Gardening, Friends, Work, Family, and a Skinned Knee
I haven't written in a week, so I thought I may as well give it a shot.
I planted my garden on Sunday. I'm so incredibly nervous about it. I planted 4 different bell pepper plants, three different tomato plants, and a jalepeno plant. Then I planted the seeds for carrots, lettuce, cauliflower, radishes, cucumbers, and celery. I'm terrified the seeds won't make it. Man...what if I just did it all completely wrong? And the weather has been weird this week, so I'm worried about the plants. I hope they don't die. The Roma tomato plant didn't look happy when we initially bought it, and it doesn't seem to have improved. Also, there seems to be a cat in the neighborhood that just walks through my garden every night. Nothing else, just walks, leaving kitty paw prints through the garden, but somehow manages to step right where there are seeds, and I'm scared that the seeds have already disappeared or something. Please let this work. *sigh*
Yesterday I got the announcement for Adam's graduation from seminary. The first thing I did after opening it was look at my calendar. He is graduating Friday, May 16. I want to go very badly. I just don't know if I should. I'm not sure Virginia would want me there. Plus, I don't know if I should take two days off for work for it. But I really want to...maybe I could just take Friday off and drive all day, get there just in time for the ceremony, and then leave on Saturday. It's a really big deal and I want to support him in it. When he first told me it was what he wanted, I admit to being very surprised. He wasn't all that religious in college, none of us were. But he loves it. Whether I go or not, I hope it is a wonderful celebration for him as he now goes out into the world to preach the word. Maybe I'll just send a card and write something nice in it.
A weird work thing: For the last week of every month, they want the contract services department staffed from 7am - 6pm. So, to be fair, Patsy, Jenean, and I are going to rotate who stays late. Patsy took May, Jenean took June, and....I got July. This is weird because my contract is up in June. The last I checked anyway. So, this could mean a few things: 1. They are going to hire me on, and just haven't told me yet (the raise is another good hint about this) 2. They just didn't realize that my contract will be running out before then or 3. Absolutely nothing. Dave thinks they are going to hire me on because even though I make mistakes, keeping me makes more sense than hiring someone else who'd they'd have to train from scratch. I'm not so confident. So, I'm trying not to think about it. No need to get worked up over something that may or may not happen.
Speaking of things that may or may NOT happen...Dave's family stuff. Man, we are going to be getting a lawyer to deal with things now because his grandmother keeps calling saying that since she has power of attorney, she can keep everything away from him. His grandfather seems to be on Dave's side, but how can we trust that? Dave's grandmother has already kept his inheritance from him up to this point, so we can't trust that his grandfather can do anything for us. So, we'll have to pay a lawyer to take care of this. His grandmother actually came out and said the reason she doesn't care about Dave is because of who his mother is. And that is why she doesn't want him to have anything from his father or the family business. WTH? I can't imagine having a family like that! I'm so glad that we've most written off Dave's side of the family. They are horrible to him and to each other. I mean, my family and I have our issues, but come on! We would never need lawyers to deal with anything because we'd do what was right in the end. Dave is meeting with a lawyer he found through his work. We don't have to pay a retainer fee and we get some type of discount if we end up using them. For now we are just doing a consultation. What a flippin' mess. But...if things were to go our way...we could really use that money. *sigh*
I have been trying to read The Man in the Iron Mask for the better part of a month. A little longer, actually. It is so hard to read! And that's embarrassing to admit for an English major! But, ugh, it is boring too. Nothing at all like The Three Musketeers. That was a page turner for me. This one is worse than a trip to the dentist! I need to finish it because it is really holding me back from my goal to read 50 or more books this year.
I skinned my knee last Friday playing softball with Dave's work team. I was up to bat and I hit the ball and went to run. Unfortunately, my feet were practically buried in a foot of sand, so the top half of my body went, but my legs stayed and I landed on my knee. I can't even tell you the last time I had a skinned knee. And it happened on Friday but is still KILLING me today! It hurts so bad and I find myself wondering how I ever dealt with it as a kid. *laugh* It is such a stupid injury, but it really does hurt. I wish it would heal faster.
Well, I'm off. I have a new contract to draft and 8 to revise. Nose to the grindstone and all that jazz.
I planted my garden on Sunday. I'm so incredibly nervous about it. I planted 4 different bell pepper plants, three different tomato plants, and a jalepeno plant. Then I planted the seeds for carrots, lettuce, cauliflower, radishes, cucumbers, and celery. I'm terrified the seeds won't make it. Man...what if I just did it all completely wrong? And the weather has been weird this week, so I'm worried about the plants. I hope they don't die. The Roma tomato plant didn't look happy when we initially bought it, and it doesn't seem to have improved. Also, there seems to be a cat in the neighborhood that just walks through my garden every night. Nothing else, just walks, leaving kitty paw prints through the garden, but somehow manages to step right where there are seeds, and I'm scared that the seeds have already disappeared or something. Please let this work. *sigh*
Yesterday I got the announcement for Adam's graduation from seminary. The first thing I did after opening it was look at my calendar. He is graduating Friday, May 16. I want to go very badly. I just don't know if I should. I'm not sure Virginia would want me there. Plus, I don't know if I should take two days off for work for it. But I really want to...maybe I could just take Friday off and drive all day, get there just in time for the ceremony, and then leave on Saturday. It's a really big deal and I want to support him in it. When he first told me it was what he wanted, I admit to being very surprised. He wasn't all that religious in college, none of us were. But he loves it. Whether I go or not, I hope it is a wonderful celebration for him as he now goes out into the world to preach the word. Maybe I'll just send a card and write something nice in it.
A weird work thing: For the last week of every month, they want the contract services department staffed from 7am - 6pm. So, to be fair, Patsy, Jenean, and I are going to rotate who stays late. Patsy took May, Jenean took June, and....I got July. This is weird because my contract is up in June. The last I checked anyway. So, this could mean a few things: 1. They are going to hire me on, and just haven't told me yet (the raise is another good hint about this) 2. They just didn't realize that my contract will be running out before then or 3. Absolutely nothing. Dave thinks they are going to hire me on because even though I make mistakes, keeping me makes more sense than hiring someone else who'd they'd have to train from scratch. I'm not so confident. So, I'm trying not to think about it. No need to get worked up over something that may or may not happen.
Speaking of things that may or may NOT happen...Dave's family stuff. Man, we are going to be getting a lawyer to deal with things now because his grandmother keeps calling saying that since she has power of attorney, she can keep everything away from him. His grandfather seems to be on Dave's side, but how can we trust that? Dave's grandmother has already kept his inheritance from him up to this point, so we can't trust that his grandfather can do anything for us. So, we'll have to pay a lawyer to take care of this. His grandmother actually came out and said the reason she doesn't care about Dave is because of who his mother is. And that is why she doesn't want him to have anything from his father or the family business. WTH? I can't imagine having a family like that! I'm so glad that we've most written off Dave's side of the family. They are horrible to him and to each other. I mean, my family and I have our issues, but come on! We would never need lawyers to deal with anything because we'd do what was right in the end. Dave is meeting with a lawyer he found through his work. We don't have to pay a retainer fee and we get some type of discount if we end up using them. For now we are just doing a consultation. What a flippin' mess. But...if things were to go our way...we could really use that money. *sigh*
I have been trying to read The Man in the Iron Mask for the better part of a month. A little longer, actually. It is so hard to read! And that's embarrassing to admit for an English major! But, ugh, it is boring too. Nothing at all like The Three Musketeers. That was a page turner for me. This one is worse than a trip to the dentist! I need to finish it because it is really holding me back from my goal to read 50 or more books this year.
I skinned my knee last Friday playing softball with Dave's work team. I was up to bat and I hit the ball and went to run. Unfortunately, my feet were practically buried in a foot of sand, so the top half of my body went, but my legs stayed and I landed on my knee. I can't even tell you the last time I had a skinned knee. And it happened on Friday but is still KILLING me today! It hurts so bad and I find myself wondering how I ever dealt with it as a kid. *laugh* It is such a stupid injury, but it really does hurt. I wish it would heal faster.
Well, I'm off. I have a new contract to draft and 8 to revise. Nose to the grindstone and all that jazz.