Littlesister

Favorite color: blue Favorite season: Spring and fall. I have 2 seasons I like. Winter to cold and summer to hot. Favorite drink: water and tea. Favorite food: chicken chilli, pepper steak Favorite book: to many to count. I like mysteries the best. Favorite movie: Star trek, Star Wars Favorite tools: hoe and tiller Favorite pets: both dogs and cats, Lady my first dog along with Patches and Buffy my first 2 cats. Then Sandy & Patches my husband's mother's dog she had. Then the other 2 cats, Cricket and BoBo. Favorite camping spot: Nags Head, North Carolina and Ocracoke, NC. We used to take the ferry to Ocracoke and then go back home through the country corn field Favorite garden seeds, most anything that will grow in my area. Squash, green beans, butter beans, okra, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc. Favorite comfort item: Curled up on couch with a soft blanket and reading my Bible. Quiet and relaxing time for me.

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Jeepers, glad you had an enjoyable weekend with your family and got so much done. Now with the furniture out of the way it gives you more room to do the other things you need to get done. Seems things are starting to look up now that the insurance co. is also sending you the money to get things started on putting house back together. Mt. Rider, sorry to hear about your mom's hospital visit but at least she is now doing much better and is home. Prayers still going out for your DH's surgery tomorrow. I got most of the weeding done and my neighbor came in yesterday with a new plant I had not heard of. She went to the Farmer's market in Smithfield and bought me back a new plant. I am sure some of you may have heard of it but new to me. It's called a Tromboncino squash. The squash can get up to 5 ft. long. They do well just sitting on a counter for days or for freezing as well. There were 2 plants in the pot. So I now have 2 plants in the ground with the trellis for them to grow on. This will be interesting to watch. They are in the butternut category. They will be ready to pick in October. Though I have all my summer squash and lots of it as I have used up all the squash I had. I will have a lot of summer squash and now the winter squash if this takes off. Been working on the garage sorting through things to get rid off. I have a car load now to take to the Good Will. Hoping to get things much better organized out there. I have my bottled water supply now up off the floor and on the bottom rack of one of the shelves. So that is now all together. That is mostly for hurricane season. I buy early before the season starts so I don't have to fight the crowds when the time comes. I stay out of the stores during that time. To much panic buying and the emptying of the shelves when people wait till the last minute. GS came to house about 6pm to wash his clothes. I think he realized living in a hotel for 3 months was going to break the bank. So he moved in with a friend from his old job and crashing on his couch. He is going to help with utilities, and the friend is not charging rent. He said he is also going to help him to clean up the house that it is in bad shape. It is his friend's mother's house and nothing works. So no working fridge, nor working shower or tub and a lot of other things that need doing. GS said the house is a gut job that needs major work. The parents bought another house several years ago and let their son stay there. He goes to his parents house to shower and wash clothes. GS comes here to wash clothes but is going to start going to the gym to shower. He did take shower at my house last night. He has a long way to go in growing up but seems to be working on it. He is discovering that money doesn't grow on trees and he can't buy all these games and stuff he wants. One thing at a time and you need to save for it. Not use the money for bills to buy things. So hopefully being on his own will help him understand the way things work. He is also thinking about prepping now. Seems another friend from another state and him have been talking. I fixed him up a first aid kit which was the basic things and all he needs to do is add what he needs to that. He can't do a lot till he is in his own apartment but at least he is thinking about it. It will be interesting to see how far along he has come in the growing up area in about 2 years. Hopefully for the good. Just needs to get off that weed. Though he didn't even smoke cigarettes or vape while he was here. He didn't leave till around 9:30 last night. And it seems he has a new girl friend which seems to be an on line thing.

Mt. Rider, you will get there one step at a time. Sounds like you are doing better. Praying for your DH to come through surgery with flying colors and a fast recovery. Becca Anne, Sounds like all is going well with the baby. It won't be much longer now. Praying it will be an easy delivery. Jeepers, hope you are able to get a lot done this weekend. With your son there to help you it will go a lot easier. Miki, praying all goes well with your DH's eye surgery. Ambergris, sounds like with the new laser. Sounds like you are going to be having some fun with craft and such. Was outside most of morning weeding the gardens. GS will be here around 3pm to wash his clothes. So need to figure out dinner soon. So he will at least get to eat a good meal before heading back to hotel. Wish he could get an apartment sooner than mid August. Just taking a break right now. I am weeding out 4 garden areas today. Garage can wait for a bit. I will get back to that next week.

Those dumplings do look really yummy.

Mt. Rider, hoping all goes well for your DH with the surgery. Prayers for him to have a fast recovery. For Miki's DH with his eye surgery that all goes well for him. Becca Anne hopefully the baby will come this weekend so you won't have to change things around for your work. But on the other hand I am sure that June 6th would make Jeepers very happy. My grandbaby is due sometime mid October and and hoping that she will be born Oct. 26th as that was my DH's birthday. Can't think of a better way to celebrate his birthday than to have his first grandchild born on that day. Though he is not with us any longer it would still be a great way to remember him. Was hoping it would be dry enough this morning to weed garden. Everything is looking really good and things starting to bloom. Saw the fox the other night but not sure if it got any rabbits. That seems to be why it is hanging around in the late evenings. I have a new bunny now. So the mom had a 3ed litter but looks like only one baby so far. It is a tiny one. Haven't seen the rabbits in a couple of days now but that happens sometimes. They will venture into neighbors yards for awhile eating the grass. As long as they stay out of my garden they can go anywhere else they want. Just stay in the neighbor's yards. I am going to put some fencing around all 4 sides of the sheds to keep the rabbits from nesting under there. But need to wait till fall to do it as the rabbits won't be under there at that time. Hoping to stop them from nesting there. Washed clothes this morning and did some dusting. So far that is about all I have done. Just looking around at other things I need to do and working on a plan.

About the only dumplings I make are chicken and dumplings. Not crazy about feta cheese but have used it on occasion. I am not much on Asian food but my GS loves it.

Miki, hope all goes well with your husband's surgery. Jeepers that is great that your son is coming to help move furniture. I think I have been taking a mental break all week. The rain has stopped me from doing anything outside, and I did something I should not have done. Doctor put me on Trulicity for my diabetes I told him 4 months ago I could not take it and that was why my thyroid was way off the charts. All he did was to keep me on it and upped my synthroid. Well I stopped taking it for about 2 months and it took me a month to get my energy back and other health issues as well. So Monday I decided to try it one more time to see for sure if it was the Trulicity that was causing the issues. Yep, it was. Starting Tuesday my energy was way down, felt like I was going to be sick and stomach pains as well. All I want to do is sleep. That is not like me. So I will stop taking it now for sure. I do know for sure that Trulicity does affect the Thyroid and interferes with the synthroid medication. Time for some change. I have been forcing myself to get a few things done in the house. Can't work in garage because I need to pull some tables I have for GS and things out of garage onto the driveway to get to other things to go through. Rain stopped all of that. So just working on house. Dusting fans, and washing blinds and such. Need to go to neighbor's house to use her washing machine as mine is to small and has an agitator and need to wash the mattress cover from GS's bed. It won't fit in mine. I do see a new washing machine in the near future.

Jeepers that was a lot of work. Mt. Rider praying for your DH to get through the surgery and back home to heal fast. Becca Anne, I am hoping baby will be here soon. I have been getting my tags every 2 years now for many years. Works out better for me. My GS said that in Washington state you can get them every 3 years. He is hoping to be able to do that here. But don't think he can. Have had rain now for 4 days off and on. Way to wet to work in garden. Need to transplant some broccoli from the greenhouse and do some weeding. We didn't get any rain today but it poured down most of last night. So been working on the house. I have had the windows opened up now for a week or more just airing out the house. Finally got that smell from GS's smoking or whatever he was doing in that bedroom out. Weather has been cool but didn't need to close windows or use heat nor air conditioner. Still have the windows open tonight but is again a cool night. Makes for good sleeping weather. Just hope we don't have a super hot summer. Going to load car up hopefully tomorrow for a Good Will run. Working on garage as there is a lot of stuff out there I don't use anymore and can't see any reason to keep it. So out it goes. Once it is cleaned up and I have things set up like I want. I am going to get the bedroom furniture moved out there and cover it up till GS moves to his apartment. I would prefer to get a pod but it is only just under 3 months. So I am thinking of saving the money and just doing that. I could put that money to better use. Could change my mind on that but for now just setting all his stuff in garage till moving day will work.

GS just left about 20 minutes ago. He is going to have one long drive to and from work. He is setting up plans to move in about a year and a half to the Blue ridge mountains. He is already looking around to see what type of jobs are around the area. He has always loved the mountain area. That might be a pipe dream unless he learns how to save is money and not blow it on junk and pot. Don't think he likes living in a hotel room. He said it's not much of anything. I didn't say anything to him as I know he knows that if he behaved himself he would still be living here. He was tired but he was talkative for a change. Telling me about how he found people on line to help teach him about gaming design. That is what he really wants to get into for a job and start his own business. I think with how he is about school he best keep his day job. Or in his case his night job. I am going to settle down in a while and watch TV. Something I haven't been able to really sit down and do much. I watched the Rifleman last night. More like binge watching it. DH watched that all the time and I guess I got hooked on it. DH loved the westerns. Was looking at the garden and I have a lot of weeding to do before it gets out of hand. The rain really brings out the best in weeds. Going to figure out a better solution to that as I don't like using weed killer in garden. I try to keep everything organic as much as possible. GS said we are suppose to have thunderstorms tonight. So if that is the case it may be Wed. before I can get out there to weed. The first squash I planted is in bloom and the broccoli has now come up. As soon as it is big enough I will transplant to the garden. Tomato plants are really growing now. Getting much taller. I am still trying to get myself back to my old self from being yelled at and cussed at all the time. It has been nice to have my house back to a point I can do what I want when I want now. It just takes time after going through all that. Lesson learned. No more family members moving in on me.

GS hasn't gotten here yet but should be here in an hour or two. Checked the garden and I have some weeding to do. But to wet to work on it today. While I was outside I felt a few drops of rain. So might be going to get more. It is getting humid outside now. Worked on that bedroom yesterday and today. Dusting the furniture and such. need to get ceiling light fixture back up. Took them down to wash. Mt. Rider you are right about good news. We need lots more of it these days. I am working on getting me back to my old chipper self again. It has been a very rough almost 4 years now. First DH, then GD and her DH moving in that same year that DH passed away and then GS last year not long after GD moved out to NC then to SC. So I have had no time for myself since DH passed away. Hopefully now as things start to settle down I can get myself back together and enjoy life again. Family can come visit anytime they want but they will not be moving in on me again. I think GS did me in on that. But at least he is working things out. I believe he will learn and do much better living on his own. He has a lot to learn and will learn the hard way but he will learn. I need to get that furniture out of bedroom and into garage but need a couple of men to help me do it. That is some heavy furniture. So might need to hire a couple of guys to do that for me. Once that is done I can get the house back together and have more time for more fun things again.

Jeepers with my GS most medication and including pot acts differently on him. Instead of being mellow he acts up and gets angry. This is why I want him to get in some sort of rehab to help him get off of it. DD did have him on meds for ADHD when he was young. It made him out to be a little hellion. It was really bad. He couldn't take it and they would try different types of meds for his ADHD and it was always the same. He would act out and be totally out of control. I may have kicked him out of the house for that misbehavior but I haven't given up on him yet. He texted me earlier today once to tell me he is coming for a cookout tomorrow. And then I asked him if he had anything to do other than his video games. He text back to tell me he was thinking about his life and trying to work his issues out. So I am hoping he will come around and get off that weed and turn his life around. Prayers are still needed for this boy. I think we all have had our share of family members that treat us in ways that shouldn't happen. I washed my hands of my younger sister many years ago. Yes, I to still love her because she is my sister, but I will not tolerate how she was treating me. So I no longer see nor talk to her. Life has been so much better with her out of my life. Becca Anne, I am so glad you made it to your DD's house before the baby was born. My great grandchild is due sometime in October and I am hoping it will be on Oct. 26 as that was my DH's Birthday. That would be something for that to happen. But not getting my hopes up either.

Euphrasyne, You can have my rabbits. They are going to be dinner if they keep eating my strawberry plants. Hope things settle down for you as well. I will not be on here as much next week as I am cleaning and sorting. Need to pack up the rest of GS's clothes to go to the apartment in August. I cleaned up his room today and the smell is now gone. I have the whole house opened up to air out. My coughing seems to be starting to calm down a bit so that smell and the dust in his room might have been part of it. I couldn't get his room clean with him sleeping all day and I would be too tired to stay up all night to clean it. Not to mention both clean and dirty clothes all over the floor. I am just going to take one room at a time this week and get it cleaned up and sort out what is in each room. Then I will tackle the garage and then the shed. I haven't forgotten about the material. Just ended up with a lot of other things stopping me from what I needed to get done. GS texted me and is coming tomorrow for the cookout. I will be just him and me but should be fun. I hope he is thinking about things and will thrive to do better in the future. He has to learn he can't treat his elders the way he has and I know it was the pot talking and he will have to deal with that on his own terms. The kittens are so cute. I miss mine. They are fun. I am just going to work on house and getting it totally back together and then sit back and relax. Garden got rain so that is really good. Rain water is always best for a garden. Everything has perked up a lot. And growing. Need to get ready for canning soon also. Still have the freezer to empty and want to get that going before the garden produces.

Mt. Rider, You are right. We can come here with our problems to talk it all out. Some issues good and some bad. Like you said good ones grandbabies. And yes I am praying that Becca Anne makes it there before the baby is born. It's getting really close. Jeepers needing prayer that her house will get done so she can move permanently to Indy. Ambergris with her move to another apartment and her B/p issues. Mt Rider for health for both her and her DH. Annarchy with her MIL and shingles. Hoping all goes well there and the job gets done before a rainstorm or something. And with me and my GS. All went well in the end. And I just hope he learns from it now. Yes we all need to vent and need prayers for many things. And just so glad that prayers are being answered. Got up this morning to an almost clean kitchen. Still some deep cleaning to get done. But didn't have to wake up to a sink full of dirty dishes, sticky counters, and sticky floor to clean up first thing this morning. I should be in church but just needed some time for myself today. Haven't had that just me time in a long, long time. Just hoping now I can get back into a routine of doing things around the house and start getting out to do things again. Got rain last night so garden got watered. We are having more rain today. Garden really needs it. Cucumbers are not liking this cold weather we are having. It's been mild but down in low 50's some nights and cucumbers are getting stringy. So will be watching them. Got most of the windows open airing out the house and mostly GS's bedroom. Will be washing sheets and blankets off the bed shortly and doing a lot of cleaning and dusting in there. It still has a slight smell in there now but working on it. Once it is cleaned up, dusted and floors mopped and such that smell will be totally gone. I think that might be what was causing my cough for the most part. Cough not as bad today. GS is coming to house Monday for a cookout. Will need to go to store for some corn on the cob. Other than that I have everything I need for the cookout. It will be just him and me but that is fine. All other kids are in other states now and this is something I will have to get used to. And yes Mt. Rider. GS surprised me and left peacefully. He was moody when he first woke up and then got much better as the day went on. He was talking and even gave me a hug and said he loved me before he left. After that last yelling and cursing spell he stayed off the pot till he moved out. He had it in his car though. He is staying in a hotel which he will do till he moves to his apartment on August 25th. Bad part is he won't be able to save much money for that move by living in a hotel but he bought that on himself. I know it was the pot that caused all his issues and I just don't understand why he won't get off of it. He does very well when not on it. But a total terror when he is. He will still need a lot of prayers. And I was glad he realized I left him in a much better place when I told him to leave than his parents and oldest sister did. Now to see how he does on his own. Prayers that he will stay safe and learn from his past mistakes and do well. Now off to clean up.

Wow, an escape artist cat. Have fun with that. Been there done that before. I know you are glad you are moving in the new place very soon now. Once you are settled in, you can have a little fun around there exploring new places. It's been cool and cloudy all day today and is now trying to rain. I hope we do get rain as the garden can use it. Otherwise I will need to go out and water it. GS is on his way to a hotel. He was moody this morning but as the day went on he opened up and was talking normal. He left on good terms which surprised me but glad he did. He will still be coming here to wash clothes on weekends and coming Monday for a cookout. But he left me a mess to clean up. Still a lot of clothes that need to be packed up to take when he gets his apartment. And I need to strip the bed and wash sheets and blankets. So will be box hunting soon. But right now I just want to relax and rest a bit. I have really been through he... He stopped using the pot after that last incident. But he has not given it up. So might be why he was much better today. Now that he is on his own, maybe it will give him time to think about his behavior and how it affects other people. I'm just glad he left on good terms. I was worried about that. He may have been really ugly to me and other family members but at least he left my house on good terms. I did work with him to get him in a better position to live on his own and taught him a lot. But he is way behind on medical bills again and I just hope he pays them soon. He doesn't need to start out in an apartment with those medical bills but now it is out of my hands and for him to learn some lessons.

Glad MIL is ok and the only damage was the shingles. Very scary indeed. I am just moving around house today looking at things I need to do and want to do. GS is still here but has packed up what he will be taking. He is staying in a hotel. He is behaving so far. He took a shower and is still washing clothes. Told him he can come here to wash clothes each week. Not going to leave him stranded like his sister and mother did. Just can't let him live here. He is talking to me and being civil about it. No cussing, screaming or yelling. So maybe I hope he is thinking about his actions.

I remember that as well. As they say let the good times roll.

Momo, I think we all have those times where we are just spinning our wheels. Once my GS is moved out. I will have so much that I had to put off doing because of his sleeping during day and working nights. That I will have my hands full trying to get things done in this house. I still haven't finished getting things unpacked and put away from the construction. And after GS moves out that room needs to be fumigated. It smells bad from him saying he's not smoking in there. But that smell is coming from somewhere. And I never knew that a wheel chair wheel would cost so much. I hope that includes them putting the new one on. And yes we all need to take a break and remember our military and falling heros.

went out and cut chives this afternoon. Have them in dehydrator now. should take about 4 or 5 hours but I am thinking less. Will keep an eye on them. Went out and checked garden. Seems the tomato plants are loving this cooler weather but the cucumbers not so much. They are still growing but they are about a foot up in height and now getting spiny. Temps at night are in the 50's. Guess cucumbers can't take that cold. Hoping they do well and I don't have to replant. Our weather here is crazy. Was going to water tonight but we are going to get rain. So will wait. Yesterday went I went to store to pick up RX, Harris Teeter had a great sell. They had hotdogs on sell by 2 get 3 free and a few other things like that. So I went shopping after picking up the RX. I am looking to can pork & beans with the hotdogs in them. I used to buy those small cans like that for DH. But they have gotten expensive and they do make for a fast lunch. So looking into my canning books to see if I can do that or not. I saved $118 just buying the buy 2 get 3 free deals. The hotdogs were the Nathan brand at $6.99 a pack. I always bought those because they were lower in salt. that made them come out to $2.79 a pack. This brand was always higher than other brands but needed the lower salt content for DH. And since I have high blood pressure I need to watch my salt intake or my ankles and legs will swell up. Those will last me a long time. Just hope I will be able to do what I want and can beanie weenies. Next week I will thoroughly clean kitchen and get counters cleaned off as GS is moving out this week end and all his things will be off the counter. So I will have room to get things done. I will hopefully be able to get the freezer emptied this time since I won't be dealing with unruly children. Just hope being on his own that he will learn that even living on your own you are still responsible for your actions. DD said with him back on pot which was a problem when he was living at home, that he cannot control his behavior. She said not even prescriptions did well with him and he would have behavior issues. He won't be on the street he is going to be crashing with a friend for 3 months. Just hope he doesn't give his friend any issues while he is smoking that mess.

Plant manager works for me. I think we all here would fit that category. Love the cat fishing. That brings a whole new meaning to catfish.

I had not heard that Tina Turner had passed. That is so sad. I really like her performances also. Seems so many that I always loved to watch or listen to have passed away. Just can't into these newer performers. Music has gotten bad except for some country music. Some of the newer country music is pretty good. But I have all my old rock and roll and country music on CD's so I mostly listen to those now. Haven't found a radio station that I like yet.

Becca Anne, Hope you make it to your DD's house before the baby arrived. Sounds like it won't be long now. Stay safe and have fun with the new baby when it arrives. Jeepers, glad all the furniture arrived on time and you are finally getting your house together. I need to look for both den furniture and living room furniture. But will wait till I get everything situated after GS moves out. Got up this morning with a headache. Checked B/P. Ouch. 207/98. Took my B/P meds this morning instead of at night. They are only once a day. Will talk to doctor about what is going on again if I don't get it under control again. Might be that I have been on this medication to long and is not working like it should now. Yes your body can get so used to a med. that it just won't work for you anymore. Or it could just be the stress of how GS has been acting. Talked with daughter last night and she said that GS has an interview with Tractor Supply. He was wanting to do his full time job plus a part time job. Asked her if he said anything about moving out this weekend and she would not answer that question other than to say he does not want to stay here. It sounds like they are plotting for him to not move out. So hoping I won't have any issues with that. Going to be bringing in a couple of boxes to put by his door to start packing up tonight. Haven't talked to him in 2 days so don't know what he is up to yet. Just hope he won't give me any lip service or other issues. Just going to relax a bit today and do some reading till my blood pressure goes back down. Need to mop the sticky kitchen floor again but will wait for a bit till headache goes away. Really didn't need to start my day out with Blood pressure issues. It hasn't been this high since DH passed away. And that was just over 2 years ago. So I need to remove the issues of GS and his screaming, yelling and cussing at me. Not to mention all the extra work I have had on me and the destruction of my house. I not only have the closet door to replace as it can't be repaired but other things around here that need painting or cleaning because he can't keep his dirty feet off the furniture or walls. He goes barefoot all the time both indoors and outside and never wipes or washes his feet. So the dirt on his feet are on walls and furniture. He will lay on the floor and prop his feet on the walls to watch a movie on his cell phone. I clean as much off as I can but will have to pull out the paint when he leaves to paint those areas. I really feel like my house will never be clean again. He did clean up the kitchen other that what he spilled on floor, so that is a plus. Garden is doing really well but I thought this was the end of May. We have had some really cold nights and even daytime is cold. Should be getting up to 69* for the high today. Don't know rather to put on summer clothes or winter clothes these days. But the tomatoes are loving this weather. They are growing fast. Just hope they produce a good crop.

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.