I knew it would get hot today, though not as hot as it has been, so shortly after I rose I flicked on the TV and did the standing poses in Raquel Welch's Total Beauty and Fitness tape (available on amazon.com in VHS for a mere $42!), which is my favorite yoga routine of the 9 or so I have tried. I don't know for how much longer I will manage these poses, since I'm 5 months pregnant, but so far a few minor modifications have sufficed. (Note that I don't do the floor postures since I'm too far along in the pregnancy for that any more.)
Don called from overseas just after I finished exercising, so I talked with him a bit while planting a few more cucumber seeds (bugs just ate two of the smaller ones) and observing the three bush bean plants that had just pushed their little heads above ground. Don and I said our goodbyes, as hard as that was, and went on to separate tracks.
Refreshed and ready to go, I plunged outside with kids in tow and proceeded to build the last two tomato cages I needed, using chicken wire and green metal stakes. I only garnered two scratches from the chicken wire, which is pretty good, and got the tomatoes, now a bit large, ensconced into the cages. However, venturing into the garden reminded me of those pesky weeds I'd been meaning to pull, so after making and eating breakfast, I trundled outside again to pull weeds, stopping first to transplant a zucchini to a different spot in my yard. Looked over at the bush beans to notice that they were already taller, and then I proceeded to weed two and a half rows in the peppers and beans while helping Alex with questions about his phonics workbook. No, I don't homeschool on Saturday, and I'm actually on break right now, but Alex has decided that he does homeschool on Saturday, and he is not on break right now, thank you very much!
Finally ready for a break myself, I took a shower and then the kids and I walked downtown to the Farmers Market where I was reconfirmed in my view that our town's market is, essentially, a racket. Prices, in general, matched those of the grocery store, and we were there within 20 minutes of closing time. But we enjoyed walking through, and then walking home. Total time of nearly non-stop walking? About 45 minutes, so not a shabby bit of walking after yoga and weeding.
Once we reached home I did a little yard work out front -- probably 10 minutes -- then went in to make and eat lunch. At one point I took something outside to the trash and checked my beans again. Now three more beans had poked their heads up, and the original three had unfolded and had their first true leaf. I can't wait to see what they look like tonight! It's like a speeded-up film! On the way back into the house, I pulled a few radishes, and the kids and I ate them.
So now the kids are in "quiet time" and I am reflecting on what an amazingly full day I had already managed to have by two o'clock. Whew! I'm beat! What a full, enjoyable day this has been so far!
The only thing that would make this a truly wonderful life would be to have Don home here with us. We always miss him like crazy when he's gone.