I left Thursday afternoon for Omaha. Landed at Matt's around 4:30 pm. He was working but returned home around 6. He took me and a friend (Kailie, sorry if I am not spelling it right) to Anthony's steak house. Very, VERY good meal. We had a great time there and then back to Matt's home. I hit bed early because of a 12 hour drive the next morning to Tucumcari, NM. The drive went without a hitch, so that was a plus!
I left Tucumcari at 6 am New Mexico time. That would be 7 am Iowa time and 5 am Arizona time. Needless to say, with the 2 hour time difference I made it into Phoenix early on Saturday, around 1:45 pm. That left me plenty of time to grocery shop, start getting rid of the AZ dust and just relax. I still do not like the drive down the mountains from Flagstaff to Phoenix. I cannot imagine doing that road in the winter. Yikes!
Yesterday I spent most of the day preparing our little lawn for seeding. Thank goodness it is "little" because it took a lot of hard work, bending over, lifting 8 big bags of top cover, etc. It is worth it in the end but I am stiff this morning! I was going to go on a hike today but that can wait another day. :-)
I was very disappointed in my rose bush garden. I lost every single one. They were so beautiful when I left last April and the watering system was working so I don't understand what happened! It was a long and very hot summer here so I am thinking that I didn't have the water on long enough for them to survive. Live and learn! We enjoyed their color so much that I am going to replant them but if they die again next summer then cacti are going into that spot!!! Hard to kill a cactus out here. Ha!
No video today. :-( I will have to rely on Megan to keep us updated as to what Drew and Kayley are up to these days!
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| Mexican Palm upon arrival was in desperate need of a trimming!!! |
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| Mexican Palm after trimming it...immediately!! |
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| Date Palm was also looking very shaggy! |
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| Date Palm looking clean shaven! |
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| Mark's cactus was overtaken by grass while we were gone. He is going to have to deal with this. I am not getting near that cactus! |
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| This once was my beautiful rose garden. Upon arrival it looked like the yard of a foreclosed home! |
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| This is what my rose garden looked like when I left last May. Must have really been a long hot summer in the Valley! |
