Daybook April 5, 2010

FOR TODAY  
Outside my window...  I have been working ALL DAY in my yard – hard, hard, hard work.

This was the kind of work where you get so dirty you do guy things like wipe your mouth on your sleeve. 

Nothing mattered but the work . I pushed myself , and then I pushed myself harder. I took my gloves off so I could feel the dirt , and I could loosen the soil around the roots on my roses.

That made me laugh because I thought of the times I took tight shoes and socks or ballet leotards off my squirming little girls- and I would say-

“Now doesn’t that feel better?”

I am thinking... that I crave roses.  I planted 9 rose bushes today. They love their food from Three Rivers that Aissa gave me. I need more.  I need to talk to Mary Jo about that the next time she goes to Three Rivers.

I am thankful for... the idea gift that came to me today , all rolled into one: do it anyway.

From the kitchen... For breakfast this morning I had a cup of vanilla yogurt with pineapple chunks and banana slices, for lunch I had tuna salad with green salad and triscuits, and for supper I ate a bowl of beans and avocado salad , mashed with diced tomatoes, and topped with Nature’s Seasoning ( the all time best garlic salt). I drank unsweetened iced tea all day.

The beans were from our Easter supper:

My husband made BBQ brisket and pinto beans, and I made a salad and hash brown casserole.

My husband is eating Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla ice cream with Hershey’s chocolate syrup while he watches the game. I may have to ambush him.

I was wearing... clothes that may never be the same. I took a bath and a shower when I came in (one right after the other).

I am creating... the need for a muscle relaxer.

I am going...to work with my teacher interns all week.  They have so much they need to complete before the end of the school year.

I am grateful for a Monday in my yard. I tried to listen to music while I worked, but it wasn’t that kind of day.

 
I am reading... blogs. I enjoy reading about how people live simply, cook from their pantry, prepare for hard times, live in small communities or out in the country, plant a garden, and love their families.

I am hoping... that the hyacinth blue (purple) paint I bought to paint the side yard fence looks like I think it will. 

I am hearing… the basketball game in the background.

 
Around the house...I see my shoes. I like to go barefoot, and I take them off whenever the mood strikes.

One of my favorite things... being in my home.

A few plans for the rest of the week… check on my interns and price things for the booth at the antique mall.  

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