Sitting Around
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
I’ve been here, in my mom’s room in the nursing home since Saturday afternoon. I got here about 4pm Saturday. It’s now about 7 am Monday morning. I didn’t plan to stay this long, but as it happens, one of my sisters hurt her leg by stepping into a hole. She’s got a sprained ankle and hip. Oh. Joy.
It means that the rotation of family members is now a little more limited. One of my brothers has been handling the day shifts during the week, and I’ve a niece in law that is a trained nursing assistant, and she’s been taking the night shifts. My sister( her mother-in-law), and I have been taking turns on the weekend to give the two of them some time off. With my sister now on the injured list, I have a feeling I may be repeating this weekend’s somewhat…extended….shift next weekend.
Today is the last day of summer. It’s been a long summer. Here in Texas it was long, hot and dry. It’s been cooling off and it’s even raining now and again. It’s supposed to rain a little more this weekend, and get a little cooler. I like both of the possibilities.
Of course, with the end of summer comes the List. You know the List. You probably have one of your own, written or unwritten. It’s that List of things you were Going to Do…and didn’t. My list includes a new raised bed, half made, and some patio cushions for some metal benches… that were never even started. They’ve been on my list for two summers now. I can tell myself that one of the reasons they’ve not been done is because I’ve been looking for some thick foam for the cushions.. but that would be only half the story. The raised bed doesn’t have even that poor excuse, as we’ve had most of the materials. Our excuses there include the heat and the fact that neither ‘Pup, nor I have been feeling really robust this summer. Still, it’ll get done. I hope.
The one project that MUST be done is to finish the DIY watering system. We’ve got the materials and have them half laid out. Now, all that needs to happen is for me to be home on the weekend to supervise (’Pup insists that I supervise, as otherwise I’m liable to be less than pleased…no matter what. I’m not sure if I’m not a little put out by that characterisation…but I will admit that there is a distinct possibility that he’s correct.) the placement of the lines and sprayers.
Y’all have a good day, and celebrate the coming of the new season. Things change and that’s a good thing.
Let’s just keep telling ourselves that.
