Noni, I wish I lived closer too! That would be so much fun!

Well, I've already blown my budget I was trying to do this month. I decided that since the thing hasn't gone through yet, and we don't even know what WILL happen, that I would go ahead and get "a few things" as in herbs, etc. So, I went and bought the cat litter (MUST have) and then ran to various nursery's with my folks buying things here and there. Finally, we ended back at our local farm store so my dad could buy some potting soil. He was having trouble finding it in the store--he was looking for the store's own brand which is cheaper. I ended up going in with him and saw this cool bucket on wheels that you use in the garden. My dad has a bad back--he even had surgery on it a few years ago, but the surgery didn't do squat except make him hurt more. So, even though I'd meant to wait until Father's day, I couldn't stand the thought of him hauling all his plants, potting soil, etc from the back to the front yard over and over, lifting and bending more than he needed etc.

So, I bought the bucket.

I am not patting myself on the back. See, I didn't even think about how much I was spending, and when I got home, I was shocked to see that I had spent over $100 on plants, grass seed etc! I use my debit/credit card. Usually, the amounts wait about a day of "pending" before they show the actual withdrawal from my account, but I guess because of the large amount showing, it went ahead and is showing what I can expect. However, ONE charge needs to be removed as I decided not to get one plant that would have been over $18. (Sorry, I hope I'm not making anyone uncomfortable with me talking about money like this.)

This is where I get into trouble--the term "Nickle and Dime to death" really does make sense. I didn't stop and think about how much I was actually spending as here it was "only" this amount and there only "this amount".

Anyway, I have a special account for the house, so I decided to cover some of the cost from that. However, I am still not going to do boarder for awhile until I do know what will be decided about our State Budget.

At least though, I have my herbs, and mom bought me a $1 tomato at her Garden Club plant sale (a Cherokee Purple).

Of course, again, I didn't think wisely about the grass seed when I bought it. It occurs to me that I will have to do a lot of watering until the seed is established which means making my water bill go up all the more.

Gardening is NOT a cheap hobby.