https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/A personal journal of my life in the Treasure Valley, Boise, Idaho! hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997691For the second year in a row I got written up by the HOA for my fence on the North side of my property. Last year they wanted a board replaced near the gate. I complied. The gate is a service driveway that can be used to enter the property to park a camper, class A, B or C motor home. My kids...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997663I wrote a two page response to the guy in the finance department. It’s laced with undertones of my anger. I read through it this morning and I keep saying the same thing but I'm just preaching to the choir so to speak. As long as I let them suck me in I'll never be rid of it. They will continue...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997625I have decided to respond to the publisher regarding them asking me to take back my dispute. I'm sure they are not going to like it but that's life. It will be a lengthy response and I will share it with my credit card company. I have put a lot of thought into my response. I will never get them...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997600I really don't know if I want to respond to these guys. Asking me to take back my dispute leads me to believe they might in fact have to return my money to me. Also, a response was generated and I'll share it after the email. If anyone has a thought they would like to share I'd love to read it....https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997577It was sunny today. After weeks of smoke it is glorious. I finally got to open my blinds today. The plants were very excited as well. The blinds being closed reminded me of my severe migraine days. I was sensitive to light so I lived in darkness. I felt bad for my kids when they came to visit. I...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997547My day has been filled baseball games. Little League World Series to my Tigers. The games this year in Williamsport are mostly about pitching. I truly would like to see more hitting but the desire to win will always focus on pitching. My Lions had a decent preseason game. It’s a toss up who will...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997522We are slated to break a heat record today from 2005 when it hit 101 degrees. When I left the salon this afternoon it was 100 degrees. I won't know until tomorrow if we got the new record. I stay away from the news because it feels like sensationalism for views. Just like the other platforms with...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997491There was plenty of sunshine this morning so I didn't think about the Air Quality Index. When I was heading down from the Bench the foothills were covered in smoke. Luckily it was fairly light and didn't block the foothills. The AQI is around 86 so it's not the worse case scenario. The credit...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997460Jessica had a doctor's appointment today. She had an ultrasound as well. The hemorrhage is gone. Her body absorbed it as the doctor thought would happen. Relieved is an understatement, lol! The baby, Jasmine, has hair. For a woman who does hair for a living this was beyond exciting. The baby is...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997423The Air Quality Alerts have been gone for 3 days. It's so nice to see the foothills again. The fiasco with my book continues. Stress is a migraine trigger. Migraines trigger depression in me. I am currently dealing with both of them. I had been migraine free for 3 years and now it's frustrating....