Last Day of JULY

 

WOW!!!

This is the last day of August 2024, and these months just seem to be flying by.

YES...

It is true that as one ages, time moves by at a quicker pace than it does when you are young or younger. 

I remember saying a while back that I never have a bad day because they no longer last very long.

With the passage of the month of July, several issues come to my mind.

• First, the summer is almost over
• Second, school will begin again next month
• Third, only a month or more to mow the yard
• Fourth, we will vote for President a little over two months
• Fifth, cold weather is just around the corner

During this month, we obviously spent more time outside than we did inside and as far as our family is concerned, we power washed the house and deck; once the deck dried, we stained it.

Many families decide to go on vacation during the month of July rather than the two months on either side of July for one reason or another.  We used to vacation in July as well but stopped because of the crowds and cost.  We discovered (and it makes sense) that vacations cost less if we went April/May or September/October.

We always spend the Fourth of July at home mainly because of the people and because the highways are more dangerous when there are so many other people driving.  The last thing we would want to do is fly somewhere during this holiday either.

The one downside of July is that in our neck of the woods, there are more mosquitos during this month than other months and these damn mosquitos seem to really like my lower legs.  This year, I have 6-8 bites of either leg.

For me, mosquito bites itch until they are scratched and bleed.  Once that happens there is no more itching...  however, once it bleeds, scabs form, and I end up with scars all over my ankles.