May 2nd, 50th Day of Quarantine

The expected high today is 73F.  It's currently sunny and looks like it will be another pleasant day!

Billy and I spent some time outside working on a few small projects.  Sarah brought over some soil yesterday, so we were able to plant two tomatoes & move some of the strawberry plants to the big planters on the back deck. = )

He also finished moving up some of the bricks to the front flowerbeds.  I need to get some fresh ground cover to add in, but I'm excited that this time, at least, it won't be washed away into the rest of the yard. = )

We also fixed the drain on the gutter of the shed. And I cleaned out a little more of the 'wild' at the back of our yard so that I can mow a little closer.

The kids got fun mail from Cali!

Grace wasn't feeling great, and napped a good portion of the day. = (  Emily and I also snuck in a nap.

For dinner I headed up some leftovers, to clean out the fridge.

We finished out the day with some of us watching Kim Possible, before doling out shots and going to bed. It was a pleasant enough end to a pretty day.

later days

Flower Bed Saga

Nothing in life goes smoothly, and I know how y'all love a good saga, so buckle in for the tale of our flower beds. = )

So, I bought some mulch a month or so ago, and once the weather outside was tolerable, the twins and I set to work in the front flower beds.

Sadly, we ran out of mulch before finishing the bed.  A trip to the store was frustrating, as they had sold out!

We checked another store, they were also out of the pretty red mulch.  Finally I ended up at a landscaping storefront.  They had plenty in stock, but their credit card machines were down = (  I had $15 cash on me, and the gentlemen cut me a deal so that I could at least finish my single bed that day!

A few days later, my sister sweetly bought me some, based on the sign in the picture, which was not even the same mix. =  ( so we ended up exchanging it for the correct one, which they finally had in stock a week later!  So I bought enough to finish the front*!

I didn't take a picture when we were finished (because I was tired) so this picture Billy snapped last week will have to do. = )

It came out fantastic, and with everything in bloom, looks like we put more work into it than we did.  Hopefully, we will actually finish the job before the end of the season!

later days

*we still need to do along the far side, but haven't had the time!