It’s May

I forgot to check the date on my last post. Was it a month ago? Longer?

The garden doesn’t feel new anymore, that’s for sure. We have greenary, and rootary, and cat shittary popping up, down, and all over the place. After another visit from our consultant coming next week, I believe we’ll finally have everything for the summer season planted. So far we have these showing in our garden:

gold potatoes

red potatoes

peas

cilantro

carrots

lettuce mix

kale

collards

broccoli

cabbage

radishes

carrots

boy choy

onions

leeks

spinach

beets

celery

parsley

bok choy

It’s amazing what we’re able to fit into such a small space.

I haven’t been just working on the garden this whole time. Of the two biggest things to have happened, the biggest would have to be our decision to pull Nico out of preschool. I won’t delve too deep into those waters, as I’m not yet sure  if the decision will be permanent, but I will say that it made me pretty miserable for a good long while. Nico seems happy with the decision, so I’m trying to put my focus on that. But the mama’s mind, with it’s swirling mass of millions of scenarios and decisions, does not let me be contented with our choice.

The other biggie has to be the in-laws month long trip to Europe. Even before we ditched the daycare, Ryan and I had been scrambling to figure out how to cover the two days that his parents usually care for Nico while we work. The only possible solution was for us to use up our vacation time, alternating weeks so that one of us was always filling in for the grandparents (who fill in for us ). Which basically means, no family vacation this year. Because I’m part time, taking a couple of days off during the week really opens things up for me, so my first week of “childcare” Nico and I were able to slip away to the coast for 6 days. Tomorrow, we’re going to head out to another coastal town for a brief, 2 night trip with my mom. So, less horrible for me than it is for Ryan. Compounding my schedule issues, my mom had a cataract lazered out of her eye, and I hung out with her for that on a work day. She also is having a colonoscopy that will likely impact my work schedule. And, all of this is going on during the annual review period at my work. I’m asking for a bigger promotion than what would be standard, so I’m having to fight a bit. Not so easy to do when I’m in the office one day a week.

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Why am I telling you all this?

It’s mother’s day. And I have the house to myself, is why. I’m supposed to be playing video games, but I’m slacking off Ryan made breakfast (egg foo young, because I was raving about some that we had at a restaurant a couple of weeks ago), cleaned the house, bought me some graphic novels, and tonight we’re seeing Cloud Cult. Good shit.

And finally, Nico’s turning 4 this month. Believe it.

ok. back to the game.

~ by radishly on May 10, 2009.