person, nothing seemed to bug me and I thought it was all normal.

Looks like this is going to be a unusual summer in that it seems to be warmer then normal. Couple years ago it was cooler and wetter then normal so I guess Mother Nature is trying to even things out.

The strange dreams and troubles with sleeping continue. Nothing real bad, just one of the strange sleep cycles I get into from time to time.

Having been trying to find good (or at least entertaining) things to watch on TV in the evening and haven't had much luck. Until last night when there were four shows that overlapped each other were on. Taped one show in the living room, watched two and then caught the last one when it re-aired later that evening. I don't think programmers are trying to annoy us, but they are doing a good job of it.

June Allyson has died. I like a lot of the movies she was in. She will be missed.

The weekend and Monday were quite nice temperature wise and that's going to change this week. Today through the weekend it is going to get warmer. Friday is supposed to be close to 100 degrees and since the humidity is up from the rain and just up in general, that means it will feel every inch 100 degrees. I will say that when it has gotten warm, it wasn't that bad due to the humidity being low. Am not really complaining about the weather, I know it's summer and it's supposed to be warm and uncomfortable.

Had a strange dream Monday. I was with a group of people outside some building and we were told that there the bomb (a nuclear bomb) was going to be dropped. As we stood there someone screamed there's the plane now. We looked up and there was a large shiny plane and we became silent for a moment when we realized this was all for real. The guy who told us about the bomb spoke up again and said we needed to drink this juice that would help with the affects of the nuclear winter. I was standing at a desk that had cups set out and also had packages of this juice I was to dispense on top of it. I began to open the juice packs and wondered if I was doing it right, I wasn't sure of it because there was some mushy looking glob still inside some of the packs. After all the juice had been handed out, we headed for the shelters. As I walked to the real shelter, my dream self began to tell people where some of the other shelters were all the while knowing that they were screwed because they either wouldn't find it in time or because they were to close to the surface. As I walked to the real one I could people scrambling to get in to the cement corridors underground and look around for the entrance of the shelter. Some of the people were being to panic. Three other people and myself headed to the real shelter,when we got to the building where it was, we walked in and went to the elevator and headed down. My dream self hoped the bomb wouldn't go off while we were in the elevator. After we got down to the shelter level, the doors opened and revealed that we had to go through several glass doors before we could get into the shelter, we hurried to get through them. As we got closer to the shelter, a groupe of people appeared and asked where we were going. One of the guys I was with and myself managed to deflect there questions enough that they left. Once the last glass door had been opened and the shelter door had also been opened, all the glass doors closed and sealed us off. Once we entered the shelter and found everything alright, we sealed the shelter door and sat down. A few seconds later we felt the earth shake and we knew the bomb had been dropped. That's all I remember.

The past couple days have been pleasant. Cooler temps and a bit of rain will make anyone feel better. I must say that I am very happy I mowed the back yard and took care of some weeds yesterday morning. Although some of my neighbors will mow while its raining or even right after, I hate doing that.

Another plot to attack America was foiled. Idiots. We may get battered and bruised but we will always be ready to kick ass first and ask questions later.

The total rain fall of a couple days ago is one and a half inches.

Yesterday was cooler then Monday and way cooler then Sunday. Sundays high was about 100 degrees. It was cool last night as we sat out and shot of some fireworks. I kept a box of sparklers and a couple other things back for New Years eve.

We got some cooler weather and some much needed rain last night and into the morning. It start some time in the evening and rained heavy for a brief period, after it stopped I thought for sure we wouldn't get anymore rain. Around midnight it started raining and it continued off and on until early morning. From the looks of it we got a little over two inches of much needed rain and cooler temperatures.

Got several things done yesterday, including getting a safe deposit box at a different bank. The bank were we had the old deposit box at was no longer dealing with them, so they sent everyone letters instructing them what to do. So we switched banks and we got the first year free.

Finally saw the movie "The Da Vinci Code" yesterday. I had read the book but for one reason or another, I had just put off seeing the movie. Well the movie sucked. Yes I am going to say it, the book was better. Don't always say it but in this case its true. I was happy when the credits began to roll. What I should have done was just waited until it came out on DVD instead, that way I could have just fast forward through the dull parts, which would have been most of the movie.

This fourth of July is going to be hot. It is usually one of three things, cool, wet or hot. But it is summer so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

Have a few chores I need to do today, but will take it easy much of the day. Tomorrow Mom has the day of, so we will do a couple things in the morning and not sure what else we will do. One thing we will take care of is transferring stuff we have in a safe deposit box from one bank to another. We will add a few things to the box before we go to the next bank.

Been having troubles sleeping, mainly being unable to stay asleep for the usual large chunks or all night like I normally do. I sleep hard for an hour and then have trouble getting back to sleep. On top of this I've been having some strange dreams, like the plane dream recently, and I usually don't remember much detail.

Got a brief rain storm last night. It didn't rain enough to fill the gauge. The storm headed southeast, so they probably got more then us.

Allergies have been bothering me a lot lately. My allergies and how bad they are vary with the season and also vary on how the weather is. Like if we are real dry, they might not be as bad or if we get a lot of rain they might get worse. It depends on what is growing and the time of year. Lately I have wanted to take my eyes out and dip them in water because they have felt so gritty. Thank GOD I have eye drops and over the counter stuff to help me combat them. I would like to know what it was like to live without allergies though.

Aaron Spelling passed away after suffering a stroke early last week. I enjoyed some of the shows he was behind.

Patsy Ramsey, who's daughter was murdered and the killer never caught, died from cancer. It seems odd and sad that the killer of her daughter was never caught, then again maybe the killer just died.

We decided that after we got the car worked on, an oil change and a radiator flush, and did a couple errands that we would go to a couple of the antique malls we used to go to. The main reason for going was to look for a replacement ironstone pitcher and bowl set that was broken by Franklin earlier in the week. I know frank didn't mean to break it, he just lost his footing after failure to jump were he had intended.

Anyway, we drove up to one and after walking around a bit, we I didnt find anything and set out to go to the next one. The next mall was closed and had been turned into something else, both of us were shocked it had closed. The place always seemed busy, although the prices some of the dealers were charging for there goods was a bit high. After we drove past the place again just to make sure it was indeed gone, we continued driving north to another antique we hadn't been to in awhile, when we got there it too was gone for good. The three other little antique places near it were gone as well. As we headed back home, we discussed the malls and figured it was due to many factors, including eBay and economy.

While we were out and about, we ran into some rain. I guessed, and guessed wrong, that we didnt get anything at home. When we got home, the rain gauge showed an inch of much needed rain. The rain watered the plants I have sort of neglected for the past couple of weeks as well as cooled things off. The weather is supposed to be nice tomorrow before it starts heating back up again.

Have been having some strange dreams lately. Most of them I can only remember just a tiny bit about and a couple I can remember more detail.

One dream involved Mom and me driving to the hardware store, I don't remember what we were going to buy though. I do remember that it was night, there was hardly a person on the road besides us, it was overcast and looked like it had rained and there was just enough ambient light so we could see (for some reason the street lights were out). The biggest thing in the dream is seeing a plane crash. As we drove we could see burn marks on the street and chunks of the plane here and there. I was a passenger in the car and saw the plane shoot up do some acrobat tricks and then crash. Neither of us seemed to be a bit worried about what had just happened. Not sure what the dream means and not sure I want to find out.

Got some rain this morning, not very much but at least it was rain. The rain brought some cooler temperatures with it. Today is much cooler then what it was yesterday. The next few days are supposed to be a little cooler then what its been lately.

Got the Ren & Stimpy DVD set of season one and two as well as the Star Trek Nemesis DVD in today's mail. I had taken advantage of a sale at Deepdiscountdvd.com last week and got twenty percent off the price of both items. Even though I already had the Star Trek disc, I didn't have the collectors edition version of it. Will sell or give away that movie. Am very happy to finally have Ren & Stimpy on disc, the set has some special features and will keep me entertained well into next week.