I had a good long talk with my mother today.

While I was talking to my mother her weather alarm went off with a flash flood warning saying that there was a storm coming her way that was dumping about 5 inches per hour. It stalled out less than an hour away over mostly rural land, then fell apart so she didn't get the flooding.

Joan reminded me to look at the mammogram reminder that is sitting on my desk. It says to call on August 11 to reschedule. I think I will do it tomorrow. It has been here so long that I have gone blind to it until she said she had an appt. Thanks, Joan!

After looking at how much everything has gone up on the office/warehouse this week and then seeing the listing for all the things in his brother's estate sale that he bought then did nothing with but pay for expensive storage just as we are doing my husband has decided to go through his office/shop and pick out anything he wants to keep and have a sale or auction on the rest then sell the building. Luckily, there is not a lot that he wants to keep but a few tools he doesn't have here and a tractor. There are so many tools, building supplies, and big machinery on that property that I have shuddered to think of what the kids would do with it for years. Why not use the money for our retirement or further education for the last three grandkids? I am so grateful that he has finally decided to do this.

My feet are no longer sore and have smoothed out fairly well. When I started feeling bad, they suddenly burst open after a summer of not giving me any trouble. I had to wonder if it was related. No matter the cause, it looks as if they are not going to be bursting open like they sometimes do in winter.