Okay, so maybe I didn't get so much housework done this weekend. However, I DID get my flowerbeds 90% done!! I got them all completely cleaned out, added more topsoil, planted six azaleas, three hostas, two daylilies, two forsythias, four creeping phlox, and about a dozen or so red, orange, and yellow celosia plants!! I need to find some sweet potato vines and moss rose before I add my weed mat and my red mulch, then, I'll be completely done! It's looking really good!! Lowe's didn't have my sweet potato vines or moss rose, so, I'll have to look elsewhere, probably Tulsa. A garden is not complete without sweet potato vines. I love the color, the quick growth, and the filling in factor. I moved my whiskey barrels to a different spot, with Jake's help, well, actually, he pretty much moved them FOR me, then, planted the creeping phlox and a few of the celosia plants in them. I also helped Jake and Amanda plant flower beds around two sides of their house. I hope I can get out of my bed tomorrow!! That's hard work. I'm already sore, but, I'm not sure if it's from the workouts or the flower beds, or a combination of both!! Either way, I see an extremely early bedtime in my very near future!!

I also worked in a massage this afternoon, at my house, for a sweet young lady, who is letting Morgan stay at her house during the week, while she attends college classes!

I need to record my grades before tomorrow morning, so, I'm debating whether to do that right now, or go to bed NOW (6:03 p.m.), then, get up extra early (4:00 a.m.)in the morning. I'm so tired and sleepy, don't know if I can stay awake much longer, so, I'm leaning toward the early bedtime...besides, I work better under pressure!! Most people call that procrastination, I call it "being extremely focused".

I got my "square up" card in the mail!! I'm so excited about using it in my massage business and in Morgan's and my craft businesses!! I think it will be an asset in all of our little business ventures!!



Enjoyed my day yesterday...went to a baby shower, then, to Lowe's to pick out plants and load up on topsoil and red mulch. It's always fun picking out new plants. However, this year, I got several plants that will be in my flower bed forever!! I hope the azaleas do well. My mom always had azaleas, and we always went to Muskogee for the Azalea Festival. I will think of her every time I look at them, every time I water them, and every time I smell their fragrant flowers. I miss her so much. I've always admired and wanted yellow forsythias. My step-grandma, Lorene, had some in her yard when I was a teenager. I bought two for the front corners of my house. I can't wait to see their yellow blooms this fall. Again, I will remember Grandma Lorene when I water these and see their blooms later this year. I didn't plant anything that I normally have in my flower beds. I guess I'm ready to try new things, with the exception of my sweet potato vines and moss rose. I'm not willing to part with them. Must find those soon, so I can add my weed mat and mulch, before I start getting weeds. My whiskey barrels normally have the moss rose in them, but, this year, I'm trying out the creeping phlox, with pink in one barrel, and purple in the other barrel. I will add pictures as soon as possible!!