So..... what have YOU been up to lately?

Oh me? Well let's see. Since I last wrote, I have been uber-busy. Yesiree... busy, busy, busy.

* Ahem *

Okay, perhaps busy with a titch of lazy.

Or, a tad busy with a more-than-admittable (okay, I know that is not a word) amount of  laziness.

For anyone who cares, here's a rundown of July, August and the first half of September that seemed to rip past without me seeming to notice:

July:

- Just updated blog! Hooray! Now I don't have to feel guilty any more. Going to update more now. Definitely.

- Hmmmm.... those weeds in the backyard are getting big. Must pull them one day. Yep. Definitely. One. Of. These. Days. Alright....

- I really should update the blog again. It's been a week after all.

- First I'll update my Ewokcels.com website, THEN I'll blog. Definitely fun to geek out with Star Wars again.

August:

- Got to update blog soon.... well, when I can find the TIME, that is. Got to give the house a good cleaning first. Definitely got to do that soon.

- Ooh! More cels came! Update today -- um, the Ewok site, not the blog. Must get back to that again soon. AND visit blogs again. I miss the antics of  Daisy and Harley, Tinsel and Lily, Babs and Mo, Swubird and all my online buddies listed on my Friends page.

- Oh joy! Something exciting is finally happening that I can blog about! I have to move all my craft crap supplies down to the basement so daughter can have her old bedroom back. I shall take lots of pictures and moan and bitch about what a chore this will be! Definitely entertaining stuff.

- Yes! Daughter and I are on vacay to Minneapolis again! I even have my laptop with me so I can post awesome photos and tell amazing stories of our adventures! Definitely will find the time to do that!

September:

- Where the heck did summer go? Well, at least my weeds are waning. The house is "clean enough". My craftroom is back in order - mostly. I have to catch up on my online friends again. Definitely got to cyber-travel, THEN update my blog.

- Holy crap! It's been months since I've last blogged.

Have to do that again sometime soon.

Definitely.

Each Spring, I eagerly anticipate the traditional trips to the local garden store to stock up on all my flower and veggie plants. I carefully choose (okay, maybe not THAT carefully - I usually scoop up whatever pretty thing catches my eye) plants that will survive both the full sun (we have very little NO shade in our back yard) and the voracious appetite of our local family of wild rabbits.

Amongst the dozens of annuals and herbs I adopt, I always snag some bright orange and yellow Marigolds; listed at the garden store to be "Rabbit - Resistant".

Obviously MY rabbits can't read.... and obviously I can't remember.

My rabbits LOVE Marigolds.

So it's not surprising that mere days after planting, I have a wonderful, neat row of Marigold stems to adore and admire whilst relaxing on the deck. Sans flowers and most of the foliage, that is.

Doh!

But I forgive the cute bunnies; they're cheap (er, the plants, not the rabbits, that is) and with a simple move of the planter to higher ground they'll grow back.

After all, the poor rabbits have been enduring weather that's been Hell On Earth as we fry in temperatures like this lately:

That's right; with the humidity, it was 117 F (47 C) out there Tuesday. After watering all my charges which were now almost as wet as I was (covered in sweat within nanoseconds), I could barely breathe before dashing back inside to stand, arms extended,  in front of the air conditioner on full blast in a vain attempt to cool down.

Holy Freaking Heck.

So I not only forgive them their mischievous snacking, I put out some bowls of water along with their seeds and berry mix at the entrance of their home under our deck.

It's not like they can reach the bird bath that's been THE popular spot with our feathered friends this week; because if they figured out how to get up there, ALL my flowers and herbs would be doomed for sure.

And that would be a tad harder to forgive.