Home Show

The Maricopa County Home Show was at the Fairgrounds in Phoenix over the weekend. The only chance we had to go was yesterday as Josie had to work on Friday and Saturday. We could have stayed home. First of all, I cannot believe that Phoenix, as hot as it is, conducts any kind of public show in conditions without air conditioning. We found ourselves hurrying through the buildings and exhibits in order to get outside for some air, and eventually, back to our car and air conditioning. The vendors and the customers were all fanning themselves and  trying to find where the fans were located and where the "misters" were located. Also, the exhibits were mostly the same as there were many vendors selling the same stuff. It was a large show, and one that should have been held in air conditioned facilities, or during the cooler winter months.

Our "flakey" landscaper showed up in the morning to water down the pavers and to inform us that he wouldn't be working yesterday. He needed to pick up a check from us to buy some materials to complete the grass portion of the project and to finish the coating on the pavers and run some water lines to new plants. It is really going to be nice when it is all done. We are hoping that today is the final day for this project.

We had another episode with a scorpion yesterday afternoon. It seems that we are being treated every day to a visit by these creatures. All of our neighbors also have the problem which is a huge mystery. There are no mountains or foothills around us which is a natural place for them to be. There are some agricultural areas which must be the explanation. All we know is that the number of episodes is beginning to wear us down. The one yesterday was discovered in our bathroom near the closet door. Most of the ones in the house have been in our bedroom and bathroom area. At any rate, we have decided to "freeze" any more improvements to the house until we get our arms around this scorpion problem...