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asphaltcowgrrl) wrote2025-05-15 10:15 am
asphaltcowgrrl) wrote2025-05-15 10:15 am
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This might get long, so you've been warned.
So, the Knights lost last night, knocking us out of the playoffs. Which is... whatever. I'm bummed but not sad. Since our inception, we've only missed the playoffs once and have already won the Cup, so I'm not going to take it too hard. Just hate losing to a team like Edmonton.
And since I'm in a crabby mood, I'll continue on with my whiny points and end on something happier. Deal? Deal. Okay.
Last Friday, May 9th, would have been Troy's 51st birthday. Which was sad, but it didn't drag me down like it used to either. On Mother's Day, my mom HAS to bring it up. Every GD time. I think she wants me to know that she hasn't forgotten him, which I get, but he was part of her life for as long as he was part of mine, I know she's not going to forget. We don't need to sit there on a happy holiday and get mauldin over it. And maybe that makes me an asshole, IDK, but I've finally come to terms with his loss. I wish she could, too.
To add to the Mother's Day drama, mom asked about my upcoming road trip, which is fine. I was happy to talk about it. My brother starts asking questions and then brags about how his last road trip (NV to TN) was over 1k miles. Ooohkaay. I told him that we weren't going to be doing that because we didn't want to drive more than 5 or 6 hours a day, for various reasons. He gets ANGRY and tells me what we can't do that, we'll limit our trip. I'm astounded. We're not doing this to see how many miles we can log or how many things we can do, we're doing this so neither of us commit homicide at work. 🤣 I finally explain that this trip is for us to relax, not hit every point of interest in the southwest.
THEN good god, my stepfather has to put in his 2 cents and insists we have to visit Santa Fe (as part of our tenative plans involved New Mexico). I said it wasn't on our itenerary (although I would love to visit) and he keeps insisting. I tell him, exasperated, it's in the wrong direction and that we'd have to go out of our way. He eventually gives up and walks away. Like what the hell is it with the men in my family? Note: my stepfather is my brother's biological father, so that might have something to do with it.
The funniest part was my sister's husband sat there just, looking from me to my brother to my stepfather with this 'what the hell' look on his face.
Yesterday, I'm sitting here at work and my cell rings. I glance at it and see a name I haven't seen in a while. It was the wife of Troy's former boss. I've known her for over 20 years, so it isn't unusual for her to call, but she doesn't do it often. Everything starts out fine, but halfway through the conversation, she starts going off on how if Troy had only taken care of himself, he'd still be here. While she's not wrong - he was diabetic and did nothing to control his blood sugar - I really don't want to hear it. I lived this shit, you know? But she went on about it for a good 15 minutes before I told her I needed to get back to work.
It's apparently the month for people to make me crazy about things I have zero control over I guess.
Okay, so enough of all that. On to something positive!
I really do not have a green thumb. I usually kill whatever I'm trying to grow. With the exception of my Chinese money tree, that the boys murdered in cold blood. BUT! I have been having some success with my castoffs. Lowe's (and likely other places with a garden center) has a clearance rack where they put the half dead things that they can't sell for full price. So, the last few times I've been there, I've grabbed a couple of different things for $2 and $4. Figuring, if I can't make it work, I'm not breaking the bank. Two of my misfits aren't doing very well, but the other two are really hanging in there.
This is a columbine. I'd never seen them before so I was really surprised when it bloomed. How pretty is that flower?
And these are my dramatic petunias. The first day it got 'hot' (and I put it that way because it has not yet begun to really get hot here), they drooped and shriveled. I thought that I'd killed them, but watered them anyway. Half an hour later, they'd perked up and I swear I could hear them snickering. Hahaha. This photo wasn't supposed to be so artsy and dramatique, but it was 6:30 AM and the Vegas sun was RIGHT THERE, so I was taking a picture unalbe to see the actual plant. So, yeah. DRAMA!
Other things I'm growing right now: Tomatoes! I have a plant I bought at Lowes plus several seedlings that survived the cats and are now thriving outside. I have a strawberry plant that I also grabbed at Lowes. It's doing well, but I'm not really getting any strawberries yet. And because Lowes has become a dangerous place for me, I also have a Spicy Jane pepper plant that has sooooo many flowers right now. I can't wait for fresh peppers and tomatoes! Lastly, I have some sweet peppers and some four o'clocks that I grew from seed as well. One of my four o'clocks looks like it's got a flower bud on it, so I'm excited to see if it blooms soon. I need to repot the tomato and pepper seedlings (and the basil I forgot to mention) this weekend. I ought to take some pics so you can see the jungle I've got going.
I think that's it for now. I ought to make a cat post here soon, too, but I'll wait until this afternoon or maybe tomorrow. I don't want to blow up anyone's feeds/inboxes. More than I already have today, that is.
So, the Knights lost last night, knocking us out of the playoffs. Which is... whatever. I'm bummed but not sad. Since our inception, we've only missed the playoffs once and have already won the Cup, so I'm not going to take it too hard. Just hate losing to a team like Edmonton.
And since I'm in a crabby mood, I'll continue on with my whiny points and end on something happier. Deal? Deal. Okay.
Last Friday, May 9th, would have been Troy's 51st birthday. Which was sad, but it didn't drag me down like it used to either. On Mother's Day, my mom HAS to bring it up. Every GD time. I think she wants me to know that she hasn't forgotten him, which I get, but he was part of her life for as long as he was part of mine, I know she's not going to forget. We don't need to sit there on a happy holiday and get mauldin over it. And maybe that makes me an asshole, IDK, but I've finally come to terms with his loss. I wish she could, too.
To add to the Mother's Day drama, mom asked about my upcoming road trip, which is fine. I was happy to talk about it. My brother starts asking questions and then brags about how his last road trip (NV to TN) was over 1k miles. Ooohkaay. I told him that we weren't going to be doing that because we didn't want to drive more than 5 or 6 hours a day, for various reasons. He gets ANGRY and tells me what we can't do that, we'll limit our trip. I'm astounded. We're not doing this to see how many miles we can log or how many things we can do, we're doing this so neither of us commit homicide at work. 🤣 I finally explain that this trip is for us to relax, not hit every point of interest in the southwest.
THEN good god, my stepfather has to put in his 2 cents and insists we have to visit Santa Fe (as part of our tenative plans involved New Mexico). I said it wasn't on our itenerary (although I would love to visit) and he keeps insisting. I tell him, exasperated, it's in the wrong direction and that we'd have to go out of our way. He eventually gives up and walks away. Like what the hell is it with the men in my family? Note: my stepfather is my brother's biological father, so that might have something to do with it.
The funniest part was my sister's husband sat there just, looking from me to my brother to my stepfather with this 'what the hell' look on his face.
Yesterday, I'm sitting here at work and my cell rings. I glance at it and see a name I haven't seen in a while. It was the wife of Troy's former boss. I've known her for over 20 years, so it isn't unusual for her to call, but she doesn't do it often. Everything starts out fine, but halfway through the conversation, she starts going off on how if Troy had only taken care of himself, he'd still be here. While she's not wrong - he was diabetic and did nothing to control his blood sugar - I really don't want to hear it. I lived this shit, you know? But she went on about it for a good 15 minutes before I told her I needed to get back to work.
It's apparently the month for people to make me crazy about things I have zero control over I guess.
Okay, so enough of all that. On to something positive!
I really do not have a green thumb. I usually kill whatever I'm trying to grow. With the exception of my Chinese money tree, that the boys murdered in cold blood. BUT! I have been having some success with my castoffs. Lowe's (and likely other places with a garden center) has a clearance rack where they put the half dead things that they can't sell for full price. So, the last few times I've been there, I've grabbed a couple of different things for $2 and $4. Figuring, if I can't make it work, I'm not breaking the bank. Two of my misfits aren't doing very well, but the other two are really hanging in there.
This is a columbine. I'd never seen them before so I was really surprised when it bloomed. How pretty is that flower?
And these are my dramatic petunias. The first day it got 'hot' (and I put it that way because it has not yet begun to really get hot here), they drooped and shriveled. I thought that I'd killed them, but watered them anyway. Half an hour later, they'd perked up and I swear I could hear them snickering. Hahaha. This photo wasn't supposed to be so artsy and dramatique, but it was 6:30 AM and the Vegas sun was RIGHT THERE, so I was taking a picture unalbe to see the actual plant. So, yeah. DRAMA!
Other things I'm growing right now: Tomatoes! I have a plant I bought at Lowes plus several seedlings that survived the cats and are now thriving outside. I have a strawberry plant that I also grabbed at Lowes. It's doing well, but I'm not really getting any strawberries yet. And because Lowes has become a dangerous place for me, I also have a Spicy Jane pepper plant that has sooooo many flowers right now. I can't wait for fresh peppers and tomatoes! Lastly, I have some sweet peppers and some four o'clocks that I grew from seed as well. One of my four o'clocks looks like it's got a flower bud on it, so I'm excited to see if it blooms soon. I need to repot the tomato and pepper seedlings (and the basil I forgot to mention) this weekend. I ought to take some pics so you can see the jungle I've got going.
I think that's it for now. I ought to make a cat post here soon, too, but I'll wait until this afternoon or maybe tomorrow. I don't want to blow up anyone's feeds/inboxes. More than I already have today, that is.
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Thanks, I'm really happy with the plant situation. I had a second flower on the plant in the first picture this morning, too. Hahaha — I felt the same way, but I've been doing well with them. Oh, interesting. I'll keep that in mind when I'm whining because I have no strawberries. LOL
Yanno, she means well, but she doesn't always think things through. She didn't bring me down, but she really wasn't inspiring joy in me either. LOL And I am, thank you for asking. I have to just stay positive because she's 79 now and I might not have her too much longer, either, so I don't want to be angry with her.
I think it's going to be a lot of fun so thank you! If it's any consolation, Kaige is flying across the country to get in a car and drive all over the desert with me. LOL My trip to NY and Montreal was a sort of pre-50th for me, since it was 3 months before my birthday. So, I hope you and your friend are able to do the same.
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So much fun! Glad you're doing well with plants. I need to plant my strawberries and maybe a few other vegetables. I'm not sure how involved I want to get though because I'm hoping to clean up some of our backyard.
I can understand that. I'm glad you're staying positive and although it isn't inspiring joy, you aren't letting it get to you too much. I think talking it out with friends will also help. I totally understand that, the might not having her much longer. Mom is almost 78 and I'm hoping to have her for 20 more years, but who knows.
I hope it is so much fun! I wish my best friend (also my sister) could do that, but she's got two young kids. So I'm going up to visit them for a few days (spur of the moment decision). I hope we're able to do it. Making the plans already... although it's 2 and a half years away.
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Honestly, I'm shocked I'm doing so well with the plants. LOL Good luck with the backyard as a whole!
It's all I can do, you know? And I only see my family a couple times a year, so it's easier to let things go. Kinda glad I'll have an excuse not to show up for Father's Day (I'll have just gotten back from my trip the day before). I hear you. I lost Troy when he was only 45, I had planned on many more years than that.
I'm sure it will be. I hope you're able to get up to visit her and have some fun.