4.23.2012

chilly April notes

Papa got home from Indianapolis ("Indias-apohlis", according to Claire) Saturday evening and we enjoyed a leisurely weekend.  Quiet dinners at home, a visit from Beeba and Wes, some gardening.  The bees seem to be slooooowly evening out (perhaps), with the weaker hive slowly gaining ground while we do what we can (like switch hive positions mid-day to coax the foragers from the heavier hive to come back to the weaker one, sneaky us) to help even out the numbers.  The last two nights have brought freezing temperatures and we had flurries today, so we've been out covering tender plants to try to get them through this (last?) cold spell of the year.  Tricky, tricky April.

I've got just 5 1/2 weeks left of work until summer break.  Working for an after school program, I am now back on a school calendar and feeling pretty giddy about it, to be honest.  I think we'll be able to swing me not working for a couple months.  Some budgeting will come into play, but we'll manage.  I'll do the market here and there and possibly a few other little things, but mostly, I'm just looking SO forward to the time off.

I'm working on getting my grandma to take a train (she's afraid of flying, as am I) up from Florida to stay with us for a week in June.  It's a little complicated, both logistically (as we have no commuter rail service in Western NC) and in that she is used to her routine and such, but I think it just might happen and I'm so excited about the possible visit.  I've told her that all she'll have to do while she's here is play with her great grandbaby and be waited on by me.  She said that sounded like a pretty good deal, and I agree.  This is a woman that I want Claire to grow up knowing.  Not just in pictures and annual brief visits, but really knowing.  She is the 42-years-older version of me, and something special happens when we're together.  Claire needs to get in on that, and as soon as possible.

And now it's getting late.  I need to throw another log on the fire (that I was quite sure we were done tending to for the season), and hit the hay.



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  1. awesome on all accounts, especially the grandmother one...go stoke that fire...I'm a teeny weeny jealous. It's not that quite cool here.

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    1. there is something to be said for the coziness factor of curling up around the wood stove, yes..... BUT, I am ready to bid winter adieu, this covering up plants nonsense is getting old! heard back from my grandma and it is official- she's coming!

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  2. Jealous of the impending time off! Enjoy.

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    1. I am really looking forward to it! (of course) Nothing crazy exciting planned, especially since it will come with a halt to paychecks. Nothing as exciting as, say, starting up a dream farm out in the Pacific Northwest ;)

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