It's getting black outside, about to pour.  A moment ago, an enormous crash of thunder shook the house and rattled the windows.  The kids just got in from HTT- even Naomi- and I have been here at home painting the front room wall, since I don't have a car today and can't go anywhere at all.  When I get more batteries in my camera, and when the wall is finished, I'll post a photo of it.  I think it's looking good.  =)

Besides painting the wall, I've been working in the yard.  I put in a stone patio, planted gardenia bushes, planted the dahlias I got for Mother's Day,  put flowers in the front terrace, and planted a small yellow rose bush in the back yard.  The rose bush called to me at the garden center.  I swear, as I passed, it said, "hello!"  I did a double take and thought, huh.  cute little bush.  But as I walked off to the stone section I just kept thinking, "that was a really cute little bush.  When I passed it again it almost leaped into my cart.  So I brought it home and planted it.  It really is very cute.

Gotta go.  This storm is getting bad.  Power surge possible,