Friday, Sometimes you just have to treat yourself!

Sometimes you just have to treat yourself!

Her is a spring bouquet just for me!

     Tomorrow is my 45th birthday in dyslexic years!  (figure it out) and I bought myself a $10.00 bouquet of daffodils because I am worth it!  Yes I wastes $10.00 on something that is going to die.  But they remind me of Spring and make me feel great!
     Hubby and I are preparing for yard work, it may be really wet out and we may not be able to get out but we know eventually it is coming.  Last night we went to K-mart and bought a new patio umbrella for our back deck and 3 new vinyl table cloths.  Green umbrella, red check table cloths.  We will look like an Italian hot dog vendor.  Our last umbrella was broken in several places and mended and then torn and mended.  Our table cloths lived through a hot summer and the all winter they are shredded.  I am excited to clean up the back deck and get them put out.  I would like to barbeque on my birthday even if we have to eat it inside.
                                         You can see out side this small corner of the yard how
                                        much there is to do and this is just a little part of the work.

     Chairs are tipped over by wind, wood pile is a mess, piles of weeds and general clean up.  We do have the lawn mower out.  We have three patio tables.  One we eat on and it is on the deck with an umbrella.  The second in down on a alternative deck you can see in the picture and we actually store the lawnmower under this table to keep it dry.  When we have company we just wheel the lawnmower over the the shed.  The 3rd table you can see over in the corner covers our fire pit and keeps it dry and clean.  But when we have get togethers with family and friends we can seat about 30 people comfortably around our deck.What a mess!

     My Aunt sent me a beautiful quilt that she made for my spare bedroom and it matches perfectly.  I was so excited.  She called to tell me she was making me a quilt for my birthday and it arrived yesterday.  I feel so spoiled!  It will go in the spare bedroom up stairs, which is done in greens and pinks.  I was just tickled with it.  She teaches quilting a couple of nights a week on a reservation in Minnesota.  I love the shiny yellow center it makes the little yellow hues in the other fabric pop out.  It is an Easter Quilt.

     We have company coming this weekend, so between yard work and entertaining I should be busy.  I am going to put some chicken in the slow cooker so I can make chicken salad tomorrow.  I also need to get to the grocery store for some steaks.  Maybe some shrimp.  Boy am I special!
    
     I have a bunch of uniforms that need to be done by 2 o'clock and a rain coat to finish so off I go to get some work done.  I really just want to work in the yard.  Too wet.

Have a great and productive day!

Kim