Wasps and Spiders.

 Wasps and Spiders.

 

A young man named Eric is supposed to come up from Graham on Friday to spray the inside and outside of my house. The wasps worry me for several reasons and spiders—other than the furry black ones who eat flies and skeeters—are not my favorite critters. It costs a bit every three months, but getting stung or bitten might be even more costly in the long run. If the mosquitoes are bad again this year, it is possible to have them spray for those as well, but that spray might kill “good” insects as well, so will just put out the mosquito bait and hope for the best.

 

Went to Sutherlands today. That was one VERY expensive rain gauge. Well, maybe it was the plants and potting soil that ran up the bill. Got the “full sun” plants put into the planters out by the east fence. Tomorrow, if the old woman can still move, maybe the partial sun, partial shade ones will be planted in the herb bed on the southeast side near my bedroom window. Here’s hoping that the old body will be willing to untrack in the morning.

 

The price of some of these flowers and veggie seeds is just unreal. Some of them are nearly $3 per package. And you know you will only get a tiny bit of seeds compared to all that paper packaging! Which reminds me of my loving husband and his “helping” me to plant the seeds the year right before Lance was born. He tore open a package of seeds and exclaimed, “Nancy, you got cheated! This package only has some dust in it!” Well, those petunias are still coming up each year right next to the west side foundation where he “dusted” off his hands. Had to explain to him that petunia seeds are quite small. From then on, he called ALL flowers petunias! Each year he took me to get more “petunias” to put in the front flower bed so he could sit on the front porch and smell them and enjoy looking at them. His mother did not care for flowers and never planted anything like that in the yard.

 

My friend Michelle should be here tomorrow so she can get two new tires on her truck. She had planned to do this last week but slipped on a puppy potty pad in the kitchen floor and ended up at the ER and getting x-rays. Nothing was broken, but a fall always has side effects. At my age, potty training a puppy is just not in the cards. Anyway, looking forward to sitting down for a nice visit.

 

Walked down to Patty’s this morning and put her trash in the bin and checked her mail for her. Then we sat outside and kept an eye on Roxie as she made her rounds. She will undoubtedly need to go to see the vet techs next week, so that is going to be one of the things on my “to do” list. The little zip-up carrier has wheels, so it is not like she has to be carried, but getting her in and out of the truck is still definitely different. Her weight is not really that much, but it is just awkward to get that carrier strapped into the seat.

 

SO glad that Julian will be here either tomorrow or Thursday to get my list started. He saw the little trees that came up in the fence and next to the foundation. Those will have to be dug out to keep them from coming back. He will be a busy man for at least a couple of hours. If possible, maybe Gregg will be available some time in the near future to work on the fence again. Ordered over $50 worth of fencing that can be hammered into the lines and fastened with these special staples to the wire above the part being put into the ground. That may not make sense when trying to visualize, but it means that the dogs can’t dig out or go through the wires currently keeping them inside the lots.

 

The grass was still wet at ten this morning, so unless we get a change of weather, we will have a young jungle for Blake to cut next week. It is up to Roxie’s tail, so it will definitely need to be cut back. SO thankful for Blake and his work ethic!

 

Cut my seven sisters rose bush back this afternoon and stuffed the branches in the trash bin. Will hope that Julian will put the little “trees” in there as well. Looking at this place with someone else’s eyes might show me what needs to be done, but it is hard to see it that way. It seems that keeping things neat and nice is a constant work in progress.

 

Ok, let me ask you guys a question. This old woman has always been particular about giving donations to places. Gary Senise is one that makes me feel as if it really is a service organization. And just about any volunteer fire department is another. When a gift is given, it makes me feel better to just put it in the name of a person for whom that organization has meaning. Thus, my brother the Vietnam vet or maybe the church which sees me on Sundays get those “donation” credits. How do you feel about choosing the places that you feel should be helped?

 

It’s about time to put this old body down for the evening. A muscle relaxer and a pain pill should take care of what ails it, and the dogs should be settled down enough to sleep through the night as well. Patty said that she is having skunks on her camera every night, so it is not like it would be a good idea to let the dogs out after dark unless giving them a bath is just the icing on the cake around here!! Critters!

 

Let us do our best to keep our heart on God and His will by reading His word and loving others as we love ourselves.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.