That's not the way you want to be woken up...

Rosa came into my room this morning saying "I want eggs," and set four eggs on the bed beside my head. She had gotten herself up, gone to the fridge, taken out the carton, and carried them throughout the house. Thank $DEITY that she didn't break any of them.

Later, though, she did break a figurine that my grandmother gave me when I was eight or so, which had survived all the intervening years intact, but is now headless.

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Whee, a big thunderstorm with hail! I checked http://www.weather.com though, and it isn't even raining at my house. Hope it moves down that direction; my baby trees and flowers really need the water.

It rained almost every day through May, but it's been dry for most of late June and July so far.

Letter to Laclede Gas Customer Service Supervisor

To Whom It May Concern:

I wish to complain about the attitude of one of your customer service representatives. I believe her name was Dawn. She insulted me and blamed me for a billing error, as well as refusing to take any action to clear it up. She told me I was foolish because it took me a while to notice the problem, and because I didn't realize the service hadn't been disconnected as I had requested. She claimed that because there was no record of my request I therefore hadn't made one.

I called Monday, June 24 at about 11 am because I had discovered several bills in my mail for service at my previous address <address deleted>. I moved out of that location February 22, 2002. Shortly prior to moving, I called to request service termination at that address and connection at my new address above. However, I just received a "final bill" for service through June 15. Looking through my mail, I found that I have been billed monthly for service at that location since I moved out.

Please remove all charges for service after February 22 from my old account and credit my new account for the March and April service at that location which I have already paid for.

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Chalk up a few homeowner points for me. Finished mowing the lawn, trimmed back the ivy that grows along the front steps, and cleaned up a lot of debris from that trimming and previous. The yard looks much better now.

My griffins will be delivered on Friday!