Happy Tuesday and welcome back! It's such a nice time of year with better weather, blooming flowers and summer vacation looming. I like May a lot. Even at work it's the calm before the storm because summers are usually when we kick it in high gear for research projects since students have more free time to work in the lab. It's going to be a productive next couple of months for sure.
As for now here are last week's pictures:
Day 127- Monday, 5/7/18
I'm starting the week off with a beautiful fragrant flower. This is a citronella plant by our pool--perfect for keeping those mosquitoes at bay and it's evergreen plus sports these beautiful pink flowers in the spring and early summer. I need to trim and sprout more starter plants for other places to plant them in the yard.
Day 128- Tuesday, 5/8/18
It's just me, my pets, and I today. I usually have a couple boys with me for the annual vet visit but couldn't get an appointment when they were out of school so yeah--all kinds of fun right here. 5 hours and $1000 later we got to leave. Ugh! Bella has still been throwing up on occasion so they wanted an ultrasound which for a dog means sedation which takes time and for a large dog big money all pretty much for piece of mind. Her blood work looks good, her ultrasound looks good, the biopsy on a lump on her leg is clean so she's pretty much making a huge mess of our carpets right now for no good reason. Ack! Hopefully it passes soon. The cat by the way is totally good aside from being stressed because he's away from home and stuck in a box for hours on end. They actually did let me kennel him so he had water and a litter box during our long wait.
It's just me, my pets, and I today. I usually have a couple boys with me for the annual vet visit but couldn't get an appointment when they were out of school so yeah--all kinds of fun right here. 5 hours and $1000 later we got to leave. Ugh! Bella has still been throwing up on occasion so they wanted an ultrasound which for a dog means sedation which takes time and for a large dog big money all pretty much for piece of mind. Her blood work looks good, her ultrasound looks good, the biopsy on a lump on her leg is clean so she's pretty much making a huge mess of our carpets right now for no good reason. Ack! Hopefully it passes soon. The cat by the way is totally good aside from being stressed because he's away from home and stuck in a box for hours on end. They actually did let me kennel him so he had water and a litter box during our long wait.
Day 129- Wednesday, 5/9/18
This kid comes home and has a habit of laying in all the walkways. Even Rusty is like, "What are you doing here on the floor like that! It's my thing." *sigh* He's pretty exhausted form prepping for AP exams coming up and end-of-year huge projects. Plus he's kind of freaking out over being a senior next year. Guess what kid?--me too!
Day 130- Thursday, 5/10/18
Nice and easy ravioli for dinner tonight. Brandon, my pasta boy, is a happy camper. Justin who hates pasta would pretty much rather have anything else. Can't please them all!
These two are so happy it's Friday and Rusty is pretty much over this week as well That marathon vet visit on Tuesday did both the pet in for the whole week. Brandon, he's just over school already and is so into summer being here ASAP! Next year, at the high school, no more uniforms for him or anyone in this family anymore!!! Yay!
This morning was Brandon's last basketball game for his current team and he's ready to sub in. We do have a couple more basketball camps lined up for him at the start of summer and will be looking for more until school starts in the fall. Later in the evening it was all about a nice, refreshing, Aperol, grapefruit drink and a so-so movie. Pitch Pefect 1 and 2 were way better than 3. Oh well! Still a good way to unwind and relax.
Happy Mother's Day! These two boys and their dad spoiled me with a homemade breakfast, car cleaning overhaul, a pretty flowering bush I can plant in the yard, the best hand-drawn sentimental cards ever, and a yummy steak dinner complete with brownie ice-cream dessert. I was so missing my college boy who won't be home for another month, but he did at least check in to wish me a good day. My mother's heart if full and thank you to my hubby for helping pulling it all together and showing the boys how to truly represent their love and respect.
That's all for this week! Hope everyone else had a fantastic Mother's Day weekend. Bring on the next holiday. Good thing Labor Day is right around the corner. I'm so ready ;0)
So glad you had a nice mother's day!
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Beautiful flowers! Glad you had a happy mother's day! Hope the end of the year goes well for all of your family!!! Summer is here!
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