Last night as Shawn was enjoying a cigarette at the end of the evening, long after dark, he noticed a movement on the sidewalk and asphalt of the driveway. He called me out, and we peered together at the small bodies moving as a unit. Fortunately, we had a good household bug killer. The ants were large… for ants; and while we had no trouble killing them, I was glad…

This is shaping up to be a super busy week, with lots of projects coming together, but not much writing happening. 😦 I got a few plants in the ground finally; planted some corn, and fixed up a bed of veggies at home. My lawn finally is beginning to look like a yard instead of a vacant lot and my “new to me” mower works like a charm. Work is…

Since I started training for this job, I went into shadowing an expert, then yesterday I stumbled and fumbled on my own meeting many of my coworkers. It was really great and I think it’s going to be a great experience. Today is my first day off. Since yesterday was Mother’s Day and after being on my feet for more than 8 hours, I was in no condition to do…