First by hand draft is done on first story. I'm nauseous now.
Have 3 pen pal letters to read. I'll baby-step answering them this evening. 3 are short letter gals, but cousin-in-law & I write about a 3-4 page letter back & forth. We got the dark laundry put away, nothing in that load was mine, so the guys put their stuff away.
White socks & underwear are washing now & then I'll do towels/facecloths.
I got a size Medium/10/12 ankle-length Muumuu in green, blues & white, which FITS PERFECT! I "wondered" why my size Large/14/16 Muumuus were so baggy on me!
But it's a "good thing". Now, the last available color of ankle-length Muumuu I don't have, is coral or pink. 1 or the other, was discontinued. They're nice for hot days or while lounging or doing housework or if ill. Not feeling 100% this later afternoon, with such a queasy tummy. Have eaten healthy, too.
DH & Dgs are watching "Breaking Away," which is DH's favorite movie, reminding him of growing up in Corvallis, Oregon, a college town. The movie's college is the U of Indiana though. DH used to watch The Oregon State Beavers play football, etc... He used to ride his bicycle all over town. This movie brings up funny, fun, & heart-warming memories for him.
His watching it with Dgs-17, is real nice for them both.
When I receive a pen pal letter, if I get out a red ink pen, underline things to reply to, news of my own to add to, it makes answering letters much easier. I sort of feel like a teacher examining a student's paper while using red ink though.
I'm not correcting it! I'm taking a short-cut to making replies quicker & easier. If news spills over what they've written, I make notes on the back of their letter or on the envelope.
It's a time-saver, which a pen pal told me about a long time ago, which she did. I don't always remember to do it though.
DH & Dgson will eat leftover BBQ ribs for dinner with French fries, & things. With my tummy the way it's acting up, I do believe it'll be more yogurt & some toast for me. If my tummy doesn't settle down in the coming month, I'll make a special appt. to see the Dr. again. I believe it's stress, but I just "had" to have a 2nd cup of International coffee, which set it off.
It's my own fault. I'm going to have to trek over to the mornings with a cup of Constant Comment tea, in lieu of coffee of any type. I won't get the caffeine headache with Constant Comment tea, I've heard from my nurse & on-line. I have 2 boxes of the tea, plus herbal teas, so maybe it's time to just take the plunge to become a teetotaler.
I need to do "something" constructive other than follow a special diet, generic Zantac, Pepto-Bismol, Tums, & Gas-Ex. The only 2 culprits I think this all boils down to is: #1 - Self-induced stress (be it over writing deadlines or visiting grsons) & #2 - Coffee. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out when it's time to quit coffee, this has gone on long enough (since Mother's Day), & since I had this hit me LAST summer, at the same time, I've learned what to do. I need to make a reminder, daily, to actually break down & DO it.
Kathryn , Your shower curtain, etc.. sound pretty all put together, to me!
I saw some examples of colors being used in different ways & combinations in the "Country Living Magazine." One color combination was black, white, & blue! I thought about YOU- right AWAY- & the colors in your kitchen!
One combination, which I thought sounded gaudy was opposites on the color wheel: BLUE & ORANGE! I looked around at our cobalt accent colors here & there with our forest green things & brownish-tan rock fireplace, thinking what orange would look like. DH said, "WHAT ON EARTH DO YOU HAVE THAT LOOK ON YOUR FACE FOR RIGHT NOW!" I told him about orange & HE agrees with me, we're not orange folks in our great room area. Even the cornices would clash with the pale blue, pink, rose, & cream color prints in them, too. Orange? Not for us. But I DID put an orange leather chair & ottoman in a short story in an apartment of 3 roommate gals.
I'm off to put teas on my calendar. Herbal green tea sounds like a good relaxing 1 for afternoons. Herbal teas relax me to the point of drowsiness where I feel like napping. Is this a normal thing with herbal teas? Does anyone else know?
I know that different Chai teas make me have an upset tummy.
Cowinkie , Your dogs sound WONDERFUL! Thanks for sharing about them, too!
Also, due by August 1 are November stories. Will focus on Thanksgiving-theme stories & wintery settings, too. 
