Wow! It's been a year since I posted last? Really? I am such a slacker!
Just to update since my last post (sorry, it's a bit non-linear):
~The yardwork continues. My front bed looks like a jungle. I hate bishop's weed with a passion. It's trying to choke out my good plants there. I lost two of the hydrangeas but all the others look great! We also added two additional veggie garden beds to the one I already had. I'll go into detail about what's planted this year in a separate post.
~Family-wise, Usher reunion is coming up in a couple of weeks. Not at all ready. Riggins reunion is cancelled after a medical issue. My aunt says it's time to pass the torch and I totally understand. Reunion planning is a pain in the heiney, although it's rewarding when it finally gets here. I wish I could take over but my hands are already full with the Usher one. Dad's doing well, thinking about buying a house. I probably haven't talked to Mom more than 5 times since she got back. I guess she's decided not to participate. I can't force her and I can't say that I really expected anything more. My oldest brother is now married, to a different gal, baby on the way, enough said. My youngest brother is getting married next month. I like his wife-to-be. Aaron, Connor, & Shawni are all standing in the wedding. My role is kid wrangler and emergency management. What can I say, I'm good at it! :^D
~Medical-wise, My original surgery date in Sept. was postponed because of kidney stones. There turned out to be a half-inch stone in my left kidney. It took 5 lithotripsies to kill the little sucker. I finally had my surgery in February and it was a bit more than I expected - rectocele/cystocele plus a hysterectomy. I wasn't expecting to bear any more kids. This just made it final. Recuperating took a long time, but I'm finally back to my normal active self. I would have posted during that time, but you guys don't need to read me whining, right?
~ We took our trip to Disney World in November with Dad & Kelsey. Kelsey had a couple of times where she missed her mom and that was expected. She was only 12 after all. But we got through it and had the best time! Connor got to hang with the Power Rangers. Kelsey got to watch street performances of High School Musical 3. And Shawni got to hug Mickey so many times that we lost count. We also got to see my cousin David and his wife DeeDee for a day while we were there. Never enough time for visiting. It was nice to see them.
~I'm going for my "Mommy Time Out" trip to Chicago in September. There's a big knitter's convention taking place. I'm going to take some classes, enjoy some Chicago cuisine, and shop till I drop. Well, as much as my budget will allow. :^P If you want to keep up with my crafty self, check out my other blog, Nemosyne Knits. I'll be getting that one updated soon as well.
Just to update since my last post (sorry, it's a bit non-linear):
~The yardwork continues. My front bed looks like a jungle. I hate bishop's weed with a passion. It's trying to choke out my good plants there. I lost two of the hydrangeas but all the others look great! We also added two additional veggie garden beds to the one I already had. I'll go into detail about what's planted this year in a separate post.
~Family-wise, Usher reunion is coming up in a couple of weeks. Not at all ready. Riggins reunion is cancelled after a medical issue. My aunt says it's time to pass the torch and I totally understand. Reunion planning is a pain in the heiney, although it's rewarding when it finally gets here. I wish I could take over but my hands are already full with the Usher one. Dad's doing well, thinking about buying a house. I probably haven't talked to Mom more than 5 times since she got back. I guess she's decided not to participate. I can't force her and I can't say that I really expected anything more. My oldest brother is now married, to a different gal, baby on the way, enough said. My youngest brother is getting married next month. I like his wife-to-be. Aaron, Connor, & Shawni are all standing in the wedding. My role is kid wrangler and emergency management. What can I say, I'm good at it! :^D
~Medical-wise, My original surgery date in Sept. was postponed because of kidney stones. There turned out to be a half-inch stone in my left kidney. It took 5 lithotripsies to kill the little sucker. I finally had my surgery in February and it was a bit more than I expected - rectocele/cystocele plus a hysterectomy. I wasn't expecting to bear any more kids. This just made it final. Recuperating took a long time, but I'm finally back to my normal active self. I would have posted during that time, but you guys don't need to read me whining, right?
~ We took our trip to Disney World in November with Dad & Kelsey. Kelsey had a couple of times where she missed her mom and that was expected. She was only 12 after all. But we got through it and had the best time! Connor got to hang with the Power Rangers. Kelsey got to watch street performances of High School Musical 3. And Shawni got to hug Mickey so many times that we lost count. We also got to see my cousin David and his wife DeeDee for a day while we were there. Never enough time for visiting. It was nice to see them.
~I'm going for my "Mommy Time Out" trip to Chicago in September. There's a big knitter's convention taking place. I'm going to take some classes, enjoy some Chicago cuisine, and shop till I drop. Well, as much as my budget will allow. :^P If you want to keep up with my crafty self, check out my other blog, Nemosyne Knits. I'll be getting that one updated soon as well.
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