There is a blogger. Quite a famous blogger. I like her quite a bit.
Last week she put up a post with some ideas for fall outfits.
I could have cried. The outfit was beautiful. But I, at this particular time, do NOT want to be reminded fall is coming. Too soon.
Toooo soon.
I always have a really bad reaction whenever I see the first back to school commercials. It can manifest in a variety of ways from chronic acid reflux to punching the first person I see. In the throat.
So it is with great sadness I bring to you today, The Best of July. Which mean’s we’re into August, which is followed by September (the MOST depressing month of the year for me) and then October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May. Hey. Hold on a second. May is JUST around the corner. Everybody calm down. Summer’s almost here.
At the end of June I promised you posts on how to build a jail, curdling milk and red assed baboons. I delivered on 2 out of 3. And as the song says, 2 outta 3 ain’t bad.
I’m still working on the red assed baboons. It’s surprisingly difficult to get them to commit to any engagement.
Coming up in August, fashionable hair options for your vegetables, how to make a bomb and providing their social calendar isn’t too full … red assed baboons.
You are SO hilarious! I read your bad reaction to fall out loud to my hubby – I feel the same way! Tooooo funny!
Jo-Anna
September is my worst month too!
It’s depressing! Its quiet and nobody has that joyful “It’s SUMMER!” expression. Maybe it’s a remnant depression from having to go back to school. ~ karen!
See, you guys have it all wrong! September is the month of summer that people forget about – so it`s like a buy one get one free! And then! Right on the tail of that is HALLOWEEN, so like.. what could be better? It’s Jan-April that I struggle to get through! And November would be better if there was a stat holiday in there somewhere.
Well actually I”m a four seasons gal and I actually love fall but for some reason summer seems wayyyy toooo short! So I get it, it is depressing to be on the down hill slide. Sigh!
Please update us (and probably the FBI) when you start to get a lot of search engine hits for “how to make a bomb”.
Nikki Kelly @ the ambitious procrastinator
LOL. I’ll keep my eye out. I’m probably on some FBI list now. ~ karen
How did I miss your amazing coop gates? LOVE them, they are genius! And I can’t believe my guest post made the ‘best of’ roundup – that would never happen in a month where you featured red assed baboons so I’ll count my lucky stars.
Kate
Are you serious? January is the most depressing month…by far.
I feel for you all in the North! We have a few signs of spring, jonquils are out and a few brave daf’s have poked there pretty yellow heads up. However it was very frosty this morning and a layer of ice on the trampoline made for a bit of fun before school for the boys. Love the blog, you always make me laugh! Southern Victoria, Australia.
Jodie – Daffodils? Well you’re practically in summer, then! Break out the shorts! 😉 ~ karen
wait, did i miss something here? we still have august, right? RIGHT?!
Ahh ha haaaaa!
Love,
From the Southern Hemisphere
I always feel a nasty lump in my belly when I flip the calendar to August (I thought havin belly removed would stop it, but no luck!)… Oh shit! It’s really august! Ahh! Yup. September’s always a wonky month! We should just skip it and go straight to “hay bale-fall mum-and- pumpkins-month” 🙂
That’s exactly what I think Sam. Right into October. ~ karen!
Building a jail is putting a chicken gate up? LOL OK, a chicken jail. Making Yogurt is curdling milk. But calling that sweet sweet man you live with a red assed baboon is a bit much. When the FBI was here asking if I knew a little bitty blonde from a foreign country who might be planning to blow up something, I didn’t say, “Oh, you mean Karen?” no matter what they tell you. They did write down that your alias is Chicken Woman, though. I thought that might be a redeeming characterization or I wouldn’t have mentioned it at all. I do have to agree with you about fall but this year is an exception. We had 18 days over 100 degrees (I have no idea what that is in metrics) and most were way over up to and including 110. We have broken records that have stood since the dust bowl days. I’m actually dreaming of cold weather. Both of my husbands died in late fall/early winter so I do get depressed at that time of the year. I heard a woman called Laura Ingalls today on TV and you roughing it w/o a fridge came to mind. I really don’t know how they could stand this kind of weather w/o even having a fan. It must have been awful!
Here in Lynchburg, Virginia, we all feel like we were cheated out of summer. Very intense heat in June that led to a Dracho storm that left us with out power from June 29 to July 6 or for some folks into that 2nd week. Trying to recover, cleanup and throwing out lots of food basically killed July for many of us. This weekend is our back to school tax free weekend,kids heading out for college in the next week or so and it is over. the only thing I have to show for it is some squash coming up and I may actually have some tomatoes this year. Not sure what to expect from winter as I have seen cardinals all summer and they usually hide out. Wooly worms have been out since mid July. Oh the good thing is that a lot of veggies have come in early so lots at our local at the Community Farmers Market. So hoping that despite the drought that the fall will be better and maybe lollygag around for awhile. 🙂
i on the other hand love september..i chose to be married in sept and it is fall my favorite season.i really detest november! it is the armpit of the year, the worst, grey, ugly month and the only holiday in it is depressing.
Hah! You make a good case. ~ karen
I am a bad Canadian and I am reaching that point in August where I want hoodie weather to start. This is shamelessly because Fall is my favourite season and I love pumpkin farms and apple picking. My friends are no longer speaking to me after I said that.
I smiled when I saw that you chose Centsational Girl’s guest post as one of your Best of July posts — that was very nice of you — then I laughed when I saw your bedroom and cat in her blog today.
As Martha would say: Cross-pollination, it’s a good thing!
And by bomb, I’m sure you meant bath bomb, right? RIGHT?!?!? Karen, say right!!!
Shirley – That was just a coincidence! I haven’t been over to her today yet so I didn’t even know my cat and bed were on her site, LOL. And she didn’t know I was putting up her white washing post. Weird! ~ karen
It is very sad that you get so depressed about the arrival of Fall. Come visit us in New England where Fall is something to look forward to! The leaves changing, local fairs, apple & pumpkin picking, Halloween, it is cool enough to bake again, the glow of Thanksgiving and the sparkle of Christmas is right around the corner…..we can show you a good time. Around here, the only time it starts to get dreary is the end of January and February–but that is when I start to plan my garden. And if you come here let your NE fans know so we can spoil you. xo
Heather – It’s not the arrival of fall. It’s the arrival of September! If given the option I’d choose to jump right into October, which I love! 🙂 ~ karen
How, how, how I ask you can anyone not LOVE September…my favorite month of the year! I dance in September…cooler nights with a crispness in the air that says Fall IS coming – I adore, love, revel in fall and wilt, droop, drag myself around in summer when it is so hot/humid/hot/stuffy/hot. April – great! May – terrific! June – my birthday!
J u l y….oh no…hot.hot.hot. August – even hotter…but September – can’t wait for September.
I dunno. Here in the scorched midwest, where we’re breaking records for days above 90 degrees, I was happy to register my kids for school and signal fall coming on. I’m usually full to my eyebrows of kids by now, but this year it’s the weather that has me saying “fine! Bring on fall! Anything cooler than 90 degrees!”
But I’ll send you some fake sympathy for your pains, if you like.
Hey Karen, I LOVE your posts and get a kick every time I open up my emails! You are hilarious and I love that about you! I just did a neat craft idea and posted it on our blog and all you need it pony beads, a pie pan and your grill! Check it out & let me know what you think! http://www.nikitaland.wordpress.com Your forever follower, Val
I just love your style–your blog really is such a delight!
Thank you Kim! ~ karen
I have a love/hate relationship with september….
my 13 year old is back in school BUT the lazy, fun days of summer are over. There’s no longer an excuse for not doing all the things I hate to do around the house. In my mind’s eye I have a picture of a nun with a ruler saying “get back to work, you lazy sloth”.
Just a special request can you get us red assed Christian Loubiton baboons?
http://www.dawnajonesdesign.com/
Ha ha! My favorite in this post:
“Hold on a second. May is JUST around the corner. Everybody calm down. Summer’s almost here.”
I’m ready for Summer!!! 🙂
Will you settle for some blue butted monkeys? I have some on my blog here http://www.inkingthenightaway.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2012-06-08T00:01:00-04:00&max-results=7
lol. you put a smile on my face this morning.
I love Autumn..The only part I don’t like is the fact that Winter is right behind it..I am going to Kate’s blog now to have a look at your bedroom..The last time I saw it the Fella was in there crying..Something about band-aids and torture..
I live in Florida where today it feels like we’re breathing through a wet wool blanket. September cannot come soon enough!!
My favorite best of July was the coop gate. As far as Back to School sales, I’m right in there with you even though the kids are all grown. I loved having that time with them in the summer. However, what a difference in the seasons between our locations. Your May dream is my November dream. Usually Fall gets here on Halloween. (Sometimes before the Trick or Treaters, sometimes after.) I cannot wait to be able to go outside during the day again without having to shower afterwards. Cold front this weekend will get us down to 94 degrees.
Just curious…..who is the blogger?? Would love to see the outfit that you liked. Agree with you on September…..but LOVE October!
Karen, I think deep down you’re a Southern Californian. We don’t have seasons – just different months with a tad of varying degrees. When it gets below 50 we cry about how wintery & cold it is. The upside is we can grow just about anything anytime. I read things that tell me to plant after ‘the first frost’ and it means nothing to me so I just plant whenever I want. I’m sure I’m still doing it wrong, but it’s hard for a plant not to grow here with the right soil.
For some reason (until the last line of this post) I kept reading it as “Red assed BALLOONS”. Baboons make more sense, as balloons don’t usually have asses, let alone red ones, unless of course it’s a red balloon. Your posts are wonderful, and this post just highlights all of your wonderfulness in one place. Don’t fear the fall, just focus on the summer! 🙂
Lets not get back around to summer too soon. I for one am looking forward to this Fall, mainly because I’m getting married in October!!!
As a Child the first day of August, summer was over. All the ads and everyone running around getting ready for school, still makes me a wee bit sick to my stomach. Then after 3 months of Mom Mom Mom, September could not get here fast enough. Funny, I still have both of these feelings still today. Maybe buying my self underware and boots will make me feel better.
One more thing. If I go to Costco and see Christmas trees, someone will have to pay the price…………… lol
Halloween decorations are already at the Dollar Store. I ran screaming from the store ripping my clothes off in protest. The ripping my clothes off was just ’cause I was a bit warm. ~ karen
I couldn’t agree with you more on the loss of SUMMER! We simply don’t get enough of that here in Washington for this California girl. May and June are no consolation either….sometimes we don’t get “warm” until END of June and mostly into July b-4 it’s swimming weather…at least in my book. I don’t want to swim unless it’s hot and refreshing.
Funny how a change in locale can influence your viewpoint.
Come about oh…June…I am so ready for Fall I could scream. Weeks and weeks of oppressive, over 100F heat, sky-high electric bills, and dripping sweat are enough to make anyone go a bit postal. Most folks hibernate during the long winters but down here, folks do the same thing but during the summer months. Autumn is still my favorite season, mostly because we don’t have a real Autumn here at all.
So September: BRING IT!