Hooray for Labor Day!!

Wow, I have fallen terribly behind in my blogging duties. It isn't for no reason, however. No, my friends, I now have a completed house in which I live, a relatively large yard to tame and cultivate into yielding a resplendent garden of eden, several boxes still (in several rooms) to go through and unpack, a dog to call a companion and care for, and so much more. It has, indeed, been quite a brimming cup full of life.

I'm enjoying being a homeowner - for may reasons, into which I'll not go at this point. This will, of necessity, be a relatively short blog as I have swimming in my head at this very moment several things which need to be done around this new house to get ready to take advantage of this semi-sowing season. Be it known that I am well, though I've obviously been reading a little too much Jules Verne - which, like slurred speech to an alcoholic, has filled me with a manner of speaking that seems not to befit my 21st century life.

I'm grateful to be able to celebrate this Labor Day with a day off of my corporate work. This wonderful day in which we must all be grateful that, over one hundred years ago, men, women and children marched and fought in newly developed labor unions for safer working conditions, better pay to match the services given and whose rocking of the boat gave way to the then-nonexistent weekend so many of us now enjoy. Hooray for Labor Day!!

But It's MY Dirt!

I'm the proud owner of a piece of earth.  You can see this piece of earth to your right; yes, that's my lot upon which will someday be built a modest home.  At the moment, I helped my neighbor document the building of his fence.  It's a nice fence, though I prefer white over. . . taupe, is it?  I'm actually really glad both my neighbors have put up a fence.  Yeah, one is wood and one is vinyl, but beggers can't be choosers and as I didn't even beg, I'll take it!  That leaves me only  the visible sides of my yard to me for fencing as I see fit. . . once I have a house to fence around, that is.

Hopefully, we'll get the permit from the city soon and excavation will begin!  I've been told that I'm a top priority for scheduling as soon as my permit is issued.  That should be no later than this Wednesday.  I thought it would have been done weeks ago, but it wasn't and that's a long story I shan't go into at the moment.  Let's just say, construction serves many purposes, including building patience you thought you had, but realize now you need to develop - desperately!!  As soon as there's more to see, I'll take pictures and you shall be privy to the progression of my home.  How wonderful it will be. . . someday.

I recently had a wonderful time watching my niece and nephew while their parents went out on a li'l date.  LAm (as he'll be called here) and I cooked some good eats on the little kitchen in LAs' (as she'll be called here) bedroom.  Oh, boy, does LAm love to cook.  He gets it from his daddy.  I spent the night at their house and was treated to a breakfast made by LAm and his daddy.  LAm even operated the mixer all by his lonesome!  He's such a cutie, isn't he?!  Breakfast was delicious!

LAm is a bundle of energy and we are chums.  LAs is also full of energy and, though not yet a year old, very talkative.  She burbles and wiggles all the time.  The two of these kids giggle quite a bit and it is so contagious!  I love 'em a lot.