Mmmm, rhubarb. My mom made the best strawberry rhubarb pie.

DH and I are low carb these days so he has been purchasing Enlightened ice cream bars that are like 1G carb. It is not hard packed ice cream from the ice cream shop, but they are quite creamy and tasty. No doubt 99% chemicals. I justify it with convincing myself the majority of my diet is super healthy. I mean it was a dessert after a dinner of broiled swordfish and sauteed zucchini spirals.

I'm battling with #1 son again. I think part of his issue is his jealousy over his younger brother. Yes, he is married, has fancy new cars, and just bought a house. And he works his ass off and has since he was a teenager. Of course he hasn't even mentioned his brother, but I know it is part of it.

Cashmere, I'm so glad you tested negative.

It's been remarked around here that there's a HYUGE number of fireworks going off at night. My theory, seriously, is that drug dealers who are having trouble with their normal supply have branched out into the illegal boom-boom trade.

I think some of it may have to do with high school graduation season. Ceremonies have been split up, downsized, and even postponed due to COVID-19. Kids are getting their ya-yas out.

Managed to decide Father's Day was today, so have made all the calls and shipped the gifts a week early. Oh, well.

Timelies all!

Just another one of those days. Mr. S is still in pajamas and has been wild most of the day.

Of course it probably doesn't help that he woke up around 7, because I made a fair amount of noise while trying to pill Nova.(and I later found the pill on the ground. Pilling the cat needs to be a two person job.)

Sorry, Sheryl. You and Gary need to have a day to be wild and in your pajamas all day! I know the whole lack of childcare situation has to be so hard on so many. I can't even imagine. Other than when the boys were nursing I was always able to take breaks. Once they were out of diapers they had at least half-days during the week at pre-school.

There was a local place that made rose ice cream, and it was the best thing ever.

Tho' I just realized that the Madwoman in the attic was planning on making rose syrup anyway, and I bet that would be fantastic over ice cream ...

I went to Walmart today for the first time since March. I was walking, and realized I was near, and needed toothpaste adn razors, and wanted to look at plants. I have only been going to my little grocery store, so this was more people than I have been around in forever.

My big concern in going back is public transportation. My bus ride is an hour and a half to work. The bus seems like the perfect place to give or recieve the virus- enclosed space, lots of people. My office has not really said when we are going back. We can't have students in large groups inside the buildings (they can do labs and clinical in groups of ten) so why do we need to go back? But I miss my dual monitors a lot! People seem to have differing views depending on what meeting or group I am in. Some are telling me that I should ask to go in and get my monitors. Others say, why would you do that, we are back in two weeks. Very confusing.

Water off until noon Monday. They are waiting for a part. So 36 hours with no water. I'm unprepared. Usually I make sure I've drawn four gallons for drinking and hand washing, but this situation was a nasty surprise. My neighbors are bringing buckets to the swimming pool so they can flush.

Why can't I stop thinking about how much I want a shower?

I hear you Katerina -- we had no hot water for more than a week around Christmas here, and while I could go to a hot tub place near work for shower relief, it was a frustrating time. (Of course, that was a Before Times solution -- in fact, the hot tub place went out of business thanks to the pandemic.)

Tho' I just realized that the Madwoman in the attic was planning on making rose syrup anyway, and I bet that would be fantastic over ice cream ...

I just ordered a Rose Cordial from El Guapo, which is a woman owned business out of New Orleans: [link]