Relax and Let your Garden Be in Control Sometimes

Today was I'm the Boss of You Day at our house.  My six year old son got to be the boss of me today.  He  has worked very hard at school to get those coveted stickers at the end of each day, and he needed a day off to recover from the dog eat dog stress of kindergarten.  So I said OK.

7am  Son awakes to find me checking my email on the computer.  He immediately reminds me that he is the boss of me today.  "Why are you taking so long?  This is taking forever!" is the refrain, until he finally whispers, "I'm gonna tell you a secret", gently leans over and shouts into my ear, "HURRY UP!!!"

11am  I ask, "When are we going to the pool?"  He looks at me coldly and replies, "When I say so."

1pm and he's still stark naked.  He's had three blueberry Eggo waffles and watched nine episodes of MetaJets on Netflix.  Legos and K'nex are strewn all over my bed.  Wrappers indicate an undisclosed quantity of Easter candy has been consumed...

7pm He asks for no food.  I offer, but he declines.  He's too busy watching MetaJets.  He's decided to watch all 40 episodes in one day.  Finally he comes into the garage where I am organizing and sees the neighbor boys are out and about.  They run around like crazy, play with Legos, ride bikes, etc.

9pm  All he wants is blueberry waffles.  He has four more, plus some blueberry kefir.

10pm  He's tired enough to go to bed.  He informs me that he is sleeping in my bed. He can't figure out why he has an upset stomach.  All in all, an interesting experiment.  Maybe we'll do this again someday.

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Healthy Plants Require Healthy Root Systems.

So, a while back Semi-Serious Non-Relationship and I are sitting in a restaurant with our combined three young, impressionable boys, and he suddenly announces, "Woman is the root of all evil."  I told him, "I'd love to take responsibility for all the evil in the world, but really, it's just too much pressure.  I do try my best, though."

And somehow I managed to refrain from stabbing him in the throat with my fork.

But I digress...

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Train Vines to Grow on your Garden Walls and Trellises

This reminds me of the fellow with whom I currently spend the most time.  He's still in training.  He's young.  Oh so young.  Even younger than my husband was, although he is very old now, older than I am by several centuries now at least.  (The poor guy started going grey as soon as he met me.)  I don't  know why I attract such a young flock.  I think men my own age must be frightened of me.  Thank God younger men have no concept of their own mortality.

Anyway, neither one of us is ready for anything too serious.  He calls it a "semi-serious non-relationship" and I can't argue with that.

But I digress...

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Credit for image of vine pending research.

Finding Cheer in Even the Drabbest Garden

How to Tame a Wild Garden

Note to self:  Stop dating men who were raised by wolves.

Beware especially charming wolves driving nice cars,  wearing fine clothing and living in beautiful houses.

I was not raised by wolves. I was treated very respectfully and nobody molested me or abused or neglected me in any way other than to not teach me how to waterski or ride a motorcycle, yet I seem to attract these fellows who want to tear me down to the ground and kick me while I'm down there. I'm going to start passing out copies of Emily Post on my first dates.

Anyway, this blog is not about me complaining about men. Although I will do it occasionally.  And don't even get me started on women!  I tell ya, I've got an opinion about everything.  From what I can tell, and I figured this out a long time ago, when it comes to relationships it all boils down to this:  Men are stupid and women are crazy and that's what makes the world go around.

Thank God I found the Desert Botanical Garden, where everyone I meet is perfectly civilized.

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