Yesterday all my troubles seem so far away...

Summer rec was going on a swimming field trip. Lucky still has his cast, so we went on a big Wednesday adventure instead.

First we went to the farmer's market in St. Clair, in the pouring rain. We each had an umbrella, but somehow I ended up much wetter than he did. What did we buy? Well, tomatoes, peaches, cherries, blueberries, two black eyed Susan plants and a lavender plant. $$$ ch-ching.

Then, dripping wet, we drove to Port Huron and had early lunch at Black River Cafe. If you're ever in Port Huron, I highly recommend this restaurant, the food is fresh and local. Lucky decided on a grilled cheese sandwich, and I had the lamb and smoked tomato bruchetta. Yummm! $$ cha-ching.

I've been looking to buy a tandem bicycle, but need one with a low stand over. Wal-mart had one I could order for less than half the price of the bike store, but I'm assuming it would also be less than half the quality, and the money would leave my community faster than I could put the bike together. I finally decided on a Sun Brickell Tandem and ordered it at the local bike store after lunch yesterday. $!$!$!$! CH-CHING!

Somehow in the midst of our adventure, I neglected to give Lucky his afternoon meds. Instead I took him to the library to drop off books and a vcr tape that had broke in our player. Then we went to the county fair. Cha-ching.

Have I mentioned that Lucky has very severe ADHD?Without meds he is unable to stay focused. So, at the fair, he wandered off to whatever caught his attention. There are a LOT of things to catch a little boy's attention at the county fair. I was forever looking for where he went, and sad that I had no meds for him, or Xanax for me. He very much wanted to go on the carnival rides, but I told him he couldn't because he still has a cast on his leg.

I so wish I knew how to take videos with the iphone. While Lucky was getting his face painted next to the pony ride, a mother was putting her kid on one of the ponies. As soon as they started walking around in their little circle the kid started screaming "Make the horse STOP!" so his mom walked with the pony holding onto the kid that was still screaming his chant of wanting the horse to STOP. She was telling him that he was a cowboy and cowboys ride horses, that he likes to ride the horse. The kid was having none of it and just kept on screaming to make it stop. I wondered if the mother's insistance had anything to do with the $4 she just doled out because the kid begged to ride the pony. LOL

Lucky gets his cast off today! WOOHOO!!! Hopefully we can find a free adventure for today.

What have I been Doing?

It has been a while since my last blog. LOL, it feels like a confession. So, what have I been doing? I really should write it down somewhere so I don't forget.

Today I am make spaghetti for dinner. Not very exciting, but there you have it.

Yesterday I was a bit more productive. I prepared and froze some of my CSA broccoli, made a broccoli salad, and made some guacamole. We had hotdogs for dinner. Not exciting or healthy, what can I say.

I also vacuumed the house, except for downstairs; washed some windows; did a couple loads of laundry; mowed the grass, cleaned up the kitchen; took Lucky to summer rec, and remembered it was pajama day!

Biking Solo

I love riding my bike and wanted Lucky to ride with me. At 7 he is too big for a baby seat, but doesn't ride well enough on his bike for the traffic on our roads. At one time I used a pull-along tandem. Unfortunately, it hooked to the seat post, and because of my lack of height, his pedals scraped the ground. I was looking for a regular tandem this week, but then yesterday he broke his leg. No bike riding for him this summer. Sadly, also no swimming, or any other wet/dirty summer activity.

The break is just above his knee, so he has a cast that starts below his hip to just above his ankle. At least he can wear the shoes I bought after he had the cast on his foot off in April. Yes, my son is a regular at the orthopedic doctor. I swear they should have some kind of punch card system. 3 broken bones and your next cast is free.

Needless to say, I'll be biking solo this summer.

Then do it again...

So, in the spirit of just posting whatever without stressing over it, here I post again...

Yesterday my new safety razor came in the mail. I am so sick of paying for disposable blade cartridges, 8 bucks for 4 blades. 2 bucks per razor blade, crazy. Forget that! Now with my handy dandy safety razor I only need to buy inexpensive blades. The professor was worried that I'd cut myself, but I shaved this morning and all went well. Goodbye Venus razor, I won't be needing your overpriced shaves anymore.

Yesterday was the boy's last day of school. He is at his dad's for the next week. I feel a little lost with no children here, but I'm sure I'll find a way to manage. I am so proud of my girls, they have grown into such responsible adults. If you see them, feel free to tell them their mom is proud of them.

I went to the bike shop last week to buy a new air pump. The place was packed! Everyone there said they planned to bike more because of the price of gas. With better fitness and less impact on the earth, high gas prices don't seem like such a bad thing.

Just Do It

Everyday I find some little thing I think about writing, but somehow my perfectionism gets in the way. Today, I've decided to just do it, just write down my thoughts no matter how disconnected they may be.

The other day, for the first time in my life I really looked at our maple tree, up close and personal. I was amazed at the amount of life on there. It was after a storm and some of the bark had come off, but looking closely, I could see that this has happened to the tree many times before. There were ants and spiders living on the tree. Strangely, there was what appeared to be a bone, maybe from a bird, caught in the bark.

My little patch of garden in the backyard is full of things growing: asparagus, tomatoes, chives, peas, and spinach that something has been nibbling. Yesterday, I planted some zucchini seeds in the front garden, along with some lavender. I'm thinking of tucking a few peas in there as well. There is a little side garden that has been neglected for years, I'd like to plant something there but don't want to disturb the milkweed that's growing in it.