April 6, 2011

• Rototilling Adventures...

  
  TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM

  It cracked me up when I saw the Beast roll out the rototiller today, knowing how he really hated using it.  When he last used it was two years ago and he did just as bad a job with it that time as he did the first time he used it.  He learned nothing in between uses.  I had told him and explained to him the purpose of a rototiller and even reminded him of when we had seen one used correctly.

  After building three separate garden boxes and filling them with soils (I say soils since there was a real blend of various types he used), the thought of building a fourth one sent him over the edge, I guess.  He picked out a spot in the yard and started rototilling.  He was a bit surprised because it was a lot easier due to the rain we had.  He got a nice big square done and then went and bought some Miracle Gro garden soil and some topsoil.  He put it on the area and rototilled the ground some more.  It actually looks like he finally got the whole idea of how the ground should look when it's done.  He is planning on putting the sweet potato plants there.  That gives me the shudders because they WILL take over an area and I had this sudden vision of a back yard completely filled with sweet potato plants.  He claims he will keep them in check because he's going to add a few more corn plants there, too.  I'm going to refer to him as *Farmer* Beast for a while.  I'll let you know how much attention he actually gives the area in future blogs.

  Teach brought over a couple of his DVD's from home and he and Sheepie went out and rented *Tqngled*.  They had hoped the Beast would be able to copy it (for Chewlee to watch) but it's a Blu-ray DVD and the Beast doesn't have any DVD blanks big enough.  He searched all over the internet trying to find some big enough but they are not to be found.  **Sigh** I guess that's one we will have to buy for her if her paternal grandfather hasn't done that already. 

  The Beast was watching all his nightly news and lord-knows-what programs so we watched a couple of the movies here in my computer room.  The first one was *Due Date* with Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis.  I pronounce it hilarious.  The second one is called *The Other Guys*  with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.  It also has Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) and Samuel Jackson in it (be warned....their parts are short lived but meaningful to the story).  For you baseball fans, Derek Jeter is in it and plays himself.  Good casting, don't you thinkL?  The kids (Sheepie and Teach) got tired about halfway through it so we will finish watching it tomorrow.  I am hoping it will improve, although Will Ferrell plays a really funny part so far.

  Sheepie headed for bed, Teach for home and the Beast decided it was time for bed, too.  So it's early and I am up alone and free to write this blog for you to read sometime after midnight (aka Wednesday).

  I feel badly for the Beast right now.  He's very driven by the idea that he has no clue what he will or will not be able to manage after his surgery next week.  Yes, we are halfway to the *S* day.  I can tell he's bothered by it from some of the looks he gets when he doesn't know he's being watched.  He will sit out on the deck, looking over the garden and yard with this strange kind of detached look on his face like his mind is a million miles away.  When I bring up anything regarding the surgery, he dismisses it with a wave of his hand.  He won't even ask the doctor about a couple things he should know before going into surgery but I told him, if HE doesn't ask, *I* will.  I told him he needs to be informed and prepared for any possible problems AND make sure he will have pain meds.  We had to ask for them after his last surgery and the poor Beast suffered a whole day he shouldn't have had to. 

  I know one thing, if his recovery is going to be longer than it was last time due to the prostate surgery, I am going to take full advantage of getting a nurse to come in to assist.  It's what Medicare is for, isn't it? 

  It was cool out again today and stayed that way all day long.  The Beast had to wait until the sun hit the garden to go and check to see how well it had drained after all the rain yesterday.  He was happy to find it wasn't floating in water, which he was kind of afraid might happen.  So Farmer Beast had a GOOD day between his rototilling going so well due to the softer ground and his garden boxes working the way he had hoped.

  Love you all and I hope your *Hump Day* is a good one.  Our weather is going to be warming up now and I hope it keeps up.  I'm about done with cold weather, aren't you?  Be happy.  Hug your family and remember to tell those you love that you do. 
  

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