Sunday/Sundae

A little not so sure on the Sunday Grumpies today. I am REALLY not ready for Monday to come, could use another weekend day, but yet am quite mindful that summer vacation is only two weeks away. There is SO much to do at school between now and then, including boxing up my whole room for my move to 4th grade, but, I truly can't wait to have TIME to do what I want to do around this house!

This weekend, we did a bunch of yard cleanup. I have a perennial garden in the front of my house, in front of the deck we rarely use. It usually requires a quick clean up in the spring, mulch, and is good to go for the season. This year, it is growing like crazy, and I am wondering why. Could be the sun and warmth and rain we have had, but also could be the three GIANT pine trees that we removed last year from the adjacent yard. The garden now gets all kinds of sun, and the deck is no longer COVERED with pine needles and pine pollen. Suddenly, that whole part of my house seems like a new opportunity. I am dying to get a sisel rug, and some funky chairs, and set the deck up like the Truman Hotel in Key West. I know JUST what I want to get to fill out the perennial garden some more. I want to make up some flower urns. Yet, I have to go back to work tomorrow.

Then there was indoor work. It is SO much easier to clean out Gwynn's room when she is NOT around. She helped me with a lot this morning, but when she went shopping for groceries with Tim this afternoon, I HAULED! It was so needed. Now I know how we could rearrange so she could have a fun chair and a reading nook. I know the shelving I want to get to make a wasted space more useable. The same is true in Devin's room, and I want to get him a new overhead light to "complete" his room makeover. Yet, I have to go back to work tomorrow.

Even with all that work, it was a nice day. My new Blueberry Scone candle scented the house. I took a little time to read The Carrie Diariesin the sunshine. I had to run right out and buy that after seeing Sex and the City 2 on Thursday. And, we grilled steaks and had the first salt potatoes of the season. Not at all a bad day. Yet, I have to go back to work tomorrow.

14th Sunday of my 40th year...the jury is out.