Whirwind Wednesday - Too many ideas so little time

It is amazing how much work you can do on a weekend if you truly set your mind to doing whatever needs to get done.  I suggested to Jeff that we clean the deck in the backyard so we can sit and enjoy using the area.  First thing we was move some of the planters and at the same time added more flowers in a pot and another succulents group.  I did a little planting my self using the baby spider plants that I snipped and waited to root.  After a while Jeff had to continuing tidying up the left side area of the house.  I saw some pieces of wood that he was just going to burn. Wait a minute, I have an idea.  He can make a side table for our two chairs.  Jeff started cutting the wood and by the end of the afternoon, the table was finished.

Maybe in a couple of weeks I will ask Jeff to make some other item to add too the furniture in our deck.  I was thinking of a small planter stand to be used for one of the flower pot.  It will be a special one to feature a plant that is doing well.  As for me I need to repair one of the wind chimes that we have that fell and broke.  Oh I almost forgot that Jeff ordered some new solar mini lights to be added around the deck so it will look nice at night.  Some evenings we like hanging out there, maybe roasting marshmallows or cooking Jiffy popcorn.

Spanish Sunday - Maybe taking a class would help

It has been five and half years since my MIL and I took some Spanish classes at the Senior Center.  Although we did learn some it was not what I expected.  We never learned how to construct sentences as the teacher basically taught us a bunch of words.  I even helped the teacher with some flash cards that he was using but was a bit outdated.  I remember that I had benefited from doing all the cards while designing them.  After being in the Dominican Republic, it was a struggle to conjugate sentences so that I can get the message across.  Last Friday while volunteering at the library, I came across another Spanish English book that actually have day to day sentences that I could use. I have checked with another Senior Center but unfortunately the classes will resume in the fall.  In the mean time, I will do some studying on my own and when my BFF Percy aka BFAM (brother from another mother) comes to visit in August, I will practice with him and hopefully he can teach me some easier way to communicate some day to day verses.

Feliz dia a todos los padres.  Tenga un buen dia.  Poner los pies en alto, relajarse y tomar una cerveza.

 

Maybe Monday - Trying something new

Do you recall last summer when I posted my little flower garden?  Do you remember me complaining about the squirrel that ate all the flowers?  Well this year, I told Jeff that I am not going to do anymore gardening.  I am totally agreeing with my sister that I cannot have all the talents and I do not have the GREEN thumb like her.  This year Jeff decided that he was going to try and grow some vegetables.  I said to him that it's even more edible than the flowers.  Not sure how he is going to protect his little garden from that nasty squirrel.  For now he has the seeds planted in little containers and it's in our kitchen.  When the weather gets better, those plants will be out there in the garden.  I wish him luck and I hope those vegetables have a chance to grow and become something good to eat.  He chose some peas,  radish, peppers and lettuce.  As you can see some did not grow at all, maybe because he bought those seeds at the Dollar store.  LOL.