Brain Dump over Lunch

I'm not sure why I'm so motivated to weed lately, but I weeded our front "flower bed" and the side "flower beds". Nothing really grows in the front bed. It doesn't get enough rain. So I'm thinking a bird house, bird feeder and a lot of mulch is in order. The side bed has mint in it, but it's in need of help. It's a nice deep bed, so I'm thinking we should fill it up with lots of good dirt and have ourselves a little veggie garden. The other one can stay a rock pile, for all I care. All the beds on the other side of the house have been taken over by ivy and that's fine by me as well. Less maintenance. Except for the creek bank, I suddenly feel like I'm in control of our property again. Now, if only we had the money to buy all that dirt and mulch and flowers and veggies... I still haven't moved or bagged the weeds from yesterday. I should probably get on that.

I can't wait till next summer. Trees and outdoor furniture is on the agenda! :) I'd like something comfy for the front porch and a big picnic table for the backyard. And half a dozen fast growing shade trees. Tulip Poplar, Summer Red Maple, Autumn Blaze Maple, Hybrid Poplar. Sounds nice to me. Poplar and Maple trees are pretty in the fall too. Lots of photographing opportunities!

I'm full of energy today. I'd like to go down and start pruning the creek bank, but I don't know if I can trust the girls to behave and listen for Liam (who's napping). I have to remember to treat the pool tonight. It's getting cloudy. And I want to dig up the morning glories that are withering in our dirt pile and replant them. I love morning glories. I wonder if I planted them along the fence if the horses would eat them?

I still have a slight headache with the potential for it to get bad again at a moments notice. It's all about the muscles at the base of my skull. I think I need new pillows for my bed. I wish I could get feather pillows, but Bob is allergic, even if he doesn't sleep on it. :( I love the feather pillows at our hotel. I sleep with all eight of them surrounding me like a nest. It's like sleeping on clouds.

I absolutely cannot wait until our long weekend away in September. Three whole lovely nights of uninterrupted sleep and waking up naturally in the morning. After that we have to wait until the end of January again. But next May, for our tenth anniversary, we will be going on a REAL getaway. The 19th is on a Thursday, so we'll be leaving Thursday and coming back Monday. Which leaves Friday, Saturday and Sunday as WHOLE DAYS to do whatever and Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday night AND Sunday night to SLEEP. Five days and four nights. I want to go to the beach. I don't care if it's just to the closest beach around here. The crowds shouldn't be too bad and even if the water's too cold to get in, I'll just sit in the sand and sun with my eyes closed and sense the wonderfulness of the world around me. And spend hours taking pictures, of course. :)