I was hoping Emma Belle would be able to wait until next Friday (when she goes to get a haircut) for another bath.  Couldn’t do it…she was smelling like…um…a rather ripe dog.  So this morning I got her into the bathtub and gave her a good scrubbin’.  I half dried her off and let her loose, and she promptly jumped up on the couch and got behind the pillows.  She’s apparently very vain, and thought she didn’t look good wet, so she was hiding.

On our way to run errands K wanted to stop by the mall and get a few new clothes.  Thank God someone at the store K shopped in knew the LAST thing a man wants to do is clothes shop with his wife, so they set me up with my very own “man lounge”:

Seriously, if any of you are in retail, this will endear you to all the husbands who get drug along.  Goin’ to our luau in just a few minutes, then a freebie jazz concert.  See ya….

S

….at least for a few days.  Our high temperature for today, and in fact for the next 5 days, is in the upper-80’s/low 90’s.  This fits in nicely with our plans for today.  Of course we’ll make the trip to Central Market for some fresh produce, and the bookstore for a read and an iced (hey, it’s still summer!) latte.  But then later this afternoon our apartment is hosting a “summer luau”.  I don’t think it’s anything at all authentic…the roasted pig and all that…but it still sounds like good food and fun.  Of course I’ll share pics if it’s anything to look at.

Then this evening we’re going back to Addison park for one of their (free) “July Jazz” concerts.  We went last year and had a lot of fun, except the one where it was about 150 degrees.   Not tonight.  

Guess I’d better get off the ‘puter and get going.  Y’all have a fun day….

S