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Oh bummer, @baymule Those are the worst.
The japanese magnolia was outstanding. It really put on a show this year. I'm so glad it avoided getting hit with the frost. The pictures are all on my phone, so I'll have to get them loaded so I can post a few. We've got every kind of daffodil, which makes me happy, too. I know we've got hosta coming up, as well as something that someone once called Ice plant. It's in the succulent family, and is perennial here. We'll see what else materializes.
We made it through the crazy weather. Friday and Saturday were GORGEOUS. Like so amazing! I had the windows opened, and was cleaning stuff, and it was just spectacular. We left the windows open when we went to bed Saturday night because it was still 55 outside and it felt great.... and then woke up to 45 degrees outside and 60 in the house!! EEP! Sunday was misty, windy, and rainy all day. I got hit HARD by my allergies after I did my chores in the barn, so I mostly didn't do anything that afternoon. I laid low and took a nap, and a bath and that was about it. I slept really bad that night, too, and kept waking up to hear the driving rain and wind all night. I knew that the morning hours were supposed to have more rain and wind, but that it was going to slack off after that. I shifted my alarm by an hour and got an extra hour of sleep AND avoided the wind and rain turning out the horses which was a relief. So appreciative of that break!! I was just BEAT though, and ended up cutting my day in the office short by an hour and going home to get in bed for a nap again. My entire ribs all the way around were sore from sneezing all day on Sunday.
I got up just before the BF was supposed to get home and got dressed again so that we could go drop my car at the dealer to have some work done and then go to his dentist appointment which had been postponed due to the March snow. He got home a few minutes later than I would have liked, and then we made the decision to drive the back roads to try to get to the dealer, which wasn't a smart decision, and so we were late getting to the dealer and then it took them forever to get organized to take my car and give me a loaner. Thankfully they at least gave me an Accord instead of a Civic. I dislike small cars anyway, but at least the accord is more comfortable. By that time it was too late to make it to his dentist appointment so he had to reschedule again. I felt bad but there wasn't much I could do about it. We grabbed dinner on the way home and then I crashed.
The rest of my week should be good. I'm in the office alone most of the day today, and then I need to run to the store and take care of the horses before I go home. Tomorrow I'm spending the day with a friend doing fun artsy craftsy stuff. Thursday I'll be in the office alone again, and then Friday I have barn chores, yoga, and I pick KN up from the airport for lessons. Thankfully my lesson has been moved to Saturday so I don't have to rush and do everything on Friday, which was EXHAUSTING last month. Having my lesson on Sat also gets me out of having to go to a family baptism, too. No complaints there. It will also give me time to work Storm before she gets there for my lesson which is good because then we can get in a little more work. If I have the lesson on Friday I have to bring her and then get ready right there, so there's no way I can get him set up and waiting for her to arrive. So we'll see what happens, but it looks like the weather is going to be beautiful on Saturday, which is awesome. I'm going to take my saddle, so maybe I can get on board for a little while. It certainly won't be long because I know my legs can't handle riding correctly for more than just a little while!
So busy time, but hopefully I can keep the allergies at bay and keep things balanced. I did pick up some extra horse care this weekend, it won't be a huge amount but it's money for sure.
And I think we'll be getting our new washer this weekend. I'm excited because I've been avoiding washing certain things because of that washing machine and not trusting it to get it clean and open the dang door again. I can't wait! We'll see how it goes anyway...
The japanese magnolia was outstanding. It really put on a show this year. I'm so glad it avoided getting hit with the frost. The pictures are all on my phone, so I'll have to get them loaded so I can post a few. We've got every kind of daffodil, which makes me happy, too. I know we've got hosta coming up, as well as something that someone once called Ice plant. It's in the succulent family, and is perennial here. We'll see what else materializes.
We made it through the crazy weather. Friday and Saturday were GORGEOUS. Like so amazing! I had the windows opened, and was cleaning stuff, and it was just spectacular. We left the windows open when we went to bed Saturday night because it was still 55 outside and it felt great.... and then woke up to 45 degrees outside and 60 in the house!! EEP! Sunday was misty, windy, and rainy all day. I got hit HARD by my allergies after I did my chores in the barn, so I mostly didn't do anything that afternoon. I laid low and took a nap, and a bath and that was about it. I slept really bad that night, too, and kept waking up to hear the driving rain and wind all night. I knew that the morning hours were supposed to have more rain and wind, but that it was going to slack off after that. I shifted my alarm by an hour and got an extra hour of sleep AND avoided the wind and rain turning out the horses which was a relief. So appreciative of that break!! I was just BEAT though, and ended up cutting my day in the office short by an hour and going home to get in bed for a nap again. My entire ribs all the way around were sore from sneezing all day on Sunday.
I got up just before the BF was supposed to get home and got dressed again so that we could go drop my car at the dealer to have some work done and then go to his dentist appointment which had been postponed due to the March snow. He got home a few minutes later than I would have liked, and then we made the decision to drive the back roads to try to get to the dealer, which wasn't a smart decision, and so we were late getting to the dealer and then it took them forever to get organized to take my car and give me a loaner. Thankfully they at least gave me an Accord instead of a Civic. I dislike small cars anyway, but at least the accord is more comfortable. By that time it was too late to make it to his dentist appointment so he had to reschedule again. I felt bad but there wasn't much I could do about it. We grabbed dinner on the way home and then I crashed.
The rest of my week should be good. I'm in the office alone most of the day today, and then I need to run to the store and take care of the horses before I go home. Tomorrow I'm spending the day with a friend doing fun artsy craftsy stuff. Thursday I'll be in the office alone again, and then Friday I have barn chores, yoga, and I pick KN up from the airport for lessons. Thankfully my lesson has been moved to Saturday so I don't have to rush and do everything on Friday, which was EXHAUSTING last month. Having my lesson on Sat also gets me out of having to go to a family baptism, too. No complaints there. It will also give me time to work Storm before she gets there for my lesson which is good because then we can get in a little more work. If I have the lesson on Friday I have to bring her and then get ready right there, so there's no way I can get him set up and waiting for her to arrive. So we'll see what happens, but it looks like the weather is going to be beautiful on Saturday, which is awesome. I'm going to take my saddle, so maybe I can get on board for a little while. It certainly won't be long because I know my legs can't handle riding correctly for more than just a little while!
So busy time, but hopefully I can keep the allergies at bay and keep things balanced. I did pick up some extra horse care this weekend, it won't be a huge amount but it's money for sure.
And I think we'll be getting our new washer this weekend. I'm excited because I've been avoiding washing certain things because of that washing machine and not trusting it to get it clean and open the dang door again. I can't wait! We'll see how it goes anyway...
But, sometimes these oldsters know when they've had enough. Hard for us to accept sometimes though...
