If Dom Deloise shows up in our backyard, I may freak out.
Tag: backyard
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September 11
Our yard can no longer absorb all the rain we’ve been getting this last week. There is no end in sight.
The girls learned about 9/11 today and we talked about it together. It’s a hard thing to want to remember, but I’m glad they’re learning about it. After seeing a video, Robin was surprised at how scary it was. Of course we remember all the people who perished that day, but it’s important also to remember the survivors. The fortitude it took to live through that experience is unimaginable. Rain and flooding in my backyard is meaningless. Love to those who survived.
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August 2
Taught the last session of the latest NAMI Family to Family class tonight. It wasn’t the best series this go around. It was online and there wasn’t great participation overall, but I always appreciate when someone gets something out of it, and I think we accomplished that. I love doing it, but I’m always relieved when it’s done. Friday nights are mine again!
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July 18
It was stormy today, which is just my kind of day. Lots of thunder, which excited me, but deeply agitated Jackson. Poor boy.
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June 11
It is disgustingly humid outside tonight, but I need to do something to try to turn this day around, even if it is 9:42pm. Fresh air never did me wrong. Beer and baseball don’t hurt, either.
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March 30
The kids and I cleaned the gutters for the first time since we moved in eleven years ago. There were trees growing in them. It was hard work, but feels so good to accomplish something like this. And the weather was amazing. Hooray for spring!
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September 1
Had lunch with Molly, and even though I haven’t really wanted to talk, it was nice to talk. I realize through talking that I am actually dealing with a lot. It’s not just in my head. Sometimes it feels like I should be handling things better.
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April 19
Work in progress. Lots left to do. I got some weeding done tonight, but there’s a lot more to go, then raking the leaves, then bagging it all up. I’m deciding whether to lay much when I’m done. The leaves will just fall on top of the mulch and they will be a lot harder to rake up that way. Mulch will definitely look nicer… at first, anyway. We’ll see. After this, we’ll need to fix that 4×4 so we can hang another swing. And then the backyard cleanup will more or less be done. Then I will start on the gutters, plant some flowers, put in some furniture, and then work on the front yard. Oh my goodness, what was I thinking? Can’t lie, though. I’m kind of enjoying it.
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April 15
I spent two and a half hours in the yard today, trying to clean it up a little. I cut back allllll of those dead bougainvillea branches and got scratched about two dozen times, but it looks a lot healthier now. Then I pruned my roses and weeded the garden, and to my great surprise, found three heather plants blooming underneath all the weeds! Tomorrow I am planning to round up all the trash and broken furniture around the yard, pull up weeds in the kids’ play area, trim back the hydrangea, and get the shrimp plant under control. Then, if I can still move, I’ll try to work on the front garden. And then I will clean the gutters, especially the small tree that is growing in them above the garage. And THEN, if I have any money, I’ll replace the broken swings, buy a shit-ton of mulch, buy some flowers for the garden, and maybe even get some patio furniture and an umbrella so I can sit outside with a beer and the baseball game and actually enjoy the yard. And by then it’ll be time to start all over again.
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March 2
I am just not feeling great these days. Not sure if it is anxiety or stress-related or if it’s more physical, but focus and concentration aren’t really where I want them to be, and I can’t seem to sleep enough. We have another cheer competition weekend coming up and I hope I come back on two feet.
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February 21
Back to the grind today. Survived the gym, did some prep for the class I’m leading on Thursday, worked hard all day and accomplished nothing, took the kids to the library, and now I’ve got an entire evening free! What! Also, our backyard is an absolute disgrace. I waited like 15 years to have my own backyard after years in the city, and this is what I’ve let it get to. This spring will require some real love and probably some dollars, but I’m determined to make this the sanctuary I wanted it to be when we first moved in.
Year in Photos 