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Mary and I were up early in the kitchen playing Dishwasher Tetris after yesterday’s party—loading, unloading, and reloading like it was an Olympic event.Huge thanks to Robin for her amazing help. As the party was winding down, Robin basically ran the entire kitchen like a five-star restaurant: filling the dishwasher, putting away food, rinsing cookware, and calmly supervising the cleanup like a benevolent (but highly efficient) general. At the same time, Bob put away the table and chairs and did the heavy lifting!
Robin and Bob are absolute gems, and we love them with all our hearts.
We love our kids!
After cleaning up the kitchen, we headed to the office to finish preparing for our appointment with the “tax man,” where we get to learn how much money the government gets to take from us to waste away on frivolous things like the bullet train, the house/feeding criminal aliens, and the list goes on! Oh well, it’s still the best place on Earth to live!
Around noon, I wandered back out to the front yard to resume my very serious “flowering activities” (read: playing in the dirt like it’s my job). At the same time, Mary stayed inside doing the washing and heroically wrestling her tax paperwork into submission—singlehandedly keeping both our wardrobe and our freedom intact.
After a bit, Mary came out in her gardening uniform and jumped right into planting efforts. I was NOT allowed to come outside in MY gardening costume.
Caught working!!!
We had tools, bags of amendments, fertilizers, and gardening tools all over the place. We planted, trimmed, and dug amendments and fertilizer into the ground as we worked from left to right.
We had a big mess on our hands.
Around 4:00 pm, it started to come together! With the trash and tools removed and after a good raking job, it looked presentable.
After raking and picking up the tools and bags, it looked pretty good.
We checked out the lighting system, making sure we did not accidentally cut the power cord; all was well!
The light is used to shine on our holiday banners.
When I stood up, I felt the orange tree on the back of my head, and when I turned around, I saw the babies. If all the blossoms hold, we will have a gaggle of oranges later on in the summer.
Oh my! We have oranges!!
We went on a mission to add color to the garden, and I’m happy to report we understood the assignment. That said, we’re still on the hunt for some snapdragons and other tall flowers for the back—because every garden needs a “supporting cast” with height. And I’m planning to plant some snake plant (aka mother-in-law’s tongue) to add a little extra drama and attitude to the area.
Pretty in purple!
Our backs were filing formal complaints, so we went VFR straight to the swim spa—45 minutes of warm water and high-pressure jets negotiating peace with every sore muscle. And of course, the weather was flawless… around 80 degrees.
We attempted to watch TV, but alas, our bodies signaled “No Way, José” and we crashed at 10:00 pm! It was a good day, and things are looking up!
