Just One More...

Maxine's new hair cut! Be patient with me..mobile blogging only allows one picture per post :(

My Sweet Baby Girl

I just adore this precious girl!

All The Little Things I Forget To Mention..

OPI just came out with a new "Pirates Of The Caribbean" collection.

It's so ugly it's worth mentioning.

Fail OPI.

Epic.

Maxine is still eating her poopy.

Just this morning I was chasing her down,

trying to get to it before she did.

Then Chipper got so excited about a Pug friend who stopped to visit..

that soon after he puked in his bed.

This was one of those mornings that I really did feel like a Mom.

I still haven't done my taxes and I am not the least bit stressed about it.

The grossest place in a hair salon?

The lint catcher in the dryer.

Scentsy's "Scent Of The Month" "Flutter" is super yummy delicious!

The sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so; but we ask the reason of all evil, of pain, and hunger, and mosquitoes and silly people. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Rumor has it that the new deck will be started and finished next week.

BUT....

that what Del said last week too...

Over the Hump

 Oh how a week can fly by! Vern and I have had the rare pleasure of having the house all to ourselves for the last few days. It has been so nice "playing house"! Also it has been that much easier for me to clean the WHOLE house. My cobwebs had cobwebs! Oh how I despise those old dirty popcorn ceilings in the living room!Thankfully it will be painted and given a face lift soon by yours truly! It is all a labor of love as I also prepare for the arrival of my parents and brother this weekend. They are coming over for Wanda's memorial on Saturday. In the meanwhile I volunteered Vern and I to bring 2 huge trays of smoked cheese and crackers so Vern has been very busy! His smoked cheese is becoming very popular,it seems we just can't smoke it fast enough!

 The cheese is smoked,the house is clean...and it's only Wednesday. Tomorrow I work the late shift and then hello weekend! One of the final preparations I need to make is to bathe the kids for Grandma and Grandpa! Maxine has never met my parents before so I want to be sure she is looking her best! Chipper's hair has finally grown out a bit so I promised him a bath AND blow dry too. Up until now his hair has been too short to blow dry :(

 As for me,I have felt so much better since I have been able to get some fresh air and sun. Spring couldn't get here fast enough! I have always thought of myself as tough enough to handle the rainy Washington weather but the older I get ...I begin to doubt that. The winters are looonngg and January through April can really test morale. I find myself wound up in petty frustrations at work and home,caring less about my appearance and having the desire to sleep and nap more than usual. That's just not like me?! Just when I was starting to get concerned,a few nice sunny days appeared and guess what? Little by little I see my energy returning along with a genuine smile on my face :) I am too concerned with garden plans and my family to worry about those who trigger my pet peeves. I think I just might make it to summer...in July. Lol!

 Time to shut off my brain for the night. Perhaps I will browse for an Easter dress for Maxine...just for fun :)

Wishful Thinking

I made us a virtual garden to look at until my real one grows!
Here's a little preview of all the beauty yet to come...

How Could I Forget A Flower?!

Clematis!

That's the flower I was trying to think of yesterday!



3 Days

Friday

Kids to the groomer,

Garage sailing for Me.

Bad luck garage sailing,

Good luck at the garden nursery.

One Hydrangea,

One Lilac.

Does this day get any better?

Time to pick up kids from groomer.

They look great and Maxi has her new summer cut!

Off to Lowe's with Vern.

1 Honeysuckle,

2 Hosta,

2 Heuchera,

2 large tomato cages for future projects

and about 50 perennial flower bulbs later..

This day just got even better!

We returned home with enough daylight for Vern's first mow of the summer.

I love the smell of fresh cut grass!

Saturday

Up early and back to the nursery.

This time for dirt.

1/2 yard of top soil,

1 Camellia and

1..flower....I'm drawing a blank here..

Let me get back to you on that...ha ha!

Returned home to shovel dirt and plant everything before it started to rain.

Soon after Trevor showed up to help

(and make a little extra money).

I put him to work!

Then the mail lady brought a package from my BFF!

New Scentsy bars,

a new mug,

a new scoop for making truffles

and an adorable dress for Maxine!

Once again,

it's an awesome day!

Vern built me the new flower bed I requested in the back yard,

it looks awesome!

He also took over the tomato cage transformation.

I will blog about this more later..

with details and pictures.

He did an amazing job!

He's the best :)

The rest of the night was filled with family time

and ice cream to soothe our achy muscles.

Sunday

A very different kind of day.

It was gray and rainy.

Back to work for the week.

I just didn't feel good.

And then the text came..

A dear friend of mine had lost her fight with brain cancer.

Our angel was sent back to Heaven,

too soon.

I will miss you Wanda.

My heart is full of sadness but my head is full of so many good memories.

I finished the client I was working on

and went home early.

I needed a hug from Vern and loves from my kids.

I needed my favorite pajamas and my electric blanket

as I mentally escaped with a milkshake and a movie.

Just 3 days?

So much can happen in 3 days.

I trust His plan,

I just wish I trusted the guarantee on the 50 bulbs I planted

:)