by Angie on April 23, 2013
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This post is for my husband and son, who are guilty of killing my plants willy-nilly when they mow the yard.
These are tulips in full bloom:
These are tulips before they bloom:
I’m very pleased to have some bulbs that the mutant ninja squirrels haven’t dug up and eaten, so don’t kill them.
This is a hosta:
This is what hostas look like before they fully unfurl their leaves:
My hostas have been in the same places for about a decade. Take note.
This is a Stella D’Oro Daylily before blooming:
If left alone, it will have beautiful yellow blooms all summer.
This is a Stella D’Oro Daylily that has been hacked to the ground.
This will make me grumpy every time I see it, which means every time I walk to the driveway.
This is mint:
and this is thyme:
If you step on or chop into anything that smells like food, leave it alone.
This is the foliage of a magic lily:
If left alone, the Spring foliage will fade and the light pink blooms will sprout like magic in late July. If hacked down in the Spring, they aren’t as likely to bloom.
This is poison ivy:
Although I do want it to go away, I do not want it killed with the weed eater, which just spreads the oils around and increases the probability I’ll come in contact with it, break out in a full-body rash, and need lots of steroids. Remember, you do not like me on steroids. Spray it with weed killer and let it dry out before removing with gloves.
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by Angie on April 21, 2013
“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” ~ Psalms 118:24
Leslie Lynch wrote a beautiful and moving post earlier this month about gratitude. Lately I’ve been dwelling on the stressors in my life, not the blessings, and it’s time to turn that around. The events in Boston and in Texas during the past week have probably made most of us re-evaluate our priorities.
I have a wonderful, supportive family which will grow by one member in less than a month when I gain a daughter-in-law. I have the best group of friends in the world. Seriously, I do. Even with their own busy lives they always make time for me and my crisis of the day.
Even though I an unable to work because of constant neck and back pain we are still able to pay our bills because I have disability insurance, something I never thought I’d need.
My dogs are a constant source of comfort to me. We often take our pets for granted, and they add so much to our lives.
Even though I have significant limitations there are still so many things I can enjoy on a daily basis: a good book, a delicious meal, a funny movie watched with my husband and youngest son.
In short, today I am celebrating my many blessings and thanking God for them!
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by Angie on April 19, 2013
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Last Saturday I threw Michael a surprise fiftieth birthday party. Thanks to help from friends and family it was a very special evening. I don’t entertain much, but the party reminded me why I should.
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That same night Mom and Greg took John to a PBR (Professional Bull Riders) competition here in town. He loved it! He’s been quoting the comedian ever since 
I’ve only seen bull riding live once, many years ago. It was high-school level, not professional, and I was beside myself worried about the kids getting hurt. I don’t think I’d be able to watch professionals – I’d be constantly thinking about whether they had young children to raise, how in the world they got health insurance or life insurance, and what sort of medical issues would plague them in the years to come. Yeah, I’d be a real Debbie Downer at the Bull Ride.
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Judging by the last few years Kentucky shouldn’t call this time period “Spring” anymore. It should be referred to as “Thunderstorm and Tornado Season”. I’m so glad I happened across something to help our rescue dog, Boss, who’s terrified of storms. I used this pheromone diffuser for the first time when I did a sponsored post for them, but I saw such a huge difference within two weeks that I have been buying refills ever since. Amazon has the best prices. I’ve bought it in pet shops, but it costs about twice as much.
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Here’s my other new favorite product – because of it my dress for Aaron’s wedding fits nicely. Which is a very good thing since the wedding is now less than a month away! Again, Amazon has it for literally half the price of the health food stores in my area. And when I tried to buy it somewhere else I had to go three places to find it in stock 
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My neck and back pain has been exceptionally bad lately, and I don’t know if it’s the weather (changes in barometric pressure can make a huge difference) or the fact that they’ve changed my muscle relaxers. I’m not going to call and complain until the weather settles down.
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Considering how close Aaron’s wedding is I think I’m doing pretty well emotionally. Just the one crying jag so far. Compared to him going away to college this is a piece of cake. I hope those words don’t come back to haunt me :/
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Busy weekend coming up, including hearing Tiffany Reisz speak. My goal is to get everything on my to-do list done, but to pace myself well enough that I don’t end up in bed all day Monday. I’m not good at pacing myself. You’d think after all this time I’d have learned my limits, but evidently that’s still a work in progress.
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