We have been getting ready for the arrival of my grandmother. Gram comes in Thursday morning. The house is being cleaned top to bottom. Projects that were half finished or barely started are being finished. Flowers are being planted. That is my favorite part.
Mom and I went to the grocery story to shop for food that was on sale. I love the 10 for 10 sales. 1o boxes of brownies for $10. 1o boxes of cereal, 10 cans of tuna, 10 bunches of bananas (why would you ever want that many bananas?), you get the picture. It has started to become a game for us, how much money can you save? This time we saved over $75. Along with all of our savings this time we also bought a bunch of flowers. This morning we planted them in the front yard. Those of you who have seen my front yard know that there are already a LOT of plants and flowers. Some might think that we don't need anymore but i say that is just silly. Planting flowers not only is fun and an expression of joy but it also brings happiness and color to a neighborhood. Everyday people walk by our house and stop for a minute to smell the roses that line our fence or stare at the humming birds whizzing around our yard from flower to flower. Our yard literally hums with life. We haven't ever sprayed pestisides on our plants to protect them and yet our plants grow bigger and more beautiful than anywhere else in our neighborhood or the surrounding neighborhoods. I have been very proud of that fact. Sadly, tomorrow morning we are spraying for the first time. I hate that we are doing it but the "water bugs" aka roaches have become very prevalent in our household and with grandma coming to stay that is something that simply cannot be. I still hate it. I do not want the tiny ants that help protect our plants to die. I do not want to anger any nature spirits that have been helping our plants flourish. Yes, I do believe in nature spirits. They are as real to me as angels, which I also believe in. Still as much as i hate the fact that we are spraying I also hate waking up in the middle of the night to see a roach crawl across my wall- its just plain gross! Yes, this is coming from a girl who has a Madagascar Hissing Coach-roach for a pet- however, there is a big difference between Zotara and the "water bugs" that crawl around my house so prevalently!
Even though we are giving in and spraying the spray is at least made out of natural plant extracts that cause pesky insects to run for cover. I am looking forward to not getting up at night and having to kill several roaches on the way to the bathroom (OK so i don't actually kill them- i cannot stand to kill anything! but it is still very gross!).
Well, off to bed. May all of your dreams be sweet and peaceful! Many blessings!
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