Monday, April 29, 2013

tidbits and babblings...

...I screwed up. After a couple weeks of finally feeling more human, I pushed limits I shouldn't have pushed, and now I have crashed spectacularly. A day jam-packed with non-stop chores following a night with just a few hours sleep was recipe for disaster. Even sadder, I didn't come close to finishing my to-do-before-Eva-arrives list, and now I've just got to admit that I'm not going to. :( Note to self: Next time have clean-a-thon before read-a-thon. Note to fibro: You suck. Note to Eva: Don't bring a white glove. :P

...Every single year, I'm surprised and delighted anew. One day the trees are still nothing but brown, and the next morning you wake up and there is this sudden profusion of green! Literally overnight. :)

...I love how my fingernails can be such a sign of the fun things I'm up to. Yesterday it was dirt dirt dirt I was cleaning out from under them. This morning it's bread dough.

...That dirt I just mentioned--yep, some of yesterday's labors involved the garden. Rich and Gray got the strawberry patch planted. :) And Rich and Max got four blueberry bushes planted. :) And Rich and I got some of the "4-6 weeks before last frost" seedlings planted. :)

...That bread dough I just mentioned...now two wonderful loaves of sourdough bread. Mmmm...

....Hoping everyone has a lovely week.

7 comments:

Jean said...

Eva will not bring a white glove, nor will she write a date in the dust on the furniture. You would not be friends with anyone who would do such things. Take a deep breath (smell the bread), center yourself, and know that you will have a wonderful week even if there will be no snow in which you can play. Yes, I know how much you like snow.

Eva said...

*hugs*

Oh Debi, I hope it's a one or two day crash! But if not, you'll have me there to bring you tea & chat w you all day. :DDD

Also, I had my own to-do list before I left, which included cleaning my truly grungy bathroom (grungy because cleaning it inevitably puts me in lots of pain for a couple days so I've been avoiding it). Didn't get to it. Oh well! So trust me, I will not be noticing anything but your funny, warm, smart, fascinating family!!! (Well, and the pets of course. ;) )

Eva said...

On a more cheerful note, sourdough bread!!!! Salivating already!!!

And it's insane to me that you're just now planting those seedlings. Here in south TX, they'd have to be in in late Jan/early Feb. Which is as ridiculous as it sounds.

DesLily said...

it sounds like you are going to have a welcome break from the "norm" and get to enjoy some company!! Relax and enjoy it lady!!!!!!

Vasilly said...

Oh sweetie. I hope you feel better soon.

Ali said...

Darn! I was worried when you stayed up so late and then planned a cleaning spree, but I hoped I was just being a worry wart.

I'm sure Eva will be comfortable in your home even if it's not as pristine as you'd prefer. (I am telling myself this very same thing in preparation for my sister's visit). And at least the dirt under your fingernails is from gardening and not cleaning, right? So, it must not be so bad.

Susan said...

MMM to sourdough bread. Fibro sucks. Take care of yourself, Debi! And no friend would ever run a finger anywhere in a house with kids and gardens and pets. That kind of house is the best kind of home. So there is no dust, it's the stuff of life instead :-) Which of course my home is rich with also, lol.