I figured it wasn't that hard. I needed all my outside tools like shovel, rake, the special cool garden tools like the Garden Weasel, in addition to my garden wagon, gloves, bulb food, etc. On Friday night I called my parents house and was mildly surprised when after several rings my Dad picked up the phone. Dad hardly ever picks up the phone and is always very uncomfortable sounding on the phone as well. We can usually talk about 3 minutes and then I either get off the phone or ask for my Mom. He's just not a phone person. So he picks up and I figured my mom didn't want to talk because she had a rough day at work. I ask Dad "I was calling to see if Mom wants me to bring anything else tomorrow." He said, "Sure bring whatever you want!" (really it was a courtesy, I was bringing flowers, plants, bulbs and working but I wouldn't have minded bringing a dessert or whatever.)
So I told him "Well I am bringing a bunch of plants, bulbs, and all my equipment in addition to the weed eater. We will be there tomorrow in the morning sometime. I will see what I can bring for dessert. I was thinking of bringing some compost and some old coffee grounds from Starbucks since the snails and slugs don't like caffeine and will stay away from the plants that way. After the bulbs bloom then you can tell me what else you would like to see back there and I will see what I can do." He said, "I like those little flowers you put in the back last year, the only ones the damned snails didn't eat. Hardy plant." (LOL, damned snails ate at least 3-4 other plants that I had put in before we were able to put snail bait out there. Pissed us all off.) I got off the phone with Dad and went down to the store. I got some stuff to make a White Chocolate, Chocolate Fudge pudding Oreo pie, picked up a pizza with a Groupon coupon that I had and then after checking with Starbucks (no grounds at that time) I went home.
Ladybug and I ate. Hubby was getting Cassie from SF, Blue was out at her boyfriends house, Pink (the vegetarian) was in her room and who knows where The Boy was. After getting Ladybug in bed, hubby and Cassie walked in. Hubby wanted to see Ladybug and Cassie wanted to see her new shorter hair. Cassie was amazed (like all the other people have been) as to how short it is and how cute she looks. I finally got Ladybug back into bed and talked with Hubby a while and packed some spare clothes in a backpack for the next day. I wasn't about to be caught unprepared and wanted to make sure that all I had to do was put things in the van the next day. So in went spare clothes for Ladybug and me (I anticipate a shower when I am done in the backyard for myself at least), a bunch of DVD's to keep Ladybug occupied for the drive and possibly in the house while I am outside.
I set the backpack by the door with the garden wagon that had the gloves, bulbs, bulb food, etc. with it. I figured I was ok to go to bed at this point. So off I went for a restless night in bed. I go back and forth between sleeping great then having a lot of problems (night hallucinations, bad dreams, insomnia etc.), right now I am in the "problems sleeping" phase and I hope it goes back to sleeping good very soon. Of course if my stress level doesn't go down I am screwed but I digress...
The next morning at 6:36 Ladybug comes into my room and tells me it's time to get up, make breakfast and get ready to go to Gram's house. ARGH! It's Saturday and way too early to go to my Mom's. I try to explain this to Ladybug and get her to go back to bed. That wasn't going to happen. So I got up, made her something to eat (cereal? breakfast burrito? I can't remember but it wasn't ice cream) and put a movie on for her. I got myself dressed, put out Ladybugs clothes, and fixed my pudding pie then put it in the fridge. I kissed Hubby goodbye (he was working) and set outside to start unloading Hubby's work stuff from the van and loading up my stuff that I would need for the day. I called Starbucks and asked them if they had any grounds and they didn't have enough yet. So I took an old kitty litter bucket and put some compost in there. After I was able to get the weed eater, wagon, compost, tools, backpack (mine and Ladybugs) into the van I went inside to get Ladybug dressed and ready to go.
I had set her clothes out but she insisted that she had to wear a dress to Gram's and was looking for some "soft tights" to go with it. Lord if I know where they were, I had planned for jeans and a shirt. She was looking through the bag of clothes that I was giving to Pumpkin (Ladybugs younger cousin by a year) trying to find the tights and finally settled on the scratchy pair. We got her dressed, hair brushed and out into the van with the movie in ... and this is where it goes to heck...
The movie wouldn't play. We have had some problems with the DVD player but can't afford to get it looked at or replaced. So I backed up into the driveway and went back inside to get the CD player cleaning CD I got a month ago. I tried to put that in and fix the DVD player but it wouldn't work. So I started out again after I tried the DVD again and it worked.... I get a little down my drive and ask Ladybug if she's seen my purse (I needed to get gas, no purse means we were stuck when it ran out and it would before getting home). She said no she hadn't but sees my backpack. So we backup again into the driveway. I get out and get my purse. I stand there and think, "Now do I have everything I need?!? Purse, weed eater, compost, tools, bulbs, bulb food, plants.... uh plants... OK gotta get the plants!!" I grabbed the plants and the purse, locked the door (for the 3rd time) and got into the van. My neighbor had text messaged me "LOL... you need to make a list!!!" OK how embarrassing is that? Bad enough I knew I was a ditz but to have someone else (besides Ladybug) witness it? I replied back "Yeah your telling me... I think I have everything now"
I called my Mom on the way out "Hi Mom, I am leaving my house right now, I am stopping by Rose's work to pick up the carpet cleaner, going to Starbucks, and need to get gas, so I will be there in between 11- 11:30 ok?" She asks "Did you remember the weed eater?" I stop the van and look in the back, "Yeah that was the first thing I put in the van." I start driving slowly again. She asks "And the pictures?" Huh? "Pictures?! What Pictures?!?!" I ask. She laughs and says "The pictures of Ladybug that you said you would give me?" "SH!T!!!! I gotta go back again!! I already went back twice because I forgot something. My neighbor must think I am a complete idiot by now." Mom was laughing her butt off. I clicked off saying I would be there later. Ran inside, got the pictures, text the neighbor again that I was sure I had everything now, thought again "Now, do I have everything!?!?!?.... Yup" and got back into the van and drove off.
I was driving down the road close to my house and Hubby text messages me "You Home?" "Nope!" I reply. He calls me "So, how far away are you?" "Down the street but I am not going back, I went back three times and I am not going back now regardless of what the reason is!" Hubby seemed a little taken aback by my statement " I was just wondering" Ladybug and I went through the Starbucks drive thru for some coffee (decaf for her). I checked how many miles I had before I needed to get gas and decided to get gas later. I was on my way!! I get about 15 minutes away from the house, on the freeway when it hits me "Oh Crap! I forgot the weed eater string!!" I text my Mom, "I forgot the weed eater string so I will stop by OSH to get you some more before I come over." Mom text back "LOL! CYA in a while" Ten minutes later and further down the freeway it hits me "OH SH!T! I forgot the pudding pie!!!" I text mom telling her that I am glad that my head is connected because I forgot the "pue". She text back, "Maybe I shld be glad - pudding pue doesn't sound good. LOL!" I was cracking up. Great stress relief. I was irritated with myself but good Lord I had tried my best.
We got to my cousin Rose's work early so as I was going to call her she called me and confirmed we were meeting at 11:15 (in about 30 minutes). I said "Yeah that's good. I am on the road to your work now but I will come back at 11:15." I actually ended up right behind her truck as she was driving out for lunch! We met at the gas station so I could give her Pumpkin's bag of clothes. I gave her a hug and went on to my parents house. We were early!!! I knocked on the door and I heard my Dad say "GG and Ladybug are here." I hear Mom say something but couldn't make it out. Dad said, "Yes they are, they are at the door."
At this point I was doing the potty dance on their front step. Good Lord I know men can't do two things at once but talk and unlock the door at the same time!! He finally let us in and I told Ladybug to use the first bathroom and rushed passed my Mom and told her I was using her bathroom (I couldn't wait, the Frappuchino was too much). I felt SO much better. I heard Ladybug talking to someone in the other bathroom and wondered what she was talking about. She often sings or whatever in the bathroom so I figured that was it.
We unloaded the van and Ladybug had brought a Memory Stone kit to see if she could convince her Granddad to help her with it. I was pleasantly surprised when he readily agreed. While they did that Mom and I went to pick up the carpet cleaner, coffee grounds and the weed eater string. When we got back Ladybug and Granddad were in the backyard.
We got to work. We stopped for a yummy lunch and worked some more. I think I was out there from 12-4 with a little lunch break. I got the back flower beds weeded and put in the 50 bulbs that I got for their back yard. We spread the coffee grounds and put the snails that were hanging on the fence onto the grounds. I was going to try to put some seedling plants in the front but was just too tired. So I put everything away in the van and while I was doing that I noticed Hubby's watch sitting under the passenger seat. He has been missing his watch and his wedding ring for about three weeks now and swore up and down that it was in the house by his desk or his dresser but he was busy working and couldn't look for it. Amazing when I picked up the watch and found the ring attached to it.
We had a great visit with my parents and made it back home by 6:30 that night. I was sore and tired but was glad that I was able to get them all planted. I still have about 48 bulbs to plant in my own yard but I can't wait to see what they all look like in the summer.
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