Such a strange day. I woke early with a sore throat. I feel like my tonsils are touching inside my throat. I don't feel all that good, but it was cooler than it has been and the grass is growing.... and the garden is full of weeds and the pool needs to be cleaned.......
I forced myself out the door to clean the bathrooms and noticed that one of the pool umbrellas was in the parking lot next to our truck, inside out. I wonder briefly about it, but time's a wastin' and it won't get any cooler for mowing than it is right now. Out of gas, so I have to wake the sleeping one and inquire about fuel. We have many fuel cans here, but I never know which might have a diesel mix for whatever. I would label them , but what do I know. While he found gas for me I weeded one of my neglected flower gardens. As I was mowing my side yard I see him head to the dumpster with the umbrella in hand.......... "Wait!" I call out, "we may be able to fix it." He looks at me as if I have grown horns!
To his utter amazement I was able to salvage it with his help. Now if I can keep my pool patrons from stealing the lounge chairs.......... Yes, that happens. Makes one wonder if these people were raised by a criminal band of thieves and they steal just for the sake of stealing. My favorite stolen item thus far is the used toilet bowl brushes. It was a Mother's Day weekend a few years back; making me wonder if some lucky mom got a rather unusual bouquet..........
I mowed my yards and prepped all the areas that are hard for Drew to get near and came in dripping wet with sweat, donned my trusty swimsuit to go cool off........ and then I was distracted by my vegetable garden. I pulled on a pair of shorts and began hoeing and weeding as if my life depended upon it. I finished digging the last row of potatoes and turned all the soil and readied it for beans. From there I actually made it to the pool, but I had my handy clippers with me, so I got wet, then started trimming the vines that were overtaking the fence. While doing this task I discovered a nest with three tiny blue eggs. They resemble Easter candy and aren't much bigger than jelly beans. I was told by a camper that they are Robin's eggs. I left them there, hidden in the vine. Some local child might try to eat them if discovered. Oops, did I write that? It is true, though. There are some strange folk out there and I seriously think there is some inbreeding happening along with the rampant drug use in this county........ allegedly speaking..........
All this to say that I now have a sunburn on my back, so that along with the swollen tonsils and sore throat I am having chills when the cool air hits me inside this prison that is my office. The pool goers held off today until 3:00. I actually fell asleep in my chair and dozed for maybe 20 minutes. It was wonderful, but left me longing for more. Now I can't seem to gather enough energy to accomplish anything that needs doing....... just in a strange place today.
Maybe I need to skinny dip or have a twinkie....or two..............
2 comments:
Sound to me like you need a vacation! Too bad they aren't that easy to come by or we all might feel a little better.
Have the skinny dip AND the Twinkie!
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