July 27, 2013

  • The Best Laid Plans.......

    TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM

    I guess that there are just some times that you can't do what you had hoped and planned to do.  Like write up your blog early.  I can't do it with Chewlee here now that she can read.  I found out that she doesn't think she can read yet because she sounds out the big words and either she says them wrong or she forgets what she sounded out (her words).  She said that her mommy and I promised we would help her learn to read and she doesn't feel like we have.  I reminded her that we are the ones who help her pronounce the big words correctly and we have bought her all kinds of things to help her learn to read.  I also told her that she reads better than she thinks she does because she reads a lot of things that I type to Auntie Bratfink and they are not kindergarten words all the time.  She just grinned because of the way I said that to her and she felt like she had done something that bothered me that was funny.

    Anyway, the Princess has some weird work hours to try to give her full time status so she gets all the benefits, which is nice of her employer on one hand but it does mean some late hours most of the time.  Tonight we had to wait for Johnnycakes to get off work to pick up Chewlee because the Princess got a demanding customer at the last minute and she was still working when she should have already been on her way home.  He got here shortly before 11pm (Central time) to pick her up so there went my schedule for writing my blog early.    I got some more coffee, used the bathroom, turned off the lights in the kitchen and dining room (since I knew the Beast was going to head for bed shortly afterward) and then sat down to write the day's blog.

    The bad news....two of the Beast's tomato plants went to hell in a handbasket.  All the tomatoes on them were just ruined.  Of course, these were the two plants that had fallen over and he procrastinated getting them upright.  I couldn't believe the waste of tomatoes.  It made me nauseous.  We have three more left, including the salad tomatoes so I am crossing my fingers that they will produce enough for me to make more salsa.  If not, I'm going to hit the Farmers Market next weekend and buy a flat or two of tomatoes to get some made.  I just feel like making some this year.  I did get several really nice green peppers and a lot of jalapenos plus two cucumbers.  Chewlee picked a bunch of the salad tomatoes and picked one out for me to eat right away after she washed it.

    The Beast fixed our leaking faucet in the kitchen that was getting our countertops soaking every time we used it.  The new faucet looks almost too big for our sinks (too tall) and the sprayer is the front part of the faucet itself.  It's actually kind of neat and will make washing hair under it much easier.

    Chewlee had a good day and even ate good.  However, she was hungry when Johnnycakes picked her up mainly because she should have been in bed a couple hours before she went home.  She did take her bath, though, and she even washed her hair.  This was because she got all sweaty outside.  I found myself with humidity all over me after only five minutes and the humidity wasn't even that high although it will be tonight.  I guess we will have rain again.  It was still 86 degrees at 7pm but is down to 72 now.  Our high is only supposed to be 82 tomorrow...still hot in my opinion.

    Love you all.  Have a great weekend.