Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Good Morning! Tuesday August 10, 2010

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's gray and mistly looking now, but that will burn off quickly. We'll have yet another hot day ... upper 90s ... and mostly sunny. Which, naturally, means no rain again. I will have to find time to water tonight!
Last night was crazy around here. I had to go by the grocery store, then when I got home a neighbor and my friend were here. The neighbor cut the grass (had to borrow our mower, so cut both); and my friend finished gluing the chairs. Yay! After things calmed down a bit, the kids played games and read their books while we fixed supper. They were so would up that my (9 y/o) grandson fell asleep on the floor! LOL!
I don't know what they have planned for today, but I'm sure they'll manage to be tired by the time their parents get here tonight.
I suspect the only thing I'll get done tonight is laundry. :)

Today is "Perigean Spring Tides" ... "Anniversary - Smithsonian Institution" ... "Admission Day (Missouri)" ... "Independence Day (Ecuador)".

Quotes of the Day:
"The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves."
-- Jane Goodall

"Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home."
-- Bill Cosby

Today in history:
In 1776, a committee of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson suggested the United States adopt "E pluribus unum" -- "Out of many, one" -- as the motto for its Great Seal.

In 1821, Missouri entered the United States as the 24th state and the first located entirely west of the Mississippi River.

In 1954, the groundbreaking ceremony for Saint Lawrence Seaway was held at Massena, New York.

Today's birthdays include
- Edmund Jennings Randolph, the first U.S. attorney general, in 1753
- Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United States, in 1874
- Actor Jack Haley (the Tin Woodsman in The Wizard of Oz) in 1898
- Actress Norma Shearer in 1902
- Actress Rhonda Fleming in 1923
- Guitar maker Leo Fender in 1909
- Singer Jimmy Dean in 1928
- Singer Eddie Fisher in 1928
- Rock musician Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull in 1947
- Actress Rosanna Arquette in 1959
- Actor Antonio Banderas in 1960

Everyone have a Great Tuesday!

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