I hate going a long time without posting but I am afraid that I don't have anything fun to report...oh wait..yes I do. Did I tell you that I bought a nectarine tree for our backyard at Costco for 10.79?! I am so excited! I can't wait to plant it. We LOVE nectarine trees. I want to go back for an apple tree but Sam says we don't have room for another. We already have a apricot tree, we are going to plant a garden, some grape vines, I want bees and a 1-2 chickens. He thinks another fruit tree will make our backyard more of an orchard/farm than a backyard...point taken. I guess I will have to rely on the farmer's market and local orchards for apples for canning and juicing in the fall. The bees and chickens are likely a pipe dream too.
Okay, back to my report on how I don't have anything fun to share...oh did I mention that Olivia has lost TWO teeth? She lost her two bottom front teeth on the 1st and 2nd Fridays of March. I got to pull them and Sam got the honor of being the high paying tooth fairy. I think Olivia scored 4.50 total for both those teeth. He said he was under alot of pressure because she told him that a classmate at school was given TEN DOLLARS for one tooth from her tooth fairy. He didn't want her to feel jipped. He is such a sucker. I told Olivia to tell him that and then made her promise to kick back of her dollars to me for getting her more cash. :) Just pickin.
Okay, really things have been kind of boring around here and I am kind of feeling blah. I don't want to do the dishes and tomorrow's Monday cleaning will be heavy and strenuous ...but I am sure I didn't tell you that I started watching my almost 9 mos old niece for 3 days a week did I? Watching little Ashlynn has been a good challenge. She got me back on track with reading my scriptures and exercising in the morning before the girls wake up. I will owe that kid alot for that one thing. It's been a peaceful rebirth of consistent good habits that nurture my soul.
Speaking about my soul, have I mentioned that I have been feeling kind of bummed lately? This is likely exacerbated by the fact that I need to go to bed at a better time but as I write and reflect about some neat things that have been happening in the last few weeks I realize and remember that I am blessed with a good life. Some days I will feel blah, bummed, below par, bamboozled and blue but it is just a part of life. I just have to keep going; doing the things that matter most, don't compare myself to others and just live in the rich moments that do beset me on a daily basis.
