Last Day of Summer

Fall officially starts tomorrow afternoon. It seems as if spring was a long time ago, and it was...... six months! September has been kind weather wise. We've had a lot of sun and fairly warm temps. The house, though, is cold. It's nice mid-July when it's 90 outside and 70 inside, but it's unpleasant when it's 60 outside and 65 inside.

Ron's been diligently working on installation of the new furnace. With any luck, it will be up and running by the end of this week. It's cold in the morning when we get up -- about 58 degrees the past two mornings -- but not heating the house is saving us money.

I saw Cara, my Little Sister, yesterday. I saw her last in June. That's way too long between visits. We went to the annual back-to-school picnic sponsored by BBBSCR, but stayed only about half an hour. It was boring. We took a ride up to Clifton Park and bought some apples; then headed to Burnt Hills to Fo Castle Farm and got some cider donuts. Yummy!!

Today has been a relaxing day. I did a few chores around the house, gave Ron a hand with the furnace installation and bought paint for this autumn's painting project downstairs. I decided I didn't want to go to Elsie's for dinner so sent Ron on his way with my regrets.

Gas prices - I filled up in Rexford yesterday at $3.679 a gallon. That's much cheaper than down here in Greenville.

Exercise - I've been doing a lot of exercise: walking in the cemetery and/or a Leslie Sansone walking DVD. I can tell the difference in how my jeans fit because of the exercise, though I've not lost a single pound.

Today's weather - Yesterday was a PERFECT near-autumn day. Bright sun; blue sky; low 70s for temp. It was sunny for about half of today as well as warm and humid.

Life changes - The old feelings and habits continue to knock at my door with regard to wanting to do what I want to do, within reason, but not hurting feelings. I know Ron prefers I go with him to Elsie's for dinner, but for the past few weeks, I haven't wanted to go. Today I gave myself "permission" to do what I wanted to do. It's a change that I have difficulty implementing.