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So here’s some real fun news for ya-

This week was all about fixing up the backyard, which was a jungle of sorts; the remnants of a once well cultivated garden of methodically placed flowerbeds and fruit trees and evergreens and veggie beds. The landlords were in town and hired an arborist (Paul Bunyan, if you ask me!) to reduce the trees and even eliminate some. We said goodbye to one of the big cherry trees that grew just a few feet away from our staircase to the front door (we’re on the second floor), as well as the Alder (sp?) that shaded our living room. Though I won’t miss either, personally. The flowers and veggie beds were in need of a bad weeding and de-grassing (do you like my pretty made-up words?) so we spent the bulk of our afternoons hunched over with friendly garden spiders of all varieties giving us Floridians the heeby geebies.

Now, our yard has a “clearing” beyond a large butterfly tree and apple tree that opens up into a mulched circle where we put big cut pieces of the cherry tree in a circle for seats. The larger veg bed is covered in fresh mulch to “heat things up” for this year, but I’ve just laid down some chicken poop fertilizer (charming!) in the smaller one and I’m on the look out for some pumpkin plants that will be okay in a late planting. My goal being a little patch of pumpkin and winter squash, if at all possible.

Anyhow, Hubby also got around to replacing my popped bicycle tire and cleaning the car. We plan to put the car on Craigslist (asap!) and use the bikes, public transportation, and Flexcars only. We got out for a ride this morning and went down Fremont into the Beaumont neighborhood, hitting up A Children’s Place where we found some good discounted books for Lil’ E. Oh, and the joy that THIS place gives me I can never explain.

While out and about, we bumped into the leader of our “Home Community” at church, pulling her daughter in a red wagon down Fremont. After some chit chat she invited us to meet them at the Oregon Brewers Festival, -which is like, … um, duh yes we will go please be our friend please please please (no, not that desperate, or at least apparent!)

After a bus ride to the city center, we spent our afternoon here with several members of our home community. It was a happy buzzed time for most, save the toddler tantrums and the bite mark Lil’ E left on a poor unsuspecting NON-parent member of our group. Parenting stinks sometimes!

As an aside, any one who thinks, as I do, that my entire family could really use t-shirts like this: funding welcomed.

This entry was posted on Sunday, July 29th, 2007 at 1:15 am and is filed under Amigos, Blogging, Current Events, Family Fun, Green Living