An update of sorts

Posted on | June 18, 2008 | 6 Comments

Shifting sands beneath my feet, storms rolling by to the north, the south and then overhead, giving the air a good pollen clean and the garden a frequent soak so I have not had to stand outside with the hose very much this season.

My brother is here for a few weeks, taking a ceramics workshop at KSU and thinking about applying to the graduate program — me, I’m just trying to not get my hopes up too high. It’s so grand having family here, to have a tangible way of getting in touch with who I am and even better seeing that reflection, the I get it piece.

I’ve been tired for a few days. So tired yesterday that I fell asleep at my desk twice during work. I left a couple of hours early, climbed into my bed under the old cotton quilt and fell into a deep sleep for almost three hours. This morning I still feel as if someone slipped me a Mickey.

So we sign the lease with option to own contract with that nice young couple with the five kids on Thursday afternoon. They start to move in on Monday and I’m ridiculously excited that tonight will be the last time we have to spend any hours of our summer driving out there to mow that infernal lawn.

What’s going on with you?

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6 Responses to “An update of sorts”

  1. Jeanne
    June 18th, 2008 @ 9:19 am

    Congrats on getting people in the house!

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  2. Darcy
    June 18th, 2008 @ 3:41 pm

    That’s such great news about getting renters in your other place. Congrats!

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  3. Kathy
    June 19th, 2008 @ 5:55 pm

    fabulous news on the new owners! I’ve been working away at creating my year round garden….I’m obsessed with Eliot Coleman!

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  4. debra
    June 19th, 2008 @ 8:39 pm

    yipppppeeeeeeeeeeeeee
    xox
    d

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  5. lisa
    June 21st, 2008 @ 2:57 pm

    What’s going on with you?

    Well I am just about worn to the bone with planting, tending, and marketing 15 acres of vegetables with my husband, and a small cadre of irregular volunteers.

    Still trusting that it will all shake out in a favorable way. How could it not?

    Son graduated from independant study high school program with a 3.9 avg. Yay! He’s still living here but has a car and a job and is out a lot.

    Daughter broke up with boyfriend (in Fl.) and is talking about coming here with her year old daughter to live with us. Mixed feelings about all that entails, but she is very welcome.

    My new passion is working with a scythe.

    Missing you and LBK on LJ, still a loyal reader of you both. I am a very bad blogger myself. I think I need another personal blog as well as the farm blog.

    So glad to hear about the house situation. Hope it will lighten your load. Take care Kelly.

    Lisa

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  6. Angelina
    June 22nd, 2008 @ 12:30 pm

    I’m so happy to hear the couple is really going for it and that you will be relieved of most responsibility for the old property-especially the second mortgage. It’s been a really long haul. Ha, we’re in the exact same boat now.

    I get tired like that too. I almost fell asleep in front of my orientation instructor yesterday. I kept nodding off. How embarrassing. Get the sleep where you can.

    That’s really cool to have your brother there for a few weeks. I wish my sister would do the same. Oh well.

    I’m going to go pick strawberries this morning. I’m waiting for my ride right now.

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