More Dirt

On Sunday, I got a text from my friend that her friend had top soil they needed to get rid of. So, last night, after Doug worked 2 jobs and waited for the window installation, he and his dad shoveled dirt. Doug's poor dad was digging in the dirt all day and then came to our house to shovel even more.
I know Doug is exhausted today and I'm sure his dad is too. Thanks for working so hard!

New Window

Yesterday our new window was installed. Yay for Glass Doctors and Doug’s cousin Ben. Here was the process: P.S. That's as close to making our bed as it gets.It’s pretty crazy to watch someone hang out the window with only a leg inside and a hand to hold onto – at one point he was standing on the window ledge, 2 stories up hanging onto Ben’s hand.I said, "Doug, did they sign a waiver to hang out with window?" and "If you fall out our window and break my new patio table, I will be very upset!" HAHA I'm so sensitive!Oh! That’s what it looks like outside :)

Ben still needs to bring 2 “stops” for the window (they keep the window from falling out). Ours were caulked to the stucco outside, so they bent during removal.

Growing and Growing

I have a feeling you all will be sick of watching my plants grow as the summer comes and goes. It’s exciting to me….I called my mom the other day and said, “Hey mom, I wrote a song. You wanna hear it?” She said sure and I proceeded with my song, “I’m a gard-en-er, a gard-en-er…that’s all I have.” She laughed and said I need more lyrics.It's a battle to see which plants grow better. The Topsy Turvey (below) or the potted tomatoes (above).My little lemons are starting to look like lemons now:And the limes are lime-shaped now!A lot of our oranges are falling off the tree, but there are still a bunch that are getting big:
It's the little things!!

AeroGarden

I’m trying Kristie’s AeroGarden and we are on day 5 or 6 and have little leaves popping up. It’s a cute little gadget, but runs all day and night. The grow light is on for 17 hours a day, but the bubbles are on 24 hours a day. It’s like having the bubbles of an aquarium without having to feed any fish. I guess I didn’t realize it would run all day and night, but that’s what it is and how it grows indoors – duh! I’ll keep you posted.

Bus Stop

Here is a sign I see on my commute:

Beer Goggles Wear Off, But Chlamydia Doesn’t

Apparently May is/was STD awareness month. What a crack up!!!

Alegria

Just as Doug and I were heading out to dinner and Cirque, I got a really bad stomachache. We were about 15 minutes late meeting up with Chris and Athina. We went to eat dinner, but I skipped food since I wasn’t feeling well. I was so bummed because I was really looking forward to eating at Costa Vida. Oh well. We got to the show and they advised us that our view would be partially blocked from our seats and gave us the option to move to the front row on the floor. Heck yeah! It was a great show. I do think there wasn’t as much acrobatics as the other 2 shows I’ve seen, but they are still amazing!

I got a picture of the stage before it started. The crowd was told, "NO cameras or recording devices. It is dangerous for us, so DON'T DO IT" in a cute French accent.

Fruits, Veggies and Flowers

Spring is here people! I am very excited to report that we have 3 tiny tomatoes. I’ve tried for a couple years to grow tomatoes and only ended up with really tall plants with flowers. This year – TOMATOES!! We also have very productive Lemons:Mandarins:Limes:and Oranges: I know they all look the same, so you’ll just have to humor me with excitement. Just like tomatoes, we haven’t been able to get oranges from our tree for three years, but this year it has 2 additional friends and they are all fruiting.

And, I’m happy show our butterfly and hummingbird seeds that growing into pretty flowers little by little. It looks like I'm taking pictures late at night, but it was dusk. This flower turned out pretty cool:Oh, and we have our random onion too. It started growing in the kitchen, so I shoved it in dirt. After reading about onions online, they grow tall, flower and then get top-heavy and fall over, planting themselves and growing more onions. We’ll see… it’s kind of an experiment. The only problem is the onion is in a pot and doesn’t have room to fall over and plant itself.

Lastly, kind of a funny story...these were my grandma's and I took them when she went into the nursing home (that's not the funny part :) ) I thought the pink flowers on top were fake. Well, the fake, pink flower have bloomed for a second time since I've had these cacti.

Vertigo

I found this picture I saved when I was going to blog about Doug’s vertigo. He’s fine now… I missed the boat on that post.

Banana Bread

This was my first attempt at making banana bread. It turned out okay. It didn’t have a lot of flavor, but since I’m allergic to bananas I can’t eat much of it anyways. The top of it was still dough, so I’ll have to make a smaller loaf next time. I didn’t get an after picture, but imagine a loaf of banana bread with a soggy top that giggles when you shake it.

Invasive Plants

When someone says a plant or something is invasive, do you know what it really means?? We just found out the hard way; it SUCKS. I’m assuming the landscaping in the front of our home was done when the home was built; the bushes/plants/grass are pretty established. We spent time cutting the bushes down a couple weekends ago and Doug has been ripping roots out of the ground ever since. The roots are taking over the grass, trees and other bushes around them. Our poor grass is suffering the most. Eventually we are hoping this grass will be bark anyways, but in the meant time we have to keep it nice and green.