I am up at 4:30 in the morning. Actually I was up at 3:45 a.m. Why? Dunno. Maybe I can snooze from 5 to 7 or so.
Yard work done yesterday: Moved some monkey grass and this other pretty ground cover I have, planted radishes. More stuff to move, but an hour of that and I'm tired.
Bridal shower at noon. I think we're going to have a beautiful, sunny day. YAY!
That's it.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Wow
I've been reading about the man who killed a guard at the Holocaust museum. He blows the theory that one mellows with age. I sure wouldn't want to be 88 years old and filled with such hate. I can't imagine living with it that long either. Hate destroys a person. How do people get like that? I don't know.
This guy was also a Holocaust denier. Good grief. How in the world anyone can believe that it didn't happen? That just boggles my mind. It's not like there isn't film footage, photographs and volumes and volumes of meticulous records kept by the Nazis - not to mention the survivors and liberators who have spoken out. What is wrong with these people? A bunch of whack jobs is all I can say.
I worked at a Zionist camp one summer and met a concentration camp survivor and saw the number tatooed on her arm. That was something to remember. I had so much fun at that camp and learned so much. I still remember the songs in Hebrew. What a beautiful language. Too bad I lost contact with the people I met there. It would be interesting to see them again.
That is all.
This guy was also a Holocaust denier. Good grief. How in the world anyone can believe that it didn't happen? That just boggles my mind. It's not like there isn't film footage, photographs and volumes and volumes of meticulous records kept by the Nazis - not to mention the survivors and liberators who have spoken out. What is wrong with these people? A bunch of whack jobs is all I can say.
I worked at a Zionist camp one summer and met a concentration camp survivor and saw the number tatooed on her arm. That was something to remember. I had so much fun at that camp and learned so much. I still remember the songs in Hebrew. What a beautiful language. Too bad I lost contact with the people I met there. It would be interesting to see them again.
That is all.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Garden, etc.
I FINALLY got all my veggie plants planted yesterday. Thanks to Amy for the use of her little rototiller - it was a lifesaver. And it's so cute. :) There are a lot of tomato plants. What was I thinking? Hopefully it will be a bountiful harvest so I can share and even can some. I have: red and yellow peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes, leaf lettuce, basil, oregano,tarragon, mystery herb,and this really cool sugar plant. My neighbor gave me the sugar plant and the leaves can be used to sweeten coffee, etc. How cool.
Of course, there is still cleaning up to do in the yard and the lawn needs mowing again. What I don't understand is why yard waste can't go in the Herbie. It's natural, degradable stuff. I have no place to put it and they charge a lot for a yard waste container and you have to take it for the season, not just one or two months. How rude.
I am totally addicted to the FarmTown on Facebook. Plus I found a new game called Zilch which is a dice game and is sooo fun too. That's what I need - another game to be addicted to. :)
No breaking news to discuss because I didn't want to think about it. The Red Wings won though :). I watched a little of the game. I like hockey.
I need new Eli video because I've watched "Music Time" 900 times. It's so much fun to see him and hear him talk. I just don't know how he can be 2 already. Sigh.
And that is all.
Of course, there is still cleaning up to do in the yard and the lawn needs mowing again. What I don't understand is why yard waste can't go in the Herbie. It's natural, degradable stuff. I have no place to put it and they charge a lot for a yard waste container and you have to take it for the season, not just one or two months. How rude.
I am totally addicted to the FarmTown on Facebook. Plus I found a new game called Zilch which is a dice game and is sooo fun too. That's what I need - another game to be addicted to. :)
No breaking news to discuss because I didn't want to think about it. The Red Wings won though :). I watched a little of the game. I like hockey.
I need new Eli video because I've watched "Music Time" 900 times. It's so much fun to see him and hear him talk. I just don't know how he can be 2 already. Sigh.
And that is all.
Friday, May 29, 2009
A long short week
I don't know why it is, but when there are long weekends, the short work week seems to drag. But it's Friday. YAY
Today I went with a friend to see the Georgia O'Keefe exhibit at the Kalamazoo Insitute of Arts. It was a very good exhibit. There weren't a lot of her more famous paintings, but there were a lot of photographs of her which were great to see. She was quite an artist.
Tomorrow I hope to finally get my vegetables and herbs all planted. It may rain, but it's supposed to be nice Sunday so I have 2 chances. Can't wait. My little patch of leaf lettuce is growing very well and I harvested some oregano yesterday.
A friend at work is going to give me some free wood so next year I can have two raised beds. That is so exciting. Of course I have to nail them together. We'll see how that goes. :)
That is all.
Today I went with a friend to see the Georgia O'Keefe exhibit at the Kalamazoo Insitute of Arts. It was a very good exhibit. There weren't a lot of her more famous paintings, but there were a lot of photographs of her which were great to see. She was quite an artist.
Tomorrow I hope to finally get my vegetables and herbs all planted. It may rain, but it's supposed to be nice Sunday so I have 2 chances. Can't wait. My little patch of leaf lettuce is growing very well and I harvested some oregano yesterday.
A friend at work is going to give me some free wood so next year I can have two raised beds. That is so exciting. Of course I have to nail them together. We'll see how that goes. :)
That is all.
Monday, May 25, 2009
The end of a very fine weekend
What a great weekend this was. Four whole days away from work. I must say I totally forgot about the office until a couple of hours ago.
Friday was garage sale day.
Saturday was yard work day. My mom and I worked very hard and I sprained my back a bit. Just enough to make it hard to walk around for very long.
Sunday was Carmen and kids/WalMart day. When I got home from WM I had a surprise waiting for me - Regina! We talked and rested and watched TV and then went to Carmen's for a cookout. Everything was absolutely delicious and we had fun. We cut some limbs off trees around Carmen's house and watched the guinea pigs eat grass. :) Rhiannon and Joey came home with me for the night. We played Sorry! and watched tv.
Today I went with Mom and Lola to check out the barn where the wedding reception for David and Cassandra will be. It is a very very cool place - out in the country so the scenery is beautiful and the barn itself is so nice. There's room for dancing, buffet tables, guest tables, a separate bar area and a loft. The owners have strung lights all over and they look just beautiful when all lit up. It's rustic yet sophisticated. I love it.
Dinner at Lola's was delicious. Then home to mow the lawn and do some weed whacking. My back was complaining but I got 'er done. I am so proud of meself. :)) Now I am going to do nothing but rest and see if there's anything good on the tube. Oh and eat some Bear Claws ice cream. Yummmm.
And that is all.
Friday was garage sale day.
Saturday was yard work day. My mom and I worked very hard and I sprained my back a bit. Just enough to make it hard to walk around for very long.
Sunday was Carmen and kids/WalMart day. When I got home from WM I had a surprise waiting for me - Regina! We talked and rested and watched TV and then went to Carmen's for a cookout. Everything was absolutely delicious and we had fun. We cut some limbs off trees around Carmen's house and watched the guinea pigs eat grass. :) Rhiannon and Joey came home with me for the night. We played Sorry! and watched tv.
Today I went with Mom and Lola to check out the barn where the wedding reception for David and Cassandra will be. It is a very very cool place - out in the country so the scenery is beautiful and the barn itself is so nice. There's room for dancing, buffet tables, guest tables, a separate bar area and a loft. The owners have strung lights all over and they look just beautiful when all lit up. It's rustic yet sophisticated. I love it.
Dinner at Lola's was delicious. Then home to mow the lawn and do some weed whacking. My back was complaining but I got 'er done. I am so proud of meself. :)) Now I am going to do nothing but rest and see if there's anything good on the tube. Oh and eat some Bear Claws ice cream. Yummmm.
And that is all.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Friday
Garage sale-ing was fun. We went to one house where they had so much stuff it was mind boggling. It was more like a flea market than a garage sale. I bought some books, some CDs, a little pot (for 25 cents, can't beat that), 2 puzzles to do with grandchildren and two litte pics made in Italy. I was actually looking for dining room chairs and saw none. :(
The kids' programs were so cute. I giggled a lot. The music teacher did such a fantastic job. It was quite an elaborate show with lots of songs and hand movements and the all of the kids were great.
Today is yard day. It may rain so yard day may spill over to tomorrow too. There's enough to do for 2 days - even more. Never ending. But I love how beautiful everything looks when it's all cleaned up and blooming.
In preparation for yard day, for which my mommy is coming, I have to clean the downstairs so she won't be appalled when she gets here. As you can see, I'm procrastinating. So I better get started. Really, I need a cleaning person but that's not in the budget - not that I really have a budget, but it's a saying ya know. :)
And that is all.
The kids' programs were so cute. I giggled a lot. The music teacher did such a fantastic job. It was quite an elaborate show with lots of songs and hand movements and the all of the kids were great.
Today is yard day. It may rain so yard day may spill over to tomorrow too. There's enough to do for 2 days - even more. Never ending. But I love how beautiful everything looks when it's all cleaned up and blooming.
In preparation for yard day, for which my mommy is coming, I have to clean the downstairs so she won't be appalled when she gets here. As you can see, I'm procrastinating. So I better get started. Really, I need a cleaning person but that's not in the budget - not that I really have a budget, but it's a saying ya know. :)
And that is all.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Wondering
Why I listen to and read the news. My God, it's depressing. I read something the other day that was so graphic and so disgusting, for lack of a more powerful word, that I was nauseated all day. I don't know about you, but I don't need to know every single gory detail. It's hard to be informed and unaffected by all the cruelty and misery in this world.
On a happier note, I have today off and am soooo glad to be home this morning and that I'm able to see both Joey Joe's and Rhiannon's programs today. And maybe I'll find some chairs for the dining room. That would be fun. :)
That is all.
On a happier note, I have today off and am soooo glad to be home this morning and that I'm able to see both Joey Joe's and Rhiannon's programs today. And maybe I'll find some chairs for the dining room. That would be fun. :)
That is all.
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