Well, the summer is over!  Well, it's over because school has started but weather-wise it is not nearly over.  I has been SO hot here that I have had to use the A/C for at least the last 4 days. I usually try not to turn on the A/C since 1) it costs a fortune to run now a days with electric rates the way they are and 2) the electric company is always asking us to conserve energy.  However, with the humidity from the hurricanes that have passed near by and the heat of 100 degrees plus (very unusual since we're normally around 80 here) it has been unbearable for the last few days. The weather is suppose to cool over the next few days so I hope we get back to normal soon.

A funny postscript to this story. I was wondering why our bedroom was not cooling down and the A/C seem to be running non stop all day.  Finally, after 4 days of this, my husband went into the attic to check the unit there and found that the A/C ducts had gapped away at one point and we were cooling the attic! Well, that explains the massive electric bills from last year when we had the A/C on. I can't wait to get the new bill this month. At least we found the problem and now my bedroom is again cooler.

I am waiting for my new kitchen cabinets right now. They are being built and sometime this month, I will have the pleasure of living with a noisy, dusty kitchen, while they install them.  I haven't had new cabinets since we remodeled our home about 12 years ago. The cabinets we had put in then were oak (they were in style back then) and have worked very well. However, since they were custom cabinets and were made in California, the varnish they used was not very water resistant. That is due to the laws regarding use of certain chemicals in California. If I had bought cabinets that were pre-made in another state, they could have used a stronger varnish that would have lasted longer. As my brother says, the other states don't mind if their workers grow an extra arm. It only means that the employees can work faster with 3 arms! Here in California, the government wants only 2 armed citizens.   Anyway- I digress.  I chose to put in cabinets that have a synthetic veneer instead of wood. The veneers are so good today that it had the color and texture of wood and even close up, you really can't tell the difference. This veneer should last for a very long time and should not suffer the water damage from drippy fingers that my wood cabinets had. I can't wait for my new kitchen. Of course, new cabinets always mean better tasting food, right?

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Everything here is just dandy. Not too hot not too cold.

Kids in school !!

Tuesday, September 4th 2007 @ 6:00 PM