Todd's Birthday and Father's Day

Last weekend was busy. Saturday Todd turned 38, and Sunday I had Mike and Sandy up for a little birthday/Father's Day celebration. Ryan and I spent the weekend shopping, cleaning, and cooking. He helped me stir things and chopped the carrots by pounding on the food chopper. He also got the grape jelly out of the jar into the bowl. Oh, and I mowed the lawn too since Todd has gout in one hand and chopped off the tip of his thumb on the other hand.

I made an awesome chocolate cake for Todd and a German chocolate cake for Mike. I also made macaroni salad, little smokies, and cheese dip. The afternoon was a success. Ryan provided the entertainment as usual. We were all standing outside talking, and no one noticed that Ryan had turned the water on and picked up the hose. Suddenly, he sprayed Todd!! Then Grandpa!! All the boys ended up soaked, and we all laughed a lot.

Stupid blogger is not uploading my pics. I will have to try later!!

Rain, Rain, Go Away

I'm pretty sure the next time I look out the window I am going to see Noah and the Ark go by.

My garden is flooded, and I put the tent up in the living room for Ryan since he can't go outside.

Water, Water Everywhere

Finally got Ryan almooost asleep at 10 pm last night - then sirens went off. [Note: the siren is at the end of our block] I could see on tv that the storm was north of us, but we had to go to the basement anyway since the siren was so damn loud. Ryan was good natured but very confused.

Finally got back to bed at 10:45 and slept on Ryan's floor until 2:30. Then Todd woke me up at 4:15. The sump pump hadn't been able to keep up with the 4 inches of rain in 3 hours, so it overflowed and the basement floor had water on it. It probably didn't help that we have the pump hooked up to a sprinkler in my garden. We disconnected the sprinkler, and it went down fast. My poor garden has standing water in it and the mulch has washed on to the lawn!!! (And yes, I am more upset about my garden than the basement - I'm telling you gardening is a sickness!)

The water in the basement was less than .5 inch deep by then, but all the carpet runners are wet and wood furniture had soaked up some water. It will all dry out (except carpet runners) pretty easily, it's still a mess. Only had to throw out a few cardboard boxes and 4 or 5 tiles popped up.

No point in going to bed now!

PS. Regarding my earlier post about being an addict - I have identified 3 more barespots in my garden that need plants - I just need to buy 3 more....

My Name is Marnie, and I'm an Addict.

My Name is Marnie, and I'm an Addict. I can't stop buying plants! Eventhough gasoline and food are costing us a fortune, I seem to always be able to come up with some spare pennies to buy more plants. I thought I was done, but I had to get a wave petunia today to put in my upside-down flower pot that the H gave me two years ago. I will have to post a pic of it. I think that puts my total for this year at around 72 annuals, 92 perennials, and 8 bags of mulch so far!

Still a Fever

I don't know if Ryan is better or not. He ate spaghetti last night and fell asleep on the couch right after Todd left for work. He woke up at 9:30 am without a fever, so later we went to Lowe's to get a new grate for our grill. By the time he got home he had a fever again. He slept for 4 hours and then I finally woke him up at 6 pm. He was covered in sweat, but went right outside with Todd and I to help water the plants. I guess it's a crap shoot if he will have a fever in the morning or not.

Despite him being sick, we are making progress with the fussy removal. He now only uses it to sleep, and is not allowed to use it in the house unless it is nap time or night-night time. Still no movement (pardon the pun) on potty training!

Pictures

The mighty pirate conquers his lunch - AAARRRGH!

The Ryan-Monster roars from inside the skeleton of a dinosaur.

Goggles help you put together your new puzzle from Aunty Kathy faster!

A two-headed giraffe!!