Whew!!! What A Month And It's Only The 10th....

I was definitely shortsighted when I named the thread on this link http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/522805/

I working myself silly, OK that should have been sillier, is that a word? I certainly don't know at this point.

We have English Bulldog puppies that have to be put with their mother every 3 hours 24x7 so we're sleep deprived or maybe the word should be depraved, because it certainly warps the mind.

Hurricane Dennis is headed this way, we're really far inland but we are destined to get some really high winds. I'm looking around at 200+ pots of plants trying to decide which ones to bring in the house and the realization that I'm truly compulsive slapped me in the face AGAIN. I don't have green thumbs.... I have green hands. 99% of every cutting or limb broken off by the dogs, will root for me. I have good intentions of giving them to people, but I find myself so busy they just keep growing, growing, growing, finally I have to pot them up because they have grown too long and lanky to send to friends. Now I've gotten on a Brugmansia binge and I have them everywhere. I’m so disgusted; I decided the high wind from Dennis is a good way to thin them out, then I won't feel bad for having done it.

My luck I just have a bunch of broken limbs to stick in water… why can’t I just let them die.

I’m eaten up with chigger bites; I have bites where no decent chigger should have gone. The doctor said he had never seen anyone with so many insect bites, forgot to say I've got fire ants bites on my hand. Prednisone, antibiotics and cream are all being used.

‘So wha’cha gonna do’…I just started laughing, not the hysterical kind, but the laughing out loud deep belly giggling kind. My “Bully Babies” make many people happy, my plants make me and the people who finally get some of them smile, the hurricane winds will bring much needed rain and someone has to provide a meal for the chiggers.

Life is all a matter of attitude. I try always to be mindful of this slogan: “Life is 10% What You Make It And 90% How You Take It”. Besides I’m so tired right now I'll be able to sleep right through the winds Dennis is sending our way, which is good because I sure can't stop them.

Judy

Judy

Chiggers ( we call 'em red bugs ) are the pits! I get them in places I didn't even know I had places!

All well here - the rain has started, nothing to worry about yet, but radar shows it on the way. The prize things are tucked in the greenhouse, everyone else is on their own. As I posted somewhere else, some of them need pruning and this way I don't have to worry about potting the cuttings!

ps - you're abouy to have mail.

ginni

Judy, I love your humor and your way of thinking. always read your post.

Judy, I feel for you. I always say my excuse for trying to save so many plants from Powell Gardens compost heap is that I am prolife to the extreme. A lot of them end up dying anyway but at least I can say I tried to save them.

I understand that level of exhaustion. Been there many times. You are probably right about just letting Dennis relieve you of some of plants you truely don't need. You will feel badly about it for a while, then realize it was for your own good. Unfortunately, you will find more to replace them as you look around at the damage Dennis does.

GOD bless and keep you, dear one. I don't what DG would be like without you. I don't really want to think about it, frankly.