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* Not sure about you but I had a great weekend. Lots going on in the garden. Got some tomato plants transplanted in the ground. There are lots left. Don’t ask where they are going to go. I haven’t the slightest clue. The cucumbers and squash have sprouted. I finally got the rest of the mulch and dirt moved from the driveway. I need more mulch. Dad, can I borrow the truck again? The weeds in the front yard had started to take over, so Zoe and I got to work Saturday. Though, she ended up fishing for goldfish in the pond while I pulled weeds.

*We bought a bird feeder last week and I can already hear myself cursing the birds it will attract. Remember last year? The mockingbirds destroyed the near ripe ‘maters. I need a BB gun. Pronto.

*Cat Crack

* I found a new show on Neflix about 2 weeks ago. Prison Break. It premiered back in 2005 but I never saw interest in it. Well, needless to saw, I’ve become addicted to it. So much so, in the last two weeks I’ve managed to watch the first two seasons giving up sleep and garden time. This explains the lack of blog posts the last week.

* A guy that graduated from my high school won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. He graduated some 10 years before me, but apparently wore a Dickies tailored tuxedo, according the Star-Telegram. Fort Worth represent!

* Hearing the wife say I can expand the garden is like watching a fireworks display on the 4th of the July!

* Rain. That was the keyword for this weekend. It rained starting late Friday night and didn’t stop until Sunday morning. It left a swamp in the backyard and kept me inside the entire weekend. Needless to say, I’m itching to see how the plants in the greenhouse are holding up.

*Got a surprise coming in the next week!

* Went with Zoe to our church Daddy/Daughter dance on Friday evening. I’ve always feared this event. I never knew what to really expect. It exceeded all my expectations. Zoe had one heck of a great time. We even won two tickets to the Fort Worth Zoo from the raffle drawing. Zoe loved the dance. She is a dance queen at the house, so it was cool to see her moves on the dance floor. Great evening overall.

I’ve got it marked on the calendar for next year.

* Grayson is *this* close to crawling. I give him another couple weeks before he finally gets that butt moving around. He can get it up in the air by himself. His arm strength just isn’t there yet. Right now he resorts to rolling to get around the living room.

*Mavs lost to Linsanity on Sunday. But, who really cares? The Knicks still have a losing record. I agree with most the DFW folk, it was odd to see Tyson Chandler in a different uniform.

*Rangers spring training begins this week. The really insanity is in Surprise, Arizona, with all the mystery behind Yu Darvish and the media that comes with it and the recent relapse coverage of Josh Hamilton.

* No, I’m not going to tell you the surprise. Not yet!

* This week? I’m pretty sure the word this week is going to be sun, and lots of it. That means lots of work in the garden. I still have a pile of mulch sitting in the driveway that needs moved. I need to transplant the lettuce, spinach and other greens to their permanent home inside the cinder block holes. I’m going to try and finish shaving Biff (I started almost a month ago and got all around his neck but stopped for some reason)

//Grab a shovel. I’ll meet you in the backyard.

(photo credit: Centerpoint Church. Used with permission.)

**i scheduled this wrong. oops. should have posted this morning.