its hard to believe...

that April is over...

what a year so far...

and they are calling for 80s now later this week...

I am so afraid its going to sizzle this summer...

but until it happens...

planning...

this is one bed we worked on last week and moved several things in here...

the bench used to sit there...

but now there are day lilies in the back, cone flower- the last one, in the middle, and the new smaller day lilies place in there to see what it will look like...

this bed already looks like a summer bed...

they all do...

the amount of growth that has happened is awesome...

asian lilies will be blooming in May...

another dianthus, related to carnations...

Bebe who for some reason opted to continue his nap and not come out with us...

then he watched us from the window...

and bitter sweet is the last bloom of the clematis...

what joy they bring when they are here...

especially after being inside all winter...

but what is left is still pretty...

can't wait to get the rest of the stuff planted...

we did get a few things painted today...

wait until you see the thermometer...

I love it...

some more pots, too...

then we got the rest of the pots washed and even got one planted that we had painted before...

a lot of my time is going into PT and moving...

just moving...

stretching...

bending...

because I need to get to where I can start toning...

things are flapping every which way...

and I am a tank top kind of girl...

so if I don't want to wear long sleeves all summer...

its either work it back to something that looks normal...

or invest in duct tape...

;)

I have miles to go, but I have come so far in the last 2 years...

over 60 pounds lost now...

I do feel better when I don't hurt so bad...

LOL

the guys are walking me through it each step of the way...

and I know I wouldn't be here now without them...

lower body PT at least 3xs a day...

upper body is every other day right now, but will soon turn into an every day thing...

the clothes I bought a few months ago are baggy already...

and I just had to order new bras...

lost 5 inches around the middle since Feb...

that's why I am not on here as much as I used to be...

when I feel like moving, I'm moving...

there will be time to sit later...

you all have a good night...

thinking about going to bed early tonight...

Love is...

every couple has their differences, that's for sure...

but they shouldn't matter...

if you were the same, it would be boring...

shopping in Paris...

its a rainy old day...

kind of a lazy day...

but we headed out for  Paris...

I only got a couple of photos, because we were in a hurry...

it was raining and we were getting wet...

at 49 degrees, its not too fun out there...

besides, I had my hands full...

this is the  front of Rural King...

I jumped back in the van while DH took the little wagon inside to pay for all of it...

got a variety of things...

some day lilies and such...

2 new knock out roses...

DH had grabbed this one yesterday while shopping in town...

and I grabbed this one today...

got different textures and colors this time out...

can't wait to see how they do in the beds...

isn't this fun?

got a deep red dianthus...

we set them out in the beds and I will keep looking at them to see if that's where they will stay...

we have rain coming most of the week, so will be too wet and chilly to play in the dirt until next weekend anyway...

grabbed a whopper with onion rings on the way out of town and we were back home by noon...

PT on the upper body has me so sore and with the cooler, damp weather...

I am moving very slow, but still moving...

nothing to do around here that doesn't take a lot of umph...

so I think I will sneak off and get a nap in when the guys are watching the baseball game...

I will be stopping by to check on everyone after my nap...

have a great day and hope the sun is shining somewhere!

another trip to Ninny's...

Craig checking out the green house...

they don't have a major selection, but enough to blow some bucks on...

Craig found these in the green house...

they are very short...

I found spider wart...

and a new columbine outside...

Craig thought these were pretty and the color is watermelon...

then it started raining...

so that was the end of potting...

but I did get a few done...

we did that while DH headed for town...

he brought back another knock out rose...

petunias, marigolds and snap dragons...

its a start...

have to go back to the nose doctor on Thursday so we will check things out again then at Walmart and Rural King in Paris...

tonight is prom night here...

much ado going on about town...

then I got a call from an old friend...

she had just heard that a very dear and sweet lady friend of ours passed away in her sleep last night...

a quiet lady, well kept, full of grace...

the world is a better place because she was here...

and I am so glad that God gave me the chance to meet her...

and to have had the honor of working beside her on a few projects...

remember Mary's friends and family this week as they say goodbye to a beautiful lady...

have a great weekend...

we are getting rain, so not much getting done outside...

but it just might be a good weekend to just relax, watch some movies and just hang out...

its Friday!

the iris are really showing their stuff this morning...

I was afraid none of the photos would come out...

it is so windy and chilly again today...

they were just bobbing around like mad...

which one doesn't belong?

which one isn't like the others?

can you spot the grinning "bloomer"?

I love his little grin...

he was saying something like...

"DON'T BLOG ME!"

but you know that wind was so strong, it really drowned it out, so I am not sure what he was saying...

(it was the only place he could find out of the wind)

Craig woke me at 3am really sick...

he had a sinus headache and started throwing up...

but he seems so much better now...

it doesn't matter how old you get...

when you're sick,  you still want your mom...

I love this color so much...

but I really would like some different colors...

still, these are so pretty in the spring...

mower guy came yesterday afternoon and it looks so good out there...

I miss the baseball and kickball games that used to happen out here almost every day...

but my kids grew up...

the neighbor kids grew up and moved away...

just not the same anymore...

the mower hasn't hit a baseball in years!

used to have a bushel basket sitting just inside the front door full of baseball mitts and a gallon bucket full of balls...

even if we weren't home, the door was never locked and the kids knew where they were...

and they always put them back when they were done...

the bats and bases were in the shed...

just wanted to show you the new bird cage I bought off of Rebecca last week...

she had it listed on a facebook garage sale site...

I fell in love as soon as I saw it...

it is so pretty...

and the bottom opens...

so you can stick things inside...

I still love silk florals...

and they last forever!

don't you just love it?

its going to be here for a long, long time...

well, not much going on around here...

laundry in...

one more load of whites to do...

need to make my bed...

lost another 2 pounds...

need to vacuum the kitchen and do lunch...

not sure what else...

but it depends on how I feel and what I start piddle fartin' around with...

I really don't think another walk is in the plans...

have a great weekend, everyone!

still no water...

the lilies are heading...

it seems like the season is moving along so fast here this year...

the clematis are almost done...

this is what's left of most of the blooms...

just a few more flowers to enjoy...

but fear not...

this crazy thing blooms twice for me...

so later on the summer...

she will do it again...

our rose of sharon looks really good compared to the neighbors'...

theirs looks dead, nipped by 2 nights of freezing temps...

I only have one bunch this color...

but I will be looking for more...

this is so shaded now...

it will feel so cool when those summer days come along...

still can't get over how these made it through the winter...

now, someone has been demanding my attention...

he is so bored with the flowers...

he is a true momma's boy...

I think this is the best shot I have ever gotten of him...

and he had to show off a little when I promised to blog him if he would smile for the camera...

but instead of smiling, he wanted to creep for you...

are you watching me?

did you get the shot?

blog me! blog me!

he is such a ham...

I read him the comments you leave...

he lives for those moments on mom's lap...

still no water...

they thought they would have it back on by noon...

but they still have the back hoe out there and they are still digging...

Craig ran up and bought 4 gallons of water...

the toilet needs flushed- I didn't make it to the field...

I do not have a thunder pot under the bed, but a call to my best friend could get me one...

could use one of my buckets, but hate to throw one of them away...

I told Craig he could use the litter box, since he's the one who cleans it out...

my hair so needs washed...

first thing I am doing after I flush the toilet is hop in the shower...

we did vacuum and dust...

swept the kitchen floor...

had hamburgers and chips on paper plates for lunch...

made the hamburger with rubber gloves on and just threw them away...

got in a couple walks...

played on DH's laptop...

set up my own account on there, I did...

hee hee...

caught some rays in the sun...

couldn't stay out there too long, was just itching to do something out there...

being without water is a royal pain...

but I can live without water a lot better than I can live without the internet...

this I know...

well, I'll be...

water  just shot through to the ice maker...

got to go...

a toilet needs flushed...