Sudokuaholics Anonymous 8

Happy 4th of July everybody!

Wishing one and all a Very Happy 4th of July.
Hope everyone has a great day,

Happy 4th July folks...
June..Pete tells me it was 1984 that we were in China...before they started to dam the Yangtze..
Goodnight folks...

I just looked at the radar and hour by hour forecast. It will be raining tonight when it's time to do the fireworks. Without asking me, IH invited a half dozen people over to watch.
We also have a very nasty front headed this way. It will hit in 1 - 2 hours. The volleyball may be called off, too. I think Mother Nature decided to provide the fireworks show.

This has turned into SUCH a lovely day. Some low-lives tossed bags of trash off in front of our property, and trash is strewn all over. IH has been screaming at me about it, like it was my fault. I told him to look through it to try to find a name or address. Then he can press charges. That thought delighted him. So he's heading out there with my camera to take pictures first, then clean it up.

Good 4th of July morning (just barely, here) to topsiders! Good 5th of July to others!

Bean, the China you saw in 1984 might be very different from what Rolanda is seeing - at least in the cities. We're looking forward to pictures, when you get time.

Heidi, I hope your day shapes up better than it has started. Since IH invited the guests, will he be responsible for cleaning/organizing/food prep so you can go to your earlier party? I'm glad your suggestion of finding the identity of the trash-leavers motivated him to get out & hopefully clean up after he gets the photographic evidence!

Ahhh, Heidi, is it universal that if anything goes wrong, it is the woman's fault? CAN'T be a man's fault can it? You did a good job of distracting him on this one, that should keep him busy for a while, looking for evidence.

Our rain is not scheduled till tomorrow. hope our fireworks here can go off without a hitch. We do need the rain though, so I would take it today or tomorrow. Hope you get to visit with frineds at the party whether you get to play volly ball or not. maybe it is a good thing you will not have the game, with back hurting already. Just how can you take pain pills and still function? I take even baby doses and I can be found staring at the flowers on the wall paper! Just out of it mentally.

Good Maen SA8ers!! Happy 4th of July to all!! Hope you have a safe/happy one...Darrell is working tonight. Here in Utah we also have Pioneer Day (7/24). Fireworks are legal here (as long as they don't go higher than 15 feet). We are also allowed to set them off 3 days before & 3 days after both holidays. Glad my dog (her name is Heidi--aka Dopey Dog) doesn't go ballistic when they go off. (only if they are VERY loud). This is what happens when you live in REDNECK country. We have neighbors last night who set off some loud ones, we're in an area with mountains all around so everything echos a lot! The county fair is this weekend and the fairgrounds are a couple of miles away, so I can see free fireworks from there (and the high school's show) from my backyard.

Just glad no one is out with their ATV's yet!

This avatar (Have a safe 4th of July) is for everyone, especially Heidi. Hope you are all taking care of yourselves!

Fireworks like I shoot off are NOT legal without a special permit. Which I don't have. But nobody cares. Our local constable shoots them off, too.

MizT... I have been on strong painkillers for so long that they don't give me any problems unless I take a massive dose for extreme pain. Then I don't need to be moving anyway. But I cannot function without the meds most of the time.

Well.... I'm off. I expect to have a LOT of fun.

Hi everyone.
Hope you are all having a good time topsiders.I usually stay home too on public holidays MizT,if I'm not at work.It gets too crowded and busy.
Happy Birthday to Col,Cyn...and Emily's MRI results are good news.Poor darling.
Thanks for the info on coffee..I always throw them into the garden but now I will spread it out more.I wonder if tea leaves do the same thing?

Happy 4th of July to all topsiders. Hope it is a great day for everyone.
Heidi, somehow I knew the fireworks you would light would not be legal.
Cyn, good thoughts going out to Emily. I know she is scared but presents from grandma always help. Dylan had to have an endoscopy last year. He was nervous but asked the doctor for pictures of his insides. Doctor made an extra print and Dylan took it to school the next day for show and tell. Grandma bought him a gift card for being a brave boy. He picked out a watch with his money.

Here is a July 4th TOPP's update:

87-Heidi
21-MizTricia
20-CynB
19-Julie
18-June
17-Suzy
13-Stella
12-Brenda
11-Bro ni, Nola
9-Judy, Gail,
8-Suzanne
6-Rolanda, Vici
5-eaa
4-Bean, Viv
2-Mamacita, Bobbi
1-Jane, Susan
0 and holding- Tami

Tami..enjoy your volunteer work today.At least you get paid.
I had a go on the ride on and it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be.Haven't used one since I was about 14yrs when I mowed my parents place.
It will take some practice,but I am looking forward to it.

Congratulations Tami...your doing well.

You can come back now.I THINK!

No..still more to go,sorry

Thanks anyways Nola. I appreciate your thinking about my safety.

I have to go know. I will try to come back later. If not, I will speak to you all tomorrow.

Bye Tami

Morning all!
Lots of posts while I was reading.

Tami, have a great day. A bit of green can take the pain out of responsibilities.

MizT, who would have thought coffee grounds could do that!

Heidi, I hope you get your game in.

Nola and MizT, staying home on public holidays is always our plan too. Way too much traffic and holiday makers down here on long weekends!

Hi Suzy.I was doing the puzzles in between making coffee.
I will be back later as I must plant the fig tree.

NOLA, wonder what kind of figs you could get if you took your coffee grounds with you when you planted that fig tree.

I wonder too MizT.Bet I would get a big tree,lots of leaves and no fruit. hehehe

I'm back. We had to cancel the volleyball. It was raining cats and dogs the whole time. We sat inside, ate and talked. But it was nice visiting with friends. We're talking about a make-up date in the fall.

HEIDI, sorry you did not get to play volley ball today. Is it still raining? Will you get to light your fireworks?

No fireworks either. Too wet. Drat.

Heidi, sorry about the volleyball and fireworks. Ours went off perfectly. The city has been rained out the last two years. The dark clouds started coming in about 20 minutes before the start. They started the fireworks about 5 minutes early. The clouds came and went. Did not have a thunderstorm.

Since no one seems to be here, I am going to say goodnight. I hope tomorrow is a great day for everyone.

It looks like my last post earlier was lost. I guess that's not surprising, as the site was extremely slow.

I guess there's no need to use my safety on the 4th avatar now (already 10:10 pm here).

We didn't go anywhere or do anything special today. Right now I'm hearing the end of fireworks from somewhere within hearing range. We had a wet and rainy day until around 4 p.m., so I guess it dried enough for it to be safe to set of the fireworks.

Of course, they set "off" the fireworks.

Just realized that I didn't say Hello when I popped back in here just a few minutes ago. Good Night, Tami!