A THUNDERING SATURDAY

Widespread showers and thunderstorms developing around early afternoon. Mostly cloudy with temperatures rising towards the low 80s. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%.

The thunderstorms did not amount to much. We watched them come in from the west and pettered out once they hit the hills just to the west of us.

Yesterday ended up to be a busy afternoon. I got home from work at 1 and relaxed on the porch with my book. At 2:00 my daughter called. She had a busy morning she went to her bank and got preapproved for a car loan. Went the to the car dealer where she had found the car she wanted the last time she was home from CT. She wanted to see what they would give her for her car on a trade. At the bank she got approved for more than she needed and at the car dealer they were giving her more for her car than she thought they would. After that she was off to a hair appointment and now she was calling me to see if I wanted to meet her for lunch. So we met for lunch and we discussed the car. She wasn't sure and she hemmed and hawed. After lunch we stopped by Dick's Sporting Goods and she bought the cutest hammock. She has this small patio outside sliding glass doors in her dinning area in her condo. The Patio is all enclosed with a high fence and very private. The hammock is not one of those rope ones but one that has a canvas type print bed, the colors are orange and yellow. After we left Dick's we stopped by the car dealer and talked more to the salesman and believe it or not she took her deposit back and decided not to go for it. I drove her back to her car at the restaurant where we met for lunch and we were then going to go back to my house. We left the parking lot and I headed for home and where did she head for. The care dealership. I waited at home for her and when she got to my house she told me she signed the papers and she will pick up the car on Thursday.

So this morning we got up early and headed out to do some errands. While we were out I had a really great idea. I bought some Terra cotta colored plastic window boxes and potting soil and yellow and orange marigolds. I called my daughter all excited, woke her up of course and said we are coming with a surprise for your patio. She said great, stopped by Starbucks for me. She was very excited about the patio decorating idea. We didn't put the window boxes on the windows but on the ground just along the fence. She only has concrete on the patio, no real place to plant so we knew we had to be creative with pots. I also got her a citronella candle in a pot to ward off the bugs when she is enjoying a star lite evening on her patio. She also hung some decorative lights on the fence. It is really very enticing.

Most of the afternoon was spent sitting on the proch trying to keep cool with the ceiling fan on. We have central AC but who wants to be in the house when it is so beautiful out.

Over Memorial Day weekend I was checking my e mail and found an exciting offer for 50% off Coldwater Creek merchandise on line. I love their stuff, but I usually wait until they have a sale because I refuse to spend $60 for a summer top. I was so excited. I clicked on their on line catalog and started shopping. I picked out 6 items and I think it came to over $300 but with the coupon the final cost was $158. Everything said in stock, I hit click and waited for my package. A day or so ago I got a mailing form Coldwater Creek which I didn't open right away, I thought it was a receipt for my purchases. I opened it today, much to my surprise, a letter that was saying thank you for you recent order, but we are sorry ALL of the items you order or no long in stock. WTF!!! was that all about. How could every item in the order be out of stock when it clearly showed they were in stock when I placed the order. I may send them an e mail staring my disappointment in their company and I may have to stop shopping there. Has anyone ever encountered something like this with this company?