Thursday Thoughts...

 Good morning from the swamp.

Time: I did not have to get up at 3 am for work...so I slept in until 6:30. It's 8 am now. What have I been doing since 6:30 am? Been sitting here trying to figure out what to say. LOL

Weather: 78* real feel 88* and overcast, 43% chance of rain sometime today. Beach trip can wait until tomorrow, although it will be the same or near the same at like 30%...it is August, so rainy season (See below for another explanation).

Listening to...the central ac kicked on and hubby outside pounding away--see below.

Memes...I was looking at the Tuesday Meme, and I had started answering it and then erased it all. I am just not into it...and honestly, there is so much hate going around in the world, one really has to think about that word tradition because the political season is upon us here in America and those traditional morals and values no longer matter. Why? Because it boils down what is being taught and those families no longer have bonds. Us that do have those traditional values are being persecuted for those who believe in multiple sexes/genders, wrong is right, murder of children is ok, socialism and communism etc. I said what I said. drop that mic.

**Oh boy, am I ever going to get hate comments now. 

The neighbor...yesterday bought over some pallets, he works for a warehouse, and they use these heavy-duty pallets for the products. ANYWAYS, knowing my husband wants to finish the privacy fence and fix the back deck, he dropped them off--well, he walked them over, lol. So, hubby is outside (since it was agreed upon, well, truth be told, I knew he wanted to work on this project, so I told him the beach can wait). So, he is taking them apart and will rebuild the back door deck. The deck off the backdoor is in serious need of love and whoever put up that unsafe rail (it was here when we moved in) will be rebuilt as well. 

What's for dinner? Probably late lunch. Told hubby I wanted to go out for real pizza, not the frozen kind that is in the freezer, LOL. Boy, did he give me that look. LOLOLOL.

Watching/Watched...not anything really. I did watch The Five yesterday and that was it. Honestly, see above Meme thought...just done with all this nonsense.

Need to...stop over to my folks at some point and drop my mom's birthday card off. Hubby does not want to go...and told me to go by myself. That is another story for another day...I think, after 42 yrs. of being together, at some point, just admit defeat and move on, both sides. No disrespect, it is what it is.

Making me laugh smile...

Thanks to Stacy...I am stealing this.

Amen...and I do miss those days. Wishing you all a beautiful day. I think I need another cup of coffee...trying to get the brain fog out.

Late Evening Hodgepodge

 Good evening, I hope all is well with you all. Here, at 6:50 pm, the skies are rumbling and a threat of another storm is on the horizon. How about the Hodgepodge?

**please excuse any typos, I am very tired.

1. What's something you wanted to do this summer that you never got around to doing? More beach time, of course. LOL 

2. Were you the student who sat in the front row or hid in the back of the class? I preferred to sit in the back when I was younger, then when I went back to school at 50, I sat in the front. If you could go back and take one high school class again just for fun, which would it be? I really should of have paid attention to shorthand, so, yeah, that.

3. What characteristics do you think are essential in a good teacher (this can be applied to anyone who teaches, not just classroom teachers)? Funny...because I had to bring my boss in this morning and he spent an hour and half defending me and laying the law down aka "come to Jesus" moment and he had an inmate hauled out of there in cuffs and thrown in confinement...I thought for sure he was going to blow a blood vessel, sigh. The level of disrespect some of these women have, is just unreal, hence, why I called him in to have one of his famous talks. And now, he knows what we teachers go through every single day. We work in a very dangerous, uninviting and hostile environment.

Anyways, a teacher should have honesty, courage, kindness and patience of Job. Which we all know patience is not one of my virtues. ANYWAYS, teaching and working in a prison takes a special person...that is all I will say...and probably a bit of cuckoo for cocoa puffs. Which I will own up too. 

4. September 2nd is National Grits Day. Have you ever eaten grits? Yes, Are you a fan? Yes, if so, how do you like yours? I love me some cheesy grits. I am allergic to shrimp, so no shrimp. Would people describe you as 'having grit'? Yeahhhh...well, my late fil used to say I had gold kahunas...yeah, we will leave that one alone. LOL

5. What's something you're never too old or too young to enjoy? a good glass of cold chocolate milk. 

6. Insert your own random thought here.

I have made it to my 5-days off...Sigh, it looks to be a rainy day tomorrow so the beach might have to wait until Friday. I will make it there before Monday. That is for sure. have a great evening all.