Pretty Red Pansies and Phoebe’s Wedding
Jun 6th, 2007 by Bethany
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I just planted 52 red pansies in my front yard planter. I also sprayed down the front of the house with the hose, as Mark suggested. It looks very nice, if I do say so myself. Colin started taking down the christmas lights, but it's raining outside so he didn't finish and there are strands hanging from the corners of our gutters. Not as lovely as the pansies, but at least it's a start.
My roses are blooming. There are salmon ones, white ones, pink ones, and red ones. They are beautiful! And my vegetable garden is coming along nicely, too. Whomever moves in here will get some good broccoli and cauliflower and onions.
I freecycled a bunch of stuff today, including our huge wooden TV that we've been using as an entertainment center (to hold our regular TV). It was so nice to give away my "junk" to someone who think's they'll use it. We've got the office half packed, the kids' room 90% packed, the basement 75% packed, the guest room 90% packed, my room half packed, the bathrooms pretty much finished except mine, and the kitchen is about 15% of the way there. And Colin has the boxes stacked neatly in the garage, which has yet to be packed. I'd say we're doing pretty well, thanks to my wonderful neighbors who've been helping out by watching the kids while we work. I'm going to miss this neighborhood and my friends here when we move.
Speaking of moving, the moving truck gets here on Wednesday and we load it Thursday and drive away on Friday. Colin is supposed to start at the school on the 18th. No, we don't have a place to live yet. Still working on that…
My parents are coming to stay with us this weekend! They're coming to meet Phoebe's future in-laws. Did I mention that Phoebe's getting married? In August. In Phoenix. And I'm the Matron of Honor! She's marrying a guy named Jon whom everyone in our family likes (at least everyone who's met him). I'm really excited for her. Anyway, Mom and Dad are going to meet Jon's parents and then they're going to spend the rest of the weekend helping me pack! I just can't say how excited I am to have them here.
We have a big weekend because Deb, Colin's sister, is going to spend the night with us on Saturday, too. She's flying in for a conference for work and we get to have her over while she's in town. Wow, there's a lot going on in the next week. It's going to be fun!
I always get pansies and petunias mixed up and this is no exception. The red pansies are actually red petunias. They’re lovely, and some of them have white stripes.