Almost Friday

Thursday night and I can already taste the weekend! Of course, it's going to be a busy one - stuff at Mom's house, my yard, the pond, etc. Maybe I'll get lucky and it will rain on Sunday! My brother was kind enough to get Mom's yard cut this week - so that's a relief and one more thing off of the checklist.

I don't know how we manage to stay so darned busy all the time. Seems like items never really get crossed off of the "big" household list and all the little petty things you keep putting off just pile up until you're overwhelmed. At least we're not bored, right.

With all of the neglect given to my yard this season, this bloom caught my eye. It's in the backyard where we get the most shade. I hope I don't kill it...

TGIF

We made it once again to those two treasured days called the weekend. And we went straight from spring into middle of August-type of heat - the heat index over the weekend is supposed to be 100+ so all I can say is thank god for air conditioning. And my neighbors' pool! And the ocean.

Mom had a set back this week and she's back with us for a while. She keeps having these short black outs and her doctor doesn't want her to be alone until they figure out why. She has a carotid ultrasound on Monday so maybe that will shed some light on the matter.

Still haven't seen the new critter. And honestly, I hope he has moved on - although I wish him no harm - he's just too cute. Just don't want 'em living under my shed.

After this latest heat spell subsides a tad, I have to spend some serious time in my yard weeding and planning. I still don't know what I want to do to the front since we graded it this year. I'm giving myself until September to develop a plan. Then at least I'll have a plan, right? Don't like to rush things!

New fishes are still with us. They are hiding under the pump box and haven't figured out that I'm the food wagon yet. But they will catch on. Having some issues now with plants - in that they aren't growing and spreading. It's always something, isn't it? Just get the water cleared up and new fishes, and now the plants don't want to grow. Maybe I need new plants.

Have a safe and air conditioned weekend....
Ciao.

Reruns

Well, if we have to watch reruns, I guess it's ok if they are of Gibbs and gang. We'll suffer through the summer somehow. Right D?

I haven't seen my new little yard critter since Friday night's first sighting so I'm not sure what the little guy is up to. Still haven't figured out if he's on his own or not. Maybe this week will provide our answers. We have a new delimenna though - over the weekend I was awakened around midnight to the sound of little scurrying feet in the gutters. This went on into the wee hours of the morning so I was not a happy camper come morning time. Maybe Zippy can scare them off for us!

Mom did well at the mall on Saturday. A real trooper. We walked the entire mall before we decided where to eat and she did very well. Then we made two other stops after that so it was a good day and she enjoyed getting out and about.

Well, we're almost to hump day yet Friday sounds so far away. It's my weekend to tend to Mom's yard but I can relax and hang out at the beach on Sunday.

Have a great week.

TGIF

Made it to yet another weekend...how sweet! And we are finally supposed to have a nice weather weekend...sunny and in the 70s - perfect for all that yard work that still needs to be done. And I finally bought some flowers/plants for the deck and will get those re-potted. I feel so far behind the 8 ball with my yard/deck this year. Life just keeps getting in the way!

I took Mom back home tonight - I think she was ready to get back in her own bed. I'm still a tad concerned about her little dizzy spells but she promises me she won't drive for a while. I can live with that. And she promises to take her meds, use her oxygen, eat right, etc. Just to appease me? Actually, I think she wants to do the right thing and get better. She tried really hard while she was here to help out and go with the flow - and she did a great job of it too! She was able to keep the Zip in line with going outside, etc., during the day - so she gets a gold star.

It's been a long week and I'm looking forward to a relaxing (sorta) weekend yet getting some things done around the homestead. Little things like sweeping up the dust bunnies in every corner and getting my flowers re-potted! And my neighbor is going to help me get some of my fish back in the pond - that will be a relief. I need to get them back in to get the whole ecological system built back up. I have some plants in the pond but I need the fishes to really get it back on track.

Happy Weekend - Enjoy the Weather and Enjoy Your Loved Ones.

Ciao.

Let's Go Racin' Boys!

Saturday night racing with Nascar! Tonight the boys are in Darlington, SC to see how many will leave with a dented fender or a completely broken car. Darlington is famous for the "Darlington Stripe" wherein a car gets a stripe of black down the right side from the driving scraping the wall. We just hit halfway and I think it's going to be a long night.

Today was spent doing Mom's yard - I rotate the duty with my two brothers. Mom went over with us to get out of the house for a little while. She seems to be doing better but then again, I'm not always so sure. She seems a little confused on taking her meds and is still unstable on her feet. She wants to go home tomorrow, but I'm not convinced yet. She hasn't quite gotten into the habit of using the oxygen and I have to keep reminding her - that and taking her meds.

I'd like to take this opportunity to wish my Mom and all of my "mom" friends out there a very happy, safe and loving Mother's Day.

Hugs to all.

Another Tiring Saturday

Today was spent in the yard - again. I guess that's really the norm for us "weekend warriors" who only really have Saturday/Sunday to get all of that yard maintenance done. Today I worked on the bed next to the driveway. I transplanted some pachysandra I got from a neighbor. Then I scrubbed the swing with bleach water to get all of the mildew off of it (in prep for the Mother's Day Cookout next weekend). Then we finished (whoo hoo!) the waterfall by packing the dirt around the waterfall, putting the fern back in place and filling in all round it with rock. Hubby did a great job with the waterfall rocks and the flow of the water is just fabulous! I think we're done (I hope we're done!). Tomorrow (weather permitting) I'm going to pump a little bit of the water out and get some of my neighbors "good" water so the ecosystem can get a jump start and maybe I'll get fish in there before the end of the month. I'll get a pic of the waterfall up soon.

After all of that, we visited Mom in the hospital. Long story short, I took her to the ER on Thursday and she was admitted with what turned out to be congestive heart failure. Her ankles looked like big ol' sausages! They immediately put her on a powerful diuretic and an IV. She is doing better but they are still concerned about the fluid in her lungs. She saw a pulmonary specialist today who wants to run a scope into her lungs to see what else might be going on. But I'm waiting to talk to my aunt (who is a nurse) and the doc himself to see if it's really necessary.
All things said, she looks better, sounds better, is eating and hopefully we can get her home on Monday. She will probably come home with us for a few days to get her back on her feet.

We are supposed to get rain late/overnight and into the majority of the morning. If you know me at all, you know how I love rainy Sundays. It would be really nice to chill in the morning, enjoy that cup of joe, really read the newspaper front to end and get caught up on some shows we've put on the DVR....let's see if mother nature cooperates with my ideas!

As I write, I'm watching the Nascar race. My kid brother is in Richmond for the event and I don't envy him at all. My favorite spot for any race is now on my sofa! No crowds, no unruly drunks, no traffic driving home. Gosh, I sound old.

Been a long day. I'm going to crawl up into bed and see how much of the race I can watch. It's 9:36 and they are just half-way through the race. Oh - they just red flagged the race due to a major wreck. Looks like a long night for the racing boys.

Ciao.