your thoughts, moving, and I'm done

1 Mr P and I are working on the designs for our landscaping and are thinking of using "xeriscape plants". Does anyone have experience with this and what were your pros and cons?

2 Up at 5am because of the birds, at work from 730 to 130, home and a wee rest. Then we head to N's place and get his stuff all packed into the 1 tonne cube van and finally it's dinner at 9. Oh my bed never felt so soft and welcoming but truth be told, I was NOT ready to get up at 6am! N was very appreciative for everything. 

3 One last day in this rotation and then I go back to my casual status. What I appreciated was : a steady amount of work, seniority and a set schedule. 

packing, love them, and good grief

1 We spent two days packing up N's house in preparation for the move to his new home. It's big, bright, and beautiful. The girls will have their own rooms and bathrooms!!! Girl Power! Haha

2 I love how my sons always take the time to hug me goodbye. Even if they're busy, even in public, and even when they really don't want to. They do. Love my boys.

3 Hot coffee, hot flash, cold coffee, cold hands. Sheesh!!!

no words, too funny, and thanks my friend

1 We sat quietly in the hot tub last night, listening to the sound of the wind, crickets, and the wind chines while watching shooting stars.  It's the kind of night when there's no need to talk.

2 When the day is only as good as, "I didn't shit my pants."

3 I'm thrilled. It's a red dress. I can't wait to see Mr P's face when I put it on. Thanks Sam!

blessed, dentist, and a visitor

1 The day starts with a text or two from my sweet friend. Despite all of the things she's going through she still takes time to check up on me. Feeling blessed.

2 The dentist appointment appears to go sideways but as always things turned around and in the end it worked out for the best. 4 new crowns coming next month and our portion is small.

3 Jan comes by today for a visit and it turns into an afternoon of chatting and lounging on the lower deck and dinner later. It was a good day.

For sale, sold, talk, solved

1 A few years back we made the decision to buy a camper with the intention of having Mr P use it for a work home, and to camp but let's be real here. We hardly used it and it has been a lot of work for him to put it on and off, store, fix, etc, etc. We had a great trip with it to the coast and that was a good last hurrah. The best laid plans right?

1a The phone rings at 630am with the first person looking to see the camper.  So Mr P continues his morning of topsoil hauling and I emptied and cleaned out the camper. By 11 it was sold.

2 Thinking about how we talk to people and how they talk to us. It isn't easy to say no, but when you have to, well dammit you have to. I'm sitting here shaking my head and wondering why it is that people think that if they can talk a bit angrier and louder and expect a different result. Seriously?

3 And then the next day we see each other and we both speak a few kind words, and,  it's over. Just like that.

Trip to the Sunshine Coast

1 I think the last time I went away was last October. It was time. We packed up the camper and of we went to see the sea and go exploring.

2 We have discovered that we like playing cards. Mr P and I had a few matches and discovered that coffee and Bailey's either make the games go faster or slower depending on how much you've had!!

3 Waterfalls, trails, campsites, and amazing food. Yes, we did it all.