Wonderful Warm Wednesday

It is sooooo warm and humid today!  I'm sure my garden is loving the rain and the heat and humidity...so is the grass.  I enjoy this weather when the air conditioning is on in the house!  Today we are watching a beautiful little guy named Nathanael.  He is such a sweet heart.  Amber is having fun entertaining him and playing with him all day.  He had a lovely nap this morning, but now she's busy keeping him preoccupied with this, that and the other thing.

We had a lovely leak in the bathroom over a week ago...something caused by an old venting pipe that is no longer in use.  So, the one room that really needed some reno work but has never gotten it yet, is now on the top of the priority list.  On Monday, one of the ALCARE crews came to remove our vanity, cut some holes in the dry wall, remove the wet stuff and put in the giant dehumidifier and blower.  Today another crew came over to check if it is all dry.  Well, the bathroom is officially dry again.  This ALCARE crew just removed the dehumidifier and blower and put some plastic up on the open ceiling so the creatures from the attic don't come down to visit me.  (Not sure if there are any up there right now, but just to be on the safe side...)
Hopefully tomorrow another fellow will be in here to write up a report to send in to the insurance company, and after that they can get to FIXING IT!  We are all using one bathroom in the basement for now.  I'm glad we have a second bathroom...I can't imagine going through something like this without a spare "John".

Anyhoot, it is turning out to be a productive day.  Laundry, babysitting, and even a little baking.  I know, it's crazy to bake in this weather, but the AC is on and the oven was only on for 30 minutes.  I made some yummy boterkoek to be devoured by the gang when they return from school.  (Not sure if that's how you spell it?!)  I made two.  One of them has some pure almond extract in it.  I thought that might taste good, and perhaps the kids won't like that one and there'll be more for Rick!

Well, I'm posting some pics of the latest bloomers in the garden.  I moved and rescued some snap dragons that were planted by the previous home owners.  They were growing in a very precarious location, but now they have a new home and are blooming and looking great. 

There comes some more rain!   Time to go check on the laundry...