After experiancing fall in the middle of summer the heat is back. With a vengance. Heat index of 105-110 today and higher tomorrow. Humph. I like fall much better but the crops and garden need the heat so I guess I'll make due. This morning I put together a splash pad for the kids. We do have a nice pool that I picked up earlier this summer but the kid don't like that they can't get in and out easily by themselves yet. SO, engineer that I am, I scooped up random scrap 2x4s and even a 1x2. Layed them out in a rectangle about 10 inches smaller in both directions than my tarp. Layed my tarp over the top of my rectangle and then got the hose. The duck may have been the first one to enjoy my efforts. I'm pretty sure the kids enjoyed the water. We played until shortly before nap time. They even got lunch outside.
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I'm not sure what the deal has been.I have been living in bliss for the past 2 ish years. Maybe it was my pregnancy and everything has finally worn off? But today my alergies are back; today my sinus's feel like they are going to EXPLODE! oh the pressure. Allergies I did not miss you one bit; you may go back to where you came from.
Dad MAY have added a new to us DIESEL lawn mower to the family.... Mom says we better learn to drive one because we have 3 mowers now. By no means do the we like getting rides.....Nor does Grandpa like giving them. We may also enjoy rides in the plastic truck that we got for our birthday. we'll see how long this is able to go on. Notice the tear on my cheek? Obviously it was MY turn to ride.( Dude lacks patience!) We got to eat lunch outside with Mom, Dad, Grandpa and Great Grandma. The corn out of Dad's garden is DEEEwishous! The sun was a bit bright so Dad let me wear his cap. Weebly won't let mom post videos unless she upgrades ($). You know if she could she would be posting videos of us walking! Maybe check facebook she may try figuring out how to post them there.
A note from mom: We hope everyone is enjoying the end of summer (Booo). We have been busy canning/freezing. So far we've gotten Strawberry Honey Jam, Black Raspberry Jam, and Mulberry Jam, Beans, sweet corn, broccoli, beats and peas. Our tomatos aren't doing so hot. Ben made the garden a little biger in all directions this spring, we thing the south end of the garden is now to close to the black walnut trees :(. That really limits what we can plant on the south edge of the garden from now on. Some of you probaby don't realise or care about the fact that we got 2 loads of gravel and have decided to get a 3rd load for our driveway! Friends were telling us if we didn't get some gravel by sept. that we may just have some show up for an anniversary gift. I'm not sure why we didn't wait ;). There was literally no rock left in our driveway, in the spring its a muddy mess! When you need to put your truck in to 4wheel drive to get in or out of your own yard you know you have to do something! Aug has been and will continue to be a busy month for us. Next weekend (17th & 18th) is the only weekend we have NOTHING on our calander. Tonight is date night. We have a sitter coming, Ben and I are going to go out to eat and bum a bit with NO kids and no clock telling us we HAVE TO GET HOME. Kid will be in bed at 7 so not much to worry about on the homefront with Ben's cousin staying with the kids. KIND of looking forward to this. I'm thinkin its actually our first official "date night" since before the kids were born. Yes people we are THAT sad. well thats what I have for now- done boring my 3 followers. THANKS ALL! I know I'm not the only one. My to-do list is SO long. I have every intent to be working on it whenever POSSIBLE. Honest truth.
But then why, oh why did I find myself chilling in Ben's ratty, smelly old comphy chair this morning, sipping on my cup of gogo juice watching the morning news. Of course I had to come up with the correct start to my to-do list and that requires time and thought. Right?? I mean if I just work on the NEED to get done projects I won't get to any of the WANT to get done projects because lets face it, laundry MULTIPLIES by the min just like dishes do. And I think the toy baskets spontaniously errupt all over the place 12.4 seconds after I have everything in its place. My list consists of things that NEED to be done. Dishes, laundry, diapers, grocery run, meals, (OMG) my floors need cleaning. Things that I have started and should really finish. Painting toy cupboard, finishing the kids growth chart (that I intended to have finished 4 weeks ago) planting more peas, cute posts on my blog on my projects I WANT TO get done and HAVE gotten finished. Things that I WANT to get done. this list is to long to even start... Funny thing is NOWHERE on this list is "Take some me time". Quick amendment to my "to-do" list and I have now completed ONE thing on my list for the day. Score one for me- doing a little happy dance. Side note I do have a ton of updates on the kids WITH pictures. I'm just waiting for ben to be home long enough so I can transfer pics and vids from his phone onto my computer. Updates like WE HAVE 2 WALKERS IN OUR HOUSE! |
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