Wednesday... Getting Nervous Now!!

I will be so glad when the upcoming surgery Monday is in my rearview mirror! I had this identical surgery in March on my other hip so I know exactly what to expect!! That's a good thing, and a bad thing.  I'm frantically trying to get everything I want done that I know I will be unable to do for a good while. The dogs all have to have a shiny new haircut (I do their hair). Koby needs to go to the doctor for his blood sugar test.  I got all my stock-up online shopping done yesterday (which is silly because I COULD do that even immobilized, LOL!!)

Yesterday I planted a few more plants in the infamous "Window Garden," the garden I started from scratch back the end of June. I stepped back and looked at it when I was finished, and said "I'm happy now." SO I will have that to enjoy out my window when I cannot go outside the first couple of weeks or so.  You do go stir crazy very quickly, so I wanted some "eye candy" to look at.  These pics were taken last night.

My daughter is borrowing my car this week because hers was in a wreck last Friday. I thought it would be a big source of conflict, since she has to pick up my son from work; BUT it is turning out to be an opportunity for everybody to work together and talk a lot more. I told my husband last night, "I should lend her the car more often!"

Today looks to be my favorite sort of day, overcast and low 80's. I am going to have to fight the temptation to go out and play in my gardens because I have inside work to do, darn it.  I also need to put together my friend's birthday package and get it MAILED. I am such a procrastinator about these things.

Out My Window

Back in June of this year, I was anticipating my second hip surgery while sitting at my desk in the corner by a window. I was looking out at a pine tree surrounded by... dirt. Ick. Boring. I thought it would be nice to have a little garden there to gaze at while I recovered.

Inspiration born, I asked my husband to start saving grass clippings to throw on the dirt, knowing it would eventually loosen up the dirt and improve the soil. So he did that for a couple of weeks, and then I was ready to go! I headed out, little shovel in hand, hunting my other gardens for transplants. (The shovel doubles as a cane, too!)  We have about an acre yard, so visiting my various gardens served as daily exercise too.

First Post!

Well here 'tis, my first blog - a new year's resolution I suppose. Today's Saturday. The DH is at the office checking mail. I'm working on updating all kinds of stuff for my miniature schnauzer rescue - today was posting a new video on YouTube of the eight schnauzers eating dinner. Fun!

Bad pain morning. On top of that I got bitten by Harry last night, a bad one on the thumb while doing his haircut. Other than that, my glasses are out of adjustment and they hurt my nose. Waaahhhh.

We are going on a "road trip" to see the St Francis River as soon as he gets home. That should be fun, supposed to be a clearwater trout stream. Ahhh. fishing. Can't wait!

Yesterday finished the third new crochet dog sweater design of the group i've been working on. I think it's about time to put the book together of the patterns from the last year!