Already August

Can you believe that 3 months have gone by since I have written? I just believe that as you get older, time does fly!! Bunches of water under that bridge, hey? Well, I guess I have had some time to reflect and some things have happened these last few months that are significant. First, we'll start with my husband's child support. His youngest finally graduated from high school and we were able to have the child support terminated, as it was being garnished from his wages. You wouldn't believe what kind of red tape we had to go through to get that taken care of!! The laws are strict and even though the attorney general stopped it, my husband's company couldn't without this court order. That is finally over and done, thank God! Recently my ex-fiance that I had lived with a few years back took his own life but left me money! That was the weirdest thing I could imagine! I really didn't want to receive money like that but I wasn't turning it down! It is a very strange situation and I am still in shock over it. Oh, well, I will put the money to good use; my son will receive some of it, then I will save some and donate some to a worthy cause! I would love to be a good person whenever possible! It is difficult at times but I really do want that. I want to be worthy of my Lord's blessing and I can honestly say that I have fallen short of that recently. The past is the past and I can't change that but I must try to live each day ahead with a positive attitude and benevolent thoughts. I must pray very hard for this!

Rain, rain, Don't go away!

WOW! We have really had the rain this year already! There are some new weeds that have come up and we can't stay ahead of them! Even Mom doesn't know the names of these new ones; we have never seen them before. Where did they come from?? I am working daily on that huge yard and we have been pulling most all the weeds that we don't like. Now I know that this sounds weird but there are some really beautiful wild flowers that we prefer to leave, so I do what I call "creative mowing". I may have mentioned that before last year, but everything is sure a lot different this spring. I had to mow some weeds in the main part of the yard as the grass was growing but the weeds were growing faster. We do have our vegetable garden in process; everything has come up except the okra, but we planted it later than all the rest. We have corn, beans, cucumbers, yellow squash, tomatoes, jalapenos, onions, garlic, asparagus, strawberries and green bell peppers. I get hungry just thinking of all of that! Mom and I are rooting rose bush cuttings and then planting the bushes in the ornamental garden area. It is fantastic! So many things are blooming and continue to bloom so much that I have taken snapshots as much as possible. I love that yard work! I feel truly blessed to be able to do that gardening. What an experience it is!!

Tempus Fugit!

It is true! Time really does fly, even when you are not having fun! Lately, life has been no picnic and, if it wasn't for the yard work with my mom, I would have already gone crazy. My husband's drinking got way out of hand last weekend and it was a living nightmare. So far he has been behaving but this has happened before and once I let my guard down -- surprise! he starts it again! So...I have not let my guard down yet and I feel almost in a depression state of mind. He is oblivious to it and besides the fact that he drinks way too much when he does, he is a major slob. People at work even have a nickname for him that isn't flattering. He doesn't even care! Oh, well, I guess after all this time I have resigned myself to fact that he sure isn't going to change and I have been through enough divorces to know that won't help either. I won't give him one; I'll just have to outlive him!! (I hope!!) Enough of that drivel! I should close this blog on a happier note, so since I am having a B-day coming up soon, I will bid all a fine farewell. Maybe I can write more before several months go by again!