Rain! May 12, 2009

I made soap today. I was going to make my new Pomegranate Mango fragrance, but, I really want some Pom juice to put in it. And, I am making another batch of Chocolate too...but that will have to wait until next week when I do the Pom too. So, it was just restocks today.

Orlando had about 9 days of plus 90 degree heat and no rain...until today! The garden is doing great but I have been helping Mother Nature along. The tallest corn is over 18 inches and the big tomato plant has two fruits so far. The front lawn is way past thirsty! So this afternoon it poured and we got just over four inches!!!

I finally got some response to my complaint about T-Mobile's Free Flight promotion. Someone called from the Corporate Customer Service office and said a new company was taking over the promotion for the 50,000 customers who had a bad experience like me. I called them and we have two free tickets to be booked before 6/17/09 and used before 10/31/09. So, it looks like Rod and I will be flying to Los Angeles in September and driving up the coast. We have a lot we want to fit in during that trip, but, we'll have to see what makes the final itinerary.

I had bad news from my good friend Patti today. Her Mom has been in and out of the hospital so she wanted to spend Mother's Day with her in Chicago. Unfortunately she was greeted with bad news when she landed--her youngest sister was involved in a hit and run and was in critical condition with a brain injury and severe damage to her right leg. Patti flew back to Orlando on Monday and today she learned that her sister had passed away leaving three mostly grown children. So very sad. The driver hasn't been found and with only a description of "a white male driving a black SUV" I don't know that they will ever have any resolution.