Back issuesMy appointment's not til May 4th, so no news there, but the last several days have been progressively less painful 'cause I'm trying to be SMART about how I do things. I'm taking Tom's advice (yeah, yeah) and just doing a LITTLE bit at a time, instead of plowing through stuff that needs done, regardless of pain (hello? that's how we got ( Read more... )

Yesterday was absolutely gorgeous, and today is, too, so I've taken advantage of it and am gardening my little heart out. It's so much fun! We got some woodchips to put around the perimeter of the backyard to keep "mudfoot" (Abby) from tracking in every bit of squishy stuff from outside when it rains, and I got a little extra to use in the front ( Read more... )

The last few days have been absolutely gorgeous outside! Tom and I worked really hard on Sunday afternoon (after both going to church - WooHoo!!) - we have a wood chip pile in the back from where the tree folks had to cut down and get rid of tree parts when the trees fell. We've been talking for a while about putting some of the wood chips around ( Read more... )

I spent a little while raking the backyard today, then I did some painting in the bathroom. I also did housework, which felt really good, and I'm experimenting with dinner. (Tom doesn't know yet :P ( Read more... )