Family Man Librarian

I was feeling better yesterday so decided to tackled some gardening projects. It was a bit of a mistake as I feel worse today, but oh well. I finally got the area around the bushes in the front of our house cleaned up and tilled. I also tilled the perennial bed that has been in the works for umpteen months, although the ground was really too wet still. We went to Menard’s and Meijer’s last night to get a load of mulch as well as flats of impatiens and lobelia to plant in the front around the bushes. It should look really nice when we’re done. I love gardening and am happy to have been able to get some of it done even in spite of the wet weather. I only hope there will be a dry spell soon so that I can till the large ground in the far back of our yard where we want to plant vegetables. It makes me envious that others of our neighbors have already planted and their vegetables are sprouting. One of the tensions to having little children is that there isn’t a lot of time to do some of these things without overburdening Michele with caring for them, which she does most of the time. She is an outstanding mother. This a.m. by some miracle, all of the children are still in bed and it’s after 9a!!!! Hallelujah, long may it last Wait a minute, I rejoice too soon…I hear Tristan’s voice on the stairs…Sigh. I don’t think we’ll be going to church for yet another week because Tristan has been sick and my cold has devolved into a bad cough. I don’t want to miss any more work. This afternoon we need to make room in the garage for garage sale items that others are bringing over for next weekend’s garage sale.