Jun 14 2010 at 03:50pm
Erin
holidays, pure prattle
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We’ve been doing a lot of yard work since we’re having a big 4th bash this year. Lots of weed pulling, grass seeding, flower planting, and general landscaping. Along the way, I’ve come across a lot of bugs. Some, sadly, I’m not too thrilled with, like say this big old wasp nest under the pool:
That was not a fun find. Luckily we had spray so it got sprayed that night. (It’s “sister” nest was not too far away.)
While weeding out front, I came across a baby praying mantis. Aww, cute right?
Too bad there must have been a nest near by, because I saw about 5 of them hopping around. Glad I didn’t find the actual nest or the momma.
After it was all said and done, I did come across a pretty dragonfly:
I was shocked that it stayed still long enough for me to grab the camera! LOL
The yard is shaping up, thankfully. We’ve got a few more areas to take care of. Some more border building with bricks and some spots that need weeding and mulch added to it. Hopefully we can get that done, along with the house cleaned by the 4th (so glad we’re having it on the Saturday—one extra weekend day to clean!).
Oy. How did we get to June 2nd already? I remember it was just the other day that I was planning my invites for the 4th of July party. What started as a small event has 88 people now invited. Just so you can get an idea, my house is just shy of 1200sq ft. ;) Hopefully, it will be nice so we can stay outside. Plenty of room out there, thankfully.
But seriously, time seems to be disappearing quicker and quicker. Things I plan on doing, just no time. Never any time for fun stuff. Shoot, never any time for just regular stuff. Here I sit at the old computer, when I have a brand new one sitting (and operating) right next to me. But I haven’t had the time to copy everything over to it. So yes, I’ve got TWO desktops and monitors running on one desk. Talk about multitasking! LOL
Something seriously needs to change, lol. I have digiscrap challenges I want to try (anyone who is interested, check out Scrap Orchard’s 28 Days for Free’Bees). I have pages that I want to scrap that aren’t part of a challenge. I have teacher gifts to scrap. I have Father’s Day coming up. I have soooo much to do. I need more hours!
/whine
Sorry. I’m done. Just so frustrating that there isn’t enough time (or that I’m scheduling correctly!). And on that note, I’m off for my walk. Trying to lose 10 pounds by July 4th. Would love more, but 10 would be a good start. :)
Apr 28 2010 at 12:49pm
Erin
pure prattle
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A few mere weeks ago, the weather was beautiful; warm, sunny. Total flip flop & capri weather. Now, here I sit, freezing my butt off. It finally stopped raining, although now it’s a cold & windy 52. Thick socks and long sleeve t-shirt weather. (Maybe even sweatshirt, but some may disagree.) How I long for the warm weather.
We went to the nursery Saturday and bought flowers and shrubs for the yard. All are planted but one Gerber daisy. I also bought these cool flower containers for the front porch.
It is sooo cool. I’m planning on putting some wave petunias in it. I bought a whurly curly for the center of each one.
Miraculously, they have all survived the cold and rain the past few days. It’s suppose to warm up by the end of the week, so hopefully they’ll last until then.
We’re celebrating 10 years married on Sunday. So Saturday we’re going to the movies and dinner. Of course picking a movie is going to be hard. Not much out there that I want to see. I guess it will be Date Night. And—not sure where we’ll head to dinner either. Some place nice but not overly nice. I really don’t want to get dressed up. :)
Mar 30 2010 at 05:34pm
Erin
trials & tribulations
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In rushing, rising riv’lets. And puddles. And lakes. And pools. Flooding everywhere. Closing the roadways.
Which, of course is not good when you need the babysitter {aka Grammy} to get to your house. And since she couldn’t, the kiddo went to the doctors with me. And after an hour wait, I was told that the test couldn’t be done because he’s there with me. Sigh. So I decided enough was enough and asked for my records. I’m finding a new doctor. This one hasn’t done a darn thing for me since the very beginning. I’m in pain, but being ignored.
So now we’re home, I’m feeling not so terribly bad {knock on wood}, and waiting for a return call from a new doctor. Sigh. (Can one sigh too much?)
On a positive note, we did mail out our taxes to the accountant {aka father-in-law} so those should be done before the 15th. ;) AND – I’ve officially lost 60 pounds. Of course, I’ve really lost 100… lost 65, gained 40, lost 35. :S
Figures. I’ve been sick since January 3rd. Medical issues that I’ve been seeing doctor after doctor for. No answers. Just more testing. But now on top of that, I’ve come down with the cold that both the husband and the kiddo had. Le Sigh.
I can feel that tell-tale drip at the back top of my throat. And I’ve now sneezed about 10 times within a five minute span. Grumble.
What ticks me off even more is that St. Patrick’s Day is this week and I really enjoy making a big deal out of it. I’ve got gold coins for the kiddo, green hot chocolate to drink, and recipes for Irish soda bread and Irish Beef Stew. And now I’ve got a cold so I don’t feel like making any of it or making a big deal about it. Grrr.
