Garage Sale

The first of many over the next two years. I am getting some things around but not so anybody else would notice. I know that I am removing items from my storage unit because when I open the door now, nothing falls out ......and that a real PLUS! We are planning to run the sale in front of the garage, at Mom's, on M5o, over the Memorial Day weekend. There will be a few households contributing and I believe we are planning to just have fun! I am off for the three days only; AND, I am NOT OnCall. That alone promises to make the time fun, in and of itself!

Kim will be here on the 22nd so we won't be in his way as he 'does his thing' to Mom's house. Maybe I will get to see my son too!

Mother's Day in Michigan

Here are some of the pictures taken of Mother's in Michigan on their special day.........

Two of these last three pictures were taken by these two little boys......can you tell which one Denver took (I kept saying 'he's got his fingers over the lens')

We had a great day!

Cinco de Mayo Day Heureux!

Translated from Happy Cinco de Mayo Day!  

And, Encarta ® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1998-2005 Microsoft Corporation says it's:  A celebration among Mexican communities in Mexico and North America marking the Mexican defeat of French troops at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. May 5.   [Spanish for "5th of May"]  So, on with the celebration........

It started last night when I realized that I did not bring my clean clothes from Mom's.  I did a quick assessment and remembered that I had nothing at the apartment suitable for work, so I made a couple phone calls.....first to let Mom know I was coming after work; and second to let Amanda know to turn off the light I wasn't going to need it.  Ok, so now I just have to wait out the 40 plus minutes until my shift was over.  I scurry around making sure everything is working properly and begin to finish up the documents I was working on to be able to get out on time.  Then at 2 minutes to 10, the phone rings.  The person on the other end identifies herself and asks me if I was getting ready to leave.  'Yes' I say with a smile in my voice anticipating this was a locked account.  'Good', she says, 'I'm glad I caught you'!  Forty minutes later I was off the phone and shutting down to leave.  I blame that call on the fact that I told Mom it looked like I would be getting out on time.....silly me!  Anyway, I got to Mom's just before 11 PM and all was well!  

Enjoy your day!

Note to Mom......with Love

Well Mother, as usual I am running behind on Monday morning.....the weekend is always so short.

The cat and I did our best to put things back where they should be.  But, the cat's memory isn't what it used to be and trying to remember from Friday night to Monday morning is a challenge....all in all, she did her best!

The empty chip bag on the kitchen counter is so you can see they were Michigan made.....where they were Michigan made is the really cool part....so read the back of the bag.  The check is for Shaklee, gas, and stuff....if it's too little or too much we will have to take up another time.  There, once again, is more food in the refrig than was there when you left.  Some of it I had to bring back from Aaron's because he just wasn't going to use it up before Wednesday.  It was all on sale so fresh dates are always a factor.  There is pineapple juice in the cupboard too, as I needed some for a recipe I made for Aaron on Sunday.

Hope you had a wonderful weekend!  I will see you soon (probably sooner than usual) and will let you know after I see what is going on in Adrian (work, Yoga, weather, apartment, and storage).

I'll Finish Next Weekend and Do Some Planting Too

The palm of my right hand is swollen and there are still more weeds to go!

I quit for the weekend and headed back to Mom's to get something else done......that's a joke.  I feel asleep shortly after I got back and just woke up to turn off the lights and the TV. 

Before I got to Aaron's today he called me and told me he had something I could do that was easier than pulling weeds......I laughed and said ' Ya, but I will still have to pull the weeds when I am done...right?'  And, I did......after I drove to Town and Country (corner of 12 and 127) to exchange the gasket for his bike.  

There are still a few weeds to go and I will do those next weekend.  (They are in where I transplanted the Lilly of the Valley last fall and I want those to get a better start before I remove the weeds.  At the beginning stages, they look alike....don't want to remove the wrong ones!)  In the meantime, Aaron wants ornamental grasses planted in this section and I will look for some this week.  I did plant four bulbs I picked up so there will be some color....only thing is, he is leaving Wednesday and I won't be back until Saturday so neither one of us will probably get to see them bloom.....guess the neighbor across the street will have the pleasure.....(smile and sigh).

A Cell Phone that Exhibits Freudian Tendencies?

One might think so as you read this:
I got a two-way call at 2:46 AM this morning. I have gotten them before and I don't reconize the number and just let it go. But this time it was Aaron, so I answered it. He said, 'Ya? That sounded like a question, so I said, 'Did you call me or did I call you? It's this cell phone. I have noticed that when it gets to 'low battery' sometimes it calls you.'  he said.  We said our good nights and get off the phone.

As I am getting snuggled back to bed, I can't help but think of how cool it is that his phone 'reaches out' when it gets low on energy.....kind of like little children wanting to be snuggled.  As I once more drifted off to sleep, I kept thinking 'ET, phone home....ET, phone home......'  On one level it's creepy; but on that 'motherly level', it is SO cool!

Tell Me, Is Gardening Considered Yoga?

You might think so if you too are a beginner.  As I sit or stand while gardening at Aaron's, I am reminded of the positions of Yoga.....(actually, I am reminded of how difficult it is to get THIS body into the positions of Yoga....giggles).  It is very soothing...except when these weeds with roots to China are so stubborn that I have to use a yell to get them out (and then part of the root stays in the ground to plague me again later this Summer....hi ya!)...anyway, where was I?  Soothing, quiet......there are no signs of family, friends, or neighbors........I think they are all afraid I will put them to work!

All I want is to get this one spot cleared out as it is probably the only area that won't be rearranged (as soil will soon be moved around in the name of landscaping) and where I have transplanted some of the flowering plants Aaron 'inherited' when he bought this place.

Aaah, yes.....I am sure gardening is some form of Yoga....if only in MY mind.