This and That
Originally published 05/24/05
so where are we tonight...
tony's in los angeles for the week. greg is over his bout of herpangina, and nick is starting his. this has been the most draining childhood sickness we've been through. greg was positively miserable, and nick's not shaping up to fare much better. the nights are going to be tough without tony here, but mom and maria have both offered to step in if i need them. that's always good to know.
AF got here 3 days early, so i'm on CD 3 now. i really feel ready for the next baby. dealing with my mother on the subject won't be fun, since somewhere inside she still truly feels that our lives are still her business. ah well, i'm learning how to cope with her under the same roof. and by and large it's more than worth it.
our rain has stopped for the season. the backyard is set up with all our lovely furniture and outdoor 'stuff'. it's been in the upper 80s the last 3 days, so the end of spring is here...summer is quickly encroaching on our lovely spring days. we won't see rain again until october most likely, but that could be ok this year, since we had such a rainy season.
my roses are lovely! I'm so shocked that they're doing so well. i have 2 port wine red bushes on the side of the house, next to a yellow/pink/red hybrid. in the back is a white bush and a deep fuschia next to it. this winter i want to replant about 8 bushes along the fenceline where evangeline used to have them. the blooms are so big and pretty...next summer i should have a yard full of them.
our grapefruit are budding as well. the blossoms died a few weeks ago and the tiny green fruits are emerging. the plum tree is doing very well...they're about the size of golfballs now, but still green. i can't wait for our fruit! our neighbor has a cherry tree that overhangs our yard quite a bit. Sunday afternoon we were munching on luscious deep red cherries. the cherry crop is bad this year though, because of the abundance of rain...it soaks into the cherries and they expand and burst. i'm hoping without rain now, the remaining bright red cherries will darken without splitting and we can enjoy them.
i've got my warm season bedroom decor out. i opted for a lightweight quilt http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=HSWR&pid=096B0089000&subcat=Quilts+%26+Coverlets and pale green sheers to replace our opulent red/gold cool season bedding and window treatments. they're not my favorite, but they really do brighten up the room for the summer.
in preparation for baby #3, i'm planning the renovation of our office to nursery. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/aramico99/detail?.dir=7f36&.dnm=ba1d.jpg&.src=ph the futon will remain...the shelf will remain...the desk is going in the garage...the tables will be dismantled and put away...and the stereo/tv will move to the other side of our room. i'll be making some double-thick draperies the same shade as the green walls to cut off the nursery/office from the rest of our bedroom, mostly for sound deadening inside the nursery. (i snore. a lot.) I still have a cherrywood crib greg used, and the matching changing table...and my baby dresser, all will be moved in there. i'll need new bedding, but that's about it.
i know it seems ridiculous to do all this planning for a baby that doesn't exist yet, but with 2 toddlers and the strain of my difficult pregnancies, i want to plan out as much ahead of time as possible, and when the times come for each thing to happen, i can just execute my plans.
Send Me Girl Vibes LOL
well this post has certainly been about a whole lot of nothing. i guess i need to do that now and then.
off to bed...
so where are we tonight...
tony's in los angeles for the week. greg is over his bout of herpangina, and nick is starting his. this has been the most draining childhood sickness we've been through. greg was positively miserable, and nick's not shaping up to fare much better. the nights are going to be tough without tony here, but mom and maria have both offered to step in if i need them. that's always good to know.
AF got here 3 days early, so i'm on CD 3 now. i really feel ready for the next baby. dealing with my mother on the subject won't be fun, since somewhere inside she still truly feels that our lives are still her business. ah well, i'm learning how to cope with her under the same roof. and by and large it's more than worth it.
our rain has stopped for the season. the backyard is set up with all our lovely furniture and outdoor 'stuff'. it's been in the upper 80s the last 3 days, so the end of spring is here...summer is quickly encroaching on our lovely spring days. we won't see rain again until october most likely, but that could be ok this year, since we had such a rainy season.
my roses are lovely! I'm so shocked that they're doing so well. i have 2 port wine red bushes on the side of the house, next to a yellow/pink/red hybrid. in the back is a white bush and a deep fuschia next to it. this winter i want to replant about 8 bushes along the fenceline where evangeline used to have them. the blooms are so big and pretty...next summer i should have a yard full of them.
our grapefruit are budding as well. the blossoms died a few weeks ago and the tiny green fruits are emerging. the plum tree is doing very well...they're about the size of golfballs now, but still green. i can't wait for our fruit! our neighbor has a cherry tree that overhangs our yard quite a bit. Sunday afternoon we were munching on luscious deep red cherries. the cherry crop is bad this year though, because of the abundance of rain...it soaks into the cherries and they expand and burst. i'm hoping without rain now, the remaining bright red cherries will darken without splitting and we can enjoy them.
i've got my warm season bedroom decor out. i opted for a lightweight quilt http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=HSWR&pid=096B0089000&subcat=Quilts+%26+Coverlets and pale green sheers to replace our opulent red/gold cool season bedding and window treatments. they're not my favorite, but they really do brighten up the room for the summer.
in preparation for baby #3, i'm planning the renovation of our office to nursery. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/aramico99/detail?.dir=7f36&.dnm=ba1d.jpg&.src=ph the futon will remain...the shelf will remain...the desk is going in the garage...the tables will be dismantled and put away...and the stereo/tv will move to the other side of our room. i'll be making some double-thick draperies the same shade as the green walls to cut off the nursery/office from the rest of our bedroom, mostly for sound deadening inside the nursery. (i snore. a lot.) I still have a cherrywood crib greg used, and the matching changing table...and my baby dresser, all will be moved in there. i'll need new bedding, but that's about it.
i know it seems ridiculous to do all this planning for a baby that doesn't exist yet, but with 2 toddlers and the strain of my difficult pregnancies, i want to plan out as much ahead of time as possible, and when the times come for each thing to happen, i can just execute my plans.
Send Me Girl Vibes LOL
well this post has certainly been about a whole lot of nothing. i guess i need to do that now and then.
off to bed...
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