Fans whirring, windows open, soft breeze, slight humidity, feeling like the Blue Bayou except for the constant traffic and the 45 minute wait at Starbucks.

I kid you not. 45 minutes! It's graduation weekend at A&M and every parking lot is packed, the hotels are overflowing and the coffee shops, well they're filled to the brim. This is the weekend that year rounders in College Station just hunker down and do absolutely nothing. No one is mowing their lawn or weeding their garden. No one dares to go shopping for food or non-essentials. Taking a walk is akin to asking for a one way ticket to heaven. The only natives stirring are police officers, ambulance drivers and fire fighters. And they are kept busy by the multitudinous accidents. People from out of state don't realize that U-turns are legal, expected AND have right of way. Natives still can't drive in a rainstorm, and college kids, well, they're kids with their own cars, short attention spans and lots of stress.

So, I'm at home. We braved the Starbucks line and Taco Bell, but then we came home. Cartoons blare in the background since walking is too dangerous. We are sipping our drinks, yes, they are HOT even though it is about 80. It's 80 and cloudy and slightly humid, so of course the drinks have to be hot. We don't start doing iced drinks until it hits 85. It's too humid to hang out the laundry. It probably won't dry. It's too cold to fill the pool. It might start thundering.

On the plus side, the pomegranate bush is blooming. Did you know they have orange flowers? Georgie won't eat her vegetables, but she will pick the Bird of Paradise leaves and eat those. Reagan seems to like to suck on rocks. Kate is much more sensible and only chews her hair and nails.