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May in Review

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5/1 I went on a run. After working a half day, I went to Costco and got a four pack of plants - strawberry (1), bell peppers, chamomile, and zucchini. I started some laundry and cleaning. I got a hair cut at Cameo College. I picked up AJ. We jumped on the trampoline.  5/2 I went to the gym in the morning. Then I worked my tail off in the yard finishing tearing out the weeds. We went to the Milkshake Factory for their grand opening. We stopped at Walmart to get some plants. I got three kinds of tomatoes, a strawberry plant (2), marigolds, a broccoli plant, and lots of seeds. We also bought a blueberry plant, and a honeysuckle plant. I got everything but the blueberries and honeysuckle into the ground that evening.  5/3 we went to breakfast at Penny Ann's since we had a BOGO. Then we went to Kuwahara's for some plants, and stopped at Megaplex for fresh popcorn. I planted what we got at Kuwahara - another strawberry plant (3), a cucumber plant, and a yellow squash. Plus out front...

May GBOMB

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Good Surgery. Aside from some surprising and disheartening news, my surgery went OK, and recovery has gone really well. It's easy for me to overdo it when I feel pretty darn good, though. My work sent me flowers. My friend Natalie came to hang out with me. I was able to get a few annoying things done--like washing our comforter. I finished a book. The dreaded gas pain in the shoulder really wasn't too bad; it mostly felt like some shoulder tension like I needed a massage.  Butterflies. The last two years I've wanted to buy the caterpillar cup at the farmer's market. We finally did it this year. It is bringing me so much childlike joy and excitement. AJ ran in to my room on May 20 saying, "Mom! Mom! There are two more butterflies!!!!" I love that he's excited about it. That's why I bought them.  Lantern festival. It was an ordeal to drive out to Grantsville/Tooele two nights in a row. But I'm grateful we had people to watch AJ. And the lanterns were...