Monday, April 9, 2012

A not quite so manic Monday

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  Easter was pretty low key here.  I had to work Saturday so we planned lots of things for Sunday afternoon- only a few of which happened.  We had hoped to move dirt from our massive dirt pile to backfill some more behind the retaining walls since they settled over the winter.  But, the battery died on the garden tractor and none of us were too motivated to move a huge dump wagon of dirt up hill.  So, the children got a break from Easter labor camp.  Instead, they sat inside, eating candy and playing video and/or computer games.  Yeah... we let them rot their brains like 'normal' kids occasionally!
I wasn't feeling too hot either yesterday or today (some stomach malady- nothing serious- I was just feeling off) so I didn't get as much done as I would have hoped.  I did get some laundry done on Sunday afternoon and got the herb garden and iris bed weeded.
For my usually manic Monday, I was busy but don't feel like I got much done.  This morning was spent with V on a trip to the home store getting some more decking supplies (and a new battery for the tractor), then we spent most of the afternoon swapping out beams under the old deck so they will mesh together better with the new deck addition that will commence construction soon.
When V didn't need me, I spent time cleaning up near the barn.  Last year when the tree fell on the barn we didn't do a very good job cleaning up all the debris and I want to plant loofah gourds there (to vine up the side of the barn) so I needed to pick up the multitude of shingles, nails and bits of boards that were still all around that corner.  I got the West side done and part of the South side.  But, in order to put up my mini greenhouse much more junk needs moved.  Sadly, the South side of the barn has become a 'catch all' space for things- fence posts, livestock gates, scrap wood- you name it, it's probably there- well, maybe not THAT many things.
I guess amongst all of that, I did also manage to bake some bread, do some more laundry and cook up some beans for burritos tomorrow night so the day wasn't a total wash.
I'm still feeling a little off.  Honestly, if I had been drinking I would say that I've got a killer hangover- headache, nauseous off and on and tired.  But, I haven't been drinking...  Not since some wine with dinner on Saturday night, and even then, not enough to have caused a hangover.  I am feeling better this evening but even though I feel I slept well last night (something unusual for me!) I'm still just tired.  Maybe I'll just get a shower and call it an early night... perhaps I'll even read a book for a while....

We've got another COLD night forecast.  I'd better get my little seedlings off the porch before I get too comfortable.  I hope we don't get a hard freeze.

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  1. You are always so busy busy. :)

    I hope that you seedlings stay nice and warm.

    I hope we get a cold night. It is actually 80 degrees in my house. Yucky...I am not a HEAT person. May have to turn off the furnace and install the window AC unit. Ahhhhh...that sounds nice. :)

    Do you have an email for Judy whose husband has cancer? She has left me a couple of comments in response to my comment to her on your post a few days ago. There has been no email attached to them. I can't get a hold of her. Or could you ask her to click on the email me pic on my right sidebar? I would appreciated very much.

    Enjoy the rest of the day and evening and have a great Tuesday.

    Take care, Janet W.....
    http://throughthewoods.blogspot.com

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    1. Sorry url is wrong

      http://throughthewoods2.blogspot.com

      And I love your new banner. :)

      Take care, Janet W

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    2. Sorry, I don't have her email. Can you check her blogger profile? sometimes that has a contact email. Good luck.

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  2. We've been getting cooler weather at night; in the 40's. Luckily I've been leaving the seedlings outside for about two weeks now so they are pretty much hardened off already. But I have noticed that they aren't growing as quickly. Too cold I suppose. But at least I don't have to bring them in & out every day.

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    1. We hit 27! Brrr... too cold out for my tiny seedlings.

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  3. Oh my... if only my productive days were as fruitful as your "off" ones!

    I've got most of my seedlings in a little makeshift greenhouse surrounded by old 2 liter pop bottles filled with water. A sort of poor man's wall-o-water. So far so good...

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    1. That would probably work. I hope your seedlings stayed toasty warm.

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  4. You put us all to shame - even when you're feeling off! That's a lot done, and a lot of heavy work. I bet we all have that 'catchall' place - I have at least two! Hope you're feeling better and the frost missed you.

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    1. I'm feeling better but now V has it. And the frost didn't completely miss us... and even colder this morning. It was down to 26! I'm thinking I'm kissing my apples goodbye.

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  5. Sounds like you might have gotten a bit dehydrated from all that WORK! You are so busy and you still manage to do so much with the family & kiddos, you are amazing!

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    1. I tried to stay hydrated so I don't think that's it. Especially since I14 complained of it and now V has it as well. so... we've got some little virus passing around. At least it's not too nasty.

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    2. Oh, and you're not slouch either! I'm constantly amazed at how much you get done.

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  6. You always amaze me with how much you do when you "don't get much done"!
    Maybe there's something going around as I had a mild bug over the weekend, too.
    Hope you're feeling better!

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    1. I'm feeling great today. And honestly, I'm always amazed at how productive you all seem to think I am. I guess I can see all my down time and how much I've still got to do.

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