ready set go

so the time has come for the scrapping divas and I to travel.  in order for that to occur ...

1.  office lawn must be mowed
2.  work must be done
3.  projects packed
4.  tools packed (yes the Bernina is traveling)
5.  clothes washed & packed
6.  stuff packed -- the books, the music, the munchies
7.  technology must be packed
8.  lists must be made
        a.  project to finish
        b.  other stuff -- like campaign stuff
        c.  maps
        d.  cash
        e.  guidelines for life
9.  line up a babysitter for the patch\
       since it rained on Tuesday and rain is in the forecast tonight ... Dad will be in charge of critter control -- ( oh my)  so I've moved vines and made trails so he and his sprayer can drive around - hopefully without running down too much
10.  Meg is covering the office.
        but I spent an hour cleaning - it should look good when I return.

good grief - I gotta learn to relax --





 

dear iPod

please phone home -- or better yet find your way back to my stash of electronics.  life without you is very very quiet.

I even drove back to the cabin to find you -- alas you weren't there.  it was quite nice out on the lake this evening -- but I could not stay.

I CANNOT go on vacation without you.

love you and miss you ....



 edit:

I was watching the Olympics (aren't they fantastic) and reached for my yarn bag ... and what did I find -- the iPod ...ahhhh

bring on the music!

 

Monday night stroll

the weekend - calm after the chaos

Jean

the boat before it floated away and missed the dock/boat behind it (long story), the tunes and the beverage ... tunes/beverages are a must 

oh no -- geese on the move ... fueling up for the long flight

the calmness of the treehouse

yes, we grill, a lot, every weekend --

this meal was kiebasa, potatoes and sweet corn 

the trail/path down to the lake is filled with blooms 

SQL

SQL databases are freeking evil things. 

My software decided not to speak to the SQL database today.  Because Microsoft upgraded the antivirus software and the two don't play well together.

Had to find the geek who worked on it last.  Took a while.  He's a lifesaver.

I paced.
He worked.

In the end he got it up and running.




Saturday additions....

So after all the pacing/stress/frustration  --  I came home ... the entire patch got sprayed with repels all -- what a way to spend a Friday night eh!

...my "pods" arrived so this morning I spread them around the squash .... then since there was some Roundup still mixed up in the sprayer I did a little weed control.....then -- it gets weird ...

I planted a row of cucumbers and 8 hills of zucchini ... if it doesn't freeze until the 15th of October I might get a crop ... they are in a pretty small area so they could be covered if needed ... we'll see ... I had the time, the space and the seed .... so

back to the shower and then the fun begins ...
a little office time and then the LAKE.... yes, LAKE in all caps.


M


 

project week (yes accomplishments)

heat and humidity be damned .. it was project week around here and a lot of little things got finished.

1.  both vehicles had oil changes and service appointments ....
2.  eye doctor appointment is made
3.  shredding is ready for the shred it man
4.  batteries ordered for the ups's ... both went down.
5.  all but two of the payroll taxes are done!  feat indeed!
6.  2 pairs of shorts and 2 more dresses are done.

today's list ...

1.  mow the office lawn as soon as it dries up
2.  re-spray in the melon patch -- at a minimum -- the squash ...
3.  wash out the bushel baskets and tubs -melons are coming along nicely.
4.  lake time!

crazy mom is taking a sabbatical for the month of August and since I am so good at playing follow the leader -- but I think instead of the blog -- it will be facebook ...

 

really ...

so, the buggers have taken to sleeping in the yard ... not sure where their mama was but .... they were there over 12 hours .... they didn't like me getting to close for pix and they did seem to be bothered by the skeeter invasion.

the skeeters have been so bad that extreme measures have had to happen -- I now have "bug clothes" ... long sleeve t shirt and long pants -- coated with several layers of bug spray and my hat has a mesh face/neck covering -- yes, it is that bad out there ... 

so last night had no wind and it was 85' --- and I'm in the "bug clothes" ... the mesh bag over the head is not very cool ... but the projects got done.