For the week.

• Garden dug up
• Garden planted
• Bought more tomato plants and sprinkler
• Mowed the grass and watered garden
• Got a picture posted in the Daz monthly Bryce gallery

How I could dig the whole garden up and lift those shovelfuls of dirt without even a twinge but the bending down planting the seeds killed me. Sheesh. I’m glad it’s done. I still need to hobble to the store. Maybe I should start using this stairstepper that’s sitting right here in front of me :p

More or less :p I remember my mother running strings so her rows were straight, then putting the seed packet on the post. Heh, I started out trying to make sorta straight rows. But at the end I just threw them around a general area. All that bending down was killing me and my ground is really bumpy and uneven. So I’m sure some will grow and since I got way better dirt than last year I hopefully will still have lots.

he challenge will probably be figuring out what’s supposed to be there and what’s weeds 😉 It’ll be the most original garden out there! I am going to buy more tomato plants and try to find winter squash which they didn’t have on my last trip. Also I think a sprinkler is in order so I don’t have to stand there and water. Then my prayer to mother nature to please make my seeds grow!

I’ve spent 2 days digging up my garden with a shovel. I will finish tomorrow, then I gotta figure out how to smooth it better. I’m glad it isn’t any bigger but this is a good way to get in shape. Dig for 5 minutes, rest for 10, rinse and repeat :p

My baby robins are getting big and I’m afraid they’ll fall out of the nest. Cute lil critters.

My kids came for the weekend.

I thought Melissa was moving home for the summer but she has a job interview tomorrow. So she may or may not make it home at all. I’d love to have her here but since growing up is something she resists with every fiber of her being, it’s a huge step that she would like to work and have her own money.

They helped me clear the garden area which had plastic down covered in wood chips. I actually didn’t do much helping myself since I am a complete wuss these days. Work 2 minutes, have to rest for 10. It’s my own fault I don’t get active. Anyway it was a huge project.

Speaking of resisting with every fiber of your being…:p I resist the things I need to do as routine day to day chores, I resist the getting physically in shape again, I resist having to interact with anybody. If I had my way I’d be a complete recluse. Heh, that really interferes with me practicing the skills I’m supposed to be learning in my DBT group.

I have this robin nesting under my back porch roof and we stressed the poor thing out with all that activity in the back yard all day. I was worried she’d desert her nest. Sunday it rained so we were off the hook doing more work out there and in the afternoon I looked out the window and she’s standing on the side of the nest. I think they hatched! So today when I had to go out I left out the front door and walked around the edge of my yard to get to my garage in back so not to disturb them. I think I’d better get batteries for my camera 😉

I have a nice big spot for it this year since I gave away the swingset. I’m going to plant a ton of tomatoes. Last year I had 3, that was it! Sheesh, they don’t grow too well in clay. So this year with good dirt I’m hoping for better luck. Beans, corn, tomatoes, peppers, summer and winter squash, cucumbers. What else should I plant? Carrots maybe..

My daughter will be home for the summer this weekend. In fact they’ll both be here so I’m expecting help with the garden deal. And with the mowing too if I don’t get it done before. I’ll be so glad to have her back for a while!