Watching Them Grow

Who Has Time To Be Sick??

I slept rotten for two straight nights, but couldn't put my finger on what was wrong.  Belly didn't feel right and I was dealing with headaches anytime the meds would wear off.  For the most part though, whatever it was served to make me a little irritable but I kept moving.  Until yesterday. 

We enjoyed my sister, brother-in-law, and nephew at Kevin's soccer game and then we went out to eat with them.  We went out to that place that everyone else loves; personally I don't love it, never have, and I do not understand the attraction, but after yesterday it will hold even less favor with me.  Don't misunderstand me, it wasn't the food's fault that I got sick.  After all, I had felt it coming on for a couple of days, but seeing food twice is never fun.

Scott put me to bed about six last night and I woke up feeling only a little better this morning.  What was in my head is now in my chest (I much prefer it in my chest than in my head - so this is a praise!) and I have yet to put anything more on my stomach.  I'm blaming the kids at school for this one.

Number one complaint last Thursday and Friday at school?  "My head, my throat, and my stomach."  All at one time.  That pretty much sums up what I'm dealing with here.  The kids love it because I have a case of laryngitis.  No yelling from this Mommy for awhile.  Loud talking is out of the question as well.  I'm having trouble getting enough air out to form any words at all.

Finally.......Flowers!

Does anyone remember that I didn't use to garden AT ALL?!  Not even a little bit.  But then we had the back patio put in four years ago and I vowed to figure it out.  Dave (from Site Group fame) designed a space with "very easy, low maintenance, but you had better not put in any taxus" bushes and left me to try and figure it out from there. 

I've changed things little by little in the four years since that time and still have only learned enough to call myself a "joke of a gardener", but I try.  This year my problem is that our dwarf grasses have taken over our backyard.  There are simply too many.  If you're interested in any grasses then please let me know and I'll dig them up for you.  I'm more than happy to run to the garden center to pick something else up for that space. 

After four years I am still trying to figure out what to do with the very cool stone-round bed that Dave created.  This year I'm thinking that a fountain right in the middle would be cool.  Then there is the husband's talk of electricity and impossible to "get it under there".....yada, yada, yada.  Why does everything have to be so complicated?  Surely there is a fountain pump that runs off of solar energy.  Yes?  No?  Must research this.

Valerie planted some annuals for me today.  I have five hanging baskets this year instead of my normal three; I think I like how five look.  I still need to purchase and put together the pots that flank the entrance to the lower patio, the pool pot, and the one that sits on my back steps, but those are my favorite to do and I look forward to accomplishing that tomorrow or Monday.

We're having three significant parties here within the next month +.  First, we're having Kevin's class over for their end of year party.  Expecting maybe close to 75 people (OUCH!), next we'll be hosting my nephew Austin's graduation party on the 13th of June, and last we'll be hosting an adoption reunion toward the end of June.  Gearing up and hoping for great weather for all.

God, thank you for the beauty of summer and the provision of a nice spot to host our friends.  Feeling blessed this evening and knowing that you are the provider.

Pictures soon; I had too much dirt under my nails to get the camera out today.