a tweak to mays resolution

resolution for may: drive in.
ha.
WHAT was i thinking?

SIDENOTE: HOW is it the end of May ALREADY? SERIOUSLY! it FLEW by.

lets just go over some facts:
the movies dont start until at least 9.
thats typically my bedtime these days.

watching two movies in car.
ha. i cant stay in one position comfortably for more than a half hour.

bathroom breaks.
these days i need a lot of those.
and having to get out of the car countless times to walk in the dark to a bathroom.
ummmm  no.

so i wised up. (is that a word, wised?meh oh well)
and tweaked mays resolution.

turns out we went to the thorpe drive in.
it was very comfortable & spacious & wasnt in the dark.
and the movies, well they started whenever we wanted.
typically after we all had enough of the american pickers or hardcore pawn marathons.
we were able to watch harry potter 2 & 3 (dad wants to watch em all) and the blind side.

so i guess we didnt technically go to a drive in.
but we DID have to drive in to the driveway at the thorpe drive in.
does that count? i think so.
and i get my way cuz im preggers right?

ha, if that were true id have nabisco sending me a new pack of birthday cake oreos to my door step every week. (dont even get me started that i cant find them anymore....ugh)

prokart birthday

on sunday we met up with my side of the family to celebrate my sisters 20th birthday. mom decided we should all do something a little different so (thanks to groupon) prokart races it was. the track was both indoors and outdoors and boy did these things go fast! thankfully dad kept baby and i company. i dont even know if i woulda attempted it if i werent pregnant. oh well.



the hubs on the indoor part of the track



one of my favorite pictures...mom and dad

kyle on the outdoor track

kenzie

mom and kyle

i wont even begin to tell the story of how mom got stuck and the workers had to use a crowbar to get it out of the track. or how many times kyle lapped everyone. (hes had extra practice though...apparently he did a lot of this when living in cali)

and the birthday girl!

Landscape

 So, if you've been wondering what I've been spending 60 hours on in the last 2 or so weeks, here's proof I wasn't just drinking beer and playing video games.  So I got a grant from my Watershed District to do 2 rain gardens, 3 native pollinator (bees & butterflies) plantings, and to build 2 bee boxes.  So, without further adieu, here's the before & afters:

South Shade Rain Garden

Northeast Pollinator Planting

North Sun Rain Garden

Northwest Pollinator Planting

 I know, I know, nothing spectacular when looking at the photos, but I'll be posting pics throughout the summer when different plants are blooming.

Oh, and I also put in 3 rain barrels.  If you want to learn more about rain barrels, click here.