Mommy's Birthday

 Happy Sabbath,

Today is my mother's birthday and I am thankful that my mom and dad are both still with me.  I picked up some full size products for my mother for her birthday yesterday and a few days ago and forgot to give her one which I will drop off later tonight.  She turned 69 and God willing my dad will turn 80 in June.  

This week was a challenging week but I had a better handle on it and am thankful for that. 

I looked at my bank account yesterday and was surprised that I had $250 more in my account and was confused and still am about what it was for. I guess it could be a bonus for me staying on with my part time position.  It's crazy to me that although the rate is slightly lower than my salaried position, I am taking home more money with the part time. I am thankful that I can go in the store, pick up whatever I want and check out without worry.  We spent a great deal of money yesterday and I have no regrets. If I continue on the same track, I can have both credit cards paid off in a year or less.  

I need to do my taxes. I haven't gone through my tax documents and when I called a place that did my taxes two years ago, they said they didn't hire anyone to do tax preparation so I can't go to them. I was pretty much robbed when I went to a popular service but I am afraid of messing up because last year I had three jobs on the books. The tax deadline is in less than a month. I want to try to do my taxes tomorrow after I do my yard work. My son has been assigned the title of dandelion picker. My neighbor's visitors had recklessly parked up on the curb grass of my property and killed the grass in their ripping and tearing away down the road. Even their property is destroyed on their curb and they have a business come out to do lawn care and landscaping.  I had to go out about 2 weeks ago and aerate, reseed and throw down fert and my efforts are paying off. The lawn is luscious, full and green and I am hopeful that the barespots will fill in well too. I purchased another hose and will have my garden beds properly set up (removing the other hoses that were for the wrong purpose.  I have gorgeous ferns, blue and purple flowers around a bench I purchased for my front porch and a new table and chairs for my patio around back.  I also have my curtains for the gazebo which I intend to put up tomorrow after I clean up around the pavers.  My property is shaping up and I look forward to spending more time outdoors and enjoying this space that I call home. I am still on a quest for the perfect privacy ideas. I had an eye on a pergola that would have been perfect on my patio but I hesitated too long and now it is out of stock. All others are more than double the price and I can't justify getting those when I could probably do a build for $200 or less with raw materials.  

I want to get bricks and build a nicer front to the bed I put in the front of my house.  So much to do and its mid April. May will be here before I know it.  Gotta get to work..tomorrow. For today, enjoying the Sabbath and resting as one should.

Happy Sabbath :)