Updatery

Do little zombie monkeys get together and and say: 'Hey, Maria doesn't have enough to do. Let's break some stuff, hide her tools, and remind her she's not twenty anymore.' Whew! I feel like I've been chasing myself all week.

Truck update: Would you believe the car mechanic found nothing wrong with my truck? The only thing he found amiss was the radiator cap wedged in between some doohickies.

We're speculating, but earlier in the week, I had had the oil changed and it's possible whoever checked the fluids didn't put the cap on tight. As I was driving around, it might've rattled around enough to blow out and wedge itself--leaving me with glycol splattered all over the engine and an overheated car.

I'm glad it wasn't serious, but now Greg is bugging me to get a  new car. My truck's warranty is nearly expired. My warranty isn't looking so good either. 

Speaking of Greg: We had a fantastic dinner out for his birthday, and splurged on Oysters Pappadeaux, frog legs, crawfish bisque, redfish in wine sauce, and a Greek salad. It was probably the best meal we've ever had out.

He deserved it. I worked the poor guy to skinny-bones that day because we were so far behind on our homestead projects. I hated that we couldn't take the day off. No one should have to work on his birthday.

Indie Tour update: I created a nice little badge for the blog tour.  Le quirky, no? My dad had a car like this, only ours was blue and white and a four-door. Darn thing was built like a tank and could hold a passel of kids.

I've started on my guest posts--though Barbara Ann Wright nearly gave me a stroke when we got our dates mixed up. Thanks, Barbara. I needed more gray hair on my head.

Writing these posts have really been useful to me because I'm beginning to see what I did right and what I can do better for next time. I hope it does the same for you.

Cover Contest: Embrace The Shadows had put the cover for Apocalypse Rising in a cover contest and it won! Thank you for voting for it. And thank you Embrace The Shadows for running the contest.

Homestead: We have been running into a series of problems with the goat pen. When we stretched the barbed wire, one of the posts shifted, twisting the other three sides. Now we're forced to add more bracing. The fence isn't so much to keep the goats in. It's to keep the predators (coyotes) out. This has turned out to be a lot more work than we expected. I just want it done.

The garden has slowed down because of the heat, so I let the chicks have at it. You should've seen them after they devoured a ton of weeds and bugs. They were so fat and lazy I nearly had to roll them back into their pen. They had a blast though. I'll do this a few more times. It'll help defray my feed costs.

So that's my report at my end, what's new at yours? Can you recall the best meal you ever had out?