My House Smells Like Afghanistan!

No, Jason isn't home. But he's close...this is just how close!

Anyone know what that is? Well yes, a lot of you will! It's Jason's foot locker full of things that won't fit in his pack for the way home! And yes, it smells, bad!

Since the lock was broken open, we immediately had to inspect the inside to make sure everything was there. Thank goodness it was...and the girls had a blast going through Daddy's things!

Stella had a field day with it. I know she could smell Jason, especially on that black fleece...I know he wore that all winter.

Layla had a lot of fun with the gloves. She called herself a boxer. ha ha.

So, I have yet to go through the foot locker myself. I have been busy all day in the backyard. And unfortunately, I was defeated, again. Though this time, thank goodness, not by weeds!

My weeds are actually under control!!! Can you believe that! I can't. Seriously. I went through and counted the weeds in the grass...18...out of the million that were out there 2 months ago.

No, I'm not exaggerating! Do you remember what it looked like back there? Let me refresh your memory!

And this is NOW!

Not too shabby, huh! Yes, there are still bare spots...I have not seeded those spots yet, I was waiting for the weeds to be under control...Now that they are...guess what I'm doing this weekend!

I did seed underneath the swing set and it is doing GREAT! I need to remember what seed I bought so I can use it again! Also, please ignore the obvious spots that should have been weed eated...remember, it's broken and my blisters from the last time, hand sheering the edges, still have not healed!

Also, ignore our cheapo swing set...Layla is still too clumsy for a big girl one...so Ava loses that battle.

Do you notice anything new? That's right...I planted rose bushes today. I couldn't resist them when I went to Lowe's today...Also after seeing the Hanrahan's roses on Easter...I needed some!

How long do you think they will last? We can make bets...I'm betting 6 weeks! ha ha!

Now, to my defeat...yesterday, when I mowed...I broke a sprinkler head. But I didn't just break it...I broke it off with the "screw in" part still screwed in. Yeah, uh oh. I worked on trying to get that damn thing out for 2 hours today. I'm burnt to a crisp because I was determined to fix it...I hate giving up.

The damn hole I was working with!

I had wrenches, flat head screw drivers...some tools I didn't know what they were...Hey, I even had wire cutters out there. Why? I don't know...I thought maybe I could pinch the side and pull it out. Yeah, no.

I wore gloves the entire 2 hours. Then I gave up...put everything away and then decided I wasn't going to quit, so I went for it again, with a vengeance, this time, no gloves since I was pissed.

Not a good idea...I stabbed my finger, BAD...I don't even know what tool I was using, but my finger was under the dirty water at the time...and when I pulled it out, "oh no" is all I could think. It was not pretty and it was filled with dirty and bleeding everywhere.

Defeat sucks! I had to give up. I got inside and got cleaned up and then attempted to clean up my finger. I'm not good with blood, period. I actually had to hold the flap of skin up and dig out dirt to clean the damn thing. I am pretty sure it could use a stitch. Yes, just one, but this thing is nasty and deep.

If this would have happened to Jason, he would be crying, telling me his finger is going to fall off. So, a look on the bright side...at least it was me...and a butterfly thingy and hello kitty band-aid will do the trick. Oh and maybe a beer, too. If my finger falls off, so be it...it's on my left hand!

Now, to figure out what to do with the damn sprinkler that I can't fix! Jason is due home in less than 4 weeks...I obviously can't go that long without watering the backyard. I'm not willing to let it "go"...I'm proud of how it is coming along!


Finally, you all know what tomorrow is...The Royal Wedding! Woot, woot! And guess what I am doing...NOT GETTING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO WATCH!

Bet you weren't expecting that! ha! I am going to record it and every morning show, tabloid show, news, etc. and then have a date with my girls tomorrow afternoon when Ava gets home from school. I wonder how long they will last before they get bored! You will have to check back tomorrow to see what we do to make it special...and make sure my finger is still attached!