I can't believe how busy July is! I'm almost looking forward to school starting just to get a regular routine down! Of course, then we'll really have to schedule ourselves which really gets in the way of fun. Right now I'm pretty much funned out!
I'm starting back to work on Monday so I'm trying to hurry and get a lot done. I'm changing the upstairs doorknobs to polished nickel rather than the lovely gold we've had. I'm looking at paint to paint the family room and wondering if I have the physical and, more importantly, mental energy to take on the project. It's the vaulted ceiling and moving the piano that dazes me.
I'm also finding a great deal of joy in my garden. Every day I go out and putter. It's amazing that just a few weeks ago we planted a few seeds and now we have this amazing piece of ground in our backyard that is covered in plants! We've been eating wax beans and yellow squash. We've been shelling peas and eating them as snacks. I'm watching the tomatoes get bigger but not any redder. I'm tying them to poles and encouraging them to turn red. I'm delighted to see the size of the pumpkins. I am discouraged to see how the pumpkin plants are taking over the garden. Today I pulled up a mutant spaghetti squash plant. The boys and I had a good time cutting open one of the mutant vegetables. It was a cross between a zucchini and spaghetti squash. Strange since the other two plants came from the same seed package and are producing spaghetti.
While I was pulling up the mutant plant, the dog got out of her dog run and came at us at about 20 mph. She didn't slow at all as she ran right into my three year old. She still kept going. Poor kid. He was emotionally damaged, I'm sure. I only treated the scratch on his leg, though. The emotional scars will come up on a therapist's couch someday.
My oldest went to Girls Camp this morning. I really miss her and the family dynamics have changed. The kids are all bored. I really count on her to entertain. Today Papa came over and I asked him to take the middle two and a cousin to his house. The three year old heard me and raised his hand and yelled, "Me! I go to Papa's!" Every time I tried to redirect him, he started talking about going to Papa's house again. It was hysterical.
I'm starting back to work on Monday so I'm trying to hurry and get a lot done. I'm changing the upstairs doorknobs to polished nickel rather than the lovely gold we've had. I'm looking at paint to paint the family room and wondering if I have the physical and, more importantly, mental energy to take on the project. It's the vaulted ceiling and moving the piano that dazes me.
I'm also finding a great deal of joy in my garden. Every day I go out and putter. It's amazing that just a few weeks ago we planted a few seeds and now we have this amazing piece of ground in our backyard that is covered in plants! We've been eating wax beans and yellow squash. We've been shelling peas and eating them as snacks. I'm watching the tomatoes get bigger but not any redder. I'm tying them to poles and encouraging them to turn red. I'm delighted to see the size of the pumpkins. I am discouraged to see how the pumpkin plants are taking over the garden. Today I pulled up a mutant spaghetti squash plant. The boys and I had a good time cutting open one of the mutant vegetables. It was a cross between a zucchini and spaghetti squash. Strange since the other two plants came from the same seed package and are producing spaghetti.
While I was pulling up the mutant plant, the dog got out of her dog run and came at us at about 20 mph. She didn't slow at all as she ran right into my three year old. She still kept going. Poor kid. He was emotionally damaged, I'm sure. I only treated the scratch on his leg, though. The emotional scars will come up on a therapist's couch someday.
My oldest went to Girls Camp this morning. I really miss her and the family dynamics have changed. The kids are all bored. I really count on her to entertain. Today Papa came over and I asked him to take the middle two and a cousin to his house. The three year old heard me and raised his hand and yelled, "Me! I go to Papa's!" Every time I tried to redirect him, he started talking about going to Papa's house again. It was hysterical.
It sounds like your garden is doing a little better than mine. I expected an overabundance of zucchini since we planted three plants but none of them are doing anything. The yellow squash isn't much better.
ReplyDeleteWe have beautiful big tomato plants with lots of green tomatoes but like you...I'm checking them every day and urging them to turn my favorite color.
Our basil is doing well and so until my tomatoes ripen, I just have to enjoy the fresh basil with store-bought tomatoes.
I think I will be happy when September comes. It has been a long summer full of too much work and not enough fun!