The Mistah

I know we marry because of attraction...and we are attracted to someone who is strong where we are weak...but sometimes..well, that can be annoying at best...your brains live on different pages...at least ours do!

Today is my first day of "the rest of my life" without children in the home. I've been a little weepy and wondering out loud what life would be like without my girls in the house???....... I had been awake for about..mmm? 15 seconds...eyes still shut but alert...when Mistah Millah says, "Ok (keep in mind this is very businesslike and energetic), I know you must be really excited about going back to School and getting your degree so that you can go to work and help out in 2 years with the family finances"......what?  What?  We had tossed around the idea that I could get a job....then I reminded him I have no job skills (I dropped out of college to move near him because I was in love)....he suggested college...I was dreaming of extended visits in NC, Tally and IN....oh, and Charleston....

At first I was upset...then I thought to myself...hmmm?  School?  That will mean "back to School shopping"...Yes, I will need new School Clothes.  And, since I am old and going to School with youngsters...I will need a facial...oh, wait, no, I will need botox...and that trainer I've been meaning to sign back up with, oh and a full time cook ...the housekeeper will have to come more often and the pool lady will have to stay on....yes, this going back to School to earn an income will be a good thing indeed...I've got to get busy!!

Next,.....I've been gone for 5 days...this is very dangerous in our household....for whatever reason...and I cannot think of one....Mistah gets gardening shear-happy.  Yep, he was back at it...chopped DOWN some more hedges....to the GROUND....AGAIN. 

the former hedges were as tall as the ones remaining....

and this area??....from the last shear happy day....it's been several weeks now...still NO sign of regrowth...just brown...oh, and lots and lots of new weeds....that I HAVE TO SPRAY........

The Ramble....perfection...of course...but we can't live there.....of course!

I do not claim to be an expert on gardening or pruning practices...but in all my "observing" years...I've yet to see groundskeeper cut shrubs or anything for that matter...to the GROUND!!!!!  The last time he did that was in Biltmore Park...over 5 years ago....and I went by there on Sunday while in NC...and those things are still struggling...yep, the Ramble house's yard is in mint condition...here...we look like, well, trailor trash......argh!!!