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averygoodun421. Lie around reading "The Princess Bride" (the abridged version) till I feel the need for a nap and then I...
2. get outside and weed the little yardish area between our fence and driveway in preparation of renovation. Do that until Geoff and Babe get home from church.
a. continue weeding. Hard packed soil =/= easy weeding. Geoff comes to help, though. Upon request.
b. Spray cleared area with weed-be-gone in prep for the weed fabric (made from corn! Cool naturalnessy feeling!)
c. Start weeding the patio area, where the rocks to renovate the between area will come from.
d. Weed, weed, weed. Did I mention I weeded?
e. Finally put down the weed fabric and start digging out the rocks from the patio. Mostly Geoff does this while I entertain Babe. Geoff decides it really is necessary to screen the rocks from the dirt, meaning the process is three times more labor intensive than I had planned. Ach well.
f. Quit after we've moved approximately 1 cu. foot. If that.
3. Come inside and finish reading "The Princess Bride" though I interrupt the climax with a short nap. (Give me a break - I was tired!)
4. Make dinner plans, send Geoff out for the dinner I planned and get a whiff of Babe.
5. Ew. Shower invoked.
6. Eat a decent dinner and get another whiff of Babe.
7. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGHH!!!! (insert silent but vociferous swearing here)
8. Decide that pull-ups are on the shopping list, because there's no way I'm going 3000 miles on three airplanes with Babe if he can't even go two days without an accident (he left droppings all over Choir Director's house and yard after yesterday's party. Fortunately, my nose is fairly well attuned to Babe's poo, so I think I got it all. Ew.)
9. Write this.
On the one hand, I'm psyched that I'm actually starting to get things done, but on the other hand... wtf. (Also, OMG, I have SO MUCH TO DO HOW AM I GOING TO FINISH IT I'M NOT AND IT'S GOING TO BE CRAPPY, AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!) I am so tired of this shit. However, Geoff and I have decided that when we get back from Canada, we will ask the neighbors not to give Babe any more sweets. He currently gets loaded up over there, and... yeah. It has to end. So two weeks at my parents to ween him off the copious amounts he's been having, and then any sweets he gets will be treats from us. I'm not going to super strict or anything, as kids do need their calories, but no more freaking lollipops and shit! Gah!
Anyway, that's life here. How's your life going?
ETA: 10. Treat Geoff for heat exhaustion. Poor man. I forget he's even more sensitive to the heat (with, ironically, less common sense) than I am. At least he's feeling better now that he's purged everything. *feels guilty*
2. get outside and weed the little yardish area between our fence and driveway in preparation of renovation. Do that until Geoff and Babe get home from church.
a. continue weeding. Hard packed soil =/= easy weeding. Geoff comes to help, though. Upon request.
b. Spray cleared area with weed-be-gone in prep for the weed fabric (made from corn! Cool naturalnessy feeling!)
c. Start weeding the patio area, where the rocks to renovate the between area will come from.
d. Weed, weed, weed. Did I mention I weeded?
e. Finally put down the weed fabric and start digging out the rocks from the patio. Mostly Geoff does this while I entertain Babe. Geoff decides it really is necessary to screen the rocks from the dirt, meaning the process is three times more labor intensive than I had planned. Ach well.
f. Quit after we've moved approximately 1 cu. foot. If that.
3. Come inside and finish reading "The Princess Bride" though I interrupt the climax with a short nap. (Give me a break - I was tired!)
4. Make dinner plans, send Geoff out for the dinner I planned and get a whiff of Babe.
5. Ew. Shower invoked.
6. Eat a decent dinner and get another whiff of Babe.
7. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGHH!!!! (insert silent but vociferous swearing here)
8. Decide that pull-ups are on the shopping list, because there's no way I'm going 3000 miles on three airplanes with Babe if he can't even go two days without an accident (he left droppings all over Choir Director's house and yard after yesterday's party. Fortunately, my nose is fairly well attuned to Babe's poo, so I think I got it all. Ew.)
9. Write this.
On the one hand, I'm psyched that I'm actually starting to get things done, but on the other hand... wtf. (Also, OMG, I have SO MUCH TO DO HOW AM I GOING TO FINISH IT I'M NOT AND IT'S GOING TO BE CRAPPY, AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!) I am so tired of this shit. However, Geoff and I have decided that when we get back from Canada, we will ask the neighbors not to give Babe any more sweets. He currently gets loaded up over there, and... yeah. It has to end. So two weeks at my parents to ween him off the copious amounts he's been having, and then any sweets he gets will be treats from us. I'm not going to super strict or anything, as kids do need their calories, but no more freaking lollipops and shit! Gah!
Anyway, that's life here. How's your life going?
ETA: 10. Treat Geoff for heat exhaustion. Poor man. I forget he's even more sensitive to the heat (with, ironically, less common sense) than I am. At least he's feeling better now that he's purged everything. *feels guilty*
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Date: 2009-07-13 02:43 am (UTC)When are you leaving for your trip?
Surprising amounts of gardening activity that I have not been writing about. I'm at that phase where I hold my breath and pray that something grows for once. I tend to be very quiet about new projects of any kind. I want to make sure they have roots before I talk about them.
Also: VERY GOOD NEWS! I got one of the checks that is owed me and have enough money to pay next month's bills.
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Date: 2009-07-13 04:24 am (UTC)*hugs*
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Date: 2009-07-13 05:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-13 05:29 am (UTC)Friday morning! Eek!
Cool! I try to be quiet, then get too excited and expend all my energy talking about them. You are wise to stay silent. (But kudos on actually getting things to grow! Not easy out there!)
EXCELLENT! That must be such a huge relief! And next week an excellent job will open up for you and by mid-August, you'll be well employed. *nods* Yep!