and it's sitting in my dinning room...I don't have a dining room table/chairs anymore so why not? besides, it has to be kept on the charger because it's battery operated and this way it's ready to go when I am.
I started in my backyard, hiding in the security between my 6 ft fence and the house...had to make sure I wasn't going to screw it up before I went to the front yard in front of the neighbors (I think secretly they're all afraid of me, I think I'm going to by enough fireworks to be able to light one each night between now and the 4th (grin) just to freak them all out (devious grin). So back to the story...I started at the corner of the patio and the house and at first I was scared, I barely tripped the trigger and bzzzzzzz off it went, I backed off and hit it again, and proceeded to do this a couple of times and realizing it worked off I went. I did the entire perimeter of the fence and the inside of those residual dog holes and the edge of the grass along the sidewalk and I was soooo proud of myself and feeling pretty confident and moved to the front yard. I'd really like to meet the guy who put the fence up between me and prison boy's house because he's an idiot and I'll be happy to tell him so. I don't even know how to describe this particular corner so i'll post pictures tomorrow night, lets just say the only way you can mow it is if you a pointy-toe show shaped mower (and you would not believe how hard it was type that!) so I've really been itching to get the weed eater in there and must kind of mow it using that. What I didn't anticipate beneath those 2 ft long grass blades (seriously...ugh) I would find a Capri Sun pkg and that when I found it with the weedeater that chunks would go flying...good thing I had my safety goggles on (this was actually the safety topic in our staff meeting today...see I do pay attention!) because I'm afraid that had I not had them on I'd have a capri sun straw sticking out of my eye and that? that would not be fun...and I have to laugh because I can never get the straw in those stupid "boxes" without squiriting the juice everywhere but given the chance of unprotection surely I would embed it deep in my eye! The spin velocity on this baby is amazing, I hit the box, cut in about 10 pieces and the string on the weedeater .....I need a name for it...hmmm....flung that sucker about 15 ft and it was suddenly no longer my problem (grin and a wink) "thank you neighbors for allowing your prison bound son to "loan" it to me, I'm done with it, you can have it back now!" So I did the perimeter of my house and the edges of the lawn and then just kind of walked around with it like I was professional landscaper and hit random weeds in the yard just because I could!
Now, 2 hours later, I'm finally getting the feeling back in my hands, that sucker has some serious vibration!
And now, 2 hours later? I'm still "high" from conquering my fear of it and doing what I've been wanting to do for 2 weeks now, eat weeds!
I know you all probably think I'm doing drugs but I promise I'm not, this was such an empowering thing for me to do. It really was. I have a bad history with weed eaters. I realized though as I was successfully edging the fence, etc., that I am older now. Wiser now. I've learned to appreciate the results that come from reading directions and believe me, I read every single word on that instruction sheet...several times.
I wanted to try and go somewhere for the holiday weekend but finances aren't where I need them to be in order to go anywhere sooooo.....wait for it........
I'm going to rent an electric edger and put a ...I don't know what to call it and the word that comes to mind is "trench" but oh lord I'm not that board nor am I though rambuctious!....border between my grass and my sidewalks. I measured it out tonight with string and spray paint. I used a 7ft 2x4 and laid it in the grass and made sure it was 3 fingers width from the sidewalk the entire length of the board and marked it all out with the paint (on the sidewalk side of the board). I figure that when I go to rent it (unless one my lovely readers has one I can borrow?? 531-7377 haha) I can get the sales guy to show me how to use it. I'm not real great at figuring out mechanical things but if you show me how, then I can do it no problem. I'm envisioning what I want it to look like in my head....not to the extent of the visions I get when I'm getting ready to put the village up so no worries my children, I'm not on the verge of psychosis I promise hah!...and I'm seeing a border of pansies or some other pretty little flower...of which I don't know anything about but am about to learn. I need something that can handle the direct sunlight of the afternoon because they will be in full sun from about 12:30pm until about 6:00 when the sun starts to disappear behind the trees across the street...open to suggestions here folks.??!!?? If I had truck, a winch, and cajones I'd pull the bushes out of the gardens in the front and fill it with tomatoes and peppers but I don't have any of those things to the bushes stay and I'll figure out somewhere else to plant me at least one of each of those. I'm kicking myself for not buying a tomato plant at Walmart Saturday...they had some hearty looking plants that already had some tomatos started on them but I knew I wouldn't be able to get them in the ground before tonight so I skipped it and now of course they're all gone. There is good and bad in that....bad in that I missed out on healthy starts and fresh tomatoes for the weekend but good in that I avoided a spur of the moment purchase and actually thought it out and realized that it's all process that needs to be completed one step at a time, no cheating and now 1/2 ass'n it for me.
So now I have a plan for the weekend that doesn't involve anyone but me and maybe Gabe because my daughter will be helping at yardsale being held as a fundraiser for a family that lost their baby boy this week...he had just celebrated his 1st birthday last weekend and his actual birthday was on Monday, he died on Tuesday...there's a pending investigation so I can say much more other than the family that is suffering the loss of this precious baby have all been cleared and he was in the care of nanny when he got hurt. Here's some information on this fundraiser and a few others that are being held to help the family with funeral expenses, medical bills (he actually died in surgery and the autopsy revealed he died of a blunt trama to the head). So if you're out and about please plan on going to these and take your cash, they need our help and helping others is the best work in life.
Bank account: Sterlings Savings Bank : 9902614479 (c/o Tawney Johnson-no relation to us)
Make a donation at any branch.
https://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=210545058988552 - Information about this weekend's yardsale. If you have things you want/can donate contact the page administrator or let me know and I'll help to make sure your stuff makes it over there. They're also having a bake sale in connection with this so feel free to bake up a storm and donate your goodies to a good cause.
Memorial bracelets - navy blue w/yellow writing "Forever in Our Hearts" - being sold for $5 each or 3 for $10. Let me know if you want one or three or 20 and I'll hook you up with the coordinator.
I believe there's a spagheti feed coming up but I can't remember the date...I'll post it when I find out when/where.
Step up people. Think back to some point in your life when someone reached out to you and PAY IT FORWARD!!!!
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