'my splurge'

I did it; instead of allowing my kitchen to be flooded requiring

vastly expensive repairs, I gulped and bought yet another

appliance.  The dreaded dishwasher.  I didn't go high end, but

right smack in the middle.  But, whoa?  Have you priced dishwashers lately?

P.A.I.N.F.U.L. 

I suppose at year 15 in your home, everything dies.  It has here.

I have to give a shout out to my boys.  We are in total crunch time

around here with the V-date looming.  So, they are pitching in.

In a huge way.  And, it truly is helping so much.  I am

realigning my thinking that it is always easier and quicker

to just do it myself, which is so incredibly wrong on so

many levels.  They are old enough to help out in tremendous

ways.  So, this new season will continue long after we

dump the sand out of our shoes.  Their wives will thank me someday. 

Sweet tea.  I'm thinking it is from Hades.  I allowed myself

a "treat" of one the other day.  Big mistake.  It took just

one to fire up those southern taste buds.  As my sweet grandpa

would say, "the blasted stuff.".  I don't even know what that

means?  I hope I didn't just curse.  For real.

I ordered the complete Little House series for some

summer reading with Evan primarily, but, I can see

Noah joining in too.   As in just happening to curl

up on the end of the cough little man and I are reading on. 

Book one is down, and we are in the midst of

Book two.  It's funny that I love that series so much.  

Coffee is my new best friend.  Again.

It's official, no garden this year.  Farmer's Market

is definitely beckoning me. .

My workshop in Utah was cancelled.  Details

are unknown and I am sure it was for a good reason.

But, I am beyond disappointed, although it will make

June a little more bearable. 

Off to clean as I have abandoned ALL things domestic 

this week.  Well, for greater than a week.  Scott's mom

picked him up this morning and although I had seen

him in passing.  I miss him.  So, I snuck a call in and told 

him just that.  I'm ready for the mundane again. 

The boys will be spending the evening in the hayfield again

tonight as I have another session.  They are loving it.

Evan plays all sorts of games in the middle of the hay bales.

AND, Noah is an official driver.  He has to sit on

stacks of stuff to see, but, he is so big. :(  Noah drives,

WHEN, Evan is not playing in the middle of the hay bales.   

Because hay season hit much earlier this year, I am not helping as

planned but rather feeding everyone the evening meal.  I wish

 I could be out there!!!    

I am praying that I make it through the upcoming weekend. 

It scares me.