Long weekend ahead. The school year has ended and now planning can begin for next year. I love the summers. Even though they are not exactly the same now that I work for the most of the summer, they just seem so relaxed. I am ready for vacation(s). I am ready for swimming. I am ready for all things summer.
Caroline has been playing softball and that is fun and summery too. Gardens have been planted and we are just now begining to pick squash. I believe that my father may have 5 gardens. I have a container garden that is begining to look like a jungle. I should have enough eggplant for the whole community.
Tomorrow my new baby chicks should be in at the feed store. So excited. It does not take much. I am very simple.
My sister called me today because she was going to Baton Rouge (where there is the only Whole Foods near) to ask if I needed any almond butter. She is a good big sis. I grew up calling her mom in the summer months. She would then yell, "I am not your mother. Quit calling me that!"
Tomorrow is Friday. If I were 6 again and out of school I would be walking up the road to my grandparents house to eat their Friday fish lunch. I do not know where they would get fish. I don't remember them fishing but it was always fish for lunch on Friday. I also remember playing with catfish in the bathtub. If you have never brought a live fish and put it in the bathtub for your grandchildren to play with they are missing out on a good memory. I highly recommend this recreational activity.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Back to the Begining
Having a good lazy Sunday here at my most favorite place, my home. I seem to be doing better with the healthy eating this weekend. Being healthy is a journey not a destination. I believe Denise Austin says that in her countless exercise tapes.
My garden has really started to grow. My tomatoes and peppers look good. The hens have had some trouble this week with the gnats. My sister told me that vanilla extract will keep the gnats away. So I went out and sprayed them today. I don't think they really appreciated me doing this but they will thank me later.
Sydney is such a fun 2 year old. She helped me pot some flowers and herbs this afternoon. She really enjoyed digging in the dirt. She also may have gotten a sip or two of the water from the watering can. When we came inside she had granny beads.
I went out this morning for a walk and I did a small amount of running. I think I am now at peace with the fact that for now I have lost all interest in running. Guilt is a bummer. I was feeling guilty that I am wimping out on all my good intentions, but no more. My family needs me healthy but they also need me here, not running down the road for an hour a day. Exercise will have to come from playing, gardening, and taking care of all critters. This is what I love, staying grounded at home.
My garden has really started to grow. My tomatoes and peppers look good. The hens have had some trouble this week with the gnats. My sister told me that vanilla extract will keep the gnats away. So I went out and sprayed them today. I don't think they really appreciated me doing this but they will thank me later.
Sydney is such a fun 2 year old. She helped me pot some flowers and herbs this afternoon. She really enjoyed digging in the dirt. She also may have gotten a sip or two of the water from the watering can. When we came inside she had granny beads.
I went out this morning for a walk and I did a small amount of running. I think I am now at peace with the fact that for now I have lost all interest in running. Guilt is a bummer. I was feeling guilty that I am wimping out on all my good intentions, but no more. My family needs me healthy but they also need me here, not running down the road for an hour a day. Exercise will have to come from playing, gardening, and taking care of all critters. This is what I love, staying grounded at home.
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