Extra! Extra! Woman Found Wearing Only Garden Gloves!

I surrender! I am officially waving the white flag. I have fallen behind and I can't catch up. When Jenn went into the hospital, I basically shut down everything going on at home and took up residency at the hospital. Following that, I made the trip to Warrenton for the spring show and a nine day "vacation". Since that time, I just can't seem to get squat done. I have a guy coming over two days a week to help, but it has just gotten out of hand. Girls, this is just a small part of the work that needs to be done around here. I refuse to show you the inside of the house! Let's just say the Salvation Army is going to be setting up coffee and doughnuts at any moment!Everything is overgrown, weedy and basically a jungle. I keep expecting to see Tarzan swing through or at least Cheetah!(and if they do, I'm handing 'em hedge clippers!) It's green, but that's the only good thing I can say. I see photos of y'alls gardens and I think to myself," which way do I go, which way do I go?"

There is a pond, but are there any cute fish in it? N-o-o! It's clean, but that's it.

The birdbaths are clean, thank goodness. I would hate to think I have hurt an innocent creature in my neglect! But law, I think my little woodland friends like it. I'm afraid to let Jakie out alone for fear they will hold him for ransom...or corn!

The Confederate Jasmine has taken over this section of the fence and I don't think you can even see the hydrangeas for it, but the fragrance! Oh my goodness, it is worth it to let this one go. The scent carries over into Cat Daddy's yard and even into the front yard! That cinnamon aroma is the only thing saving my sanity when I step outside.

I don't know where to stop or even how to begin. I mean, here it is May, Mother's Day for gosh sakes and we can't even have our brunch out here this year. Shame on me! I've got to get busy because in just a couple of weeks it will be just too hot to do any planting and the mosquitoes will be thinking I'm take-out. So, the only way I'm going to get this done, is just close my eyes and jump...maybe in front of a moving lawn mower. Don't come any closer, I've got a weed whacker and I'm not afraid to use it!

Y'all know where this all leading, don't y'all? I have got to push back my chair and get off this computer for a few days. It's the only way I will be able to accomplish anything. I'd rather be inside where it is cool with y'all, but in the meantime, the squirrels are taking in renters in my garden house! So, I'll be gone for a little bit...just until I get a handle on my sanity and home. I'm not going to say that I won't be checking out y'alls posts...after all, I am only human and a woman at that! But I have got to get real busy because like I said, I'm not even going to show you what I had done to the bedroom right before Jenn went into the hospital, but can you say Baptist pallet?

And on top of all that work, I think I may have jumped from the frying pan right into the best idea ever! I'll let y'all know how this is working out! To Be Continued!