August is drawing to an end. Thank goodness! I don’t hate August. I mean, I got married in August. My better half was born in August. School starts in August. Days get a little shorter in August. It’s too hot to rush about so this is a good time to just mosey through life. Mother Nature started her Labor Day beer-drinking early but I’m not complaining. Highs yesterday and today are 80s instead of 100s. It’s a hint of the promise of the coming of Fall.

Speaking of moseying, Jake and I moseyed to Wallyworld yesterday and laid in supplies for the coming week. Today, Jake has a date with his “manicuriest,” aka Dr. R. When they trimmed his nails at his last check-up, they didn’t take them all the way down because they were LONG. With that in mind, we made another apointment just to get his nails trimmed for 4 weeks later. They’ll have grown a little bit but it’ll be easier to find the quick and trim them shorter without nicking that quick. Best $19 spent ever! Then it’s home, laundry and edits!

The weekend went. Saturday was a trip up the turnpike for the memorial service honoring Baseball Boy’s dad. He was a good man. He was a smart, creative, big-hearted redneck hippie who loved Pink Floyd, NASCAR, Monty Python, Star Trek, and baseball. He wrote poetry and created a villaige of found objects for gnomes–including a NASCAR track. Listening to the tributes from his friends and families made me smile instead of cry and that’s the best tribute of all–leaving joy and love in your wake. After the service, the extened family a few close friends met at a local pizza place that was a favorite. Good food, good visits, more stories, good times. Long day but a nice one, despite the reason.

I didn’t get much work done this weekend but the edits continue moving forward, I’m over 50K words. Once I hit The End (again), then it’s time for a final proofreading and formatting. I hope to have my cover this week. And maybe, I’ll make the release in time for Labor Day. No promises but a lot of hope.

Sadly, that’s pretty much been my life this past week and weekend. Boring for the most part but at them same time nostalgic, uplifting, and full of family, friends, and some progress. What about y’all? Good weekend? Family fun? Good food? Good stuff in general?