The Chaotic World of Maggie: April 2014

Today was a fun day! My friend and co-worker, T, and I have this running game of winning tickets to concerts from the only radio station that comes in at our office. So far, I've gone to see Lady Gaga (we've won tickets twice...we are seeing her May 18th), U2 (A & I drove to Pittsburgh for that!), an acoustic, three song meet and greet with Fitz and the Tantrums. Today we (A, L, and I) saw a similar set up with American Authors. It was really fun. They are very personable, asking the crowd if anyone had any question. Their music is mostly upbeat and positive. A, L, and I went and saw Fitz as well. It was the first "concert" L had been to, so this was his second. He was a little more excited today and spent most of the time sitting on A's shoulders banging his head like a drum!

I have been sort of slacking about starting my seeds. I have everything set up and ready to go, I just need to get dirty! I think I will try and get it done tonight. I did set up my greenhouse shelf the other day. Since there is still a pretty decent chance we might get snow one more time, I set it up in my house. Hahaha...A was super jazzed about that...oops! I figure once the temperature gets a little warmer and more steady, I'll move it onto the porch. I also bought a few new succulents (bad Maggie!!!)...I got a really cool clearance pot full of succulents at Lowe's (it was originally $18...I got it for $5)! The only downside is that they have a thick layer of rocks all glued together on top and to remove the dead plant (the reason it was on the clearance shelf), I have to literally chisel the rocks off. I'm sure I'll figure it out!

Lately, it feels like my head has been spinning a bit. We have two important doctor's appointments for L this month, registering for Kindergarten, my normal doctor's appointments (potentially scheduling a surgery), Easter, swim lessons (A's parent's gave L private swim lessons to him for his birthday...such a great idea!!), and A has been having some health issues as well (he has been testing really high for liver enzymes lately)....we almost have our April and May calendar completely filled. Don't get me wrong though, we do have a lot of fun things happening, including Easter, swim lessons, a class at a local garden center making mini gardens, and a trip to the Zoo with L's preschool class. It's just amazing how fast time is flying!!!

Here are a few pictures: