And Then The Temperatures Drop, The Sunset Kicks in Gear, and It Is A Cool Walk on the Beach

I should have known that with Ali and Abu in the house during the World Cup that my days would be hijacked by matches. Actually, the games between Uruguay and France, followed by Belgium and Brazil, were really good. The heat was still extraordinary, so it wasn't hard to spent the day inside by the television. We kept going outside hoping the temperatures actually dropped.

Nope.

That is, until 8 p.m. - then suddenly everything cooled down. Ali and I took the dogs to the beach and walked under the great skylines. The humidity disappeared and the temperatures became much more tolerable. It was like we were living on a different planet.

Haircuts were accomplished yesterday, dog to the vet was accomplished yesterday (there are no words for how traumatized Glamis is at the vets. She is nervous which makes me nervous and then the vets and technicians get nervous. She's ridiculous and yesterday she got out of her harness to run away getting all the dogs, cats, and pigs in a tizzy. It was insane. I'm waiting for them to say, "Please don't bring your dog back). 45-minutes and her nails were clipped, her fecal sampled, and her blood drawn. We're good for a while (although Glamis left them a gift on their floors.

I don't think it was hers, but when she created the mutiny in the vet office with all the dogs running out of their cages chasing the cats and pig, one of them left this behind. I didn't see her do it, but it was total chaos when Glamis leaped from her nail clippings howling like Chewbacca and bringing the entire Noah's Arc with her. The boys said it was the pig, but it was too big. None of us saw a single animal squat. I will give it to Glamis, though, because she stirred up the whole incident.

Okay, a beautiful day today with cool temperatures, clear skies, and Chitunga returning from Louisville.  Two more World Cup games and a trip to and from the airport. Then Monday rolls around and I have to hold my breath for 5 weeks. We got this!