Prego Brain?

I've been writing thank you notes this week.  I feel as if my sentences are completely disjointed and I cannot connect thoughts.  This blog post may be the same way.  I can't even think right now to make my words flow smoothly and not seem like you're driving down a dirt washboard road.  So, I guess I'll give up and just throw my disjointedness out there.

Me:
   Very Pregnant!  The countdown is on to April 12th.  Dr. did not sound like this baby is very anxious to enter the world.  I've been having to slowly come to the realization that April 12th is not a magic number that will send me into labor.  Please, Lil' Web, have mercy on your mom and don't come later than that!

Dogs:
   Jazz- very interested in baby stuff.  Anytime I go into the nursery she is right there with me.  She's claimed the rug in there as her own and has to re-sniff everything at least once a day.

We got the car-seat installed in the van and the dogs were ready to go. Test Drive Teddy was quite helpful.  

  Bo- determined to get to China.  He won't stop digging in our yard!  It's the same 3 spots too, we even tried putting doggie-doo in the holes to deter him.... guess we didn't use enough.  Good thing we've got an abundant supply.

Hubby:
  Fantasy baseball draft is past and loving March Madness.  Actually, I haven't minded watching it this year.  Could be because I filled out a bracket and now have some idea of what's going on.  Also, very excited for opening day.  I impressed Hubby by knowing that Opening Day was March 31st.... sadly, I didn't know that the Cubs open April 1st at home against Pittsburgh.  Yes, he quizzed me.  Yes, I failed.

Bo is helping Aaron set up his Fantasy Baseball Draft

Garden:
   Yikes!  How am I going to get this garden going if our temperatures keep dipping into the 30's?  Still haven't cleared out the mess from last year, still need to till, still need to get some more dirt and compost. Oh yeah, still need to finalize what I'm planting.  The plan so far: tomatoes, green beans, onions, zucchini, summer squash, cucumbers.  I'm also thinking of planting some strawberries this year.  We'll see.

New Hobbies:
   I have opened an Etsy shop!  I'm still working on my inventory but it's up and running.  I'm going to open an additional shop, I think, for some crochet and sewing projects I'm going to get into.  We'll see.  It is the era of crafty Tressa.  Hopefully that works with a newborn.  I'll let you know when that gets off the ground.

Shakespeare

"Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more. Men were deceivers ever. One foot in sea and one on shore, to one thing constant never. Then sigh not so but let them go and be you blithe and bonny, converting all your sounds of woe into hey nonny nonny. " -Much Ado About Nothing-

I just finished watching the movie of one of my favorite Shakespeare comedies, and now I doth feel that I must speak in such verse. Just kidding, I'll spare you. I do absolutely love the language though! I could read and listen to Shakespeare all night long. The words are so elegant and full of meaning, they just flow off your tongue with grace. In high school I was blessed to participate in 2 Shakespearean plays: Much Ado About Nothing and The Tempest. Some of the best fun I've had! So rent it or Netflix it but you must watch Much Ado About Nothing (it has Denzel Washington in it so that definitely helps!!!). You may want to put the subtitles on if you have a hard time audibly following the language, it is dense at points.

On that same (kind of) note, I have a medieval trumpeter that resides in my home. His name is Bo. I know when Aaron is home because I hear Bo's weird trumpet-like howl reverberate through the house. I wish I could record it for your enjoyment but you'll have to do your best to imagine (which I realize is nearly impossible, sorry).

My Garden

I have wanted a vegetable garden since I was at least 7. I never got one because my mom is admittedly not a "green thumb." Well, now I'm 26 and I have a garden! 2 summers ago I tried just doing cucumbers and tomatoes. The next summer I expanded quite a bit and went a little overboard. This year I think I've got my perfect plot. I'm still perfecting my planting roster but I'm getting there!

Living in Kansas, or at least where I live in Kansas, Bermuda Grass is king. It is also my greatest foe. Last year my garden was bordered with railroad ties and became overrun with Bermuda. It was impossible to beat and at the end of the summer I just gave up and my garden became a jungle I was afraid to enter for fear of giant insects. This year I got a little smarter. My wonderful husband built a wall for me! My mom and I dug 4 inches down the entire area of the garden to get rid of most of the Bermuda. Then my wonderful husband put up my walls. Next my mom and I put a layer of newspaper and then dirt, dirt, and more dirt. Sadly, I couldn't use any of the dirt from my yard because it all has Bermuda in it. This is sad because I have excellent dirt. However, I would rather have a Bermuda free garden, so I'll build this dirt up over the next few years.

I have growing right now cucumbers, garlic, green beans, onions, spaghetti squash, butternut squash, Florida 91 tomatoes, Celebrity tomatoes, Sun Gold tomatoes, green bell peppers, red bell peppers, and sweet potatoes. I love it!

And this year, when I weed, it actually makes a difference!