Mindless Chatter, uh? Thursday??

Have a good walk Glenda, but take it slow.

Today is my last day for the week, but I have 10 trillion things to do.

Weather is funky, first wet and hot, then wet, then HOT, now it's cool...over the July 4th weekend? Is mother nature on a bender?

Truley

Today is my last day for the week,

Me too.  I was hoping to leave early; however, someone just scheduled me for a 5:00 meeting!  WTF!!!  Yeah, I have to get out of that one. 

I am so excited, they had closed a portion of the freeway in downtown Detroit for the past 2.5 years and it opens up tonight.  Normally, not a big deal but the portion of the freeway ran right through Mexican Town.  As a result we haven't been going since the detour is, lets just say not through the best part of town.  Welllll, we are going tonight to my favorite Detroit mexican place Xochimilco's!  Whoo Hoo!  Queso Fundido in on my mind for dinner tonight!!

 I can't keep track of the week days now that we have these random days off. Today is my last day of the week though. This weekend is 4 days. I have a lot planned. I'm going to a SAR training day on Sunday. I've been emailing back and forth getting info and was invited to come so wth. I'll go see what it's all about. I guess they meet once a month and you train on your own otherwise.

I love watching the birds around my bird feeders. My flowers are doing really well too now that there's birds and other critters keeping the flower eating bugs at bay. I'm going to start my "official" compost bin this weekend. I have a tiny one I've been using but it's not very productive. I get maybe a yard out of it in the spring and once in the fall. So, I would like a bigger, quicker one. My neighbor is going to work with me on it so we can share. He has a heck of a lot more leaves than I do.

It's been gloomy/rainy here for a few days now and I'm ready for the sunshine again *does a sun god dance*

I introduced Sunshine to the tug a jug last night. I even made it easy and took the cord part out so it was a big open hole. Poor Sunshine. She is just not very quick on the up take. It's like a pug brain in an aussie body. (no offense to you pug owners) I'm not used to slow learning dogs. All of my aussies are super fast learners, even Dakota was. And they all problem solve. Not sunshine. She just looks at stuff like "huh, isn't looking beautiful enough?"

Jewlieee

 I can't keep track of the week days now that we have these random days off. Today is my last day of the week though. This weekend is 4 days. I have a lot planned. I'm going to a SAR training day on Sunday. I've been emailing back and forth getting info and was invited to come so wth. I'll go see what it's all about. I guess they meet once a month and you train on your own otherwise.

I love watching the birds around my bird feeders. My flowers are doing really well too now that there's birds and other critters keeping the flower eating bugs at bay. I'm going to start my "official" compost bin this weekend. I have a tiny one I've been using but it's not very productive. I get maybe a yard out of it in the spring and once in the fall. So, I would like a bigger, quicker one. My neighbor is going to work with me on it so we can share. He has a heck of a lot more leaves than I do.

It's been gloomy/rainy here for a few days now and I'm ready for the sunshine again *does a sun god dance*

I introduced Sunshine to the tug a jug last night. I even made it easy and took the cord part out so it was a big open hole. Poor Sunshine. She is just not very quick on the up take. It's like a pug brain in an aussie body. (no offense to you pug owners) I'm not used to slow learning dogs. All of my aussies are super fast learners, even Dakota was. And they all problem solve. Not sunshine. She just looks at stuff like "huh, isn't looking beautiful enough?"

 

A bit of advice. Do leaves seperate from regular compost because it takes them longer to break down.

Julie, the sun was out for a minute here this morning?  Did you see it, too?

I'm wearing the poodle look again today.  As soon as my hair dries, looks like it'll be in a ponytail.

Did I mention that my "favorite" co-worker has been on vacation all week?  So even though I'm here, it's like a mini-vacation for me, too. 

My tomato plant has two tiny tomatoes on it.  If we ever see sun and warmer weather again, I'm sure they'll really grow.  There are more flowers on it, so hopefully more fruit soon!

I'm wearing a new shirt today - a long-sleeved tee that I got at Kohls on clearance.  Was originally $18.00.  I got it for $1.80!  I so love clearance racks! 

 Eww I have 2 dogs with poopy butts today. Not fun!! And I have one that wont stop barking! What's the voicebox look like so I can remove it? Then I have sweet little erm I mean big Mandy out back just chillin out and waiting for me to find her a better living arrangement. I picked ticks off her this morning but I know I didnt get them all. Guess the frontline will have to get the ones I didnt get.

It is too COLD here. Where is the sun?!! Doesnt it know it is July and supposed to be HOT?!!! I need my hot weather now. Please? 

sharismom

I'm wearing a new shirt today - a long-sleeved tee that I got at Kohls on clearance.  Was originally $18.00.  I got it for $1.80!  I so love clearance racks! 

Dont you love when Kohls has a clearance? It's the only time I shop there!

kle1986

Dont you love when Kohls has a clearance? It's the only time I shop there!

Yeah, and anymore, it seems like they have tons of stuff on clearance.  I also forgot to mention that I had $10 in free cash that they'd sent me in the mail, so technically, that shirt and the other one I got were free!  **pats self on back**

 I went to Kohls father's day weekend and got JJ a shirt for 9 bucks which was 20 origanlly and Samantha a dress for 11 bucks when it was 22. There would have been no way I'd had paid 22 dollars for a dress no matter how much I liked it. Not for a kid anyways!

I do find that Kohls is the only place that actually has jeans that fit me. I have to get 'short' jeans since Im short and they are the only ones that are actually short! Lol.

Truley

A bit of advice. Do leaves seperate from regular compost because it takes them longer to break down.

Happy Long Weekend everyone! I haven't posted in forever.

Glenda, I've started walking in the mornings too. It's a nice way to start the day I think.

I am really glad it's the weekend, Our e-mail was down at work all day Monday and part of yesterday, so this week has been a series of doing nothing, and then working like crazy. I'm so tired...

I also found a hot spot on Luna this morning that blew up over night. I sprayed it with Clora Care, and then remembered that I have tea tree oil upstairs (slaps forehead), but can't find the Gold Bond. I think the hot spot is the result of being totally out of coat (not having her natural defenses) and the endless rain. When will the rain stop!?!

Here is a site that list worm composting.

You can use leaves in reg composting but you would have to use a very thin layer every few layers or so, if your planning to use a huge amount, then do them seperate.

ETA: Probably helps if I actually post the site!...doh............

http://vegweb.com/composting/

Doing the happy dance!  Garden number one is FINISHED!!!  Totally weeded, planted and mulched!  Yipppppeeeeeee!  Trying to behave myself it's taken a solid MONTH to get the darned thing done.  Tomorrow morning I'll start on the one on the other side.

I'll take pics, but I really hesitate to post them (or pass them on to someone else to post) since ya'll have such pretty gardens and mines just sort of run of the mill, but ever so much better than it was!  I got some vinca and begonnia yesterday at Ace for 80% off and that's pretty much what I used to fill it in.  The only thing I really put in were my coleus (they were one of my dad's favs so I always have coleus)  A couple viney things with deep pink flower that aren't flowering right now, and I put those in the big planters as well, some lavender and then the stuff I got yesterday. The elephant ears and the stuff that looks like prettily colored elephant ears were already there.  As were the very well established weeds!!  I filled my 2.5 gallon bucket THREE times this morning from an area that was about 18"x30" to give you an idea!

So, now I'm drenched to the skin...or rather from the skin out!  It's gross when sweat makes it through the sweat band and runs in your eyes, down the tip of your nose.....YUCK.  And I worked early today!  Yikes!

I'm ready to crawl into a hole and not come out for a week.  Absolutely NOTHING is going right this week at work.  Not one person I've spoken with (those that actually answered the phone or could be bothered to return my call) that is past due on their payments to us can tell me they have a check ready to send to us.  What is wrong with people???  PAY.  YOUR.  BILLS!!!  This is the part that totally blows about owning a company.

Ok, rant over.

whew dropping down to the low 90's today yippee!  I have a ton of work to do and lots of running around to do and here I sit.

I guess I had best get moving instead of hanging out in the coffee room so to speak - cya later ladies