Busy Week Plus

I potted my new plants.  One pot is of zinnia and the other two are coneflowers (one is wild berry and the other is white).  They are looking good.  I need some more potting soil, but they will be okay until I get some.  My hydrangea bush now has two blooms.  Small ones but getting bigger.  Still no blooms on the other hydrangea.  Azalea bush #1 is still blooming.  Azalea bush #3 is doing great one flower and a lot of buds.  Yea!  Azalea bush #2 looks okay, but still no blooms.

 

Since my last posting I have cut the front grass twice.  This morning when I cut Kevin’s front grass I found quite a few armadillo holes.  He said both of our back yards have a lot of the holes also.  I guess we have tasty bugs J

 

Now for some of the big news.  Last week Tuesday my new shed was delivered and set up.  They also built a ramp so I can store one of the riding mowers in it.  I am also storing the hand mower and my gardening stuff. I had a shelf built inside the shed so I can put items on it rather than on the floor.  I spent a good part of Wednesday moving some of the stuff into the shed.  Still have more to store. I think it is going to work out really well.

 

On Friday the guys came and installed my gutters and downspouts.  They look really nice.  The guys did a good job.  Now I have to get four of those rain diverters for the ends of the gutters.  Not sure what I will be getting.  Need to look.  Another trip to Lowe’s or Home Depot.  Which means I’ll probably buy some more plants.  I want to get a snowball bush for along the side of the deck. 

 

Now for the REALLY BIG NEWS!  I have been thinking about buying a new car because I wanted to get an automatic.  Shifting gears and using the clutch hurt my left leg and my right arm.  Since I won’t be towing it, I don’t need a manual shift.  So…..last Saturday Renea and I went car shopping.  I was only going to look.  Yea right J  Of course, I ended up buying.  I wanted a midsize SUV.  Something about the same size as my Saturn.  I bought a Honda CR-V.  It is beautiful.  The picture doesn’t do it justice.  The color is Urban Titanium.  On the picture it just looks brown, but it isn’t exactly.  I can’t seem to get a picture to show it’s true color.  It’s much prettier when you see it for real.  It drives great!  I am really happy with it.  I didn’t trade in the Saturn.  Brian is taking that.

I would really like to get started working on my rocks on the other side of the deck ramp.  However, it is really hot again.  Maybe I need to get in the habit of staying up late and working while it is dark.  I have a security light so I would be able to see.  Something to think about.

 

Please say a prayer for my nephew Robbie.  He is in the hospital.  He was working on his farm and the tractor rolled.  He was able to jump off the tractor so it didn’t roll over him.  However, he has seven broken and/or cracked ribs.  He is in a lot of pain.  The doctors are concerned about pneumonia because he has trouble coughing and using the breathing machine.