May

April showers did not bring May flowers to my garden. As a matter of fact, I think it rained more this month than it did in April. To top that off, I think all the rain earlier this month drowned and rotted my green bean and carrot seeds. I have a weed garden where green bean plants should be appearing. On a brighter note, my tomato plants and a couple of my pepper plants are flowering. That's a good sign. It means I need to go to Wickman's Gardens and pick up some bug repellant because it won't be long before they start nibbling away at any and every good thing I've got going. I had Dylan help me weed in the garden and had there not been so many weeds, I think he would have done a pretty good job. I spent 2 1/2 hours of back breaking weeding and really only got one section done good. We had so much rain that it was too muddy until these last couple days to even get out there and pull weeds, so now the job is much bigger. Not to fear, though. I will just spread the work out over a few days so it's not so much.

Dylan and I went to Silver Dollar City on Monday. We took one of his pre-school friends, Rory, and her mom, Dawn. It was the Bluegrass and BBQ Festival. Dawn is a huge Bluegrass fan and actually plays the mandolin. We watched a little bit of several different shows and you could see how much she enjoyed it. The kids were not as enthused, especially Dylan. Even though the park was relatively empty, we spent the majority of our day there. Eli enjoyed a peaceful day at his favorite Aunt Mel's house.

Chris and I are preparing for vacation. We're only gone for 5 1/2 days, but I will enjoy every minute of it. Fun in the sun with no children tugging on my shirt. I'll miss the boys, but it will make our time when we get home that much more special.

Monday

Monday is a relatively busy day for me. We get up and as soon as breakfast is done and we are dressed for the day, we head to job #2 for a drop off/pick-up. The boys are always wound up because it is first thing in the morning and they have so much energy. I have to try to file and make copies amidst trying to calm the boys or fix their ails and woes. If you know boys they are generally getting hurt because of fighting or running or slamming a door on their head, as was the instance today. After all that drama we get in the car and head to Sears to get an oil change and the tires rotated. On the way, I call to see if JC Penney can fit in picture time for Eli. We get to the mall, drop off the car, hit the play area for a good 20 minutes to wear out some energy and then off to Penney's for some pictures. Dylan sits very well during Eli's pictures watching Sid the Science Kid. Eli cooperates quickly and I ooh and aah over pictures. After placing an order we're off to check out a shop or two and then to the food court where Dylan says he smells Chic-Fil-A. Yum, yum! We eat our lunch and run down to Sears where the car has fresh oil and the tires have been rotated. We hop in the car and head to Target to pick up some diapers and milk...all the necessities of life with young children. We pick up a box of Oreos which we snack on outside Target in the little circle part of the concrete wall. Dylan and Eli are both fascinated with that and I don't know why. We jump back in the car and drive to job #2 again to make the final pick up from the depositors and mail man and move on up the road. We figure we're going right past Daddy's work so we better stop to say Hello. We tip-toe in as if we're being sneaky but get caught, give kisses and are on our way again. We get a few miles down the road and the boys start to settle. Eli's eyes are fading and Dylan is saying "Can I stay up for 10 more minutes, please?" No wishes granted. Off to bed they go and here I am telling you about our day. Whew! Now, I must work for job #1 before I have no job.