April winds down

As April winds down and we wait for Mayday, it has again become fun to wander around the perimeter of the yard to see which plants survived the cold, dry winter and which ones are showing their pretty little faces through the soil. Looks like most of the peonies made it -- might have to replace one but it's a bit early to be sure. I have decided one thing though. If nuclear holocausst strikes the earth and their are no living human beings around, the planet will become one huge dephinium garden. They just take over if you let them. I can't believe I once planted them here -- they would have found us anyway!

We looked after shiny-eyed Livvie last weekend so that her family could go see the Harlem Globetrotters. What a cutie pie she is. Grampa and I enjoyed her immensely.

Otherwise, work is becoming more and more stressful. I'm a wreck at the end of the day. So much to do, so little time, so many interruptions, looming deadlines -- it makes retirement look more and more attractive these days.

Weather's been nice. Judy's home from her camp for a week and losing weight like crazy. Makes me lonely and scared that I'll be the only Fat Sister left. So I have to use that fear to get in gear myself, let my big sister lead me in righteous ways.

Nuff said. We'll see where that goes. Here's a picture of Livvie taken last weekend -- she was fooling around on Gramma and Grampa's bed. Also, if this works, a picture of my fabulous niece Jody, GREAT nephew Darien and GREAT niece Justine, taken on Justine's 18th birthday (April 18, so her champagne birthday!).

Finally it's Friday.

Finally it's Friday. Well, by that I mean it's Thursday and a long weekend, so it's as good as Friday only better because I don't have to work on Friday. Got it? Good. I should work tomorrow though. We are so busy, sickeningly, depressingly, overwhelmingly busy. There are projects on top of projects and they're coming at us from every direction at lightening speed. Overwhelming, truly. And not looking good for easing up any time soon. So I continue to come home dead at the end of the day, with the energy to do nothing but sit in front of the telly and eat bad food choices. I am terrified that I shall wake up dead of a heart attack one of these fine summer mornings. But if that happens, I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll go find that chick on Ghost Whisperer before I cross over to the light, and I'll have her get in touch with y'all. So, I wanna share my inspiration, my heart beat, my pride and joy. These are recent shots of my goils. I wanna live because it sure is fun watching the grands and the godchildren grow into such little characters. Here's Asia (the spine-bender), Cassidy, the toe-toucher and Livvie the little purple duck-girl.