Well, I haven’t been kidnapped from the trail yet so that’s a good thing. I really haven’t had much to write about and I guess I spend most of my time on Facebook, when I’m not doing laundry, dishes, cleaning, being a parent, driving the kids to and from school, running errands and so on.
Unfortunately I have not been out on the trail in the last 2 weeks and I miss it. It’s mostly because of the weather and since the weather has been crappy on most of the days that I could have gone out on the trail, well, it has caused me to lose my motivation. The wind is a BIG hinderance to my walking, too. If you have even been to Chicago on a windy day you might understand. So even when the weather was semi-decent, I couldn’t go out walking because the wind would irritate my eyes and generally make me miserable on my walk. Remember, I hate the wind…. at least the wind here. I hope to get back out there soon. Very soon. But, the weather is yet again, crappy. Very very crappy.
In the meantime I have been doing a lot of Spring cleaning and organizing. It feels so great to accomplish everything I have wanted to do. I also consider that cleaning as a form of exercise so I’m not being sedentary or anything, despite not going on my power walks. I am even drinking… (gasp) WATER! Ok, not nearly enough still, but I am drinking it daily. That’s a huge step.
Spring is definitely here, even though the weather has been crappy. Everything is green and budding and my lilac tree is on the verge of blooming. That is my most favorite sight in the Spring. Along with the emergence of Spring comes a lot of yard work, of which we have yet to begin. That is last on my list of Spring duties and of course means the weather needs to be sunny… not rainy like it has been. So the yard work is on hold for now.
My yard work goals this Spring/Summer are to convert each of my little flower beds into wildflower beds and continue to use hostas as ground cover in other areas. I also want to get a compost pile started. This will take a bit more work and cooperation from the husband… which he is not really willing to cooperate yet. So I must turn on the “wear him down” technique and see if that convinces him to help me.
Aside from all of that, in case you haven’t noticed the date yet, it is April 28th. This day may not be important to any of you but it should be, because it is my awesome sister-in-law’s birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLIVIA!
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Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday deeeaaarrrrr Oliiiiiviiiiia!
Happy birthday to YOU!
Hennyway, I realize the boring nature of this post and hope you aren’t asleep yet. If you are even there, of course. Hopefully more exciting posts will follow but given my recent track record, don’t count on it.
So, let me leave you with the question for the day…
If you only had three things to teach your children before you left this earth, what would you want them to know?
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April 28, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Angel
Awesome Terri. Those are terrific values.
April 28, 2009 at 9:28 AM
Terri
1) there’s a place in heaven for each of them if they only believe, repent and are saved
2) being nice to people is more rewarding than being mean, vengeful or hateful
3) always keep in mind the consequences of your actions and make decisions accordingly, especially concerning people, but also the environment