<!--sizeo:6--><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><!--coloro:#000000--><span style="color:#000000"><!--/coloro--><u>WEDNESDAY - JULY 9TH</u><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><br /><br />Good morning Crazies....We are once again in the middle of a heat wave here.  Very high temps and even higher humidity so once again I will be staying closer to home.   Do have to go back to the Dr. today to have this ear checked out again.    We were supposed to leave for Point Pleasant, NJ on Friday but will probably put that off til Saturday and just go down in time for our annual &quot;Isn&#39;t this Nice&quot; party.   My brother Doug and his wife will be there - still having trouble getting SIL Carol&#39;s visa to live in Italy straightened out.  In the meantime, they are living in limbo and the beginning of the school year is fast approaching.  I think my niece Deana was a bit disappointed yesterday that they used her song as background music on the soap but it is a start and a big step for her.   <br /><br />I think the tragedy in Rose&#39;s neighborhood has all of us checking our fire extinguishers and smoke alarms.   My kitch FE was extremely low and we will replace it today.    <br /><br />Rose - Howie&#39;s family sounds like Jim&#39;s family.    It&#39;s so hard to understand people like that when your own family is so very close and caring and there for each other.   We feel fortunate when we don&#39;t hear from his family - when we do it usually costs us a lot of money.  Enjoy the wedding despite them.<br /><br />Shaunna - hope all went well with your physical yesterday.   I love when Drs. keep you waiting forever in their office and then the first thing they do is check your BP.  <br /><br />Falina - glad you had a nice lunch with your co-worker<br /><br />Steve - what a strange sad story.     All that work and then to lose it all (except your son&#39;s expert kitchen work of course)<br /><br />Ed - sounds like  you have your work cut out for you in the choice of a new pastor.   That sure is a lot of applicants.<br /><br />Time to jump in the shower and get my day started. Need to go to ToysRUs today    Never did finish my birthday shopping for Paige &amp; Colin before I got sick and I will be seeing them on Saturday and as much as they love their dear old grandma, they love her more with a birthday gift in hand.   lol<br /><br />Make today special - I&#39;ll be back later<br />