The boys have returned! Tired, a little grungy, and happy to be home. They had a blast. I am happy to have them back now. The quiet is over, but that's okay. I enjoyed the peacefulness but don't wish it to be that way all the time. Just here and there. I did get some knitting done, but not as much as I anticipated. I am trying to figure out where to start in getting this place in better order. It has fallen seriously by the wayside lately. A very sweet friend offered to bring in some fresh eyes to help make the organizing decisions with me. She got me started Friday evening. She is going to help me bits or rooms at a time. This is just the motivation I need to get things done. Someone else to offer practical suggestions for how to better lay out the things in the rooms and what to get rid of entirely! I am very excited about major purging if need be. When you are not pleased with your surroundings, you can fall into a funk. I am ready to move out of that and make this place better.
Last night, the camping "widows" went to a fondue restaurant for dinner. It was incredible! We were there for about 4 hours! What a lovely way to spend the evening. Sitting with friends whose company you enjoy and having a very leisurely meal. I was still full this morning and only had coffee and juice! For lunch, I had a tiny salad leftover from last night. I didn't eat the salad there. I wanted to make sure I had room for the final course -- the chocolate!
Today when the boys returned, they gave me a Mother's Day present. A tomato garden! We don't have space for a garden since our lot is very wooded. However, some potted ones might do. W. knows how much I adore home grown tomatoes. Given that I am the only tomato eater in the house, this truly is a present for me. So they got some large pots, some soil, and will get some plants later this week! They're going to make a tomato garden for me! I really hope they produce something. What a lovely idea! And they got a nice hanging pot of flowers to put on our screened in porch. They are great, aren't they?
Happy Mother's Day to you all!
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I'm so excited for you! I'm not sure what it is about plants, but if I'm feeling a little down and out, I just go to the nursery and buy a plant, sometimes just a $5 or less one, and finding a place to put it in the yard and planting it perks me up for days. My mother is the same way...nothing makes her happier than working in her yard.
Congratulations on your tomato plants and hanging flowers. I saw a gardening show on pbs called Cultivating Life the other day, and a guy was growing a tomato plant, a pepper or eggplant (you could use either one), and several herbs, like basil, all in one 16-18 in pot. Here is the link if you are interested. http://www.cultivatinglife.com/garden.php?id=65
It sounds like a really neat idea, and I would do this if I didn't have room for a garden. As it is now, I already have 18 tomato plants in our garden, plus okra, garlic, strawberries, spaghetti squash, and there are blackberry vines around the fence. I plan to post some pictures soon.
DH is on leave this week, and I'm trying REALLY hard to take advantage of every minute he is here, by getting things
done, and having him help me with all those little things I can't quite get done by my self. :)
I'm glad you had a nice weekend, and a great Mother's Day gift to boot.
We all went to see Horton Hears a Who yesterday, it was good and funny, and the kids liked it.
I got ticked off at one little line though, where a disgruntled kangaroo is talking about how ill behaved all the other
jungle kids are, and how "that's why my little joey is pouch-schooled". Ugh, a movie about a message of tolerance, that throws stereotypes around and promotes an intolerant view of people that make a "different" choice than the mainstream. Whatever. Totally ironic though.
Happy Day!
Sounds like everyone had a great time (boys camping) and you (time alone!). We've got a pretty good sized garden and we always have extra so I'll let you know and your welcome to them. :) We are growing roma and cherry tomatoes this year and I'm the only big tomato eater here too! We're also growing bananna peppers, jalepenos, squash, zuchinni, cucumber and a few other things.
Have a great week!