Bent Day

well,
this was a good day for actually accomplishing something around here for a change. We started off late as we both slept in and then just messed around before heading out for brunch. After eating we checked the renovation station for lighting fixtures and various other pieces/parts. Actually remembered to take my sister's coat back to her, after not being able to catch each other during this past month. And, stopped by a farmer's market to check out the produce and flowers. We ended up with both. Scott found a tomato plant to give it another try this year....he keeps saying he'll never do it again! LOL And, I found flowers for the hanging baskets....chose sun loving plants because I totally forgot that they'd be in the shade...oh well...maybe I'll go buy some shade ones and move these out of the baskets and into the ground or into pots that don't hang and can stay in the sun. The baskets they're currently planted in are fancy with bottoms that aren't flat....otherwise...they'd already be sitting out where they can get sun.
I did manage to weed the entire front flower plot....it's usually the hardest because the dirt is so poor in it and usually rock hard. With the rain we've been having, it wasn't bad at all and even starting late in the day I managed to get it all finished and cleaned up, too. Still need to do the main large plot across the front of the house, and the side one, too...it's not so bad as I've been spot weeding that side one all along. The front one will be a bear cause it's so big and overgrown.

I also worked on laundry, cleaning all three commodes, and straightening up the downstairs guest room. My back is officially "out" now....when I got up from the supper table I actually couldn't walk for a minute....had to work through it to go. I know it's probably a pinched nerve, but it's certainly aggravating, and a bit scary, too. Do not intend to have any surgery done to it for as long as I can put it off and still move, but just knowing what others have had to deal with with their backs causes me to shudder with the thoughts of getting to that point. Anytime I lift anything with weight to it from a bending position, it's guaranteed that I'll have troubles...and, added to that bending over to do a task for an extended period of time just sealed it for me. I'll probably have to take Advils to get it to unlock, but I'm not looking forward to the move to get to where they are in the bathroom....Scott's already in bed, so I can't wimp out and have him bring them to me. Listing the bending over tasks I did today...helped put clean sheets on the bed, folded two sets of clean sheets from the laundry, cleaned the commodes, picked out flowers at the market and kept bending to reach the tray they went into, hunting in the garage for the tub of gardening hand tools(missing forever it seems), and reaching into the bag of dirt while filling the baskets, bent over the baskets planting the flowers, sitting on the ground/and/or/bending over to reach weeds for over an hour, raking the weeds, bending over to get them to put them into the container.....well...see?....it's not a wonder that my back is out. More work than it's done in that position in a long time!! I usually am really careful to not lump this many bending tasks in one day's time. I'm not done either...there's more to be done and me to do it....

Officially Complaining About Me'Self

I'm having troubles today staying focused on getting anything positive accomplished. This doesn't surprise me, though it irritates the devil out of me...other people have no problems with getting everyday chores done...why do I?? So far, I've been up about 4hrs and for those 4hrs I've managed to make up the bed, declutter the top of my dresser, pick up some clutter from the living room and deliver to it's home, fix and eat breakfast, potty a couple of times, talk on the phone twice with my Nathan, and play online...arghhh!!!! I have SO MUCH MORE that needs to be accomplished!! And..it's not like I do not KNOW this...grumble complain fuss fume....

OK...official ranting is over for awhile...I AM going to get up and get my jeans in the dryer before I have to end up wearing church clothes to get my nails done....paaaah****!!

Wednesday's mind wandering...

I'm so tired of feeling yucky and full of slimey snot!! My throat was still scratchy this morning, but since about noon I believe I can feel a lessening of symptoms. Either that or the allergy meds are working better than yesterday's did. I'm also aggravated at myself for not getting more accomplished from my list of procrastinated chores that have to be worked through to get this house onto the market. Enforced isolation should have caused me to put some time into this...not...just not happening. I do not know what I expect to happen, this isn't a process that can occur spontaneously...sigh...

Oh well...another subject...Nate's graduation is coming soon...we are in conversation and debating how to spend our time...add vacation or just a short visit. Melanie...warning...visiting with you is part of that debate...if you have opinions you'd better speak up soon.

Speaking of which...are you feeling better? the kids?

Spring Cold how LOVELY

I have a cold. I'm feeling very sorry for myself. I made it all the way through winter and into spring before it got me...whine...I feel very crappy, too. hacking, coughing, sneezing, blowing...headachey...whole bit...whimper..
~sigh~

got fussed at

it appears that I neglected to say anything about my recent trip to Melanie's to help out. I told her it wasn't an accident! LOL I wanted to make sure I didn't say anything that could possibly be misunderstood or misconstrued so I just didn't say anything....but, in retrospect that's not fair to either one of us.

I had one of my normal 2 steps forward and 3 back days trying to get myself on the road that day....ended up getting away about 1pm and it had just begun snowing the snow that turned into a mess here in KY that day...if I'd lingered just another 15min or so I'd have have been in a real mess trying to head down the interstate safely. No problems during the trip other than rain, but I finally worked my way out of that and somehow managed to miss all the big storms that hit in the Atlanta area that day, too. Guess it's not always a bad thing to get away late? Anyway, the kids were already in bed because I'd stopped at WalMart to buy myself food for the week. Which took forever...hate shopping at different stores than my own...things are never where you expect to find them.

I guess my roll to perform for the week was to be the extra driver, help around the house with dishes or picking up...which I did with the dishes, but not so much the picking up, though I did on occasion. And...to play with the kids, freeing up Melanie to concentrate on other things like filling up Jon's cooler with ice for his shoulder pack.

I did discover that while I managed to get up earlier than I ever do here at home....I could NOT consistently get up before the kids and get dressed all the way to makeup and shoes before the twins were ready to play. I finally found a compromise where I could get up(accomplishment in itself) and, if not dressed on that particular day, I could at least be awake and downstairs to watch the girls while Melanie would take off with Xander. There was only one day where it fell apart and I had to sleep in....she finally came upstairs and banged on the door to ask if I was alive!! LOL I've got to admit...not sure if it was the getting up early or the little bodies on my body wearing me out more....it reminds you that it's something you've forgotten all about being a part of life when you live with 3yr olds. I took a lot of Advil during this visit...part of it...the being sore and worn out was the battle of the steps...Melanie's house is a two story with steps going all the way up without a landing in between to soften the blow to old fat women.

Toward the end of the visit I felt like I was more in the way than a help as Jon seemed to be doing a lot better with figuring out how to live with a bummed up shoulder. He is very good at figuring out how to get things accomplished. But, I think maybe doing the driving for him came into play there...he wasn't released for driving at that point, so I could drive Xander to his TaeKwanDo and stop at the grocery store...also pick Xander up from school and this allowed both Melanie and Jon to relax at home and do other things during these times.

I wanted to stay longer to see the results of Xander's and Greta's tests and Jon's doctor's visit, but needed to get back to cover for my boss being out of town. So...guess the trip went well, I sure miss playing with the kids, but not the getting up early! One thing it did do for me...reminded me that I was still able to drive a distance by myself without losing my way, speeding, or getting so physically exhausted that I am unable to do anything the next day.....not too sure how much longer I'll get away with this....but, it's fun while it's lasting!! OH...I did NOT get nearly enough pictures of any of the kids while there...and, none of me with the kids to bring back to show my friends...I was too busy being with the kids to stop and use the camera!! Got a good set of Marie with her favorite book, though. And...I almost forgot....I did enjoy my time spent just talking with my daughter....more often at night when the kids were in bed, and after Jon had gone up. Not saying I didn't enjoy visiting with Jon...I did..he makes it easy. And enjoyed the trip to the zoo, museum, and my lunch at school with Xander. Also...discovering brown sugar ice cream at the country's 2nd best ice cream store...according to the framed article on it's wall! LOL It really was very good ice cream.

What kind of weather are you?

What type of weather are you? I'm sunshine, according to this...wonder if Melanie would agree??

You Are Sunshine

Soothing and calm You are often held up by others as the ideal But too much of you, and they'll get burned You are best known for: your warmth Your dominant state: connecting

What Type of Weather Are You?

whining again...

looks like we'll be having an ice event in our area again. Lovely

I am so ready for spring to have sprung!!