Grande Galerie des Glaces

The weather is just gorgeous out today: nice and warm with just a teeny bit of wind. So I decided to try and get some gardening started. Though I will probably just end up and read a book and drink some tea instead, lol.

I have a small blueberry bush to plant, some flowers, and of course, a small start of a rose bush. We shall see what happens. I need to get the garden ready but that is going to be a major project.
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Well, it looks like I was successful with yesterday's prank. [vbeg] :;waves:: I am so pleased -- I usually don't manage it.

And a belated Happy Birthday to dear Mel -- such a sweet boy. :)

One of my sibs is expecting (for real and true this time), so everyone please send her positive vibes so that she has her baby this Easter Sunday. O:)

Today I actually had help with cleaning, thanks to Summer and her new husband Mark, so much was accomplished. I have to admit that I am very unused to this; I usually have to try and work alone, which is hard. They are coming back tomorrow and also Sunday afternoon(s), so I might get things done for a change. [I hate to cut into Easter weekend like that but there are times when it can't be helped. :( I honestly do make an attempt to try and keep weekends -- especially religious holidays -- open for family and visiting but that's just how it goes. *sigh*] Meanwhile, I am just so tired from all the outdoor work that it is unreal. Every bone and most of the muscles are now stiff and/or sore, so I am either limping or staggering around the house. Fortunately the furkids are adept at avoiding things that are considerably bigger and clumsier than they are, which is a very good thing. The feeling of accomplishment is great though.

It was nice today but windy, which made the temps about 20 to 30 degrees cooler than yesterday. Sheesh! And working in wind always makes my ears ache too. Ugh.

Back later on, probably.

I indulged and bought a new purse after I managed to leave my wallet at home and didn't discover it until I had already driven into Hastings. Yeesh! So... it's not quite what I want but it will do for now. I need to get a heavier one and the ones I looked at were insanely high (over $60!!) and just not tough enough for all the banging around my purses get. *sigh* I need to just go ahead and get my old standby fixed. It really just needs a new zipper along the top...

Then there were the bills. Good grief! PO Box rent due, car insurance due, and some other stuff. I have enough to cover them but still, the bills just seem to keep rolling in out of nowhere. =( Of course, I am having to pay a guy to mow and haul stuff away in Hastings but that is really unavoidable. Not to mention he has a truck, and kids to help him which are all bonuses. The yard is looking much better with the lawn being mowed, branches trimmed and hauled off, so that City can't get on me too much. He's mowing "as needed" because I cannot afford to drive to Hastings every day and check how long the grass is. It's sort of an honor system (I do drive in at least once a week to eyeball it before going to see Aunt) but so far he's been straight with me. I'm paying him cash but he gives me a receipt, so that's ok. As long as there is a receipt, that's fine. He's also going to help clear out the shitty couches and paneling that Jesse left in the garage, which will probably cost me another $70.

No other news for now.