Four Showers and A Lot of Sweat

I truly believe the Dog Days of Summer are upon us. Could the sun be any f-n hotter?

Got up at 6:30am with the intention of getting a jump on the day while it was cool. Took a shower so I'd feel all clean and fresh and it could only improve my attitude. Fired up the push mower at 8:30am. It was a done deal by the time I went once around the upper yard --- south wind and sweat on my brow. I was covered in grass particles in no time flat. Got through and took another shower to wash off the debris and the sweat.

Decided at 11:15am to pack a picnic lunch and go find Sam on the south side of the ranch. I didn't apply sunscreen because the round trip would only take about an hour at the most. At 12:42pm, I gave up on finding him and headed back to the house. I was blistered and not so happy. Called Mike and he told me that Sam had moved the dozer (duh!) and how to find him. Off I went again. Neglected to remember to apply sunscreen for the second time so I'm paying for it now. Found Sam. Got back to the house about 2:15pm. Took another shower to wash off the dust and sweat from my adventure on the 4 wheeler.

Took a breather and then decided I needed to be productive. There is a "dog pen" right here at the house and I took it upon myself to pull weeds and clean it up for about an hour. More sweat. More dirt. Beginning to question my ability to understand what Sundays are really all about. Came back inside and took yet another shower. I am beginning to think I no longer have fingerprints.

I still have at least 3 hours of daylight left. And if I try really hard I bet I can find yet another project I need to tackle before the sun goes down. Or not......