Folks back east R thinkin' "Now why don't he write?"

OK! I've been a very bad boy. I get a new toy, play with it twice and then leave it on the floor in the basement to become spider bait. Nice!

I must admit, I've been visiting a few blogs lately but haven't felt the creativity to dive-in and take the plunge. (Easy now, two cliches in the same sentence. I feel an intervention coming.......)

So, on to the visits: Barton's, Michele's, Mrs. Darling's

Today was a major down day. It started out beautifully, clear blue sky, temps warmed quicky into the 60's, things were looking good for Little League field day. Then it happened. Squish......the laundry tub had overflowed. Mrs. Jim was less than pleased: laundry is on the main floor, and storage rooms are below in that area of the basement. Lots of cardboard down there. So, we spent hours sopping up the mess of water mixed with dust bunnies from under the washer and the stove. Not to mention the basement was an abomination as the kiddies have a perrennial mess down there, so we cleared that out too. Due to this, we (the kids and I) missed attending the field day, they were really looking forward to it.

So, the good news is the basement has been restored to some form of order. The bad news is wifey's hopes for a productive day of restoring life to the flower beds were dashed. This means I've got more bills to pay. Great!