July has been fun so far. Began with a great visit from a Chardon High School classmate, Kathy, and her husband Bill, who stayed with us a couple of nights. I admire their get-up-and-go, as they rode out here to San Diego from Ohio on their Honda Gold Wing! Not bad for a couple of senior citizens. Once I realized they were members of the All 50 States Club, I stopped worrying about them on the road. They KNOW what they're doing out there. Was fun to see them and catch up on some Chardon news. Like they say, Grandma ain't like she used to be--and we're the better for it!

Weather was unseasonably cool and overcast when they were here and I felt bad since they had purposely planned to drive upstate along the coast road. Probably didn't have optimum views of the ocean as they sometimes could have. Naturally when they left here the weather turned and it's been 90+ degrees for the last 10 days or so. Then again, it was around 90 in Chardon when they talked by phone with their kids!

Not a whole lot of news here. On Wednesday Bob will have an outpatient procedure at the hospital where they will shock his heart to regain its normal rhythm. His pulse rate has been quite high the last couple of months, and they feel they can bring it down with this procedure. He'll be sedated for the procedure, and the doctor says he should regain his energy level after that. Doctors don't seem too concerned and say this is not uncommon after the kind of surgery he had in April. So far we've trusted them and they've done right by us--that's about all you can do.

'Til next time, happy summer to family and friends!