My garden is nothing like that. However it's getting there. My great aunt Betty inherited a huge perennial garden when they moved to their new house. She and John are in their upper 80's and don't want to to deal with it. They are giving it away to whomever will come dig it up. I got a trunk full! I don't even know what some of it is. I got a couple of different ground covers, some purple stuff, sunflower/daisy stuff in dark reds and yellow, what i think is coreopsis, yellow siberian iris, day lillies, and hostas. It took 4.5 hours but I got it all in the ground. If we weren't going to MN tonite, I'd go and get more. It will have to wait until the weekend though.
I got my front flower bed and the bed by the house free of grass. I should mulch it now, but I ran out of energy.
We're supposed to close on our house today. Everything is f***ed up though. The landlord is a jerk, the realtor is an idiot/jerk, and Kurt's at work. Now there is some handyman here to take out the upstairs cupboards and sink. I'm filthy from the gardening, but I'm uncomfortable taking a shower with him in the house. All the banging upstairs is making Lewis crazy. It's a great day.
Friday, June 30, 2006
Monday, June 26, 2006
A walk down the aisle
We had a wonderful wedding and honeymoon. It was laid back and relaxed. The food was good, the friends were good, the cake was good. It was good all around. I don't have any pictures to post, but I'm sure I will eventually.
We've just been too busy trying to catch up from being gone to do anything.
We've just been too busy trying to catch up from being gone to do anything.
28 days
28 days left til my center closes. Do I hear an "Amen"? I had to write up one of my friends today. It was lovely. Another teamlead had to sit in and was unsupportive. The rep thinks it's funny and the other TL thinks it's dumb. I swear I have no idea why people are so stupid and lack integrity. It irritates me to no end.
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Our Mother is SO proud!
My mom has two very talented daughters.
Thursday Marn called to tell me she was locked out of her house.
Moments later, as i heard the kitchen door thunk shut, I realized my keys were on the counter and I, too, was locked out.
Yet, Mom tells the people she meets how smart and wonderful we are!
Ah, nothing beats a mother's love.
Thursday Marn called to tell me she was locked out of her house.
Moments later, as i heard the kitchen door thunk shut, I realized my keys were on the counter and I, too, was locked out.
Yet, Mom tells the people she meets how smart and wonderful we are!
Ah, nothing beats a mother's love.
In Love
I am IN LOVE with bullet points on the computer! They make TO DO lists so much better! Kurt and I have a ton of things to do before I leave for DSM this afternoon! See you all tomorrow. Again, since I forgot...
- Wedding @ 6:00 pm
with......
- Heather Family pictures @ 4:30
- Kurt Family pictures @ 5:00
Sunday, June 11, 2006
A week from today
The wedding is a week from today.
I'm a little stressed.
I just drank half a bottle of wine, took my math test and did one chapter of homework.
Kurt is C R A B B Y!!
We've been watching CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM on netflix. Love 'em both.
We've got a way busy week ahead of us.
It appears I'm having a bachelorette party saturday night since I'm staying in DSM that night. The Wonder Twin will be there and so will Rikki and her girlfriend. So if you want to go out call me! I DETEST that bachelorette BS stuff though so don't even think about it. I WILL leave!
I'm a little stressed.
I just drank half a bottle of wine, took my math test and did one chapter of homework.
Kurt is C R A B B Y!!
We've been watching CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM on netflix. Love 'em both.
We've got a way busy week ahead of us.
It appears I'm having a bachelorette party saturday night since I'm staying in DSM that night. The Wonder Twin will be there and so will Rikki and her girlfriend. So if you want to go out call me! I DETEST that bachelorette BS stuff though so don't even think about it. I WILL leave!
Monday, June 05, 2006
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
To Do List
- Get a new lawyer
- Call the lady at the chapel
- Make vet appt for Lewis
- Make hair appt for me
- Start Pre Algerbra class
- Return black flats
- Plant Rikki's rose bush
- Plant the jalapeno, verbena, tomato and moss roses
- Buy cilantro to plant
- Call Caterer with final numbers
- Do more laundry
- Track down funky smell in bathroom
- Plant seed packets
- Balance check book
- Clean out fridge
Again with the Insomnia
Kurt has it too though. I'd much rather be asleep. Wedding details are starting to keep my up. I have a lot I haven't done. It's all little stuff, but it's stuff that matters.
We went to the Memorial Day service at the park. It was very nice. I'm not sure I've been to one before. The band played, flowers were laid, and a wreath floated in the river.
From there we went an laid pink carnations on family graves. Kurt's family plots are too far away for impromptu planning to work so we toured NE Iowa hitting (and missing) mine.
We ended up having a picnic at backbone featuring Wonder Roast chicken, potato and macaroni salads, and molasses cookies. We must have looked like savages tearing into the chicken. It was OMG delicious!
We went to the Memorial Day service at the park. It was very nice. I'm not sure I've been to one before. The band played, flowers were laid, and a wreath floated in the river.
From there we went an laid pink carnations on family graves. Kurt's family plots are too far away for impromptu planning to work so we toured NE Iowa hitting (and missing) mine.
We ended up having a picnic at backbone featuring Wonder Roast chicken, potato and macaroni salads, and molasses cookies. We must have looked like savages tearing into the chicken. It was OMG delicious!
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Happy Birthday to my Wonderful Husband!
Yesterday was Kurt's birthday. It was also his first day of unemployment. (He starts the new job on Monday). I had to work so he was going to spend the day watching Sci-Fi. Sunday we are having his family party since I have the day off.
Thursday night was his going away party from RSM. I went down for it. We had a fantastically fun time and then went to Texas Roadhouse. Delish! Neither of us slept well when we got home. We were both up around 4:15 am so I asked if he wanted to open his birthday presents. He did. He liked them. I got him Freakonomics by Stephen Levy and the 2006 Commerative Stamp Collection book.
I went to work. He came up and got me for supper and then we went to the DaVinci Code. I thought it was fun and thrilling in spots. The theater has been redone. The seats are AWFUL. They are like those video recliners you see in the stores. We were so very uncomfortable.
Happy birthday honey bunny. I love you.
Thursday night was his going away party from RSM. I went down for it. We had a fantastically fun time and then went to Texas Roadhouse. Delish! Neither of us slept well when we got home. We were both up around 4:15 am so I asked if he wanted to open his birthday presents. He did. He liked them. I got him Freakonomics by Stephen Levy and the 2006 Commerative Stamp Collection book.
I went to work. He came up and got me for supper and then we went to the DaVinci Code. I thought it was fun and thrilling in spots. The theater has been redone. The seats are AWFUL. They are like those video recliners you see in the stores. We were so very uncomfortable.
Happy birthday honey bunny. I love you.
The end is near
We bought a scientific calculator for me so I can do my Beginning Algerbra class. It starts next week. The calculator has lots of buttons, symbols I've never seen, and a cover. It's scary. I wanted to put it in the freezer.
Friday, May 12, 2006
Grades
Three classes. Three grades. A B C. My GPA is 3.19 overall. Not fantastic but not terrible either.
Too much going on
I am too busy and distracted and I'm missing the details of life.
Two things:
1) If you got a wedding invitation the ceremony is at 6 o'clock in the evening.
2) If you got a picnic invite it's being held in Independence.
Two things:
1) If you got a wedding invitation the ceremony is at 6 o'clock in the evening.
2) If you got a picnic invite it's being held in Independence.
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
A Passing
Sunday night brought at phone call from my dad. That's pretty unusual as he is anti-phone. I had an "Oh No" moment when I saw his name on the caller id. Turns out my Aunt Doris had passed away sometime between Friday and Sunday. It appears to have been a heart attack. I feel immense sympathy for my 4 cousins who are my age and older. Their dad passed when we were very young. Now their mom is gone. I feel bad that they have no parents.
I'm not close with her. However, she was a permanent fixture of my childhood. My cousins Jean and Wade are the same age as me. The three of us would ride bikes back and forth between our farms. They lived just around the square from us. We'd have week long monopoly games and Aunt Doris would give us cookies and kool aid. We'd camp out in the living rooms and fall asleep to the sounds of her distinctive laughter as she and my Aunt Merry did cross word puzzles and smoked cigarettes. Aunt Doris loved game shows and would have them on TV always. It felt wild and forbidden because my mom didn't believe in day time TV. She had an old green car with vinyl seats and no A/C that we'd all pile into for swimming lessons or when she'd pick us up from practice. If we went somewhere and Jean and I lost track of her, we'd just wait for the cackle and we'd be able to find her right away. She collected red glassware from Avon. She was my Aunt Doris.
The funeral is Thursday.
I'm not close with her. However, she was a permanent fixture of my childhood. My cousins Jean and Wade are the same age as me. The three of us would ride bikes back and forth between our farms. They lived just around the square from us. We'd have week long monopoly games and Aunt Doris would give us cookies and kool aid. We'd camp out in the living rooms and fall asleep to the sounds of her distinctive laughter as she and my Aunt Merry did cross word puzzles and smoked cigarettes. Aunt Doris loved game shows and would have them on TV always. It felt wild and forbidden because my mom didn't believe in day time TV. She had an old green car with vinyl seats and no A/C that we'd all pile into for swimming lessons or when she'd pick us up from practice. If we went somewhere and Jean and I lost track of her, we'd just wait for the cackle and we'd be able to find her right away. She collected red glassware from Avon. She was my Aunt Doris.
The funeral is Thursday.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Crash
Kurt and I watched CRASH last night. I really thought it was good. Everything tied together a little too nicely, but I liked it overall. Kurt was saying how it wasn't really entertaining. I said most Oscar winning movies aren't usually entertaining. It was thought provoking though. I've thought about it several times today. The opening lines of the movie really struck a cord with me.
Tuesday night we went to my book club. I've missed not being able to go. I'm going to arrange work so that I can go from now on. The club started out with a bunch of ladies from church starting at my mom's age (60's) and going up to the middle 80's. Overall it's a pretty conservative bunch. Also a pretty Danielle Steele bunch with a few exceptions. Book club has always been more about the snacks than the books. One of the main problems with it is no one reads the books! I haven't been able to attend for a couple of years. Mom left for Europe that morning so I figured I should go so there would be one more persin that had read the book. This month's selection was Big Thaw by Donald Harstad.
Donald is a former deputy sheriff from Clayton County, Iowa. I lived in Clayton county for 7 years. His first novel 11 Days is a thinly disguised story about life in the county. When I read it several places and people were easily identifiable. It's pretty hard not to work in a convenience store that sells guns and not know the criminal element! The author was at book club and told many great stories about being a deputy and how the publishing industry works. Both aspects of his life were very interesting. Kurt now wants to read the novels, but I can't find them. They must be in one of our overstuffed rubbermaids in the basement. Next month we're reading a book from a series about a town called Mitford. I'm supposed to be studying for finals so I haven't picked it up yet.
Oh yes! The snacks were awesome! There was pre cheesed crackers, fresh asparagus roll ups, mini reuben toasts, cookies, crackers and dip.
Tuesday night we went to my book club. I've missed not being able to go. I'm going to arrange work so that I can go from now on. The club started out with a bunch of ladies from church starting at my mom's age (60's) and going up to the middle 80's. Overall it's a pretty conservative bunch. Also a pretty Danielle Steele bunch with a few exceptions. Book club has always been more about the snacks than the books. One of the main problems with it is no one reads the books! I haven't been able to attend for a couple of years. Mom left for Europe that morning so I figured I should go so there would be one more persin that had read the book. This month's selection was Big Thaw by Donald Harstad.
Donald is a former deputy sheriff from Clayton County, Iowa. I lived in Clayton county for 7 years. His first novel 11 Days is a thinly disguised story about life in the county. When I read it several places and people were easily identifiable. It's pretty hard not to work in a convenience store that sells guns and not know the criminal element! The author was at book club and told many great stories about being a deputy and how the publishing industry works. Both aspects of his life were very interesting. Kurt now wants to read the novels, but I can't find them. They must be in one of our overstuffed rubbermaids in the basement. Next month we're reading a book from a series about a town called Mitford. I'm supposed to be studying for finals so I haven't picked it up yet.
Oh yes! The snacks were awesome! There was pre cheesed crackers, fresh asparagus roll ups, mini reuben toasts, cookies, crackers and dip.
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