Been a long time since I have felt like writing. Watching Blondy at my sister’s wedding today had me going back to look at some of the old ones. My, she has come a long way since I wrote out all that frustration. I am proud of her. Ulp. Well, well, never thought I’d say those words about Blondy. LOL I know I am the one who forced her to leave, which put her into places where she had to make profound choices, but she is the one who made the right choices…eventually. Situation with the boyfriend’s parents didn’t last all that long. She, boy-child, and the boyfriend ended up here for about three weeks in January. Too little room and too much drama at my sister and the fiancé’s house very small house about that time. But they all—meaning sister, her husband-as-of-today, Blondy, boy-child, her boyfriend, Shorty, HER boyfriend, girl-child, sister’s son, and his wife—they are ALL, these days, living in one big house. With three dogs. Sheesh. But, back to Blondy. :-p She has a full-time job waitressing at a chain restaurant very close to the new place. She works hard, doesn’t complain, is getting good reviews from the customers, management likes her, and she is happy to be there. Can’t ask a single thing more out of her right now. Of course, sooner or later, she IS going to have to address the topic of paying rent to sister and the hubby. Which was the idea of getting a house large enough for all of them—all of them are SUPPOSED to pay for living there. Guess who hasn’t anted up a single penny since they moved in last November (Shorty, the boyfriend, girl-child, sister's son and his wife in the little house) and this February (Blondy, the boyfriend, and boy-child after the move)? That’s right, NOT ONE of them has paid one thin dime to running the household. Partly because the son and his wife have low paying jobs, each pays child support, and they have two car payments to make out of not much o’ nuthin. Mostly, though, it is because Shorty and those two ‘boyfriends’ haven’t or won’t get jobs. I shouldn’t get aggravated; it is up to sister and her spouse to enforce their own policies. Just hate to see freeloading at its worst. Have seen signs of quiet resentment in sister's intended for awhile. Betcha now that they are married, he is going to be doin' some less-than-quiet outward directing of that resentment. :-D Hope so, anyway.
I haven’t done much around here, lately. Started out the year really tired, more than the usual MS fatigue. The weird weather keeping me consistently inside, and other stuff made for a pretty bleak and grey outlook to add to it. Had some chest discomfort for a couple of weeks in February, went to the doctor, had some testing then, had more in-depth testing this past week, and I have a heart problem. Doesn’t look too dire at the moment and I see a cardiologist in a week, but it is one more thing to add to the conditions list. Guess I should shut up and be grateful I don’t have cancer…yet? ppppllllbbbbttttttttt (I am grateful that insurance is effective June 1; that will take off a huge load of worry.)
Soooooo glad that blooms have been blooming their blooming best these past few weeks. The burgeoning blossom bounty has been slowly putting hope and color back in my outlook. Particularly when I first saw the buds on a tree peony that hasn’t shown a flower since 2011. Yea! (One open bloom of which went into making my sister’s bouquet...awwww.) Also on the helpful front, my Easy Does It Rose seems to have escaped the Rose Rosette Disease that had me digging up and discarding Julia Child last Fall, which was planted next to ol’Easy. Whew! Three Sedums I thought died out are returning. So is a Zonal Geranium, Quinault Strawberry, Indian Pink, and Irish Linen Chrysanthemum. Then, I also have dozens of Iris buds showing all over the place and I am hovering-over-them eager to see what I’ve got—most of them are new to me and I have never seen their flowering in person. The ones which I don’t care for so much will be dug up and passed on to the community garden. Third Saturdays Market starts up this month and will run until October. Have a couple dozen pots of cuttings started for them, too. Was told recently that last year’s contributions netted them about $120.00, all of which went to the associated food pantry. Made me feel better that I am still doing something useful, if only at an even slower pace than before. Still, it is one more reason to put on the side of Being Happy, right? Yep, one more reason. Now, to keep chugging under, around, and through to find more and I’ll be all set for penning plant praises, digging dirt deeply, and sailing through the Summer Sultries. Yep, just one more…
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