Today's steps so far: 12,361 = 6.24 miles (yay for me!)

My mom-in-law visit is going just fine with Maeve really enjoying her Mimi to bits. They play well together. :) My MIL has been cooking up a storm, and everything has cheese and very little vege (halllloooo midwest cookin'), so N asked me today how much weight I thought we'd both gain this weekend. Heh. I'm craving raw broccoli right now. Tomorrow I'll cook up a bunch of greens and some cauliflower to balance out our cheese binge.

Good thing we're doing all the walking -- last night I actually ended up over 5 miles by the time I went to bed. I haven't been counting the early morning or late night steps so much, so it's kind of nice to think that there are MORE than what I'm tracking.

So, what else besides cheesefest today? Well, I scored some amazing yarn FREE from a friend of a friend. Really gorgeous wool, all good for felting, and all excellent quality and colors. No huge amts, but that's ok, because I'm just not up for large projects. I just want to fondle my new yarn for awhile. Then felt the hell out of it. Well, after making something, I suppose. :)

Also, because of having someone work in our yard this week (our friends' dad, who is a gardener, and visiting them for 6 months and needs work), we are both totally invigorated to get stuff done out there. Went to Green Thumb today and bought our veggies for the garden, plus some extra niceties and once home, went thru all our seeds to see what will get planted. I tossed some seeds in the soil along our fence*** -- delphinium, torch lily, baby's breath, red poppies, lupine -- and we shall see what comes up. The area has been recently rototilled, so the soil was totally primed. The seeds are not this season, but eh, that hasn't stopped me before. I also tossed some seeds -- yellow dwarf marigolds and thumbelina zinnias (multi) -- in a big pot on our porch that has a sad, small geranium in it, and I'm feeling hopeful about seeing some happy color there soon enough. Started digging out and cutting back stuff in the Buddha garden, things the guy missed, or just didn't understand that we needed. Is ok...when someone helps in the garden I am happy that they do the larger things, but I prefer to do the finessing.

Many packets of different sunflowers are now in our possession. I CANNOT WAIT to grow them. And corn. I am in the mood to grow tall things. And viney things -- mmmm, we got some lovely zucchini, and summer squash and lemon cukes. And japanese aubergines. And, of course, the heirloom tomatoes. Only 5 kinds this year, because N was somehow feeling a new restraint. Got his habaneros, and some shallots and chives for me. Tomorrow N will do some more soil prep, and we'll go to town a' plantin'. Then waterin', then waiting.

I feel giddy about having some garden back in order. And about growing our food again. Maeve was just stoked today to dig in the dirt and throw it, and pick things and smell them, and run around willy nilly just owning that space that is our backyard. I love watching this, and also knowing that we are all organic, so I don't have to worry about her being poisoned. Well, other than her eating certain plants, but I think we're pretty safe on that front, plus she's outgrowing that phase.

We still have purple bell peppers from last year that are producing again, and some rainbow chard that has been totally attacked by aphids. We bought ladybugs today and set them free on the chard. Hope they deal with those stupid aphids handily.

So, yeah. Full day. And did you get a load o' my mileage?! :) I should walk thru garden centers more often. Did a walk with the neighbor today and another with N tonight.

I'm thinking we'll prolly have some more cheese to go with our cheese tomorrow, so will make an effort to hit the 10k steps again. OH! and N and I are going to have a predinner drinks/appetizer date early tomorrow eve at a new fancy place called My Florist (wine bar etc.), so that should be some good clean fun for Sunday.

Tomorrow, also, I am going to try to write up a Maeve milestone entry. Also, for those who have been worried, it seems teh depression is shifting some, flowing out. I am continuing to try to nap at least once a day with Maeve and not stay up as late, and it seems to be helping. Is good. Tomorrow, I'll need to start in on finding a mamaz' helper from our neighborhood teen pool.

***If you're reading, Pixie, these plants will be right next to Wayne's placenta. Will be very colorful and happy there for the ol' saque du Wayne. And, I made sure that his area wasn't rototilled. :)