Ruth, I think the 1810s was the land of huge beehives...
A wig sounds much easier. Have fun planting!
Cyndi, what are the flowers in your avatar? They're gorgeous! Your trip sounds great. Mmmm, thrifting!
Cat, what are creole tomatoes like? That teaching schedule would make me crazy. I've never understood going back to school when it's hotter (and muggier) than blue blazes. The kids don't learn much when their brains are addled by heat...
Wow,
Twynn, seems like you're really meant to have that house, eh?
Keep breathing,
Chelby! I bet he'll do great!
Hilarious about the deer. Wonder if a scarecrow dressed in briefs would work?
What a trip,
Cottage! Glad you're back safe. Hope you have some good coffee on!
Can you get a nap in before picking up the girls? So, do tell, did you have any blueberries or are they not in season yet?
Macsmom, hope that you get some clarity on the issues at work. That sounds really frustrating, and not particularly useful, especially in a healing spa! Glad you got some sleep.
Loriann, I don't like meatloaf, so have no experience making it, but maybe you can "stretch" the meat by adding more veggies or some veggie puree? That lowers the calories and ups the fiber, too. For dinner ideas, check out the Recipe Forum for Entrees. There are a ton in there.
Lexiss, you made me feel like I was reading an issue of Highlights magazine!
Hope you have fun at H2Yoga.
Me:
Our world is busy! I have two friends coming to visit this week--both just for the day. One has never seen our house, so I feel compelled to clean and freshen and such, but the house is a mess (as it usually is!
), and so there's much to do and no time to do it! The other friend will be here on Friday, so that also means I'll be busy with friends on my two days off--and that leaves the garden unattended all week. I'm going to have to fit in a little here and there after work this week. Thankfully, it's supposed to be fairly rainy for most of the week, so I couldn't do as much as I want anyway.
We've had lots of critter excitment lately. I won a "squirrel proof" birdfeeder at my scrapbook retreat and figured I'd try again with battling the squirrels to feed the birds. So far it's squirrels 2, me 0. Over the weekend I got a squirrel baffle, installed a corn log feeder and a suet feeder (both for the squirrels) on another tree, and we'll see what the outcome is tonight.
Last night I heard some squeaking coming from DH's closet in our bedroom. We're pretty sure it was a bat. We've had them in the house before, but never could figure out where they were coming from. We have a verrrry old house (nearly 100 years) and people who've checked it out say there are SO many places they could be getting in that we need to sit outside and watch to see where they come out to figure out how to keep 'em out. I tried for two days and didn't see a thing, but did get eaten alive by mosquitos. Anyways, seems they're back. DH and I spent some time sealing the edges of the plumbing access panel in the closet (the only way they could actually get in to the room from that wall) and then listened to the poor bat sing away. The dog was not happy.
The sad thing was that when I was brushing my teeth, I could hear a bat singing the same song out in the night, and then hear our bat sing back. I have a feeling he/she is trapped...but am not sure how to safely let him/her out.
I love bats, but agree with DH that they don't belong in the house. Then there's the rabies thing...I know it's very rare for them to have it, but I refuse to give a bat up to be tested (they kill them to find out) and the shots for it are SO expensive (over $1,000 for a woman out here...). Uggh. DH is going to do some patching of possible holes in the basement tonight. We'll see.
That's about it! I have book club tonight and am planning to endulge in my friend's homemade matzoh ball soup. Other than that, I'm planning to stick to veggies and salad. Have a good one!
Monday (Gotta do it!) Chatter
at Cyndi and Beachers to come. Just checked the weather and there will be no rain until tonight. Yippee! 
Good morning! I left Monica's at 5 this morning so I could beat rush hour traffic, and since we didn't get to bed until after 1am, I'm really dragging now. But I'm unpacked and had a nice hot shower, and have the laundry going and Jake's supper in the oven. Now, I can take it easy for a couple of hours before I go over to Cindy's to meet Maggie's school bus. Their last day is this Friday, and there are special activities being held each day, starting tomorrow with Field Day.
to 
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My priority today is to 
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