Elgin schools budgeted two inclement weather days into our calendar . . . Which we didn't use . . . Which means that last Friday and today, Bell and I are enjoying some time off.
Poor kid. We have had a 4 day weekend and this is the first day she is going to really get to kick back. We had a grocery/errand day in Lawton. We had a "go see the great grandparents" and buy trees day. Yesterday, all three of us made it to church - I needed it. Seems like since February we have been sporadic about church. Either someone has been sick or we have been gone. The bottom line, though, is that this is the first day we have really just been home.
Today? Well, I need to do some checkbook balancing and bill paying. Laundry. Housework.
Isabella has never learned to ride her bike. She took a few spills and got scared. We got a helmet this weekend and I told her I would take her to the park where there is a nice paved path. Maybe if she can get the hang of riding on smooth pavement, she can ride around here on the farm.
We have a few errands around here. I need go get Rubilee's paper this morning and check in with her, see if Harold's feeling better today. Yesterday was not a good day for him. I am supposed to make the 10 minute drive to Fletcher this evening and take Huxley and Rubilee's dog to the rabies shots clinic. It is easier than going to the vet during the week and they are due for boosters.
What I really want to do is plant my tomatoes. Jack and have grown some really beautiful tomato and pepper plants, but the low for Tuesday is 36. Not freezing, but too close for comfort so we will wait a few more days. I am tempted to replant my lettuces and greens. I planted them last weekend, but so far there are no signs of life. I fear the 4 plus inches of rain during Wednesday's storm washed my seeds away. I also want to go get more trees (but I won't since I promised Bell a day at home). We have some shade on the sides of the house and in the back, but the front bakes; yesterday I planted a bald cypress and a sycamore. Maybe by the time we are old and feeble, we can sit in the shade. I know there are other faster growing trees, but they weren't to be found for sale around here. I also want to plant more in the orchard. "Orchard" is a loose term. When Jack's grandparents were here, there was an orchard, but all there is now is one dead apricot and one half dead apricot. Yesterday it expanded to include two peach and two cherry trees. Now, I just need apricot, fig, apple, . . . Someday, I want more trees than that so I can sell at a market, but this is the orchard just for us. Maybe Jack dear will pick up more trees if he gets time this week.
Ah . . . Jack Dear. In case you wondering, his first week at BK was a good one. This past week, he mostly power washed radiators on Frac trucks. This was a novel experience I am sure. You see, Jack has some sort of energy field that repels dirt. In all the years I have known him, I bet I have only seen him truly filthy a handful of times. Not when he mows. Not when he had to dig out a waterline. But power washing? Oh my. It felt good to not be the messy one for once. He spent a few nights away. He enjoyed the crew he worked with. Bell was fine and didn't fuss once. Really the only issue was keeping Harold's medication sorted out. Gotta do better there, in getting Rubilee and Harold to let me step in.
So today Jack was off to work. He thought he might be working locally today so we might see him tonight. Bell and I and are going to putter, soak up some sun, and enjoy this spring day. The cold comes back to tomorrow, as does school.
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