Sunny Times

well after some "seattle" type-weather the sun is back and its 80F today. just great. we needed the rain but 4 days is plenty. the wet weather and some mechanical problems have put the backyard project on a slight hold. i tried to empty the "pool we always wanted" this weekend but there was way too much water. however as i type this i can hear the bobcat running, so hopefully we'll have some progress this week. mindy and i are going to replace the fence on the east side of the property this weekend, unless someone calls me to work. the old fence materials we are going to recycle as above ground planter boxes and some siding for the shed i am going to build. whatever is left over i may cut up to use for fire wood as the backyard will be finished and sitting outdoors this fall should be great. wow, i'm talking about fall already and it hasn't even started to get hot.

we were thinking about going to mexico for mindy's 40th birthday, but with all the "drug war" related activities and the mexican government's inability to control their own country, i've decided that i'll spend my tourist dollars elsewhere. i'm open to suggestions if anyone has them.

we have started to play tennis again. we'll be back at it tonight. last night this lady and her teener kid were playing next to us and all we heard was, "james....this.... james....that.... no james.....you can't do that james.....what's the score james..... how many points have we payed james...." SHUT UP!!!!! i wanted to yell directly in her face. jesus! there are other people here. we couldn't get out of there fast enough. i mean this lady didn't stop yelling at this poor kid the entire time. when her husband showed up with the girl and the dog, he said "jeez, i could heard you guys all the way back at the house". no shit! i was standing on the same court as her! i can judge people pretty well and she is definitely a "run a red light on a left turn cause i'm in a hurry" kinda person. the worst.