Spring?

Yup, Spring. It's coming. It's coming soon!

I called some fencing companies yesterday to schedule bids on getting a fence installed. We were planning on doing it ourselves, but we figured we'd get a few bids. Who knows it may be less than we imagine (not likely). But time and energy is something that is very precious to us. Not feeling so overwhelmed with having to complete a fence would be nice.

Tumbleweed clear out began yesterday afternoon. It is amazing how many I have piled up. I wish I had a friend here to help me burn them because the sheer amount of them terrifies my garbage can.

I rolled up dead weeds and disposed of them too. Then I had the painstaking task of sweeping the tack weed up off the dirt. Now I have to be attentive and weed any new unwanted growth daily. Luckily keeping it maintained the past 2 years has helped and it's not nearly as bad as it was that first summer here.

I got to finish getting drip line everywhere so I can finally plant a garden this spring. That will come as soon as all the tumbleweeds and old weed growth are annihilated. I've been reading [read wasting time] about some gardening tricks, composting and stuff. I'm just trying to get excited about it so I get motivated to get out there and work.

The lawn is sad this spring. It needs to be thatched, big time. The edges are non existent spilling onto the sidewalk and into the garden. I've been thinking about hiring a yard service to do the thatching and edging some will even do aerating the lawn for free, but putting a fence up this year will probably reap any extra pennies out of the piggy bank. I better look into starting that labor myself. A thatch rake costs 30 bucks... looks like that may be my first yard work purchase of the year. No, wait, I just bought some year long herbicide. I'm putting that at the base of the rail road tie wall. I'm not messing with that lot, at least for a year. The more I look at it, the more I consider just putting rocks or something maintenance free down there.

So, spring yard work has begun. I have just a few months before summer comes and I become a shut in again so I better get a move on.

Kids are Weirdo's

Last night after school Ainsley had gymnastics and we all went and sat in the gym while Ainsley was at practice. Chloe did homework and Nic played a bit. I noticed that Chloe was a little slower than usual and that her voice was a bit hoarse. I asked her how she felt and she said, "my throat is just hurts a little." She went on to her practice and came home and was slow at home. She watched some TV and her appetite wasn't as ravenous as it usually is. All of these tell me she's got a little bug. This morning she still sounded hoarse and I took her temperature, it was at 100 so I talked with her about staying home from school.

Me, "Chloe maybe you should stay home from school, you are a little sick."
Chloe, "I feel okay mom, I can go"
Me, "But you're moving so slow, it's obvious you don't feel well. I'm sure you'll get sent home from school today."
Chloe, "I'm not that sick, I really want to go to school. We're just doing some math and library at school"

With a bit firmer voice told her that I really thought she should stay home and rest. She then started crying. "I don't want to miss any school. I can go, I feel fine." She really laid it on thick with the tears.

So Chloe is 7 and in the 1st grade and hasn't missed a day of school due to illness. The only time she's ever missed school was last year during our trip to Colorado. I just have a strange one with Chloe. Whats wrong with her, practically begging and pleading with me to go to school.

My mom said I cried when she kept me home the first few times. School is way more fun than being at home.

In the end I sent her, I guess she was fine because school is out in 10 minutes and I never was called in to pick her up.

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