The sound of slamming windows sufficed as our alarm clock this morning. Early morning lows in the 50s, I slept in until six in the morning, reluctant to drag my butt out of bed, wondering where'd I'd find a sweatshirt, thinking about shoes and socks now. Yuck, I've lived in flip flops, once again wearing the tread down to a nub, an 89 cent investment that lasted since March. If I divide the cost per wearing, these shoes owe me money. Why does my mind think like that? What do normal folks obsess about?
I'd spent a few moments in the good greenhouse yesterday, planting tomatoes early in there last March, they are still producing so it's done its job of extending the season. The Roma tomatoes are still spilling out of the garden, eggplant and peppers going strong. My Charleston Gray watermelons gave up the last one yesterday, I swanny Nando ate most of it. My grandmother always 'swannied,' her name was Ellen, she's been gone since Sarah was a baby and I'm trying to shake off the blues while remembering that my sister Ellen would have been 50 today. October first is now Alyssa's birthday which helps take my mind off Ellen a little bit, yesterday she ate cake with us and I wrote a little about it here.
My retirement check went into my bank account at midnight, I'd had to borrow a twenty from Miriam yesterday just to have enough milk for the weekend. Coulda used my Visa but it so burns me to have to do so. I can pay Miriam back this morning, that feels better to me. It may have been a tough month but its always satisfying to me to get through it, all bills paid.
Besides the horrendous drought limiting my garden, now there's a ban on outdoor watering in all of north Georgia, my attempts at propagating roses all bombed, as did the cuttings I took from Sarah's lantana, and I never got anywhere close to my goal of food preservation, we ate it as fast as I grew it, my lesson for next year is to plant way more.
I have a ton of stuff to plow through this morning, no soccer tonight which means an easy evening for us.
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I have lots of questions today, Cindy. Hope ya don't mind.
Is that a sweet gum tree in the forefront of the picture?
Is that your pool off to the upper right?
HOW do you keep up with all the rooms/size of the house. I think there would be areas I would forget to even walk into for weeks at a time LOL
Nosey in WV,
Kerri
Kerri, Yes it's s sweet gum. This is a picture from last year and yes the pool is on the upper right. In this picture, the part of the house to the upper left is my parent's part. Remember the house looks big until one divides the number of people by the square feet. There are a LOT of us.
Oh I understand that concept. We moved back to WV, bought a large home for the area with an inground pool and several acres. It looks like we are living "high on the hog". BUT if you divide the square footage, we have far less space per person that most families I know, but the look is big LOL
AND that last question... how do you keep up. You need someday to give us a detailed plan for keeping up :) Of course you are probably going to say--more space, but more people to help clean up. (cause that is what I say when asked LOL)
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Wow! You have a compound Cindy! How wonderful, having your parents right on hand and being able to provide the double-wide for "almost grown" kids. I think i need to keep looking for something like that here. I have a few that I really don't want living with me forever (too much drama and stress already) but I would feel better knowing they were nearby and weren't always on the verge of homelessness because they aren't going to be able to pay their bills (FASD unfortunately).
Keep up the good work - I can't wait to hear about next years garden being BIGGER - this years staggered me!
Wow! Cindy you are an amazing woman. I have been a foster parent and three of my four are adopted looking to adopt three more and I feel as though that is my limit. So I have to set back in awe and admire what you have been blessed to do. The truth holds true God does not give us no more than we can handle. Blessings to you and your wonderful family.
I had the same idea about growing some food to help us get through, but never failed that Julius my 2 yr old would pick the little green tomatoes before they even had a chance. We will try again next year. It was good therepy for my children to take care plants, water and care for them. Another simple life lesson for our children.
Hi, long-time reader here. Just wondered if Yolie, Sarah, or any of the other older girls think about adopting at all later on? Or are they just enjoying their small chaos-free families for awhile?
-K.
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