Thursday, April 13, 2006
I am soooo out of shape. My body aches. This all started Sunday when I took lots and lots of pictures for the Hooker for her senior portraits. All of the bending, squatting, and angling around bushes really got my legs and back sore. In my defense, I have a hip problem which hurts my lower back alot, so that was normal. The legs, however, purely from being fat and lazy.So, as if that wasn't enough, I bought landscaping bricks and started the addition of flower beds in my yard and planted and potted some flowers and vegetables. I love spring. I planted tomatoes in a big pot (I hope they will make it in the pot and I don't have to put them in the ground (I hate digging). I also put some okra, a cantaloupe (that was an accident), and squash in various large pots.
I also bought some wave petunias and beautiful white lillies and planted them (in the ground....uugghh) in my new flower bed. It looks great. No pictures yet. I was filthy dirty and went in and took a shower and didn't feel like going back outside. I was going to get a picture this morning, but the sun wasn't quite up yet. Oh, yeah, and I potted some cute miniature roses for my outside table. Very cute pots in a mix and match Fiesta ware theme.
After all of the yard work (and before I took a shower) Layla and I went for a nice little walk. She LOVES to be walked on her leash. She prances around like she is in a show ring or something. She's quite the princess.
LittleMan is doing great! I took some cute pictures on Sunday when we went to the gardens with the Hooker for some senior pics. You can see them here.
LittleMan's birthday is coming up on the 22nd. We're going with a friend of mine and her little boy (LM's friend, Hunter) to the zoo. It's also Earth Day at the zoo, so they have some activities planned as well. Fun stuff I hope.
His party will be on the 29th. The place I want to rent was called 2 weeks ago and I haven't heard back from them yet. They always do this and it is soooo annoying! I might call the head guy at home. We're having a Western themed party. I need to get my crap together and get everything ready. For his first birthday, I planned months in advance. This year, I'll be doing good to have everything done by the day of the party.
This weekend is Easter and I'm so excited! I don't have an Easter dress yet (and probably won't buy one). I do have all of the Easter Bunny stuff bought and ready to go though. I make a basket for LittleMan, LuckyHusband, and Scuba Steve every year, so it takes planning. There is an Easter egg hunt in town on Saturday morning and one Saturday afternoon at my aunt's house. So, he'll be hooked up for Easter.
I hope everybody has a great Easter!
Melissa |
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Melissa-Mom to LittleMan (4/04); wife to LuckyHusband; full-time toxicologist; full-time housekeeper; full-time domestic laundromat manager (washes all the clothes); full-time domestic finance manager (pays all the bills and yells at husband for spending too much money on fishing stuff); and Keeper of the Cheerios. Lives in a tiny town; spends tons of time with family; reads; enjoys crafts. Can change a diaper, fill a sippy cup, and put on a toddler's shoes in 15.4 seconds flat, all while calculating the impact of petroleum hydrocarbons to a nearby surface water body (watch for me in the Toddler Olympics on CBS this fall). Addicted to Dr. Pepper; Kit Kats; and pasta. To spot me in a crowd: I'm the one with frizzy messed-up hair, smeared graham crackers on my shirt; huge purse with a diaper peeking out, toddler on her hip, and camera in hand at all times.
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No Place Like Home- Mary Higgins Clark
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