J*E*L*L*O

The in-laws stormed the house around 9:30am. Soon, we were all out in the yard doing various weeding tasks in the different mulched areas and beds. By 1pm, we had: pulled weeds, sprayed Roundup, spread mulch, sprinkled pre-emergent weed stuff on new mulch, altered one gutter downspout to turn south farther up so the pipe maintained a good angle from the corner of the house to the edge of the mulched area, trimmed two large limbs off the maple tree, and cut those limbs into smaller chunks to carry to the curb. I sawed my right arm off today - FIGURATIVELY - by having to cut the metal downspout and struggling with the back portion where the metal overlaps and then doing all the tree trimming by myself sans chainsaw. My right shoulder and arm have moments of weakness and trembling this afternoon.

I'm really hoping that the kids will permit a lazy afternoon for me to recover. A nap would be bliss, but I must fight the urge to think about such things. The two minutes of rolling my feet over my foot massager was filled with husky sighs of gratitude (yeah, it sounded as dirty in real life as the description).

The boys are definitely getting melatonin at bedtime if there are any indications of resistance to slumber.

Writer's Block: You're a Winner!

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My first "lottery" ticket I bought was a scratch 'n' win. I won $11. That's the best my lottery/gambling luck has been, thus why I don't gamble with money.