The sun has been out for the past few days. To the point we're wearing shorts and tank tops, searching for (my) lost sunglasses and investing in our backyard living!
About a week ago, Bob received a small amount from his mother's insurance. She passed away at the the end of January, or was it the beginning of February? I should know this. The settlement wasn't much. She had taken out a loan against it that had to be repaid first, and then the leftover amount was incorrectly divided among the beneficiaries. We are just thankful for what he did receive! But as usual, good intentions seem to go out the window, at least where financial responsibility comes into play... I'm still trying to talk him into putting some in savings, and some towards debt repayment, but I am very happy with where the bulk of the money has been spent so far.
We purchased a lawnmower (that has yet to be assembled and put to use, lol) Bob was able to pick out a new charcoal grill to replace the one that got left behind at the apartment in Kalama when our moving truck was just too full, and we've added two outdoor rocking chairs and a hammock to our backyard. This is where my feeling of contentment is coming into play at the current moment.
I am sitting in one of the rockers, ice water in hand, slight breeze through the yard and watching Dannon play with a bucket of water and a cup. Ashlyn is playing with her neighborhood friends and Bob will soon be on his way home from work.
The house is mostly clean, the floors have been mopped, I got my strawberries planted today, another planting project is underway and I'm tired--but it feels so good to be tired from being productive rather than tired from being lazy.
Today is April 1st, I haven't been able to come up with any good jokes to play on anyone, but I have gotten a rough draft of our monthly budget together and was able to include money to set aside for my trip with the kids up to Washington to visit family during Ashlyn's spring break. Last month one of my 3 in 30 goals was to have my divorce paperwork completed. Its not completed. But I did get a good start on it and will continue to focus on that throughout this next month. I did MUCH better with my water consumption, as well as remembering vitamins every night and better oral care... I'm also very proud to announce that Dannon is now completely bottle free, and all in all, it wasn't that bad!
For April, one of my goals will be to follow through on my gardening goal. So far I have one of the raised beds cleaned out, added a bag of Flower & Vegetable soil and planted the strawberry shoots that came from my online order with Gurneys. The other garden bed is still a jungle of a mess. I have seeds that should be coming within the next two weeks (also from Gurneys) and have great intentions to plant lettuce, cucumbers, zucchini, pumpkins and a hanging tomato plant. I really hope something grows. I mentioned to Bob today that I have this almost desperate need to have success with growing something, and he pointed out that I'm doing pretty good growing his baby and thats the most important thing :) I think after my next OB appointment on the 8th, I will start to be seen every two weeks. Crazy how fast this time goes!
My other April goals will be to finish Dannon's quilt, and also start & finish a quilt for the new baby. I have a little craft area set up in the garage now, but I have yet to give my new sewing machine a try. Dannon's quilt has light blue and lime green colors with a pirate themed fabric and since #3 (still no names decided) is due sometime between the very end of June and beginning of July, I'm kind of thinking he needs a 4th of July-ish red, white & blue quilt. Stars required.
My third and final April 3 in 30 goal will be to limit my weekly trips into Redding to 1-2 times per week. Gas prices are ridiculous, and my trips into town equal either shopping, or meeting Bob for lunch. So lets recap: Spending money on gas + Spending money on shopping + Spending money on lunch = Spending too much money! The best way I can see to reign this in a bit is to just stay home, and thats what I am going to focus more on doing.
Things might not be perfect, but they're still pretty good and I'm A-OK with that! :)
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