Keeper of the Figs

My husband and father are very big on growing fruits and veggies in their gardens. My Dad must spend at least 3 hours a day taking care of his plants. My husband, on the other hand, works a million hours a week and cannot dedicate as much time to his. Here is where I come in. My husband recently bought 2 new fig trees and hasn't gotten a chance to plant them. They are sitting on the side of my house just starving for love. When my Dad comes over, he constantly complains to me that P should not have spent money on trees if he is not going to care for them. One night, my Dad said to P that he should water them every night until he gets time to plant them. The next day as P is leaving for work, he asks me to water the figs. I said o.k., it's no big deal. The next day, P calls me from work and asks me to water the figs again. I was like, what the ----. Since when is it my job to care for his plants? Every day since then I now just take the initiative and water the figs daily. I have officially confirmed that the trees are mine now, since I am the one who is loving them. Look, the figs are now growing so beautifully:)

Latch Key Kids

So check this out. The boy next door to my parents has been ringing their doorbell around 11:00 p.m. for the past two nights and then running away. We do not have any proof that it is him but you can see the footprints in the rocks that lead to my parents house from his front yard. Last night he decided to leave a not saying, "Run, run as fast as you can, you can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man." Did you ever??? He also noted that he likes to watch them look around for him and try to find him. This is the result to two working parents who pay no attention to their 12 year old only child. This kid has nothing to do all summer long so he HAS to start trouble. Let me catch him, I'll knock his teeth in. Actually, I think I'll sit upstairs by my bedroom window and keep watch. It's just about the right time for his little escapade.

Oh, btw both kids had a great day, which makes me really happy. Karate is good, my son M is learning a little more self control and my daughter is doing wonderfully in dance. Last week she had a problem with her new ballet teacher, who is so strict. Today G (my daughter) knew her boundaries and did not cross them. Live and learn. If you keep letting a child get away with bad behavior, they will continue to act in an unacceptable manner.

First Time Blogger

O.k., so I've never done this before and am sitting here wondering who is going to read this anyway? I am just going to consider this a form of journaling. Maybe I'll feel good getting my thoughts and complaints out there. Thanks to my friend H, I suddenly feel the need to blog. This is what happens when educated, unemployed, stay at home mothers hang out together. We look for meaningless things to fill our day. If we are not 100% busy 100% of the time, then out lives are incomplete. What ever happened to just relaxing?