I really need a Roomba and a Scooba

I have several things I need to get done today. But as always, the more fun things have a tendency of being completed while the less fun things don't..

To Do:
Shop for blouse for family photo shoot, possibly one for Easter too
Buy second crockpot
Order a bunch of 5x7 prints for Shannon's photo collage-Pick up prints
Figure out what two items I am bringing to Easter
Purchase ingredients for above two items
Wash scrubs and other laundry
Clean & straighten up house 
Vacuum & mop floors

As you've probably deduced the list is in descending order of fun to stinky. I just really REALLY hate doing the floors. While I am not a pillar of good housekeeping it's not uncommon for my house to look decent until you look down and see the floors, complete with dog hair and other mysterious spots. If I had an extra an $800 dollars lying around I would buy a Roomba to vacuum the floors and the Scooba to wash them for me afterwords. I actually think they would be worth the financial investment. Maybe Roomba for my upcoming birthday and Scooba for Christmas? I need to hop off here and get started. :)

A day late and a plant short

So I knew from previous experience that it was best to chart all your plants as soon you plant them. But I don't always learn from my own mistakes and did not do so immediately after planting. As a result of that I wasn't able to label two plants in my garden but somehow I think I will survive:) Below is an aerial view of my garden with varieties charted which will help me determine next year what varieties to get again/avoid.

Kane enjoying her new plush sod...

I am basically done short of adding the tomato ladders. In an effort to prevent weeds and the maintenance they require I am going to plant moss between the slate stones of our patio which you can see smidge of near the bottom of the photo above. Hopefully I can find moss, I know my mother and aunt searched extensively for it before to no avail, and took to looking for it in strange opportunistic places such a sidewalk cracks and in the woods. I did want to plant Rhubarb but was unable to find any. I contemplated ordering a plant but read that they do not like soggy soil. Considering my back yards soil has a lot of clay I would have to consider building a makeshift raised planter to allow better drainage. Not sure if I like Rhubarb quite that much.

Let it rain

All this rain has been great for my backyard garden, and has greatly aided me in being lazy with watering until my new hose arrives. Yes, I paid $45 for a new hose-crazy right? But apparently hoses are expensive, I know b/c I price checked. My current hose is like 300 ft which is totally unnecessary and not only does it kink in a zillion places but it also leaks at the connector point shooting water all of the place. This one is a much more manageable length and has great reviews, but the best part? It's purple!!!

I also ordered red tomato ladders for my maters as well as super cool velcro tape to hold my plants up. Hopefully this will save me from coming home nightly and spending an hour trying to tie up my maters. The ladders are red which helps in producing a better tomato crop and they stack which will be invaluable since I only plant indeterminate varieties.