I ran across the motherload of beautiful weeds on the 10th hole. Giant thistles are blooming now. I know these plants are a pain in the butt, err legs, hands etc, when you touch them, but seriously, the buds and blooms are absolutely gorgeous! Take a peek.
So anyway, we are going to work from 10-2. Then rush home to shower, and prepare for the cookout. Did I mention that I haven't shopped yet?
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Here you can see the foilage. I'm certain it isn't a peonie. I'm beginning to think it is some kind of poppy.
We've been watching for some time now, picking up on the past by watching marathons. You know, I always thought she was a little to brash to Jon. I do understand though that she is under pressure, raising 8 kids can't be easy. As a matter of fact, that was why I started watching the show. I had so much trouble with 2 kids, I wanted to see on the "inside" how parents do it with huge families.
This season has been particularly brutal to watch. Not so much because I've become attached to the family, but because it brings back painful memories and the feelings associated with the memories of both my divorce and my parents divorce. Of course I am rooting for them to make it for their marriage to survive, but it doesn't look good. I am mysteriously drawn to this show, compellingly so.
On the sextuplets 5th birthday, Jon was no where around to help with the preparations, and during the party he did come, but you could just tell by their body language and the way they looked at each other that things were not good. When they did the Occ show and Jon got a chopper, I thought TLC was trying to pacify him by buying him a nice bike. Here now, you take this bike, and the experience of building it yourself side by side with the Occ guys, and you be a good little boy and keep quiet about everything.. that was how the show came off to me.
I found out recently that on their 10th anniversary last week, they were not together, rather Jon was in New York. I know this is affecting the kids, it has to be. It reminds me of the pain on my kids faces when I left, and how I felt when my mom left without me. And I was 17.
Tomorrow night they have a Major Announcement that hopefully will bring them peace she says. I hope she has finally conceded that she is hurting his manhood by making him a stay at home dad and proclaiming that he will never make enough money to support the family. That she has to be the bread winner.
I sure hope they have invested what they've earned the last 3 year wisely, seriously, if their marriage fails, I don't see the show surviving.
Now I am not sure why I am drawn to this show, but it sure intrigues me and drags me right in.
spoiler clip click here to see not too much of a spoiler. you just have to look at their faces. my thoughts are with all 10 of the Gosselins.
Does anyone know when Dexter starts?
It is finally spring here. We don't have much of a spring in Wisconsin, it happens every year. The weather turns from cold to hot seemingly overnight. There are days that I run both the heat and air conditioning. It will be cold when I wake up and hot by 2pm. But finally, I think we are in growing season.
I took a trip to the nursery yesterday to buy some flowers. I'm quite proud of myself, I only spent 46 dollars this trip! My garden is over planted. DH calls it my jungle.
Everything is just on the verge of blooming. My first lilies are open, I got a couple of shots of them.
I see here that these hostas are mostly in the sun, so I think I am safe to plant a few in the veggie garden. Aw dang, I have to go back to the nursery!
We are about to have perfect growing and blooming weather, the ten day forecast is for afternoon thundershowers and 80 degree days! I am so looking forward to more blooms. As you can see above, my gerbera got a little whipped in the wind. Here are some "here they come" shots from around the garden.
I should make a list of things I have to do, but that will take time. Suffice it to say that yesterday I had dirty fingernails, and yesterday's dishes are still in the dishwasher waiting to be put away, along with DH's undies (how can he have any left?) in the laundry room. Lavy suggested he turn them inside out...haha! I HAVE to do some housework today!
Our new carpet ROCKS! Michael picked the darkest frizay (sp) for the living room, and I haven't had to vacuum since we've been home. Of course the maids have been here twice in three weeks (niceeeeee), but seriously, you can't see the dirt at all. The carpet color is all different shades of dirt, so that works in a house in the woods! It makes the colors on the walls look richer too.
So I am off to get started being a "good wife". Then I can play with my camera ;-0
When we left in the morning, it was a little drizzly, but it didn't look stormy. The weather moves pretty quickly across the mountains. It is called an inversion when it is nice in the mountains and stormy in the valley. I learned that while I was there.
Michael took these pictures for insurance, which doesn't cover awnings unless you bought the "awning clause". Who sells motorhome insurance without awning coverage? We lucked out though, our homeowners is going to cover all but our deductible. This was one expensive lesson. Never leave camp with the awning out. Ever.
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In some aspects, it was a waste of time, I didn't get a single thing done around the house today. My towel is still laying on the bathroom floor and I'm wearing pj pants and a nightgown because I can't find the top. So I neglected the housework, so what? The mess is driving me crazy but today was a perfect day. The weather couldn't have been nicer. John, the pro-shop manager at Edgewood, called and asked me if I would please send him pictures of the golf course asap, and I told him I'd do it Saturday during the GMO outing.
Then I got to thinking, today is PERFECT! There were thin wispy white puffs in the sky. It was such a beautiful shade of blue today, just perfect for shooting. I also figured they probably didn't want golfers in the pictures, so I kind of hopped around the golf course in one of their carts. I took 73 pictures, and I had a blast.
This is Fred on the left, he was smiling as usual. He stood right up and came after me for the camera to shoot me, but I said "hey!". Fred and Joanne own the golf course we play at, and their three kids are each employed at the course as superintendent, pro shop manager, resturant manager. John is actually the pro shop manager, he is the son in law. His wife is busy making babies. She used to golf on the LPGA! But now she's a mommy. I am sure Jack is already swinging a club at three years old. We love the family, and love being members at their golf club. If I told you what we paid in yearly memberships you wouldn't believe me, they certainly are not out to get anyone to "buy in" or buy shares. The cost is reasonable considering we go out 2-3 times a week when the weather cooperates. Oh, Edgewood also has 36 holes!
I'm getting side tracked, but I wanted to share about this family run business, they are awesome people.
Scenic is a town, not a route, and the route I intended to take was a gravel road (which I totally missed). We don't have a compass in the Jeep, so I had no idea that we were headed south instead of north. We ended up in Sharps Corner, almost at Wounded Knee, when I found out how lost I was!
But Scenic was a great town for photographs. It was dead dead dead. I'm not sure it is a ghost town, you could tell there were some humans that lived there, but we didn't see anything but birds and some cattle and a white bunny.
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