Another Fourth

It's that time of year again, the time when people spend unholy amounts of money on fireworks and try to set themselves and their property on fire. Living in a somewhat questionable neighborhood, I'm a bit nervous about what this fourth will bring.

Speaking of nervous, the Honda's new trick is to flash odd lights from the dashboard and have a non-functioning speedometer and odometers. The guys at the shop tell me that the speed sensor is bad, and while it's okay to drive till they have time for it on Friday, the gas mileage will be crap. Yep, we're not going anywhere for a while. Which is okay, because it's 247 degrees outside. I'm not sure where our family will ultimately end up, but it is NOT going to be somewhere that gets this hot. Nor will it be where there's lots of humidity. You might as well rename all those humid states "Hell". I have tons of respect for people who can handle that weather well, because I sure can't.

Oddly enough, I have no updates on either baby or birds/squirrels/small black & white cats. Abigail is still walking, still not talking, and still insisting on eating everything with her hands (yeah, dinner time is very messy). The squirrels haven't been by lately, and that cat hasn't been around in ages. All in all, things are pretty boring. I promise to try harder next week.