This, that, and something else

Such a nice day out today. These are the kinds of days where I'm glad I work for a few hours early in the morning and that's it. I get the rest of the day to enjoy outside. Hung my wash out that I had thrown in the washer before work, and started doing some more weeding. Seems like I'm never going to get that all taken care of. Asking the boys to weed is useless because they only pull the tops of the weeds, they don't dig down for the roots. Now my arms and shoulders are tired so no more for today. Got nothing planted like I wanted to either.

My favorite flowers are gladiolas though, I have to replant them every year so I usually have them in different places. This year I bought a huge bag of bulbs to plant. Now, I don't know where I want to plant them, there's so many of them!

This is the first year I bought plants from a nursery supply catalog. Most of them are planted, but the 2 I haven't gotten to yet are in a plastic bag stored in the fridge. That's what the directions said to do until time to plant them. I do have to get them planted though. This weekend's supposed to be really nice so the plan is to have everything planted by Sunday afternoon.

It's been over a week that we have been dealing with trying to get everything fixed on the car. Monday we finally got the exhaust fixed so no more attracting unwanted attention when I'm driving. I couldn't believe how small a piece of pipe they replaced. Only a few inches.

Went for an eye exam a few weeks ago and got new glasses. I had been noticing things were blurry sometimes and I just thought maybe my eyes were tired. Wrong. I also had been noticing that it was getting hard to drive at night because the headlights from oncoming traffic just seemed to blind me. I was wondering if the headlights on the newer cars were brighter. Wrong again. It's me. I haven't driven at night since I got my glasses because I really don't drive at night all that much. I have been back to the place twice to have these frames fixed though. The first time they were making me sore above my ear. I laid them down on the table and the one ear piece was up off the table. Ok, that would certainly cause pressure and make me sore. After she fixed that I noticed later that day that the frames just seemed really tight on the sides of my face. Back again to have that fixed. I've needed so many adjustments already that I've decided I don't like the frames anymore. I never had any of these problems with the other frames I had, but they were wire frames. These new ones aren't. The new ones are for distance and reading. Yes, bifocals. Talk about fun with them!! I did it that way because my insurance only pays for one pair of frames every 2 years. Had I gotten new ones for distance I still would have to carry around my glasses for reading and keep switching back and forth. All in one sounded good at the time. Except, they are not good for working on the computer. I have to wear my readers for the computer. I have to lift my head way to high to see the computer with the others. I still find myself fighting with trying to find the "right" spot to look through for certain things. Sometimes I feel like I can't see at all with them on, lol. But, it is what it is. I have decided next time I go for glasses, I'm getting wire frames for sure.

I had mentioned something to hubby about maybe returning these frames and getting different ones. Told him I probably had to pay if I wanted to do that and he told me to make do with what I have. Needless to say, he's been miserable the past few days and it's his issue and I'm not going to let myself be bothered by his miserableness. He did it to himself.

So, the car goes back to the shop on Friday, maybe if the part is in and as for my glasses, I'm just going to be saving my money slowly for a new pair and get them myself. I know myself, I won't be wearing something that's not comfortable for the next two years. Expensive lesson learned.

Sunny day

Lots of sunshine today and I made sure I got myself out in it. Went to church this morning as an after thought. Normally, I plan to go, I always plan to go, but this morning the alarm went off just as I was relaxing enough to go back to sleep, that I almost didn't go. Then the thought went through my mind about what the service was about and I decided to get up and go. Only had an hour to get myself and the boys ready, but we went. Guess that was God telling me I needed to go this morning.

This weekend I've been so angry most of the time and even I don't' know why I'm feeling that way. Just am. Figured church would make me feel better. Now I'm kind of in the mood where I just want to be left alone to do my own thing. Guess my mood will get better in the days to come. Came home and went outside and worked on planting some of the flower bulbs I have to get in the ground. It's a nice day except at my house it's sssooooo windy. Got quite a bit planted though. Had to stop because my friend came over and then it was time to come inside and get cleaned up so I could get dinner started. We were out in my herb garden and she discovered I have mint coming back. Told her I was glad she saw that because I would have never noticed it and dug it all up. Had the oldest outside working on the garden. My chives are coming back up so I shoveled a spot around them so he wouldn't dig them all up. They belong in the herb garden, but hubby didn't understand, I guess, and planted them in the veggie garden instead.

Tomorrow I have off again because my lady forgot about me and scheduled a doc apt during my time there and I have an eye apt tomorrow afternoon. Usually when she forgets me I reschedule myself for the next day, which I did, but I forgot that I have an apt at the mechanics for the car. I got pulled over the beginning of the week for my muffler being "a little loud." He takes my info and questions me about my address on the info. Still the same. He asks me like 3 times. Then he asks me if my horn works. Huh?? Told him yes and he wanted to hear it. Ok. Then he hands me my info back and tells me to get it fixed and leaves. No ticket, which is great, but why stop me if you aren't' going to check my info? My friend told me she thinks he was harassing me and really didn't have a reason to pull me over because my exhaust probably isn't all that loud. When I went to the mechanics shop and told them, they looked at me like I had ten heads. Said it's rare for that to happen. Well, not this time. The thing that really irritated me was the cop just hung back behind me and the all the other cars for a few miles before he decided to pull me over. So, after telling hubby 2 days later he takes the car to "his" shop and the guy says part of the muffler needs to be replaced and to bring it back the next day after they order the part. We go back the next day and he says it's something different and he didn't order the part because it was to expensive and gave him a number to call for a used one. I call the number for a used one and they guy tells me it's illegal to sell this particular part used. Told him I was sitting in the mechanics parking lot calling him after being told, by the mechanic, to do this. So, down the road to a different mechanic. We'll see what he comes up with.

Finally got our taxes done and filed. There's been a change and hubby was so angry when he saw what we're getting back. Me, I'm just glad we don't' have to pay. He's angry because he told his family he would send them part of the tax money after we file. He can't do that now. He better not do that now. They are already calling and wanting to know when the money's coming. It's not.

Took hubby's cousins wife shopping for curtains yesterday. I couldn't seem to get hubby to understand that the curtains where we went didn't come in the exact size she needed and she had to cut and re hem them. Well, I have to cut and re hem them. She won't hang them, she won't cut them and she won't hem them. My thought was then why do you even want them?? We were out all afternoon and I was exhausted. It was one of those marathon shopping days again. I bought a little bit of food but didn't do my regular food shopping. I'll go maybe tomorrow after my eye doc apt since I'll be in the area and I have to stop in the office and do some paperwork.

Dinners done. I' m so hungry I didn't eat lunch because I was still full from breakfast when I got home. But, when I skip lunch I get so hungry early so early dinner and early night. Maybe even early to bed, since sleep wasn't good last night. Such weird dreams and then to make matters worse I woke up around 2 am and couldn't get back to sleep until 6 am when the alarm went off. Need to catch up on my lost sleep from last night. Maybe that's why I'm in such a "mood."

Getting back to normal

At least I think I am. Today is the first day since hubby's been back that I feel like myself and have actually gotten something accomplished. This past week though, boy, has that been something else!

After I got hubby last week, we weren't even home 4 hours and his cousin had to come over. I was tired and irritated and glad he didn't stay very long. Came long enough to see everything hubby brought back, get his stuff, tell hubby he had to be at work at noon the next day, and leave. Hubby told him he wsn't working that day. That Monday was hubby's only day off, we went to visit the rest of the relatives and deliver their stuff.

Tuesday was a miserable day. It was pouring, damp, and cold. We have a throw rug in the doorway to our bedroom. The throw rug was wet. I thought maybe the cat threw up on it and the youngest cleaned it up before he went to school. Never gave it a second thought. Later hubby picks the rug up and realized it's wet under the rug to. A lot. He thought maybe someone spilled water there. I look up at the ceiling thinking maybe we have a leak in the roof. Nothing. So hubby gets down on the floor and starts feeling around and discovers that it's wet on the carpeting by the closet to. Oh, please no. We don't have a basement and the hot water heater is in the closet. So we take everything out and remove the piece of drywall that sits up against it and what a mess. The bottom half of the drywall is wet and there's mold on the inside of it. There's mold all over the floor behind the hot water heater to. Everything had to come out including the floor since it was leaking for a while the floor had to be replaced. I ripped the carpet up out of the closet because I'm so allergic to mold, I couldn't take that chance. No mold under the closet carpet though. The plumber dried everything as best he could and washed everything down to kill the mold. The floor is still drying so my shoes are still piled up in the bedroom. The closet floor is almost dry but not bone dry yet. Maybe another day or so and then we can put the insulation around the hot water heater and put the removable wall back up. And then my shoes can go back to their home where they belong. The only good thing that has come out if this is I've found shoes I forgot I had, lol! The weather has been much milder since that day to.

I realized on Thursday that Easter was on Sunday and didn't have anything planned or ready. Friday was spent shopping after work. My plans for Saturday were to do yard work, hubby's plans were to visit the last relative. We went visiting. At least that's done for now though. Had Monday off. Why does a day off during the week go so fast?? The youngest had a friend over and it was after 6 before I realized it. Hubby and I did a little yard work. He cut back the thorny bush that just grows wild and I got my hibiscus plants in containers and the purple tulips and pink daffodils planted outside. We both quit at the same time because he had to go to work and I had to work today, both cases, and I didn't want to be stiff and sore.

When I woke up this morning it was raining. Rained most of the morning. By noon it was starting to clear some and the sun was actually out for a few hours. This morning was cool and damp. This afternoon was warmer and quite humid. Tomorrow's supposed to be close to 80 and I think it just might be, it's very mild now and only supposed to go into the 60's overnight. Normal for us is in the mid to upper 50's. We are having June weather.

Work tomorrow is late so maybe I'll get outside and work in the vegetable garden some. I saw my chives are starting to come back, but they need to be weeded and cleaned out something awful. They were supposed to be in the herb garden but hubby put them in the veggie garden. I want to make the garden bigger this year, hubby says no. We'll see.

Well now

This morning was sunny, but the clouds have moved in and I'm feeling like it's hibernation time again. It's quite cool and supposed to be down right cold tomorrow. Got up at my (new) regular time, got myself ready for work and dropped the oldest to work. Had to really focus this morning on what I wanted to get done before I went to work. Kept getting distracted. Anyway, went to work and kept checking the phone. It was one of those days where I just had this "feeling." Went all the way out to work only to be met in the driveway and told I wasn't supposed to be there. Explains the "feeling." So, home I went. By that time there was no more sun and it was clouding up. Considered hanging the laundry on the line, but decided not to take the chance since it is supposed to rain/snow later tonight and into tomorrow.

Last Tuesday I was supposed to be at the same place, only 10 minutes before I was to leave I got a phone call telling me they weren't going to be home. No need for me. I've thought about that since and figured I probably wasn't going to be at this place much. That's why I was waiting for a call. Got home and called my office and she wasn't happy about the situation. Quite grumpy, really. Well, think I'm happy about driving over 60 miles for nothing today?? Whatever, no fault of mine.

I'm starting to relax with this very little work thing. I've even got a routine down. Come home from work, do some housework, after lunch watch the cooking shows (really not a good idea since they make me hungry) and knit until the boys get home. Or until I have to start dinner, lol. I've gotten two baby hats done, and a pair of booties. Working on a crocheted sun hat for myself which I will probably finish either this afternoon or at knitting tonight. Quite a bit accomplished.

Hubby is coming home on Sunday. Me and the oldest are taking the train into the city to meet him and them coming home together. I'm hoping his flight is running late because he's supposed to land at 6 am and we figure it will take him about 3 hours to get out of the airport and take a cab to the train station. The earliest train leaves at 6:30 am and arrives at 8:30 am. But, if he's delayed at all I could end up sitting at the train station until noon. So, Saturday afternoon I'm going to check his flight and I'm thinking I'll get up around 5 am and check his flight again. Any delays and we are taking the 8:30 am train which arrives at 10:30 am. Was going to make reservation but decided against it because you just never know how on time things are going to be. And, JFK has closed their main runway and is using it's smaller ones which is resulting in about 2 hour delays. Have to check into that again over the weekend. Also need to make sure I can bring my knitting on the train. Two hours is a long time to sit and do nothing. At least for me.

Think I need to wrap this up, the cat is pacing and looking at me. She's probably wondering why I'm not out in the sun room so she can have a nap until the boys get here. She knows the routine, lol!

Fabulious weather

Super, super nice outside today. I re potted some plants that needed it, and started taking the weeds out of the herb garden. My oregano and thyme is coming back nicely. The sage plant is still there but brown. I didn't see any green on it anywhere, but decided to just leave it alone and see what it does by itself. I thought about cutting it back, but maybe that's not such a good idea. Maybe the brown will turn green in a few weeks. I'll keep an eye on it to see what's happening with it.
I went out specifically today for two things. African violet food and an amaryllis plant. I found the violet food at the local garden shop but no amaryllis plants anywhere. The lady I take care of bought one last week, but I never asked her where she got it. Usually they are all over the place, but maybe it's to early yet. Anyway, she has quite a few. We were working on the old bulbs the other day. Some might grow and some might now. Her house is filled with houseplants. Her yard is filled with flower gardens. Love it!

While I was out I slipped and went into Lowes. They built a new one in town but I never ventured in there. Until today. What drew me was the garden center which was open. They had pansies outside, but I didn't buy any. This week its supposed to get back into the 40's and I think that's to cold for pansies. I'll wait a little longer and then buy some to plant. They also had quite a collection on spring bulbs in containers. In small pots they had daffodils, yellow, yellow and white and pink. I've never seen a pink daffodil but I bought two pots. And I made sure I got the pots that had at least 3 sprouts. They are sitting on my kitchen window sill for now. I'm not sure about the weather and I want them to kind of get used to a new environment. Thinking I will go back maybe next weekend and get a few more pots of pink daffodils.

I also went Friday and got my gladiolus bulbs. Usually I pull the old bulbs out and save them until the next year, but I got to them to late last year. I absolutely love these and have to have them every year. We also got two calla lily bulbs to plant. They are planted and one of the houseplants has been re potted. Now I'm tired. My hands are tired from all that digging and pulling of weeds in the herb garden. Hubby should be here to help with this. This is the part that is so tiring. I dug out my flower books so hopefully anything new I buy I will be able to care for. I bought two new houseplants also. I don't remember the names of them, but they are just green. I try to get things that should be easy to care for. The youngest went with me and wanted something bigger, but I figured why spend the money if I will only kill it in about a month?

There were some orchids in Lowes. Gorgeous, but I resisted. You have to know what your doing and really care for them or they die and I'm not that good with houseplants. But, I do have to say all of my houseplants have been watered on a regular basis and all the dead leaves have been taken off. Actually, I have those water globes in the larger plants and I've been doing well keeping them filled. This week I'll be feeding them as they get dry. Now that I'm home more I have the time to do these things.

Since I have more time at home the house is looking better. Looking the way I like it. I've been taking a day and working on one room at a time. My house was a lot dirtier than I thought! The boys only clean down the middle. But, all the rooms, except the sun room now have fresh, new curtains up. My bedroom is completely done. I didn't rearrange it because that furniture is just to big and to heavy. It did get a really good cleaning and I started putting hubby's sweaters away. He can wear sweatshirts if he gets to cold now. Cleaned out a drawer that had scarfs, hats and gloves in it and put t-shirts in it instead. I'll be slowly changing things over, but it looks so nice because I know how to keep my things put away. When hubby comes back it will be back to all his stuff just dumped everywhere and that clean, neat and put away feeling will be gone.

Speaking of hubby, he should be back sometime this week. I don't have a definite date yet. Sometime between Wednesday and Friday. He keeps telling everyone Wednesday. He hasn't made it to the ticket place yet to get his ticket because he hasn't been feeling well the past few days. He went to the doc and he gave him some medicine, so in a few days he should be ok. The doc told him between the high temps, that he's not used to, and eating food out is probably what's causing his problems, but he's leaving soon anyway. I hope he's feeling good when he makes the trip because that's a long trip that will be even longer if he isn't. So he says Monday he will be going to get his ticket. I told him to do that first and not to eat or drink anything outside. We'll see if he listens.

Tired, but feeling ok

Got so much accomplished for such a dreary, damp and miserable day outside. My new lady had forgotten about the time change so I showed up an hour early. To her, lol!! Fixed all the clocks and her watch, so she's taken care of. She had quite a bit for me to do today. I had quite a bit planned for myself to do today to.

It's been one of those days where I start something and realize that something else needs to be done "while I'm there" and I start that and on and on it just goes. Before I know it I have quite a few things pulled apart and a mess. I try not to do that, but today I wasn't quite successful. But, my plants all got watered. I bought those water globes for them thinking they might actually get more water over the winter that way. Only problem is, they have to be checked daily. Some need to be filled daily. I'm not very good about filling them. Anyway, they are all filled and taken care of. One plant that I cleaned and moved had water coming out the bottom. In it's new home and on it's new cover. So, had to find something to put under that. I have some pretty decorative bowls that I rarely use for serving food in so I decided to dig them out. Well, finding them was an effort in itself which required me to empty my bottom cabinets to find them. Things were so disorganized that I pulled everything out and reorganized. It looks so nice now! I've been slowly changing the curtains in all the rooms. Changed the curtains in the little bedroom today and loaded the washer with the new curtains for my bedroom. They will be washed and hung tomorrow. I think. I've done four loads of laundry today because I haven't washed since maybe Thursday of last week. I think. All the clean clothes is piling up in my bedroom because I have to give that a good cleaning. While I was watering the plants I rearranged some of the plants and small tables in the sun room and living room. I like it much better. The youngest immediately walks in and sees what I've done and explains why he doesn't like it. For the most part he's had free run of rearranging things in the house because I just figure it's getting cleaned and it's not majorly bothering me. Now that I have the time I realize I really didn't like it. And I'm realizing just how many little things need to be done. When the boys dust, they only dust the tops of things. When they vacuum they only vacuum around things. It's the little hard to reach places that need my attention now. So, I'll go slowly through the house.

Having company for dinner tomorrow so I can't get to involved. Making aloo and cauliflower. Also going to throw a salad together, some munchies to snack on before dinner and thinking about making an pineapple upside down cake. That will take me most of the afternoon. I might not get out of the kitchen at all tomorrow.

Wednesday is my late day so I have to be careful about how much I do in my own house. I know the list I have for my new lady and I can't walk in there tired. It's also Bible study night so I have a crock pot recipe out so when I get home dinner will be all done. I might not get to my room until Thursday or Friday. That's fine with me, I probably need all day to do it anyway. I've started pulling some short sleeved tops out because this one is another one who just loves her heat.


Well, now that I've rested some I need to runt he oldest and then do a quick food shopping here in town. That way I don't have to do it tomorrow.

Your troubles may be a sign of effective Christian living

First thing I want to put out there; I'm not perfect and don't think I am. I choose the above title because I just thought it fit considering all the things that have happened this week. I actually read it in church this morning and it make me think. With everything that's been happening, especially with the hold up with hubby and his ticket. When there always seems to be something getting in the way holding things up, I always expect something bad to happen. If it does then I understand why the delay. But if nothing bad happens I try to understand why the delay. It's like I just have to know.

With the hold up with hubby's ticket, I thought for sure he would be back sometime this week. I don't know anything for sure yet. Going back to Friday, hubby went to the ticket place three times. The last time he went, the computers were down. He was told to call the next morning. He called and still the computers were down. The whole computer system is not working. So I was talking to a friend of mine about this and she told me I could reserve him a date, I just need his info. Ok. I have no idea how long it will take to get the computers in this place fixed. So last night when I talked to him I asked him for his info. He doesn't have it. He left all the info and paid to change his ticket, with the guy at the ticket place. So right now I can't do anything. But, I also started thinking. If he gave the guy his ticket, and paid to change it, how did he walk out without a new return date?? That thought never popped into my head when I was talking to hubby last night, but it will be my first question tonight. Anyway, I was really stressed, but now I'm ok. I'm at peace with it. I also realize that he just might not be home until towards the end of the month, least I'm thinking that way. Today I'm ok, maybe come tomorrow or the next day maybe not so much, but there's nothing I can do. Maybe he's the one who has to learn a lesson from all this. More than me. I don't know.

He was talking about the driving over there, especially at night. At one point he actually says "you'll see when you come over here with me next year." I almost told him that at the way things are going he might still be over there this time next year! He's not even home yet and he's talking about next year! I'm not so sure his boss is going to be willing to let him go anymore, he just doesn't come back when he's supposed to. Can't say I blame anyone for giving him a hard time.

Went over a friends house last night for dinner and she sent me home with dal, so dinners made for me, lol! Did a little work around the house, but I'm starting to wrap my head around the thought that I have lots of time to do housework now. I'm actually starting to relax and feel like I can breathe. Sometimes things get so busy I feel like I'm rushing from one thing to the next and holding my breath the whole time. Having my days unplanned is starting to feel nice.

I refuse to think about the financial part of my being off. Hubby knows and he just keeps telling me not to worry that everything will be ok. I know his saying that is to keep me calm, but he's right. God is in control and everything will be ok. I know hubby will be home by the time I need him to be, and I'm ok with that to. Unfortunately, I think I need him here all the time and when he does go, I want him back when he's supposed to be. It's the waiting part that gets me.