I am a genius!

I've had this plant that has been giving me grief for years. It's a Ponytail palm and it has these long grass-like leaves that hang down way past the bottom of it's pot so anywhere it gets put, like on a table for example, theres these twisty things that go everywhere and they are in the way. I can't bear to cut them off because it has taken so many years for them to grow that long and that's part of the uniqueness of the plant!!

The other day as I was cleaning my apartment in preparation to move, I saw my tall floor lamp that we won't be needing in Deb's place and then lightning just struck my brain. I knew that it was destined to become the perfect plant stand for the palm! It needed just a little Johnson tweaking to make it work, but i knew I could do it. I disassembled the lightbulb/switch assembly and removed the cord. Then I unscrewed the tall post part and removed the center section to make it shorter and put it back together. I attached the saucer to the stand itself with the existing washer and nut, put the pot onto it's saucer and it was good to go!

I added some rubber cement to he area on and around the nut to keep water from leaking when the plant gets a drink. I also thought it was cool how the shape of the ball on the stand is a reflection of the shape of the trunk of the palm. This whole thing was meant to be. . . . .

Hair day

Today Deb went to a friend's to get her hair done , kind of a pre-style thing before the wedding. She gave Callie a quick trim too, since it has never been cut.













While Debbie was having her turn, Callie and I went for a walkabout. We chased some ducks, went to the playground and had fun for a couple hours.

This last one is probably my favorite one of the day. It was very candid. I had to hold the camera out over the water, so I couldn't even see exactly where it was aimed. Then I called her name, pushed the button and it worked out!

161

That's how much I weighed in at today. After being at a static 145 for the past however many years, I've finally started to put on the poundage. All of you who have said I need some meat on my bones can thank (blame) Debbie for this.

Also I have an update on my job at the Sprinkler store. I finally started back there about two and a half weeks ago. This year they have me working on an on-call basis under contract, which means I'll only go in when they have plans for me to draw. I'm not happy about that because it has been raining all week and no one thinks about doing sprnklers when its pouring down, so they haven't called me in. grrr... I'm also not happy because I know that it is their easy way out of having to pay unemployment or have me on their taxes or anything. They are quite weasel-ly that way

So soon!?!?

Less than three weeks until Zach and I get married. Wow!!

We are so looking forward to those of you who will be able to come celebrate with us; and I'm looking forward to meeting all of you, if not on our wedding weekend, then at a family reunion or otherwise.

I truly feel like I'm the luckiest girl ever - Zach has affected so much positive change in my life, and I hope that we will both perpetually experience positive change and a growing love for life and for each other.

Peaches Galore!

After a non-productive year last year, my peach tree is going to favor us with a bountiful harvest in a coupe months. This is only one branch, but the whole thing is covered with nearly the same ratio of peachlets per branch. I took this last night.