Victoria Day Week-end

It's Monday afternoon

a holiday here

and I am sitting watching Oprah

I must admit

I am a little teary eyed

bawling now

and I am only 20 minutes into it

look out for Wednesday ~ 

I am sure I will be a ball of tears

and you will be able to find me under the 

mountain of tissues...

OK - breathe deep!

Now I did not sit in front of the tv all week-end

although the weather did not cooperate fully

with my plans ~ the sun did shine

but it was cool

Saturday actually was downright cold

so we used that time to do a few things inside

and run some errands

one of which was a new BBQ

ain't she pretty!

Sunday was warmer

so I got myself all set up

and stained and stained and stained

prepping the wood first with a wood conditioner

then the stain

my hats off to those of you that stain things

on a regular basis

it was quite a job ~ but I am proud to say

I am done

now to get them installed ~ we will see how long that will take!!

this afternoon Mom & I went on a garden center excursion

we hit 3

then came home and planted some of my containers

still not finished yet though ~ will get some shots 

when I am finished

this little nest was at my local nursery

my favorite spot ~ and he is always happy to see me!

they had 2 nests that I could see

and they had signs up to ensure they were not touched

so all in all

it was a good week-end

I would say an equal amount of work

and relaxation ~ which is how it should be

best thing ~ it's a 4 day work week

let's hope it flies by

Happy Monday!