Adapting to the Heat Wave

What a fun thing we did this morning!  Purposely got up at 6:30, dressed, had tea and coffee, fed Gus, and headed to Greenwood before 7:00! Traffic looked like early Sunday morning traffic - almost no one on the streets.   First stop at Wal-mart to replace the defunct dehumidifier for my carport shed, next to Lowe's for a new kitchen faucet to replace the worn-out one, then to Waffle House for a Toddle House omelet of steak, cheese, etc. and grits for Frank, hash browns for me, toast and jelly.  Amazing how good it tasted and how many memories it brought back.  First of all we tried recalling the old Toddle House chain.  I'm pretty sure, but haven't yet googled it, that Waffle Houses sprung from Toddle Houses.  Do you remember?  At the same moment, the old Howard Johnson's motel and restaurants returned to my head.  I'll never forget the incident when Tate was a baby sitting on Bob's lap at the counter when he knocked the cup of hot coffee onto themselves!  Not a happy moment!  But it certainly makes Howard Johnson's memorable for me.  No such disaster this morning, just good food and pleasant time remembering……The adaptation of doing our chores early in the morning to avoid the heat is really smart!  Yesterday it was so hot we both felt like doing nothing after about 10:30 in the morning - so we pretty much did nothing.  ….This morning we also bought a box fan to set up on the porch and move the air around a bit.  It is truly amazing how much difference a $16 fan can make.  And, it is truly amazing how often I go intoWal-Mart for one thing and come out with two or three more.  …...So now it's time for a nap.