Woke up grumpy and hungry this morning. That’s always a good sign that I am feeling better. I’m not feeling as utterly fatigued as I have all week either. Just sleepy in the usual “I Hate Mornings” kind of way, which will be fixed as soon as I make myself a nice cup of coffee. I think by the weekend I will be back to my usual cranky and energetic self.

On the books for this morning is getting the gardening done before it gets too hot to be outside, which means I better get it done sometime in the next hour or two. It’s been horribly hot this week. Yesterday it was 107ºF in Laredo! That’s just insane for so early in May. There’s no rain on the horizon either, as far as I can tell, so the first order of business this morning is to water everything really well. Poor plants. They can’t escape to the dark confines of the air conditioned house!

The only other plans for today are to check in with Mom about her raccoon problem (’cause I know she’s already out there hovering over the baby raccoons), get two knitting projects started, and a smattering of housework. I can’t believe how quickly this week has flown by, but considering I seemed to sleep through most of it, I guess it’s no surprise that I am surprised it’s already Thursday.

I should probably bake bread today too, but we’ll be having leftover chili for dinner, so I do believe I will be lazy and put it off until tomorrow. Cornbread is so much easier to make and takes a whole lot less time. Tomorrow is pizza night, so I’ll be in bread-making mode anyway. No sense making a mess of the kitchen two days in a row, right?

Better get to the coffee and gardening. It’s already 78ºF outside, and it’s not going to get any cooler as the sun continues to climb into the sky. It’s going to be another beastly hot day today.