Littlesister

Will hopefully be back to canning next week. I have enough in freezer to keep me busy for a long while.

Midnightmom, I think you had it worse than I am having right now. At least so far GS hasn't broken my car windows. His mother won't take her son back to live with her. I think he was worse with her than me so far. He is moving out this weekend though. After his screaming and hollering at me yesterday before going to work, He called me and was real nice because he locked his keys in the car and needed me to bring him the spare. He is always nice when he needs something. I had gone to bed before he came home last night. Don't know if he was high on pot last night but saw where he had been drinking. This boy has some real anger issues. But won't go get help even though he admits he has a problem. Just wish there was a way to help him but when you try to get help for him he refuses to except it. GS is in bed asleep right now, so will see how he is when he wakes up for work. I am just going to work in yard and stay away from him. Don't need his drama. His mother did call me last night and was much better towards me. Guess she figured out I'm not his mother and have had enough of his mess. He must not have told her I am kicking him out of house this weekend and that he is lucky I am waiting till this weekend as he will be off and can pack up his stuff to leave. He only has his clothes, computer and a few small items to pack so not to bad. It will all fit in trunk of his car with no issues. DD said he can crash on a friend's couch. So fine with me or live in his car again. Went to Tidewater feed & seed this morning. Yes bought more seeds and some plants. Making work for me but it keeps me busy and produces food. Need to head to tractor supply but might wait till tomorrow morning. Don't like leaving house close to when GS gets up as I have lost my trust in him to leave him here alone. I really feel like some weight has been lifted off my shoulders knowing he will be out of here either Sat. or Sun.

Thanks OOTO. GS does not have keys to my house. He has the garage door opener. That I will be getting back when he moves and I will be changing the code for the garage door. Right now I am waiting for the other problem to call me and tell me I need to be gentle with him and that I need to be positive with him. Positive I have been with him from day one. But I will not baby him not treat him like being disrespectful and going down my throat when he doesn't get his way I will not do. So will be dealing with DD later this evening if I decide to look at her text. She can't pick up phone and call and I don't think this should be handled by a text. I hate that I had to kick him out but enough is enough. I'm old, tired and need my house back to being clean and organized. Tired of having to be quiet all day so he can sleep and not being able to do anything. I stopped canning because I had to get up every morning to clean kitchen before I could start canning as he makes a mess during the night and I get up in morning to clean his mess up before I could start canning. That puts me late getting started on what I need to do so I gave up. He doesn't like the noise the pressure can makes and gets mad. So be it it is what it is. It is going to take me awhile to get my sense of humor back and just be normal again. After he is gone and the garden is not producing yet, I will be changing the code on garage and then maybe take a trip somewhere to unwind from almost 2 years of his abusive behavior. He has had times when he was doing really well and Sunday was one of those days. But then he came home Monday night from work high as a kite on pot. That was a rule that he could not start back smoking it again because it causes his bad behavior. One of the reasons his mother had so much trouble with him. Now he's trying to make amends with his mother and get back in her good graces. That is a good thing as she should be the one to help him. So I just handed him back to her but she doesn't know it yet. Looking at my seeds and trying to figure out what else I want to plant. I now have the space in backyard under bedroom windows. I planted the okra earlier this afternoon. But just can't figure out what else I want to plant. Such choices and lots of seeds. Need to get another batch of lettuce going in the aero garden. The lettuce bolted as I had not been keeping up with it as much for salads and such. It took off and was a bit more than I could use. So only going to plant one tube this time. Got the areo garden cleaned up and ready to go so just need to fill it up with water and drop seeds into the pods and it will be ready to go.

GS did get that apartment for August 25th. He was very high on pot last night and the pot got him into trouble many times when living with his mom and dad. But i will hear garbage as to my kicking him out this weekend. Told him if he is high on pot like last night not to come home and I got told off. I really thought this was my home but got told different on that one. So said pack up and move out this weekend. Could not talk to him. He came back home after going to apartment to pay the deposit and he was like a different kid. Talking normal instead of telling me off. But I did tell him not to come home from work if he is high on pot. And I got told real good. Decided that enough was enough. He said he might as well quit his job also. I didn't say a word. That will be his stupidity. It will more than likely take me a while to get myself back to a normal state. But at least after this weekend I can at least breath without his mess. On a better note, I finished cleaning up the smaller flower bed at back of house this morning. It was windy and cool. But really felt good. Got the cow manure and lime down and graded in really good so that tomorrow I can start planting in that area. I am debating rather to sell off the furniture I was holding for GS. Don't think I will ever see him again. He still after almost 3 years won't talk to his sister in Washington but did start talking with his mother after she kicked him out. Guess he needs to get back into her good graces. So now he is back to being his mother's problem to deal with. This should never have been my issue to start with but didn't want him on the streets of Washington in the winter time. My mistake. I am to old for this kind of behavior. But it will be over soon and I can finally get the house back together again. Will be a very busy summer.

Ambergris, I have been trying to figure out how he Turns things around so that what he does is my faught. He is definitely a manipulative gaslighter. He has threatened me with I'm going to buy a gun and kill myself. This boy from early on in age would take a knife or scissors and cut his arms up for attention. Both his sisters said he is good for that. I am sure his mother will be calling and telling me to give him his 4th chance. I have told her about his lies and she doesn't believe me and tells me I'm just causing issues for him. So he has put a deep wedge between me and my DD. I have to keep my bedroom door locked now as he has already go through it looking for his rent money. When he couldn't find it he threw something at the closet door in his bedroom and busted a hole in it. But I didn't see him do it now though he admitted he did it and he doesn't know how that door ended up with a hole in it. It is not the only damage he has done in my house. But that is because I told him to start paying rent again and that I was going to take one month's rent to replace the door. So therefore he did not put a hole in that door. Maybe the ghost did it that he claims I have in my house. This is the sad part. He is supposed to go to bank to get money out for a money order and drive 40 minutes to the apartment to pay the deposit that he said he got them to lower it to $300. I have never heard of a landlord being talked down on the deposit but I guess there is a first time for everything. He also said the apartment was just over $500 and now it's $500 the first month and then a thousand a month after that. He will be living on Old Dominion college campus. He does not go to college so don't know how he got that one as they are usually for the college kids. He was very high on pot when he got home from work last night. I am going to talk with his mother about him staying or not but I am already working on his leaving by end of month. Told him already to get a hotel room if he didn't want to be on the streets again. So was told that if he did that he would lose his job. Not my problem. Well here it is going on 9 am and he is doing what he does best. Still in bed and he has to be at work at 4pm. So I am just going to sit this one out to see what he really does. But not looking like he is in any hurry to get this apartment even if it is in August. You are right Ambergris, I am at my witts end and have had enough. I no longer have a life, and can't trust him enough to be here if I decide to go somewhere for a few days. He stole from his mother and father and even sold the Christmas presents that his grandfather that I gave him back in 2019 for weed. At least now I know where his money is going and his bills are turning into late payments now. One he has had a bill every month for 4 months. But he said he paid them. But the same bills keep coming. Everyone I know I have been ranting about this mess but this is something I have never had to deal with. This child is not the grandchild I knew. I guess that is what smoking weed does to your brain. But anyway thank you for hearing my problem with this child and for the help. I am thinking about kicking him back out on the street. I hate to do that but his parents kicked him out, his sister kicked him out and his younger sister said flat out he won't be living with her. So he has basely lost his family because of his altitude and his manipulative gaslighting. I think it has worked on his mother but is wearing me down. I have been handing his gaslighting back at him and throwing it back in his face and he knows he is doing wrong. But he did text me to say he is sorry for his outburst. I think this time it is a bit to late for sorry. He's always sorry but keeps doing it.

GS said now that the move out date is August 25th not September when he first said. I was asking him if he has signed a contract and paid his deposit he said he will be doing that in the morning. He wanted money from his rent and I said no to go to bank. I am not playing that one again. So he is going to bank in morning. Now he says he did not put that hole in the closet door though he did amit that he did the next day after it happened. Said that unless I saw him do it then it didn't happen. Are you kidding me. It is his bedroom and I was working in flower bed right under his window when I heard something hit the door. Tried to talk to him but all I got was disrespect. Said I am the reason he wants to move. So be it. I am tired of cleaning up behind him, having to be quiet while he sleeps all day and only helps out when he has nothing to play on his games or nothing he wants to watch on his phone. Though I am proud of the fact he helped me yesterday without me having to ask for that help. He lives here and I shouldn't have to ask for any help. He knows what I am doing. Tried to tell him that if I let him stay there will be rules he will follow or he has to move out before the date. I haven't told him yet if I will let him stay yet. I want positive proof that he has secured this apartment and if not real proof he has to move. He threatens that if I make him move out end of this month he will buy a gun an kill himself. I know this is just a threat but he has done this many times before. His father said he can't buy a gun as he was on meds for depression growing up. I really wish now I left him on the streets in Washington. Never have I seen such rude behavior from this child. Everything I say or do he will turn it around and blame me. I am over the blame game. It seems he is not the problem and does not Admit that he has done something wrong. He can turn things around to make what he does someone else's fault but he is never to blame for his actions. His actions are always someone elses faught. He will cut his arms for attention and the whole family said he does this for attention when he doesn't get his way. He was high on pot when he came home from work and his mother said he was on it when he gave her a lot of the same issues. Said when he moves out he doesn't want to ever see me again which that is his choice. I was his 3ed chance to make something of himself. So now I don't know what to do. Don't know that I can handle 3 more months of this and I will be expecting a text later from his mother. He has lied to her about me as I figured that out by things he kept telling me. He refuses to go back to live with his mother because it would be the same way he is treating me now and worse. But DD will take up for him where I am concerned. I am guessing she thinks he can just live here and she not have to deal with him. According to him he never lies. But I have caught him in so many of them that I don't know what to belief anymore. I have been up since he got home from work hearing the crap about why he should stay till Aug. and I told him there are house rules and that I am tired of having to get up every morning to clean up behind him. That even got thrown back in my face. Don't even ask how he managed that one. But he always cleans up behind himself and I have pictures to proof otherwise. GS went to bed and then text me saying he is sorry for his outburst. Right now I am so mad with him over his altitude that I text him back asking if he had second thoughts about how he has been treating me in my house and reminded him I was the one that got him off the street in Washington just to be treated like dirt. And said maybe later when he can talk civil that then I will excepts his apology and it would be nice if he could apologise to my face and mean it. I am so sorry for ranting about this child but he has me climbing walls. Just don't think I can handle much more of his disrespect and destroying things. And then his mother starting in like I should put up with it till he gets on his feet and gets an apartment. So if I have to put up with this then why did she kick him out and then send him to his sister's to live? And then his sister kicked him on the streets saying she was afraid of him. Something just doesn't add up and I am not being told the truth about him. I could really use some advice as I don't think I can handle another 3 months of his mess. His mother was right about one thing. When he is high on pot he is really bad.

I would like to get a heads up on what my GS is pulling. This is the 4th time and 3 of those times his mother sided with him. I know she lives in NC but she has been on my case where he is concerned and i am no longer going to tolerate this. I already have them thinking I am selling the house. But that didn't seem to work either. I really don't want to put him on the street but my sanity is now at stake. He is his destructive, rude to me, and I have called the police on him once already. Virginia I would love to know how you know and if you have been through this, how did you handle it. I have never had issues with any of my grandchildren like this. He was suppose to move out in March and he got fired from that job even though he had a doctor's note. So I gave him the benefit of the doubt. Then when he got this job his mother stepped in and said give him a chance to pay off car. His payments are only $115 a month and it should have been paid off about a year ago. He wasn't making payments. So he was then supposed to have moved out by July but he never tried to pay off car. He lied about it the whole time. But I gave him till July 1st. Now he says he has an apartment but can't move in till Sept. 25. He will have an excuse to not move then as well. I never see him looking for an apartment as he never leaves the house except to go to work. So I need to have a talk with him but need to know just how to handle this in a way that both he and his mother understands. Thank you for any help you can give me as I am at my wits end.

Worked in yard again today. Almost finished cleaning up the garden area at back of house. Got a full 5 gal. bucket of rocks out of it. So now just breaking up the ground and finishing up on the weeding. Watered the other gardens this evening. Moving the wood pile over by the back fence was the best solution for that area. Still debating about starting another large garden where the wood pile was. It's just me and it might be to much to keep up. I'm doing good just keeping up with what I have at almost 73 years old I guess that's not to bad. But I am feeling it. Going to make a trip to Norfolk County feed and seed tomorrow before starting back in yard again. Best do that before I start playing in dirt again. Might need someone to go with me to slap my hand if I buy anymore plants. My yard guy cut grass today and he took the bucket of rocks to dump for me. I also asked him about the river rock that is around my patio. I have the cement pavers stacked 2 high and around that and the river rock is in that. The pavers have sunk and is leaning and I cannot fix that. More work than I can muster. So he is interested in taking the river rock to put around his pool. But will be awhile before he can get it as he has to put a new liner in the pool and this is his busy season. So later is ok with me. He also suggested that I could fill that area with garden soil and use it for a raised bed garden after the river rocks are removed. Now that might be something I can get my head around. Also GS informed me that the only apartment he can get will be available August 25th. Yes my sanity is now gone out the window. I haven't said anything to him as of yet but we will be having a long talk about it. If I let him stay till then, he is going to have a huge wake up call. I am not playing with him anymore. I am done. So will see how things go after I talk with him but I really had my sites set on his moving out this weekend. And I want prove that he really does have an apartment. I have been questioning rather he really has been looking for one or just showing me pictures of apartments and telling me he found one. Positive proof or out. Said he is supposed to be signing papers and that he talked the landlord down on the deposit to $300. Never heard of a landlord doing that. But will see when he shows me the full proof of an apartment. And in the worst place possible. Right in the middle of ODU college campus. Don't know how he pulled that one off or if he is just blowing smoke and has no plans to move out. Already told him he is going to be working around here to pay off the door he punched a hole in and a lot of other things he's done as well. If I let him stay till Aug. 25, One wrong move and he's out apartment or no apartment, he will be on street again.

I haven't seen that particular camellia sinensis bushes here yet but am looking for them. I am in zone 4 and hoping when and if I find them, they will grow well around here. I can't put in a fence right now so thinking as a hedge of sorts to help hide my garden and firewood for the time being till I can get a fence and have food also that no one will know that is what it is.

Was able to work outside all day today. Moved the wood pile over to the back fence from the side and back of shed. GS saw what I was doing and came out to help. So glad to have the help as that was a hard job. I'm always proud of him when he offers to help without asking for help. Though I did ask him if to help me about 3 months ago. But better late than never. He came up with a good idea to dig 3 square holes and bury the pavers deep into the holes then use cinder blocks on top of that and put the rack on the cinder blocks. It keeps the log holder from sinking into the ground. Had to dig 3 deep holes to do it but it got done. Now I need to do the smaller log holder which is only 2 holes. I have enough wood right now to get me through next winter. So going to buy another log holder for another cord of wood and keep doing that till I get near the end of the fence line. That way I will have at least 4 and a half cords of wood for winter where I won't need to use my furnace at all. At least that is my goal. I will also be using it for my fire pit but need to buy a new one as my old one finally rusted through. It was Subway for dinner tonight and GS was happy about that. Pizza and Subway is his thing. My coupons ended today so needed to use it. They help a lot when eating dinner out or bringing it home. I will usually do one or the other when working all day outside. To tired to cook on those days. My hands are sore my shoulder is hurting and my feet hurt. Guess I'm not used to the really hard work that DH used to do, but trying to keep it all up till I can't do it any longer. Garden is doing great but lost one watermelon plant. Don't know what happened but still have 2 more. This is my first time doing watermelon and cantaloupe. The 2 cantaloupe plants so far are doing really well.

Worked around house today and got sheets, blankets washed. GS finally got out of bed and I called about the house he wants to rent. They are closed but left a message for them to call. DD is being impossible again so I am not answering her calls. She has to many excuses to not help him and I got tired of it. So sent her a list of things he needs. Silverware, dishes, knives, rice cooker, coffee pot, etc. Will see if she helps out with his needs for a house. She helped her 2 daughters out but she keeps trying to throw her son to the curb. I am on her really bad now. Seems the only way to get this boy some help that he really needs. Went out to shed and pulled some things out that he can use. frying pans, my old canister set, glasses, cups, cookie sheet, pizza pan, and some plastic freezer containers that he can use. Not sure of what else but am packing up things for him today. Seems like always my plans get changed to other things. I will be glad when I can get my life back.

Becca Anne, have a wonderful and safe trip. I know you can't wait to see the new grandbaby when it is born. I will be doing the same depending on where my GD and her DH are transferred to . But thinking it will be NC or SC. He is now in boot camp for coast guard and will be working on planes.

Was going to work in yard today but we have rain. More things are breaking ground now. Going to Norfolk county feed and seed. Then either today or tomorrow afternoon to Lowe's. I need to pick up some mulch. Just hope it is on sale. This morning I am washing sheets and blankets. Getting time to put blankets away for the summer. Grandson is looking really hard for an apartment today. NOT. He's still in bed. Next weekend is move out day. He is one really hard headed child and will only learn the hard way. I think a hotel room is calling his name. I need my house back as I am tired of his mess all over the place. Can't clean up like I need to. Neighbor gave me a huge bag of kale. So working on getting that into the freezer and will leave some out to have with dinner tonight. My freezer is full again and I need to get things in there canned. I had canned a lot of things and had it down to about half full. But Yes, I couldn't resist some really good sales on meat and things. So once GS is out on his own. Next week I won't have to get up and clean the kitchen first before I start canning. I go to bed with a nice clean kitchen and wake up to a very dirty kitchen every morning. Yep, I got tired of cleaning the kitchen before I can start my day. So I gave up. Sent a message to daughter about GS not looking for an apartment I really think he believes I will not kick him out. It's coming next weekend.

Now I have a new plant to try out. That is interesting. I have Camellia bushes and the leaves look like the ones in the picture. They have pink flowers. But not the one you are talking about. I am in zone 4 so not sure how the Camellia sinensis will do. But I am willing to give one a go.

Today was an easy day. Went through my patterns to see if I had any baby patterns. Have more than I thought I had. So that was good. Then went through my sewing things to see how I was on thread, needles and things. Seems to be good but need to get sewing machine needles. I have some but want to add to that. Walked around the yard to check on garden squash is now starting to break ground. Going to be a busy summer in the canning department. DD texted me and said GS said I talked him out of an apartment. Nope he lied. He didn't want to tell his mom he won't get out of bed and go talk with the landlord and sign papers and pay the downpayment. So she started in on me. I am so over this mess. Told her I have had enough and from now on I would not be talking with GS about anything even if he wants to show me an apartment. Then if he lies to her about something I didn't say then it will be all on her to take care of it. Right now I don't know if I want to stay up and wait for him to get home and have a chat with him about his lying to his mom. I would never talk him out of an apartment as I want him to move out like yesterday before he destroys something else. Tomorrow is going to be cool so will be working outside most of the day. It got cold tonight. I want to plant a few more things once I finish getting those rocks out of the small garden area. I think I have most of them out already. But I want to get that finished tomorrow and then weed out a flower bed in front yard. I had that one all done but the rain caused more weeds to come up, but won't be as bad to weed this time. Need to make a Lowes run for some mulch and preen.

Did some weeding in garden. Carrots are coming up now. Not much on the squash yet but it has only been maybe a week or a little less. Otherwise garden is looking good. Only one baby rabbit this evening and it is not messing with the garden so far. GS is upset because he found a 3 bedroom house for rent just ove $500 plus utilities. It was a really nice house near ODU college in Norfolk. He needs to learn that these houses don't wait for him to get out of bed and being to late to get hold of the realtor. He will learn if he wants to rent a house he has to get out of bed and make calls to go secure the house if he really wants it. Or he is just playing me and has no intention of moving out. He seems to have lost out on a few houses and apartments. So don't know yet what he is really doing. Only time will tell. Just wish he would grow up. Started going through my pantry as I have been using food in there, so have a lot of empty spaces. So doing a little inventory and tightening up on the empty spaces now. Not going to fill in any spaces till GS is moved out and I have more room to work. I have some boxes of things in the pantry sitting on floor for him when he moves. They are in the way right now so not a lot of room to maneuver in there.

Kappy, so glad the new eye doctor worked out for you. Now you can rest easy knowing you are getting proper care for your eyes. I have been on phone talking with a couple of my friends from Church. We usually try to get together at least once a week to talk about how our week is going. But 2 friends in one evening. And here it is 11:30 already. But we always have good laughs and such.

Getting ready to get things packed up for GS soon. He has 2 weeks left before the big move. I really hope he wakes up and does the right thing. He has a lot of growing up to do as well learning how to save money for a rainy day. Bad news is he still hasn't secured an apartment yet and now looking into something cheaper. He's not really taking much of an incentive to look. But the end is near and he's not talking to me. But at least he is talking to his mother now and that is a good thing as I have turned his issues and mess over for his mother to deal with from now on. I'm to old for his misgivings and temper tantrums. Not to mention his anger issues. I took another day off. Gave kitchen a good cleaning and then went walking this morning. GS is at work so I think I am going to lay on couch and watch some movies on TV. Don't get to do that much. It's been mostly cloudy all day. Sun only came out for maybe an hour or so. Weather might be reason I am tired. More rain tonight and tomorrow I think. Mostly rain at night this week. Good for the garden though. I have carrots starting to come up as well as the first squash I planted. I really need to make that trip to both Lowe's and Tractor Supply. I have a new one near me that just opened a few weeks ago and I haven't been to check it out yet.

Jeepers those look so much easier to put together than mine did. I like them. Glad your slow start worked out for the better. It's great when a plan comes together. I have 6 shelving units in my small bedroom that I turned into a pantry. After GS moves out I am going to take all the food out and clean up in there and move the units around differently as I think I can arrange that room a little better than it is. It would give me more room in there if my plan works out like I hope. Having that plan in your head but then actually getting it to place doesn't always work out but I am hoping this will. I am sure you will enjoy the school outing with your GS. And I am sure that jeans and tea shirts would be fine as they don't dress up for anything anymore. Stay safe Jeepers and have fun. Hope you can get a lot of stuff done at the new house. And enjoy the time with your GS. I can still remember when my GS was little. He was a lot of fun. Just don't know what happened when he grew up. Went nextdoor to see my neighbors this afternoon. Her DH got out of rehab. He looks really bad. Skin and bones. They have him walking with a walker now and trying to build up his strength now. He is facing some serious surgery for his jaw as soon as he gets some meat on those bones and gets at least half of his strength back. They are going to take bone and some vein from his leg to fix his jaw bone. If it is not done it will be a huge issue within a year. Seems the jaw bone is gone. Though he is now eating much better than before. So that is a good sign. His surgery he said will take 12 hours. In his condition that is a long time. The other option is to take some bone from his chest. So it will depend on best way with not to much stress on him.

Miki, hope you find a good termite person. We went through that many years ago. Don't get Terminix. They are bad news and will not honor there contracts. We had to threaten with a lawyer to get floors repaired after they said we didn't have termites. Was outside this morning putting the tomato cages around the tomatoes and then set up for the cucumbers to climb up the trellis. Then came in and washed a load of towels and cleaned bathrooms. Financial planner called a while ago as I am trying to pull money from that to pay off the rest of construction. Yep, it's amazing what you can find behind walls and such. So went over my budget which wasn't bad but an extra bill I don't want. So pulling money out to pay it off. Then I am going to give myself a monthly raise. With rising prices on everything in site I will need it. Still looking at the leaking hot water tank also. Haven't had to empty the bucket yet at least. So a slow leak. But bottom of tank is rusted and I need to take care of that soon. GS is suppose to be making a call to see this apartment he wants and still in bed. I really don't think he is looking and didn't look at all this past weekend. So end of month he will be on street. If he can't do what he is supposed to do while living here then he can sit in his car and look for an apartment while living on street. Enough is enough.

Mt. Rider glad you see you back on here and that you and your DH are doing fine. Just tired from trying to move things and getting the electric fixed is a challenge in itself. Right now I have a bucket under my hot water heater. Just haven't taken the time to call a plumber and get it replaced but really do need to take care of that soon. Seems it's always something.

That's great Ambergris. Jobs are a must when you can find a good one. GS kept telling me that the house he is trying to get is a single house. Nope I got the address and looked it up. It is a 2 story house turned into a duplex of sorts. The washer and dryer is sitting in what looks like a hallway with a door that says No. 2 on it. So that is an apartment and then another wider door that has no number on it. The washer and dryer are shared by both apartments. I told him it is not the whole house. But don't think that will persuade him to keep looking closer to his job. Like always he will take the first thing that comes along because he doesn't want to take the time to look around for a good place. this house is a few blocks from ODU college. The neighborhood looks nice. The house was just totally remodeled and looks nice but it is not the whole house. Just 2 apartments. And HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY everyone. I took it easy today and just relaxed. GS and I had take out chinese for dinner. So very quiet day today. Jeepers enjoy your trip and stay safe. Have fun with that grandchild. They don't stay little for long. And yes where is Mt. Rider. Hope all is well with her and her DH. Becca Anne I hope you will be able to get that lot next to you when all is said and done. would be nice to have no neighbors that close to you on one side at least and it would increase your home value if you ever decided to sell. All the Grandchildren and DD texted me all day today. GD in Washington finally found a job in an optometry office the other job was causing her to have migraines from lifting heavy boxes and things from her neck injury. So she will no longer be working retail and she said she won't miss it either. Hopefully the migraines will subside from not doing all that lifting soon.

Jeepers have a safe and fun trip. Don't get to over tired. Miki, sorry to hear you are having termite issues. I know how that is. Hope you got to them before causing to much damage. Becca Anne, that is great news about the bad neighbors. Glad they could rescue the dog. If you can get that property that would be wonderful. No neighbor on that side of you and a great place for a huge garden as well. Not to mention chickens. Kappy hope you can get rid of the varment issue. I'm dealing with rabbits. Talked with my guy that cuts grass. He said if I get the traps to catch the rabbits live he will come and get them and take them to rehome for me. So going out within the next couple of days to get the traps. He told me who had them on sale. Got the garden planted just in time for a nice soft rain. That will be better for them than me watering them. It was a good soaker rain so hoping to see some plants popping up soon. Saw the house that GS is going to rent. I thought it was a duplex, nope it's a house and has at least 3 bedrooms. It was really nice. Looked like it had just been remodeled. With that he could have a couple of renters to help with expenses. It's a 2 story house.

Worked in garden all day. The big garden is now done. Just waiting for things to sprout now. Planted green peppers, radishes, more squash, cucumbers, and now I can't think of the other stuff. Guess I'm just tired. Still have okra to plant but in the other bed I am working on. Going to be working on the fence soon. One of my neighbors said if I trap the rabbits he would cook them. I have a better Idea. He can get the traps to catch them and still cook them. Don't think I can deal with traps. GS was suppose to go look at an apartment in Norfolk today or so I thought. He is still in bed. Got up early and ordered a milkshake and sandwich from somewhere, drink the milkshake put sandwich in fridge and went back to bed. It is now going on 5pm so guess there was no apartment to be had. Told him I would take him apartment hunting today. Nope can't get out of bed. Guess the streets are calling his name.

Jeepers have a fun and safe trip. Didn't make it to Tractor Supply today but might be looking into a trap for the rabbits. Going to talk to someone about that when she gets back next week. Might be better to just rehome them. Getting to be to many of them now.