I got bangs!  (I have a lot of grey hair too.  I like to think it's just the light in the kitchen, but I know better.)  I like it, it's been a while since I've had bangs.  Now to see how they do for workouts and yard work!  My new 'do' is just in time, too.  I'm off to Susanville this weekend for my 40th (!?!?!?!?) high school reunion.  (Not the real reason I got a hair cut, but it's nice that the timing worked out.)

It's been a hot summer so far, with the added fun of our AC being out.  The first week it was out, we hit 106.  The swamp cooler just doesn't keep up at that temp, but it's better than nothing.  So far, the repairmen have been here 4 times, each time with 'the fix', and each time, it isn't 'the fix'.  First it was the thermostat, then a couple of other other items that it wasn't, and now it's the compressor.  The unit is fairly new - we put it in in January, 2013 (after the last one caught fire in the middle of the night.)  I'm looking forward to some cooler temps this next week - highs in the 90's instead of the 100's!

AJ is still trying for the elusive first job, and isn't getting anywhere (without going to food services, etc.)  So....he's embraced my plan for cleaning out the garage wholeheartedly.  Here's what greeted me when I got home last night - just waiting for me to go through and say what to toss and what to keep:

But here is what the inside of the garage looks like:

Progress!  Unfortunately, it seems like it's always two steps forward, one step back.  All the treasures that Ralph is finding as we clean out boxes are ending up on the clean shelves of the shop or in the house.  One step at a time, I guess.  Right now, AJ and I have at least three dump runs scheduled for Monday (I took Monday off - but it was supposed to be for kayaking...) to get rid of what we've pulled out so far.  We still have two more walls of boxes, and stuff in the center to go through, but....it's looking better!