June 28, 2011

  • Nasty Looking Skies But No Rain....Hurrah!


    TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM

    This morning when we got up, there were the kind of skies that send you right back to bed and pull the covers over your head.  That's what the Beast did, at least.  I stayed up for a while but then I succumbed, too.  It really looked nasty out so I was prepared for the sounds of lightning and thunder.  It was kind of a letdown that it never happened.  By noon, the skies were getting lighter and even brighter.   We got some sunshine before it clouded over again.  It didn't get as dark as it had been in the morning anyway.  The weatherman says no more rain now for the next few days.  The Beast is happy because he's been worried a lot of rain might make the fungus reappear with a vengeance.

    The Princess called me today after she had picked up Chewlee from preschool.  She said she just HAD to tell me her conversation with Chewlee.  When she picked up Chewlee yesterday, Chewlee had a fit because *I* wasn't the one picking her up.  Today when the Princess came to get her, she was disappointed but had an idea.  She told her mother that she really needed to see me so they should go to my house.  The Princess said to her, *But WE were going to spend time together.*  Chewlee kind of shrugged and said, *I see you every day, Mommy.  But I miss grandma.  I know!  You can drop me off at Grandma's and come back and get me later.*  That made the Princess laugh but she said to her, *It's not going to happen.  We are going home but...maybe you can go see Grandma tomorrow.*  Chewlee also told her that she misses ALL her family but she misses Grandma the most (which I loved hearing, of course).    Kids!  You gotta love 'em!!

    The Beast decided that, since it doesn't look good for our own personal fruit trees, we need to be eating more fresh fruit.  He went to Walmart and came home with both green and purple grapes, a small round seedless watermelon, some bananas, oranges and red grapefruit.  It made me want to eat some of it all so he might just have a point.  Actually, I think it's something we all start to crave during the spring and summer months.  Then we feel it again about mid-winter and can't wait until we can pick up more fresh fruits and veggies from farmers markets and roadside stands.  I know we can get fruit from stores all year long but it's usually not as flavorful or else it won't ripen.  Worse yet, my experience with peaches during the winter is they NEVER ripen.  They go from hard as rocks to rotted overnight. 

    The Beast went garden diving again and found another zucchini.  Yep, another huge one.  I know he's not being thorough in his searches and it makes me nuts.  We women do a much better job of it than most men do.  And I am trapped until this damn foot heals.  Guess I should get it up again and stay off it.  That seems to really help.  I've been doing more of it than usual, partly because Bratfink hasn't been online very much.  She hasn't been well for a while for various reasons.  So, I spend more time in my recliner than normal.

    Love you all.  Have a great day.