Surprise!

Absolutely nothing going on today. It's still hot - high of 96, with terrible humidity. Forecast highs for the week are all 95-100, with, of course, higher heat indices. We just had a brief, but heavy shower. It would've been nice if it had done that all night. As it it, it just contributes to the humidity.

The Market Street (Chief John Ross) Bridge had been closed for two years for a major repair/rebuild. The reopening festivities were last night, and the first vehicle, a CARTA bus, crossed at 8 a.m. We drove across the beautiful bascule drawbridge today, too. It's wonderful to have this major bridge reopened. It is sort of bittersweet, though after the tragedy in Minneapolis.

We did a bit more cleaning, and got some more pictures hung. I even cleaned the refrigerator - not that it needed it, though. And NO, nothing was sticking to the shelves - at least not yet.

We've been e-mailing with Troy about travel. He's going to be spending some time in Utah and Arizona, mostly taking photographs. A link to his photo page is in the list on the left side of this page. We truly love telling folks about the out-of-the-way places that we've found over the years. And, of course, it just makes us want to go again.

I finished the second surprise baby sweater this afternoon. It knits up in one piece, then magically folds into a sweater. Now I'm going to get started on Matt and Amanda's afghan.

Vicki's new mother-in-law died last night in Kansas. They've probably left to go there by now. Vicki was so looking forward to meeting her. Our deepest sympathy goes out to Vicki and Roger. He will miss her terribly.

Today's pictures are of the surprise baby sweater.