August 1, 2011 Monday Morning

Thought I had better post before I forget what we did all weekend. You have no idea how many times I sit here to type and think 'what the hell did we do', and have to seriously wrack my brain to remember. So here we go..........



Friday night Tony did not get home until about 7:30 PM. He did sell the 1965 Cadillac Convertible. He got good money for it and we are both happy. I am sure it is bitter sweet for Tony since this was his Dad's Cadillac that he bought from the estate after his dad died. It was a nice connection to his father as we drove around in this huge beautiful car. Also, Tony was the one who painted the entire car for his father shortly before he died. So there were a lot of memories with the car. One that comes to mind is on a day when Tony's dad showed up at the old auto body shop and I was there. Tony had been working on the Cadillac and it was done. Tony's dad asked me to drive it home to his house while he followed in the car he was driving. I was scared to death but did it. I kept thinking if I get into an accident with this car I will be the worst son-in-law in the world. LOL. We even drove the Cadillac in several parades. Here are a couple pics of the car many years ago with my babies Tiny and Shadow.

We spent Friday night watching True Blood and went to bed.

Saturday morning we were up at 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. Made a skillet breakfast which turned out pretty good. Spent the morning watching TV and reading the morning newspaper. Around 10:30 AM we decided to walk the bike route for the 24 hour bike fundraiser that was going on around Riverwest from 7 PM Friday night to 7 PM Saturday night. Hundreds of bikes do a marathon for 24 hours past our house and around the neighborhood. It was very hot outside even at 10:30 AM and after we walked about 3 blocks I thought I was going to die. LOL. We walked to a couple check points and then to a bar block party at the Artbar. Had a nice cool soda in the air conditioning at the bar before we walked the 15 or so blocks back home. Spent a little time with the dogs before we headed out the door again and went to the Brady Street Block Party. Spent almost 2 hours at the event eating and listening to the bands. I soon was dripping in sweat and it was time to come home. Spent the rest of the later half of the afternoon at home with the dogs. It was over 90 degrees outside. After we fed the dogs dinner we drove to the Artbar Block Party and had a drink before heading back to the Brady Street Block Party for the Drag Show. The Drag Show sucked. The sound was horrible. The crowd was huge. Around 10:30 PM we were exhausted from the day and went home to take another round of showers. Went to bed shortly thereafter.

Sunday morning we slept in until around 7 AM. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. Spent the morning waiting for the Sunday newspaper to arrive. Had to call for a redelivery which we did not get until around 10 AM. Read a little of the newspaper before I took a shower and we went out for lunch. We went to lunch at Skipper Buds which is a bar on the river. Had a nice steak sandwich and french fries with a vodka lemonade. It was hot again outside but we had a table with an umbrella and there was a small breeze. By the time we were done eating we were hot and it was time to come home. Spent the afternoon watching Tru TV and a couple movies. Watched the movies Insidious and Grown Ups. Both were OK. Went to bed around 10 PM.

This morning I was up at 6 AM. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. Tony walked out the door around 7:30 AM with the signed Lexus title in hand. He is suppose to drive down to Chicago again today with his brother and sell the guy who bought the Cadillac the Lexus. Can this really be true? The Cadillac and the Lexus gone and sold? I am crossing my fingers. The check for the Cadillac is already in the bank so we are half way there. It will be so nice to cancel the insurance on both those cars also. So if all goes well by tonight both cars are sold and gone. Good job Tony. Now I can pay off the Lexus and put some money in the savings. Have no plans for today. We are in the beginning of another heat wave for the week. Over 90 degrees today and tomorrow again. Remind me of this in the dead of winter when I am complaining about the cold. Will spend the day cleaning and doing a lot of watching TV with the dogs. It is so hot outside you open the doors to let the dogs out and it feels like you opened an oven. Tony just called to say he is leaving with his brother to drive down to Chicago to deliver and sell the Lexus. Hip Hip Hurray!