This is how I felt last night. Lucy said she felt like I changed when I met my husband. She did not like it. She was upset because he had taken a lot of time away from her and I. I guess I feel like that now. Her new job and boyfriend have taken her away. Very different circumstances, never the less, it has happened. I don't know where to start. After I got off the phone with her I burst into tears. My husband hug me and asked what was wrong. I couldn't put my finger on it, but I was upset. Upset with how her boyfriend handles their relationship in the workplace, upset with the life her daughter has, upset for not having a bigger house and more money to help her kids out more, upset I don't have more time for them. I was upset. The problem is that being upset does not help anything. It's just an emotional drain on my life. I need to do something, but I don't know what to do. I'm not crazy about this guy of hers. Each time we talk, she tells me one more thing about him that is not so .... "Wow". He was in an accident, and lied to her job about her being there. This was so that she to could get the day off with him to "nurture" him. Second, he as an ex- fiancee that is married and preggers that gets her cake and eats it too. Her husband and he vie for her attention. Thirdly he told the clients at work they were dating. This is not good. It jeopardizes her position at work and puts restrictions on who she can do businesses with. Her daughter is angry. I can see why... Lucy is trying her best... She was on her own, ex husband piece of crap did not help her, her mom drove her crazy and she pulled it together. She is a very strong woman... but I see a weak spot in the wall. I'm afraid the dam will burst. Not today, not next week, but in time...

My husband and I did a little yard work today. It was so beautiful outside and the temperature was perfect.

We have had a hard week. Just like other couples... but we learn and grow from it all. He purchased a Magurite (pink and yellow) daisy and a white ground cover for our yard. Neither are shown here. Not yet at least. It has been raining off and on for the last few weeks and it has nurtured all of our plants as well as our weeds. We filled up our green waste trash can all the was to the top. We had some many weeds.

My husband and I went outside and spent the day in our garden. It was beautiful today. We have experienced a lot of rain in the last few weeks. The weeds were in full bloom along with our flowers. I added a pink magarite and a white flowered ground cover to our yard today.

We are going outside today to garden. It's a beautiful day. Cold, cloudy and breezy, but beautiful. I love to be out side with the plants. My husband could spend a whole day out there working on our plants. My husband once blogged that gardening is very therapeutic for me, which it is. The other night he also said that we needed more "together" time. During the warmer days, this is never a problem. Our goal, to do a little more together, gardening is going to be our vehicle for this goal.

Last night at the party I realized that it's St. Patties day and Lucy was no where to be found. Usually she whipped up a traditional Irish Meal and her family would get together. I thought about that last night. She was more then likely out with her new boyfriend.


Happy St. Patricks Day Lucy.


Last night Luap called and he was already drunk. He and his wife called from the bar they were at. It was only 6:30 pm. We ate at Mot and Coles house. They had a nice little set up. Each couple brought drinks and food. We took over Pom martini ingredients, stuff to make chocolate covered strawberries and Chocolate Mint and Chip martinis. The Crosses brought stuff to make green beer, green Jello shots and cookies. Yummy. They all got tipsy, I on the other hand am amazed at the amount I can drink with out getting buzzed. The Crosses were there too. It was a lot of fun. It's interesting to see how other couples act in their own environment.