This is the road sign at the end of our road leading to the highway.
Go ahead. Figure out what’s effed up about it. I’ll wait.
It has made me laugh out loud for the nine years I’ve been here. Every. Single. Time.
Welcome to Oklahoma. Spellin’ Opshunal.
Hey, here’s my vegetable and herb garden for this summer!
Okay, it’s not so much a garden yet as it is a giant pile of dirt waiting for me to plant stuff in it.
Biker Dude built it for me last fall. Last week we added soil. It’s ready for vegetables and herbs. I’m very excited about this project. I’ve planted tomatoes in a garden before (i.e. whatever chunk of handy dirt was available in the yard), but never a dedicated veggie garden. So I’m anxious to see how this project will turn out this year.
Just have to wait for the last chance of frost. I’m thinking by this weekend we should be safe to plant so it’ll be veggie shopping time!
I’m thinking tomatoes, of course. Beans, potatoes, maybe carrots and lettuce. I’ll have to give some thought to what and how much I want to put in there. Definitely going to add some herbs in there too. This is my first big vegetable garden so I don’t want to go overboard and have it be unmanageable.
Sarah over at her Whipped Out blog post was talking about starting her garden and had some great links. I especially liked this one with various pre planned gardens. Even if you don’t use the pre planned gardens, it helps to give you ideas.
Do you all plant a vegetable garden each year? If so, what do you grow?
Edited To Add: Forgot to mention that Sarah and I are having a Summer Garden-Off. We’re competing for the best garden. At stake is manicures at RWA Nationals in Nashville. Winner has to pay. This is a BIG DEAL, people! :giggle: Sarah is also hosting something fun at the Whipped Out blog for gardeners, with prizes, so head on over if you’re going to be starting your own summer garden and join in! Link here.
It’s spring. Allergies are kicking my butt.
With warmer weather comes….people outside. With people outside comes all 5 of my dogs engaging in nonstop barking. I need a bb gun or something to shoot them in the butt because they’re all on my last freakin nerve. (Just kidding. I don’t shoot my dogs. Animal rights folks can calm down. I love all my furry creatures and would never lay a hand on them but they do piss me the hell off when they bark).
Exercising makes me want to pass out. Of course it would be easier if I hadn’t gained twenty pounds that I now have to take off. Ugh.
Almost finished polishing up The Perfect Play, then it’s off to my beta readers, and then I’ll start The Perfect Game. Progress!
Why is it when the weather finally starts getting warm here in Oklahoma that 40 mph winds have to come with it? I just can’t get a break around here. But hey, at least it’s warm and I’m not going to complain about that after the hellish winter we had.
TV talk forthcoming. There be spoilers here. You have been warned. Look away if you don’t want to know:
On The Amazing Race I was afraid the cowboys were going to be toast. For awhile there they looked really smart, but they’ve made some dumb-as-a-box-of-rocks moves, so we’ll see how they do next week. I thought Carol and Brandy were going to be eliminated. The bickering between the two of them amuses me almost as much as Brent and Caite.
Who the hell is voting for Kate Gosselin on Dancing With The Stars? She’s terrible. My husband dances better than she does, and he’ll be the first to admit he can’t dance. Jeebus. I get that Buzz Aldrin is going to get the old guy sympathy vote for a few weeks, even though it pained me to watch him dance. But Kate Gosselin? Puh-leeze! It was like watching a baby robot stumble its first few steps. And she’s a shrew. I thought Shannon was cute, her love for her dad was adorable, and I’m sad she got the boot. Even more sad that I have to watch Kate another week. Ugh. I’m just going to assume it was sympathy voting for Tony who has to put up with her.
Why did we need to bring back two players on The Biggest Loser? Aren’t we supposed to be eliminating players? And now Melissa’s back and I was so happy when she left. She annoys me. I love Stephanie and I was sad to see her go, really sad when they accused her of game play. Though I hear she and Sam have a romance going. I love Sam! I could definitely see him with Stephanie. How sweet is that?
That’s all I have for now.