Once again the 19th week of the year flew by, but this week it was filled only with sunshine, blue skies, and fluffy while clouds. Though we are experiencing summer, the temperature is still very bearable. I call it perfect weather that I plan on enjoying as long as it lasts!
Sunday: It was Mother's Day here in the States and I woke to a potted azalea sitting on the breakfast table. TheHub wakes much earlier than I do, so I immediately knew he had been to Publix while I was still sleeping. The one closest to our house has a beautiful plant and flower department, which is where he buys all flowers I receive. It is not only his recreational shopping joint, but also his personal gift shop.
We watched Alabama's softball game on tv then headed outside for the annual pool opening.
Son2 came and helped, making it a much easier job (Greatest Mother's Day present!) After we got it uncovered and skimmed we started getting the upper patio summer ready. Again it was one of the greatest presents I could have gotten.
Monday: The day was gorgeous again and I started hanging out laundry on the rack because my appliance repair man has still been a no show.
I was able to work in the back yard and got quite a few things planted and pots moved around so they were a little more aesthetically pleasing. I actually lost track of time while I was outside when I got a wonderful phone call from Sluggy! It was the hilight of my day!
Unfortunately while I was talking to her I kept feeling something biting me. It was only after I hung up that I realized I had disturbed a fire ant bed and had several crawling up the back of my shirt stinging me.I hate those things! I wonder why someone has not become an anteater wrangler and charge folks to have his/her critters come and feast .
Tuesday: My Beloved Sister and I went to Independence Place. It is the first time she had ever been, and the participants were as welcoming to her as they always are to me. Going there and helping is the best part of my week.
Tuesday while we worked on the construction for the play, we got the zebra painted and began to make the birds. It looks like I am going to be going there nearly every Tuesday this summer and hopefully we can have all the stage sets and costumes done by then.
Son2 is extremely creative and tells everyone around that he gets his creativity from his father (the accountant).
Have I ever mentioned how sarcastic all three of my sons are?
Wednesday: This was another drop dead gorgeous day. Other than hanging out clothes to dry and a few routine chores, I mostly enjoyed rocking and reading on the back porch.
Thursday: We had another gorgeous day. I had a good time outside digging in the dirt. When I was looking at the yellow squash I counted 11 in various stages of growth. The tomatoes were looking pretty healthy and the green bean vines were growing like crazy. Everything else was beginning to grow. ( I am also still planting)
Friday: The repair guy finally called and came out to do a little dryer repair. The good thing about having an old dryer is that it has served us well for years. The bad thing__parts are not as available as ones for newer models. The dryer is fixable, but the part has to be ordered and most likely will not be in until Wednesday. It is mostly not a big deal because the clothes rack I have will hold about a load and a half, but I really do need to wash my sheets, coverlet and mattress pad. I probably just need to bite the bullet and go to the laundromat.
It was date night and TheHub and I went to the Electric. I think it is becoming our go-to spot for a casual dinner.. After we ate we dropped by Home Depot to gather a few needed supplies for our Saturday gardening needs. It was a joy to miss the Saturday morning crowds there!
Have a great week and look for your joys, not matter how small. They are always out there!
May all your weeds be wildflowers,
Anne
My kids just returned from a Willie Nelson concert in Padukah, Kentucky.
ReplyDeleteI am not a big Willie fan but I love a few songs he did.
DeleteYes, it has been a gorgeous week but Tuscaloosa did get the one rogue shower in the state! That is ok, it was needed. Cindy in the South
ReplyDeleteI wish we had seen one rogue shower. We need some rain badly
DeleteI think I could handle your summers if I had a beautiful pool retreat as reward. I'll keep that in mind should we decide to relocate and not just visit warm weather places. I love that your hubs had the plant waiting for you. And I agree the help from our kids is a wonderful gift. My daughter is helping me sort and purge as we speak, while I take a moment off my knee.
ReplyDeleteWe had never moved the cover with three people helping and it was so much easier!
DeleteThe pool is a great way to handle the summer heat.
Nice of your daughter. Purging is always easier with a second set of eyes and attitude
That sounds like a truly blissful week. Shared chores are one of the very best gifts ever. And hooray for time in the garden.
ReplyDeleteShared chores don't really seem like huge chores (except for those colossal back breaking ones and they are never fun)
DeleteThat is true about older laundry equipment. Sounds like a lot of lovely days outside. The azalea sounds pretty. Glad your son came over to help with the pool. Sounds like fun Tuesday. Sorry about the bite.
ReplyDeleteI live in the land of untold bitting critters. If I am outdoors it is just bound to happen
DeleteI just looked at the Electric's gallery and my mouth's watering like mad! Good thing we've an upcoming UAB visit so I'll have an excuse to taste that pastrami.
ReplyDeleteI have had the pastrami and it is delicious, but 9 out of 10 times I will choose the wedge. It is enough for dinner and lunch the next day, but it is delicious. Let me know if you would like lunch company. I am almost always game for a meal there!
DeleteLovely week! I have an older dryer, and I love it. Dreading the day when it goes! Have a sunny Saturday!
ReplyDeleteI am thankful I have a dryer without a stupid computer board! I don't need a sensor to tell me when they are dry. I hope you have a wonderful day as well.
DeleteIt has been a beautiful week. It would be good if we could rent anteaters for fireants like people rent goats.
ReplyDeleteThe anteater rental would be great.
DeleteIt sounds like you are settling into summer very nicely indeed, I hope you enjoy it before the heat is oppressive
ReplyDeleteI like summer even if it get oppressive. It does not mean I won't gripe about the heat, but I still like it.
DeleteSounds like you've been enjoying some truly nice weather and how lovely to have your son help you with some of the bigger chores. Hope your dryer part will arrive soon and you can have a working dryer before too long.
ReplyDeleteWednesday is the day the part is supposed to arrive. I hope so!
DeleteI am glad your dryer is fixable. New ones are not durable as the old ones. Glad you enjoyed your week.
ReplyDeleteThank you, and I hope your tendon is healing!
DeleteLove the way you were celebrated for Mother's Day. Getting a helping hand from one of the boys would be a huge win for me. We celebrated yesterday, with cupcakes & M grilling burgers, as I spent most of Mother's Day on a flight to London for work. I don't recommend that as a fun way to spend the day. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI have never been a stickler for celebrating on the actual day, but on a flight for a work trip is not my idea of a fun Mother's Day.
DeleteHow nice of your son to help you open the pool. Having help is so nice! And how sweet of your dh to go and buy you flowers from Publix while you were sleeping. Sounds like your garden is coming along nicely. Hopefully your dryer will get fixed with the ordered part.
ReplyDeleteHappy Monday my friend.
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I lived in the land of fire ants for 15 years and I hate them, too. Their bites are the worst and there's no way to get rid of them. I'm afraid they will be here soon because they are slowly marching north.
ReplyDeleteBut onto the joys. Sounds like a wonderful week to enjoy things outside.