Wow, this week has been so up and down and all over the place. I feel like I have been pulled in all directions emotionally and I'm so tired. So forgive me, this will be a LONG post. It is now Monday morning, and I am officially now starting my "retirement" as Will so lovingly calls it. Since finding out about my Layoff, Will and I talked, and we decided that he would find a job as a pharmacy intern now that he doesn't have such a strenuous study regiment, and let me now stay home with the kids, and be able to attend their school stuff, and go to the outings with them, and be more of a mom. I love him for this. I know he will be working 40 hours a week for school, and then being willing to work 15-20 more hours is a lot, and I really appreciate it. So here I am taking my break before I end up starting to reorganize the house.
I guess I will start with the garden. It is really coming to life. We have three different rotations of corn planted (we waited two weeks in between plantings), we have bell pepper plants, tomatoes, jalapenos, and lots of bush beans. We also have Yukon Gold Potatoes. We have strawberries growing like crazy right now. Soon we will be able to harvest our hard work. Will took care of two racoon's yesterday that were sitting in the garden eating it in broad daylight. So he got rid of them.
Then there is the issue of Mom calling us late last night informing us she no longer wants to live with us, and will have Dave and her "friend" Cleo come get her stuff today. I know I am not sad to see her go. She has caused so much chaos in our family that it is hard to be civil. So now anyone who wants to visit will have a full bedroom and kitchen to use while here. So feel free to come and visit. We would love to have ya, and show you the sights.
Then its been really busy with Young Women trying to get things ready for them to go on trek, and then girls camp. Plus learning how to teach the girls in this age range. I really enjoy it.
I then also gave the girls a perm, and it really didn't take. I did everything according to the box, but I guess their hair just doesn't like perms. SO I will have to see what to do now. Maybe I will give them a cute hair cut, and it will help the perm to liven up.
Summer doesn't really feel like summer yet. It has been so cool. I like it, but then again its been raining a lot, so its tough for the kids to do anything outside. I'm probably going to take them to the zoo tomorrow and let them walk off some of that energy. I know I could use the exercise.
I do have to admit that Ive enjoyed these few days home with the kids. Being able to make dinner again for Will at a decent hour. Being able to pick up the house, but most of all being able to spend the day with the kids and play with them. Ive really missed it. Nessie keeps asking me if I haveto go to work, and I say "no honey Im home with you guys now", and she ends up doing a huge dance to let me know she is so glad Im home. Its nice to feel useful and needed.
So anyway, Will started his rotations as well this week, and he is really enjoying the time he has at the Pharmacy. He enjoys being able to come home and not haveto study and being able to spend time with us here at home. He says that this is what he has worked for all through school. SO he is in a good mood all the time, and its been wonderful.
Anyway here is the pics of stuff.....
Our Corn and Peppers
More Corn and Tomatoes
My String Beans
Our Yukon Potatoes
The View of our Garden
5 comments:
You have very beautiful, peaceful looking children. WAY TO GROW GARDEN!! I look with yearning at the nice dark dirt and I'm amazed that anything grows in our red sand.
You are so blessed to be at home with the family. Everything is better when Mom is at the "hearth." Loved the pictures of the garden and the happy children. Congratulations to Will for all his hard work that is already starting to pay off.
Your garden looks very nice!
Really cute pics of the kids. They are growing up so fast. And your garden looks great! I hope the few things we planted will grow. We're about a month behind you.
Cute kids, gorgeous garden and so neat you can stay home with the kids now. That's so nice Will can work at the pharmacy now too.
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