yardwork

I spent my morning weeding. It's nice to see the finished product. However, I really only concentrated on the front of our house. Let me explain...

My husband, J, and I bought our first home this past June. We love it! We got almost everything we wanted in a house. The backyard isn't very big, but that's not really the problem.

The woman who previously lived here loved to garden. That was apparently what she did to relax. The problem is that they put this house up for sale last August. The "garden" has not been taken care of since then. This is what we now have to deal with:

Our backyard ends at the fence, basically it's all the flowers and such. You can't see it in the picture, but to the left there is a wrought iron arch that is anundated with vines and flowers.

I affectionately call it the "botanical garden". It's unsightly. I can't stand it. It's going to take forever to get it all dug out. The worst part is that there is now poison ivy growing throughout the "garden".

The front yard was pretty bad as well. My mom and step-dad actually helped us dig it out just a few days after we closed on the house. Various neighbors have told us how nice it looks and how it really improved the neighborhood.

I really just want to hire someone to come in and dig it all out, roto-till the soil and plant new grass. My husband says it will cost too much. He's probably right.

My other idea is to have a "garden party" for the neighbors. I will just tell them to bring their own shovels and dig out anything they want. That might help.

In the meantime, would anyone like some flowers???

anniversary & knitting

Yesterday was our 2nd wedding anniversary. We went out to dinner, nothing too exciting. The first year flew past and the second seemed to go even faster! Here's to another 50 + years!

I also finished a knitting project I had been working on. It really didn't take me very long to complete. I classify myself as a novice knitter. It's something I'm interested in, but I am a little intimitdated by some of the projects. I just don't know if I'm ready to knit a sweater. But I id just finish the ballband dish cloth. Now, I know that the idea of a dish cloth is not very exciting, but it's a great pattern. Here's a picture:

I have wanted to try this pattern for some time and I'm proud of myself for actually doing it.

My next project is hopefully going to be some baby booties. Before you ask, they're not for me, they are a gift. The whole baby subject is a completely different post.

Work vs. Non-work

Today I went to work, but I really didn't work. I could not do this everyday.
How can you go to work and really do nothing at all and still be tired? I mean sitting around much used up some energy, but certainly not much.
How can people go to work everyday and do nothing and then not feel guilty when they get paid for it? I just don't feel like I did anything unless I actually worked. Not that work is really strenuous for me, but I still feel a sense of accomplishment after a full day. I feel like I helped in some small way. I feel like I made a difference, which is more than what some people can say after a days' work.

Yay!

I accomplished two things today. First I organized our office desk a little bit. I decided to change the way we file our bills and such. It wasn't difficult. Just boring. Secondly, I created this blog! Yay me!
Now, don't get me wrong. I don't think that I'm so very interesting that people should read about my life. I just like having an outlet to express myself. If you don't want to hear what I have to say...don't read. That's my disclaimer