Yellow Rose's Garden

Lj-archive, people. Downloads are here. Don't quote it as gospel, but it's supposedly multi-platform. It does work with Vista, but hell if I know if it works with anything else.

I managed to piece together something that passes as writing. I'm not quite happy with it, it needs more, but it's something.

Working on my latest craft project. Using the basic idea from the pattern book and remodeling it to reinforce it my own way. They supposedly design these things for kids and apparently don't think about how hard they can be on their toys! I realized while putting the pieces together that various kinds of furniture come to mind. A plant stand and an aquarium stand just to name a few.

The wind was so wild about 6 AM that I took my windchime in off the front porch. It has a wooden piece hanging on it and it clanks when it hits the pillar it's hanging from. I'm glad that everything out back seemed ok, though. Gathering up all that stuff in the freezing cold at 6 AM was NOT my idea of a good time.

Picked up a few things for that bathroom clean out that I've been going on about. Baskets, new curtains, etc. Still want a Swiffer.

Going to balance my checkbook, get the car payment and electric bill in the mail and see what I still have to work with.

Saturday, we made a trip to Austin. (We go, maybe, twice a year anymore.) Dragon's Lair and Half Price Books were the main stops for the day. We came home with a shameless haul. My birthday isn't until next month, but I already got my gift from my husband. I've had my eye on the Chronicles of Narnia unabridged audio CDs for some time now, but they list at about 75.00. Half Price Books had them for 35.

Sunday is likely to be busy. The dog needs a bath as he's going to the vet on Monday. Nothing serious, an allergy shot. He does apparently have a touch of arthritis. In a nine year old dog, that's not all that rare. Monday, we also need to get Tom's school books squared away. His online classes begin at the end of the month.

Normally, I do my cleaning on Monday, but with the appointment scheduled, I might crank up Sims 2 in the afternoon and do the pick work during my loading times. Just basic stuff like laundry and dishes. Since we went out today, the yard was put on hold again. So, I might get that done after we get the dog home on Monday. Might have time for some of it after I get done inside. Have to wait until 4 PM or so when the sun is lower and the heat isn't so much.

Seems funny to be discussing heat when much of the US is getting colder and preparing for snow or, in at least one place, has already had it! I'm very much looking forward to the delivery and installation of our new back door. I think it will be nice to be able to sit out on that little cement slab that's supposed to be a patio and have natural light for reading and maybe needlework as well. I have a small folding table that can be hauled around easily. I've been discussing an awning or some other type of overhead cover for the patio with the other half. He wants one of those porch swings. I can deal with that! I still want overhead cover because the back of the house is in direct sunlight most of the day; in summer it gets very hot. This IS Texas after all.
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I wish I had not been feeling so blah about 7:45 Friday night. I would have taken my camera out to capture that magnificent sky! They say a red sky at night is a sailor's delight. Maybe that's a sign that Ike is going to be tempered and ease off before it gets here. We can hope.

I went outside a bit ago and enjoyed the light breeze and the music of my wind chimes. I'm wondering what Saturday daytime will bring. Ike is supposed to bring rain and all kinds of nasty weather. I'm hoping for a bit of time out of the house before it hits and my son safely to and from work; the latter being far more important.

For some reason, I think the weather oddities, I spent a lot of time sleeping on Friday. I doze off after Kevin got home, around 4:30, maybe 5. Crash out until almost 8.

I have some comments about RP for later, but in general things seem to be anywhere from good to awesome.

This was a glorious day!! The weather is delightful, warm (around 65), but the sky alluded to rain coming. I have three rosebushes soaking and to be ready to go in the ground tomorrow. We finally got that rock into place out front. Cleaned out the morning glory tangles again before they start their spring growth.

When we were at Wal-mart Monday to buy pants, food, etc. I picked out three grade one roses to plant: Golden Showers (which, hopefully, will be as nice as the one out front), a climbing Joseph's Coat, and a Camelot. There are two out there that are dead dead and I'm going to put healthy ones in their place.