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April 30 What's up?I must really be getting old. I can't believe today is the last day of April!!! Time just seems to fly by these days. It's been hotter than hades here lately. I've turned in to the continuous water fountain for all of my plants. Oasis is great, but I'm having to figure out which plants like LOTS of sun and which do not. Of the nearly 300 bulbs we planted, a large portion of them are starting to pop up. Our "baby trees" are growing quite fast and they've gotten settled into their new homes. Speaking of homes, the house is still clean!!! Hubby and I had a lazy weekend and watched movies. "The Queen" was really good as was "Code Name: Cleaner". Hubby got us "Night at the Museum" on Thursday. We went to the theater to see it for our anniversary and we just loved it. Abbey's puppies are really sprouting and should be finding new homes in the next 2 weeks. I love my puppies, but I'm just so ready to let them go to their new families. I think Abbey's BEEN ready since she acts like she doesn't want to be around them anymore. This is understandable as she's weaning them right now.
It's been fairly quiet these days. As spring settles in and summer prepares for it's grand entrance, I'm ready to enjoy being outside more these days. I have a question, while I'm at it. Do your friends ever routinely ask about your pets? I have a "friend' who has only learned the name of ONE of our 6 dogs. She never mentions ANY of our other dogs, but in every letter she constantly asks about ONE of our dogs. I don't think this is normal, but then again, this isn't a "normal" friendship either. It's becoming more one sided as I feel myself wanting to back away from her and just run like hell. Some of you may know of whom I'm speaking and you're probably correct. Either way, I opened this can of worms and I'm going to have to be nice when I try to close it back up. This is just getting too strange and too uncomfortable for me. Have a great week y'all! Take care! April 23 Back to normal?The weekend is over and my parents have come and gone. We had a great time yesterday! We had steak on the grill along with corn, baked potatoes, rolls and apple crisp! The house is clean, as is the yard and Oasis was a hit! Dad loved it because the hammock is there. That along with the fountain was a delight for him. I'm glad he liked it. My niece fell in love with the puppies and I thought we were going to have to check her pockets before they left. LOL Mom and I had a great time getting to visit. I think if they'd been able to stay a day or two longer, they would have done so. Mom wanted to get a little critical but I just ignored it and went on with the visit. That's a first for me as I usually end up getting pissed off and a fight breaks out. I don't have time for critical people these days. We'll be headed to Mom and Dad's in June for our family reunion. I think this will be the last time the "baby boomers" are going to be doing the hosting and I think I'm going to take the ball and run with it next year. I'm sure it's going to be a pain in the ass, but I'm ready for it. I haven't had time to take pictures yet, but rest assured I'll get them up as soon as I can. Take care!!! April 18 Confessions of a neat-freakYes, I'm a neat-freak. What can I say?? I've always been this way. I'm not sure if it's ADD or OCD, but I can't just do a partial cleaning. I feel this outrageous need to just do the job and do it well. The list of "To Do's" is getting shorter and shorter. I'm off the rest of the week and I must say that I'm really getting a lot accomplished. Oasis is WONDERFUL!!! I got ALL of my plants out of the house in into Oasis along with the fountain. The spare rooms are now flawless and clean as well as the guest bathroom. The master bath is completed with the exception of Hubby installing the new towel rack and toilet paper holder. There are a few more things to do but I'm less stressed now because I KNOW I will be finished before company comes on Sunday. Hubby will be around for the next 2 days to help me finish the jobs.
Abbey's puppies are now 3 weeks old and are growing like weeds. Their eyes opened last week and they are moving around quite well. They are just 6 little bundles of joy! Abbey is ready for them to move on so she can get back to playing in the yard like she used to. LOL All of the 275 bulbs we planted last month are starting to awaken so the yard is going to look good this summer as well! Glad Abbey won't be out front to try and eat them. LOL
I heard Sangiya (sp) was voted off tonight. All I can say is GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!!!
I'll try to get some pictures of Oasis and the puppies up sometime soon. It may have to wait until next week as, obviously, this week is already filled for me.
Take care and I'm so glad to hear that my BFF's are now coming to visit. Hey Nicola and Jules!!!!! April 11 Spring Hissy FitsFirst it's hot and muggy. Pollen sticks to EVERYTHING and we are miserable. However the trees get planted and flowers are blooming! Then the weather decides to take a holiday and the temperatures PLUMMET to below freezing!! Our once beautiful trees may not make it, and the Jasmine may be dead as well. The potted plants, however, are fine and dandy as I brought them in the house and saved them. It's pouring rain right now but the temps are back up. I'm hoping to have ALL of the plants back outside tomorrow and I'm going to move a few pieces of furniture in and exchange them with some old stuff we have. I'm hoping that by this weekend, I can have the cleaning ALMOST finished. Hubby has become lazy again but I'm hoping that he can at least finish painting the bathroom sometime THIS century. He moans and complains all the time about how he's just tired and his bones are sore. Yeah, right, he can go out and do landscaping work for everyone else, but he can't manage to finish just ONE project at home. I had the honor of finishing the screened porch myself last Sunday.
Okay, so there's my bitchfest for the day. My family is coming for a visit for the first time in 4 years, and I'm catching flack from Hubby because I'm doing a concentrated Spring Cleaning. I'll just be glad when I'm finished cleaning and I can enjoy my home again.
There is no way work could get any better. I've proved to everyone that they were right for taking a chance on me. I got an Exceeds Expectations on my quarterly Performance review. I may not have been their first choice, but I've proved how valuable I am. I'm so happy with the people I work with and the postition I have. I hope everyone is able to find their Zen job. It's so awesome when you find it. The rehab unit is such a distant memory for me now. Thank God!!! Take care! |
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