Spring is here and all is right in Julie's world again.  The days are long, the weather is warm and everything is starting to bloom.  

This week, my hormones threw up on my face and I had a giant acne cyst all week.  I took this picture when the worst had passed and it was on the way out.  (Picture it much redder; my phone takes the red out of pictures.) 

Friday, I told my boss that I thought my cyst was starting to look better.  He said, "Yeah right.  It went from Mt. Everest to Mt. Saint Helens!" 

Farmer Julie

I've decided to plant a vegetable garden.  Having never grown my own food I have no idea if I will be successful.  My best case scenario would be to have enough vegetables to share.

Scott loves to build things so I asked him if he would build a couple of raised garden beds.  The lumber arrived on Monday and quickly passed through Blossom's inspection.  

Daniel Meets Aunt Ruby

From the incredibly vain file, I took this selfie on Friday because I thought I was having a really good hair day and I wanted to document it due to its rarity.   Do not adjust your screen; turns out it was just a regular hair day.

The Monday After

It's the Monday after Daylight Savings Time and I'm dragging.  Currently, I am sitting in the waiting room at the Sanger Heart and Vascular Clinic while my mom is having a stress test.  We were told to arrive at 7:30 a.m. which, today, feels like 6:30 a.m.  Wait....it really feels like 3:30 a.m.   I didn't get to sleep late on Sunday morning since I teach a class of 4 year olds at church.  (I would have played hooky if I could, just to get my hour back.)  To add to my sleepiness, Megan and I went to see John Crist at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center last night and I didn't get home until 11:00 pm. 

John was hilarious as always.  

Quiet Week

I'm currently enjoying a quiet week.  I just sat down from walking the dogs with Scott.  Before that, I spent part of my night playing Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune with Mom and Dad.  Clearly, no one would read a book or watch a reality show about my life!  

Here are a few photos from my week:  

BBQ at Jim N' Nick's on Saturday (technically that was last week but, I wanted to post these pictures for my memory.)

The Week In Review/Balto's Big Day

My week started off with an early Monday morning "Well Woman Visit" at the Gynecologist.  I'm so glad to have that over with for another year!  I love my Gynecologist; she is from Louisiana and the only person I've ever personally known with a genuine Cajun accent.  

I ordered Mom new shoes for her birthday.  After mulling over the two sizes for a very long time with no decision, I decided to order another size to throw in the mix which is now on the way.