The Good Things in Life

Wow.  What a month it has been so far.  First off, I need to tell you that eating sweet corn has totally lost it's appeal.  We've eaten corn from our corn patch morning, noon, and night, for about a month now.  We eat it on the cob boiled and fried, southern fried, in fritters, in soup...  and the "Country Gent" is just now ready to pick?!?!  Maybe Mike won't be so determined to plant 100' rows of corn next year.  Maybe a patch with 9  80' rows will do.  I hope so at least!

Then there was my birthday.  I'm 50 years old now.  How awesome is that?  Half a century of experience and I am at the top of my game.  Life is incredible.

After the birthday was the closing of our refinance on the house.  HA!  Talk about fun and games.  Did you know that this property is actually 2 lots?  Yep, one lot that is 1.39 acres with a well but no house.  That is Lot 2.  Then there is Lot 1 that has the house and the septic tank.  Well, the original loan covered the purchase of both lots.  The new loan covers the purchase of JUST the small lot with the house.  There will be 2 deeds now.  One that is encumbered by the bank for the small lot with the house and a second UNencumbered deed for the larger piece of land.  God is SO good to us!

Now, today is our 10th wedding anniversary.  Yep, 10 years of marital bliss.  The little guys are running around creating paintings of Mike and I holding hands.  I think we will have to make a trip to the framing shop later today.  We also got a decorated flower pot with a note suggesting that we use it to grow flowers.  I think we will take that advice.

There is a bottle of wine that was saved just for this day.  The wine is meade that was made for and served at our wedding.  It's been pulled out of the closet and dusted off in preparation for drinking later today.  I'm going to take a bath and go check the tomatoes that I had to tie up yesterday.  They look like they are going to be fair decent this year.  I'll probably walk the entire property today looking at how trees have grown and how work is coming on the tree house. 

I'll talk a bit with our neighbors.  I'll watch my sons running around, screaming an shouting with childish delight at whatever has caught their fancy for the moment.  I'll talk to my husband about what we'll have for dinner.  I'll spend an hour or 2 knitting a sweater or some socks.

What an absolutely glorious life I am blessed with!  Thank you God.  For all you have put in my life I am TRULY THANKFUL!

Comments

[Patrick]

Hi Jo,

I missed this post when you first made it. I'm way behind reading everyone's blogs. Anyway, happy birthday a few weeks late, and congratulations on 50 years! It's a real milestone. I'm not there yet, but I hope I can be as positive about it as you in a couple of years.

The news about your anniversary and mortgage is also great.

[mills]

HUGZ Happy Anniversary! We miss you all! I wish you could send the corn to us! :)

[Jo`]

Hey Patrick! You read the post faster than I read the comment! Life in the garden is definitely life in the fast lane. 50 is so awesome. I don't see how anyone could help but be enthralled!

Hey You! Milly-Poo my lovely! ::HUGZ:: The corn is all going away now. But as I understand it, we have created a new strain! I've saved some seed. Not sure how much yet. We are clearing the patch and as we get to viable ears that haven't been consumed by pests or mold we let them dry off and we'll pull the kernels for seed next year. Maybe I'll send you some of the seed? If you want to try growing corn in the middle of Germany?!?!