Littlesister

Worked in garden this morning, Got tomatoes, carrots and squash planted. Tomorrow I will finish the planting and get other things in yard done. Going to get the green house in a more permanent place. Then next spring I only need to put the cover on it and it will be ready to use. Putting in permanent tie downs for it. Moving the wood pile to a better location as well. GS said he will help me with that. I will see if he can get up before 5pm to help. He's being nice again for now. I think it is a coy to get me to let him stay longer but not going to happen. Next week is back to house work and going through more stuff for Goodwill. Maybe do some organizing if I get the chance.

Happy Birthday Darlene. May it be a great day.

Didn't get to work in gardens today. Went back out hoping it had warmed up a bit and instead it got colder and started raining. Right now the sun is out but some gray clouds. hoping tomorrow will be better. So just worked around the house today. Got quite a bit done inside today though. I thought about going out and planting my carrot seeds but to tired now and my ear is very sore. Afraid I might be on the verge of getting an ear infection. Will see what happens tomorrow.

My younger sister got everything. There was no will that could be found. My parents never made one up. Only where they wanted to be buried. My younger sister even caused my mother to lose her house. That one is a long story. Just wish my mother would have seen through her as she was one evil girl. went out early this morning to start working in gardens again and it was just to cold. So came in house to do some things. Will go back out in a couple of hours to work garden. Woke up with my ear full of fluid so had to deal with that very early this morning. It is better but I can still feel some fluid way down in there. Hope I'm not getting an ear infection. It was very windy yesterday and that might have something to do with it. Wind blowing in my ears and face. Had to pin my hair up it was so windy. But I got a lot done on the gardens.

I know what you mean Jeepers, I think it is in all families. it is why I have a trust instead of a will. I already know what each of my grandchildren want as well as my DD. In the trust is a list of each item that each child wants. So no bickering, or anything. Each child will get what they want and as for the rest they can sell it, throw it out, or divide it between them. It will all be taken care of through the trust lawyer. All of my uncles and aunts are gone now and I only have a few cousins left now. All are up in age now also. It is ashame that families have to act like the way they do when a family member passes as it leaves hard feelings for a long, long time. Just not worth it to me.

Euphrasyne, So sorry about your uncle. And yes I have been there with my little sister. She started stealing from my mother before she passed away. Then after she passed and with my older sister who passed in 1999 and lived with my mother. Yes little sister didn't care that older sister was still alive and for that reason she had no business taking from the house anything she wanted without asking. She took everything, but was worth it to not have the drama. My younger sister was very greedy. She learned at a very young age take what you want. I even had to give her my Christmas presents each year if it was something she wanted. But was worth it to not see or hear from her any longer.

Ambergris, I'm glad all is ok now. And you were able to go back home. Hope PM is doing ok as well. Jeepers, everything here is shrinking. The Wendy's frosty's and the Dairy Queen are smaller now. But the price sure didn't shrink. Got the garden in, and the marigolds planted. But saw where we are going to have a couple of 42* nights. So going to wait a bit on the tomatoes. Still have to plant the watermelon plants but not sure where yet. Working on a place. Got just over half of the flower bed on back of house cleaned out. So hopefully tomorrow I can finish up. Stopped a little earlier than I usually do. Just tired and was starting to get really sore, so figured I better quit while I was ahead. It has been really windy today so that might be why I was able to get in garden after last night's rain. It wasn't the hard rain we did have for 2 day. GS still not talking to me and he won't talk to his mother either. Don't know what is up with that. He called his mother and told her I am making him move by end of this month. Still not looking for an apartment. I ask DD if he told her why I am making him move and she said no. So told her about going through my bedroom dressers, and such looking for his rent money. And punching a hole in the closet door. She said he would have been out of her house that night. I thought about just waiting till 1st of July because of just getting this job but I'm not so sure I will do that now. Never said he was sorry for what he did and won't take responsibility for his actions. I have told him many times actions have consequences. He just doesn't seem to get it or just doesn't care. His whole life is sleeping, eating and playing video games. He does nothing else. Woke me up around 3 am this morning going up and down hall talking to his internet friend and being very loud. I got up and told him to tone it down. He wouldn't do it but ended up sitting in his car to finish talking with his friend. I think he got the idea that he could be kicked out before end of May. I worry that he will never change his ways and start doing what's right. I really hate kicking him out but it is the only way he will ever learn.

Been working in the gardens all morning. Came in for a break and to get my seeds to plant. There was more rain last night and ground is muddy but just dry enough that I can now get into it to plant.. Later will come in and start on another room to deep clean. I should sleep good tonight or be so tired I can't sleep.

Mt. Rider I hope you don't have any squirrels in attic or getting in walls. They will eat through the electrical cords. I know several people here that has had that issue. Had to call someone out to get the squirrels out and find where they got in. They love cedar shank roofs. Hope you can get it figured out soon. Just finished working on the den. Making a few changes and dusting and mopping floors as well. Had to change filters on vacuum as well. I forgot the construction workers got hold of it and was vacuuming things that they should have been using their shop vac for. I had forgotten about that and had to clean it and change filters before I could use it. I didn't realize the wood stove could create so much dust. But all clean now. I will know now that next winter I will need to keep on top of that.

Got Den cleaned up and furniture vacuumed. Moved some furniture around now that I won't be using the wood stove for the summer. Hoping to find new den furniture that will work in there after GS moves out. Thinking couch and 2 swivel rockers. With those I won't have to move furniture when I start using the stove again next winter. Right now I have the living room furniture in den. Loveseat and couch. So have to move the loveseat to the other side of den when using the wood stove. GS is at work so I can get so much more done right now. Tomorrow I will spend most of day working on garden. Pulled out the seeds I want to get planted so I am ready to go. Only one more flower bed in back of house to get cleaned out but will do that after I plant the bigger garden and the one on side of house. Then need to plant the marigolds along the the front yard flower bed for a border. I have 40 of those so hoping it will be enough.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIDNIGHTMOM Have a wonderful day.

Garden beds needed a day to dry out. The hard rain past 2 days made it to muddy to get in there yet. I have 2 new baby rabbits now. So working on blocking them from the garden. I hope the rabbit repellent liquid fence works. Going to try that till I can get the fence set up. Got the wood stove cleaned out and glass cleaned. Don't think I will be using it now until next winter. Then started dusting and cleaning the den. For the first time since GS moved here, I did not have to get up and clean kitchen first thing. GS cleaned his mess up last night. That was a first and I am thankful for that. But I know what is coming as it gets closer to end of May. He's hoping I will change my mind and let him stay. Still not talking much to me but that's ok also. Made deviled eggs this morning. Wanted to use up the older eggs that was in fridge. Tomorrow, no rain so will be working garden all day.

I really hope this rain stops soon. I really want to work in garden and get it going. May is about here now and It's time to plant. Rain Rain go away, come back again another day. Well, never got to finish cleaning up the den. But tomorrow morning while waiting for garden area to dry up enough to be able to work out there, I will finish cleaning up the den. I am doing a deep clean. Much needed from using the wood stove all winter. It does create dust but dust well worth it for the warmth of the stove. I really enjoyed sitting by that stove all nice and warm reading a book. My bedroom is all clean and sheets now washed. So one room down, then den and then after that the dining room again. Table is piled up again. How does that keep happening. I have 5 cases of canning jars sitting on it for one things and dish towels I haven't put away yet from washing towels the other day. I used to be able to keep up with all this housework but not for a long while now. Jeepers, I pray your sciatic nerve starts getting much better very soon. Becca Anne, glad the weather is holding out for you and you have really made progress with getting your garden in. Hopefully mine will be in tomorrow afternoon pending weather. Though I don't think we are having rain tomorrow. If I had a housekeeper, she would run when she sees GS's room. I have never seen such a mess in my life. But he is washing clothes, cleaned his bathroom and emptied clean dishes out of dishwasher all without me asking him to. Guilt trip over the closet door maybe. But at least he did it. He can do what he should he just chooses not to.

Ambergris you just might be right with that. He just put gas in his car not that long ago but then needed gas again. And he said cig. also. But I think he bought more than cig. Still not speaking and didn't even bother with his sister when she came to visit. Just looked at her and walked out of room. That has been an issue with him for a few years now. That is the faught of his parents. Will not join the family for meals at holidays but goes to his room and stays. Euphrosyne, I am the same when it comes to NOT IN MY HOUSE, NOT AROUND ME person as well. DH and I had big issues with his DD and his step son over that. It was not a good situation and a long story about that. Lets just say his daughter had enough drugs that she bought in house to put DH and I both in jail and cause me to loose my DD. We found it and DH flushed it down the toilet. When she found out what he did. All he got was thanks a lot dad it wasn't paid for yet. Needless to say, she was kicked out of house and we kept the baby. She was 15 at the time. That is how we ended up keeping my step GD. There is a lot more to it but I will leave it at that. Once GS is out of house end of May, I am cutting ties with him for a long while.

Was getting ready to start cleaning the den really good and my DGD and her DH came in unannounced to visit a while. They are the ones in SC. I enjoyed the surprise visit. They are having dinner tonight with his parents before he leaves to go in Coast Guard. They are packing up to move in with GD's parents next week. When he gets out of boot camp he will be stationed in Elizabeth City, NC. That is about an hour from me. They will have to move every 4 years. But training will take place in Elizabeth City after he gets out of boot camp. He will be working on planes. He decided to go in because the medical insurance is much better and with starting a family now he wanted better insurance and a career, not just working for someone with louzy insurance and not much in pay. Plus they are talking about bringing back the draft. Rather they do it or not remains to be seen and he said he would rather have the option to choose what he wanted to do and what branch of military he wanted. Smart move. GD is just starting to show now. So will be needing maternity clothes soon. Her best friend is also expecting and was giving 3 cribs from family members. All brand new. So her friend is giving one to GD. So they already have a crib. Just has to buy a mattress for it. Her oldest sister is not going to have children so I will give that blanket to younger GD as it is no need to keep it and it sit in closet to dry rot. I also have one made for GS but he said he will never get married nor have kids. But he is young yet and stupid but maybe I pray he will grow up and get his act together. I will hold on to that one for a while just in case. They are going to have a baby shower at her friend's house not far from me in August, so I have plenty of time to get things together for them. Will be checking with DD to see what they need also, baby swing, car seat, stroller or whatever in the bigger items.

Seems GS spent most of his night in car. He's sulking right now. But that's ok as long as he is behaving. He's not looking for an apt. nor a room to rent somewhere. I have spent the morning cleaning kitchen up behind him. Who eats 3 dinners. Pizza, spaghetti, and and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. And doesn't gain a pound. That was his supper last night. He did empty the dishwasher and put away most of the dishes. That was something. But I think that might have been the guilty part of him. Yes he got Jeepers, I really hope that sciatic nerve gets better soon. Are you taking anything for the inflammation? That video that Ambergris posted I have seen before they say it really helps. Might be a good one to try. But it takes time to stretch out muscles and such. Ambergris, I could use your housekeeper, but I don't think she would like having to deal with Mr. mess up the house all the time. I am washing sheets from my bed this afternoon as it is pouring down rain and I can't do anything outside. I really need to start planting now. But as hard as it is raining now and suppose to be all day again. It will be to muddy again tomorrow to work out side. Hoping maybe the sun will be drying it out enough to plant tomorrow afternoon. Did I say I need a suntan anyway? So I will work in hot sun if that is what it takes to get my plants and seeds in ground. Weather is not cooperating. Got kitchen cleaned up and will be cleaning up den soon and mopping floors. Such a fun afternoon.

I am being careful with GS. He is calm right now as he wanted $60 from his rent money for gas and cigarettes. said the Marlboro menthol longs he smokes are $7 a pack. Told him to get a second job to support his bad habits. He's talking about getting a new pipe for his vaping when he gets paid. I know what he is doing. Trying to spend all his money so he can stay here after the end of May. Nope, not happening. He's going to be out of here even if it's on the street. So between smoking, vaping and pot it seems he might not be able to pay rent in a couple of months. But that's on him. I have tried and tried to teach him how to budget and he won't do it. He has been throwing his medical bills aside and not paying them. So he will learn when he is out on his own. And his parents can help him with money because he is breaking me. I have the blinds to fix that he bent up, the door is not fixable. It is a sliding closet door that is hollow inside and more like a plywood door I am guessing. Just one solid thin wood and is hollow. I can't believe he threw his phone because he got mad at it. I think he was mad because he couldn't find the rent money and threw something at the door. But he won't be getting into my room anymore. Ambergris, I would just move the food to other side of gate and see if the cat would be able to eat or lock the other cats up till that cat can eat. Cats are so funny and it is harder to train one to behave around one they don't like. Mt. Rider glad you had a great ride today. I'm sure it was a good day for it. And now I know why Euphrasyne needed a down day. Mt. Rider did you get your computer fixed long enough for you to find another one? And I hope you get that sciatic nerve under control soon.

Euphrasyne, That is so sweet of your DH to take care of the kids so you can rest and just enjoy doing nothing but relaxing. I cleaned my bedroom and bath and the kitchen today. Now I am to tired to go outside and work in garden. Maybe after church tomorrow If weather permits I can start planting. Someone told me it is to early yet, but I don't think so. I have plants I need to get in ground by end of next week. GS got up at 5 pm this afternoon and I told him we needed to talk. He got his feathers up and wanted to know why. Just said that we needed to talk some things over and get something to eat and then we'll talk. So after he ate. I asked him when he gets paid and it is next Friday. So no money for a week. I then told him that he was moving out by end of May and he said no it is July. Told him not anymore. And then I took him into bedroom and showed him what he did to my closet door. He said he didn't do that and I told him yes he did because I was cleaning out flower bed right under his bedroom window and heard him throw something though I thought he hit the wall. He threw his phone at the closet door. Plus I told him why he did it. That he made a big mistake going in my bedroom and going through my dressers and nightstand looking for money before coming outside to ask me if I had any money. Let him know my bedroom was off limits no matter what. So will see what happens. Hope he can save money because he isn't getting any money from me. It is ashame I ended up with a GS that is so destructive and just won't grow up. But it seems I'm not the only one. My neighbors across the street from me, let their daughter move back in with them but not her 18 year old son. Seems he got very nasty with them and used some pretty bad language on them. So he is not allowed to live there. So he had to go live with his father. Their daughter is mad about it and said she can't see him and misses him. She got told to go pick him up and take him out to dinner or something but he's not coming back to their house. I guess a lot of grandparents and parents are going through things like this. It's sad that there are parents that just don't raise their children like they should and that the schools don't teach them enough to learn anything. And the schools are getting much worse.

Was going to start planting this morning but with the all day rain yesterday, everything is way to muddy. Just walking across the grass this morning was slushy. So will see how this afternoon turns out after it has had some sun on it. Cleaned up and mopped kitchen floor behind GS. And I went in his room to see how dirty he has gotten it and it is bad. He has also punched a small hole in the closet door. So When he gets up, I will give him time to wake up good and then I am going to tell him to move out by end of May since his mother told him he would be able to move. He's not paying any of his bills other than the cell phone. And buying heavy on cig. and vape juice. He some money but not using it wisely. I think he said he got paid yesterday but that will be one of the first questions I ask him. I am going to tighten up on his misery. He didn't like finding me on couch at 1 am watching TV. But I didn't budge till he went to bed at 5:30 this morning. So I didn't get a lot of sleep. TV is on and going full blast. Not going to turn it down either. And since I can't do anything outside, I need to vacuum floors and clean bathrooms. So I will be very loud. It's not like he has to go to work this evening and he isn't helping me do anything again and hasn't turned his hands to do anything since he was fired a month ago.

Virginia, Thank you for letting us know he's healing and doing well.

Jeepers, it sounds like something is going bad in your computer. I have lost things on my phone before but had all my numbers and important things written down in a notebook I keep. I started doing that when I first started prepping. Paper copies of everything. I want to get most of my pictures copied also. I could do that from my printer or just put on a photo stick and go to either Walmart or Walgreens to make copies of them. I know I can make copies at Walgreens but not sure if I can do it with a photo stick at Walmart. If I do it from my computer, I have plenty of photo paper for that.

Mt. Rider, many years ago my step daughter bought DH's ex to our house to steal anything she wanted. They had been divorced for 10 or 12 years and had no right into our house. But Step daughter was doing it because her mother wanting to keep trying to hurt DH and didn't like that he remarried after 10 or 12 years of being divorced. I came home and caught her going through our stuff. She even took my silverware. It was mine before I even knew DH but she took it anyway. So DH put an outside type lock on door. You have to have a key to open it from outside the room but can be opened from inside room by turning the latch. I now have my room under lock and key. Though he never found his rent money nor my money. Very well hidden. He won't be able to get into my room now. Neighbor came over a while ago to get some herbs for their dinner tonight. glad to share as I am overflowing with some herbs. Mt. Rider I was thinking a snow plow but didn't know you were talking about moving snow off the steps. Or that is what I was thinking you meant. Maybe what Ambergris was saying depending on how the steps are configured. And the last thing you or your HD needs is to fall down icy steps. Be careful.

Snow blower might work much better. Termite man should be here between 9 and 12 am. So stuck home till then. They called this morning. Usually they call and make an apt. but not this time. It is raining and they had a house that they needed to treat but can't do that in the rain. So coming out sometime this morning since they cancelled that other apt. That's fine as it will get that out of the way. Will just work on catching up house work. Washing clothes today since it is raining. Only have maybe 2 loads. Usually I do that on Monday's. But with working on garden and flower beds, I decided to do it today. Don't know if it will be to wet tomorrow to work outside yet. But might be since it is suppose to rain all day today. GS was 6 minutes late for work yesterday. He told them a lie and said he had to help me lift something heavy. Said he didn't want to tell them he overslept since he's on a 90 day training and just got the job last Thursday. Told him to get off the computer and go to bed at night and he wouldn't oversleep. He goes to bed at 6 am and gets up at 2:30 to get ready for work at 4 pm. He doesn't have any money till payday so he went through my room looking for money. Then found me in front yard and said he needed $20 for cigarettes. Told him I didn't have any cash on me and I just gave him $20 for gas. So he wanted it out of his rent money. I got it out for him and saw he had already been through my bedroom looking for that money. He never found it and is why he came out the front door looking for me. Told him he already borrowed $40 from his rent money and that would make $60 he owes back in rent and $20 for me. Came home last night and gave me the $60 for the rent from a check he just cashed from his last job. Asked him where my $20 was he owed me and he tried to deny he owed me money. Reminded him about needing gas money to get to work and he says oh yea. So I took it out of his rent money and told him he owes $20 more to his rent. We will be having a heart to heart talk this weekend. Not even looking for an apartment.

Yep, See you later alligator. After while crocodile. And don't bite me.

Becca Anne, I really hope your work situation gets better soon. Picked up Rx this morning and then went to Dollar Tree for some shelf stable milk. The Mcdonalds nursery is right next to the Dollar Tree so I went there and looked around. They are only there from spring to mid summer. Bought a flat of marigolds, an aloe plant, watermelon plants, strawberry plants and 2 different types of potato plants. with what I bought yesterday and today, plus my seeds I should be set for planting. Though tomorrow is suppose to rain all day. Worked on front flower bed all day after getting back home. When the ground started moving up and down, I was like ok I have an active mole. Don't know if I killed it or not because I was using the hoe to dig out old roots from some bushes we took out a few years ago. I waited to see if the ground was going to move again but nothing happened and I didn't see the mole either. GS woke up late for work. Hope he made it in time. I'm not his keeper so he best start getting up when his alarm goes off instead of going back to sleep. Now I am tired and sore. Arm starting to hurt again. So going to take shower after a while and use the blue emu on my shoulder and arm. Took a couple of advil for now.