I spent last night in a fit if tears. Over our lawn. I was picking up the yard when J came home and started to mow. It was long and moist from the snow we keep getting in Colorado. So of course thick green sludges started spewing out all over the place. Now, my relationship with my yard is very special. I spent my early years watching my father mow our huge yard in Connecticut, often making it look just like Fenway, with diamond shapes or beautiful stripes. I clearly carried over his lawn obsession and well, my husband mows like a 7 year old.
Anyways, after he was done I decided that I was capable of raking the sludges and sweeping them all into the trash. I was not sure what to do about the bright green mower tire tracks all over the place..... 20 minutes later I was in tears and my legs were bright green from my shins down. I threw the lawn mower upside down and tried to clean out the bottom with a hose. Huge awful mess and I am pretty sure I broke the mower.
Came in and took a long shower. Hubby made a delicious dinner and I sat eating it in tears. Tears that just kept flowing. I was hysterical for most of the evening so I then went to bed at 8pm and woke up in a much better place.
What the hell was that?!
Friday, May 1, 2009
Hard to pass the green thumb off for the summer
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I have started to cry during every episode of The Biggest Loser. The worst part is - I really don't even like the show.
I guess it is all downhill from here . . .
Ahhh, hormones. They're really at their best when pregnant. All I can say is, our poor sweet husbands. Thank God they love us.
you poor thing! the hormones are really hard, and the letting go is even harder. Hang in there chica. So glad you had a good dinner to come in for last night, even if you did eat it through your tears.
Oh, our poor husbands, I agree, the hormones make things very interesting. I've never been a weepy person but I definitely find myself crying far more easily than i would like.
Hang in there Meg! :)
what was that? Crazy pregnant lady. That's what:)
Let it out... Its all good:)
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Oh how much I do NOT miss the hormones. I almost completely flipped out on a patient at the physical therapy clinic I worked at. Seriously, I was carrying around a purse (with a ringing cell phone) hatefully asking everyone if it was theirs. My boss took the purse from me and put me back in my place (deservedly). Do NOT miss them at all.
Days after the boys were born the husband snipped at me from another room. I began to sob like a spoiled child! When he came into the room and found me all I could choke out was, "You [sniff] can't [choke] snap [sob] at [sniff] me [boo] because [hoo] I [sob] can't [sniff] not cryyyyyyyy!" I swear that's exactly what I said and exactly how I sobbed it!
Good luck!
Sounds like pregnancy side effects, but it's all for such a good cause. :)
Is it bad that the image of you battling the lawn mower makes me giggle a bit? I hope your husband snuck a picture.
Hormones. Let them out, even if the poor, innocent mower has to suffer (better that than your husband, eh?).
Ha! Bottle those puppies up, because they will be back shortly after you give birth too! TRUST ME. And the more sleep deprived you are the worse it is. Somedays I think all I do is cry...and I'm not sure even why...thank god I don't have enough time to go out in public! :)
My husbands mowed our lawn a total of five times last summer (and when I say summer that is inclusive of april through october). And we don't live in the desert, it's OHIO! :)
One day you will look back and laugh at that night, albeit probably far in the future.
Hi Meg,
Hope all is well and thanks for sharing this experience.
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Geoff
yeah, have to agree - it's the hormones and that "crazy pregnant lady" thing.
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