Mona, I will feel like I have died and gone to Heaven when I get everything planted. I still have a bed of tall dips to plant that did not get planted last fall. The bed is ready to go, but something comes up every day that keeps me from planting them. There is so much pruning of shrubbery that still needs to be done. There are still spent hydrangea blooms that must be cut and thrown away. The pathways need raking. For the first time this year we paid to have the pinestraw put down. The edges of the beds are not neat like I want it. I have to tuck the straw in and under to make it look neat, but that can wait. I will plant in the morning until it starts getting warm. Then, I MUST clean out two small ponds once it warms up enough because I will get wet. The smallest should not take too long, but I will need to get into it to get the leaves out of the bottom. BURRR!!! The other one will take longer, but I will not get into it. I have to replace the pump and clean the filter in it after I get the leaves and extra plants out. The fish will be happy and I will, too. There is a third one that is much larger, but it will have to wait a few more weeks. One thing here is there is always something to do. It never gets boring here. Sometimes I wish it did! I better get to bed, or I won't want to do anything tomorrow.

WOW! You sure do order a lot of new daylilies! My head is swimming with thoughts of memorizing each bloom!

(the green envy grin!)

Yes, envy is a mild word, but I don't mind missing all the work. You are right about the work never getting done. I had a mass undertaking last fall. I had about 1000 pots that had, and I mean HAD to be repotted. I got about 700 of them done. It took from mid-July til November 18 to get those done.

This month has been dedicated to getting all 1500 pots, yes they grew and I still have atleast 300 to go, cleaned and fertilized for Spring. I started doing this in mid-February. I thought I was doing great getting such an early start. Well, surprise surprise, Spring is atleast 3 weeks early, thus, I'm now 3 week behing!!!

I haven't done the first thing to my garden beds. They are a huge mess, really huge mess. If you don't know what bermuda grass is, I hope you never find out. It grows to the middle of Earth and then turns and comes back! Not to mention all the trimming and leaves, yes last fall's leaves need to be gotten out of the beds, chopped and put back. They'll probably get chopped, but will stay on the grass. Oh, grass, or my weeds need to be mowed. And the list goes on.

And to top this, I'm sick with something. Probably allergies since everything around is green with oak tree pollen. They say that this year broke records with pollen. I'm running a low fever and my body just hates fever and makes my already hurting body, really hurt!!! I have allergy pills that I take when necessary, so I'm taking them and Tylenol. I'm up about 3 hours early because of a headache. Yuck!!!

Well, I've complained enough for a year but I'm sure I'll do it again. Ok, self pity is over, now to try to be totally lazy today. It's waited this long, it can wait longer. It's raining also, so that gives me another excuse to stay in.

I wish everyone the blessing of our Lord and may you each have Peace and Grace this wonderful God given day, Mona

Bermuda grass is the bane of my gardening existence!