You are doing your best. And it is enough.

 Well, this is it! I'm off for my surgery tomorrow! Had a Covid test this morning, and already got the text that it was negative!

Now, a visit with the surgeon on Tuesday, X-rays, then a new knee on Wednesday!

UPDATE ON MY MOTHER FROM PREVIOUS POST!

She broke her ankle. Sometime between Saturday May 8th when her sisters were there, and Mother's Day May 9th, she did something. She doesn't know what. She had x-rays and a cast put on May 17th.

I made some cards to mail out, in case I couldn't sit at my desk for a minute after surgery.

My son in laws card.

  A card for Bryson

He's always thrilled! They should all be that excited to get a card from me...in their underware!

 

Firepit Friday a week ago, was in the pouring rain. It did not put the fire out, or dampen our spirits!

However, the payoff was worth it!

 

This horse chestnut got a serious trim so the fence could go up!

It was really hot the day I took the picture, so there's the haze!

It's one of the nicest we've seen, with beautiful pink flowers, and it lives in the forest!

These are the loofahs & gourds hanging out in the front entrance. We tried to slow them down until they could go outside!

Most of them are planted out now. Some are not happy (the loofahs), and the gourds don't care, and are blooming!

The petunia tree is up. I told Kalen it was his job to keep it alive while I'm gone. It's supposed to be cooler this week, so I have hope!

Kalen has bee busy planting lavender. Over 200 plants, and another 160 to come.

Then we will get ready for the pigs. OI or OINK, I'm not sure which!

Have a great week everyone, and I'll talk to you when I get home!

Wash your hands & stay safe!

Talk to ya later!

Try to be like the turtle-at ease in your own shell.~Bill Copeland

 Good evening! I started this before 7am, and am just getting to it now!

I have done laundry, worked up my garden boxes, hauled $#it, made supper, and a cake, then I had enough so I showered!

I still have to go close up the greenhouse, but that can wait a minute!

I made 2 grad cards for my SIL's gramma. She needs them for the end of June. They are already on their way!

Hope the kids are happy with them!

I have sent Vanessa's birthday card too.

 

 

I have one more craft related picture, then you can get on with your day!

 

My Xyron needed a new cartridge.

I took it out carefully so I'd get the replacement in properly.

I ended up U-Tubing it!

Hahaha, must have taken me 20 minutes! 

Facetime photos

 Doesn't take much to amuse us!!

 

This munchkin is finished preschool!

 

This next picture is the greenhouse, with load bearing pool noodles!

 

The apricots.

 

Lavender is going in to the left.

The upright posts need to have the fencing put on for the loofahs & gourds!

 

The south side of the back fence is finished.

We also did the front & rest of the south side a couple Saturdays ago. I told Kalen he better use me before I'm usless!

 

My knee surgery is June 9th.

 

Fencing

 

It is 7.5 ft tall.

We're hoping it keeps the deer out. 

Kalen run a strand of barbed wire at the bottom.

The contraption at the top is how we tightened the fence before tacking it onto the 4X4's 

We are pretty sure the deer don't bother lavender, but we want to harvest the loofah & gourds.

Last year the deer even ate the tops off our potatoes!

 

Last picture.

 First sour cream rhubarb pie of the season.

Today I made rhubarb bundt cake!

 

Yesterday I took mom to an appointment an hour away.

We(as in Kalen & I) are going to see what's available in town for seniors.

I said I would pay for 2 Meals on Wheels a week to be delivered if we have that.

Kalen & I will still make a meal once a week.

I also need to find out if someone does home visits, light house work etc.

We will be having "the talk' next time we're there.

The one where she wants to be independent; but isn't anymore.

It's not fair to all of us to go for a visit, and there's a mile long list of chores to be done. She has 2 sisters here too. One is 70, and one is about 64.

We all just want to do our own yardwork.

Then there's the worrying!

I am waiting for her to burn down the house. She has 2 wood stoves.

She hurts herself and can't remember what she did.

She missed Mother's Day, sleeping in her chair.

We had a lovely lunch, cleaned up, left her a plate of food in the fridge, and 2 desserts.

She stayed in that lazy boy chair for 4 days.

I called her and said, 'you know if you're sick, you can't go to your appointment.'

She said, 'Gail, I'm not sick. What I have is not contagious. I hurt my ankle, I don't know what I did.'

I said, 'did you fall?'

Mother, 'You'd think if I fell, I'd remember.'

But she doesn't.

We are telling her that if she ends up in the hospital again, they won't let her go home, because she lives alone.

She is very forgetful, gets disoriented.

We would like if she would move into an assisted living place.

She says I am living here while I can still drive.

And she shouldn't be driving.

Barb, don't you call & tell her.

 

Kalen is so stressed, and he's got 600 projects on the go. 

He just wants to go have a visit with gramma, and a game of cards.

He stresses over her to do lists.

 

Anyhoo, have a great rest of the weekend!

I am sure these are first world problems!

Wash your hands & wear your mask!

Talk to ya later!