A little too close for comfort.

Or should I say: A little too close for pruning?!

I love neighbors.
I love trees.
I do not love where my neighbor put their tree.

I think living in a cardboard box behind Costco would be much easier right about now.
See that large EMPTY spot - bottom right of the pic?!
Yep, my sod is gone.

After today - with quite a few dudes working out there - I hope to have better news!

Happy Friday!

Keep your friends close and your trees even closer [evidently]!

For Suz ♥

Don't say that I didn't warn you....
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This was crawling on my wall near my sofa.
Alex had to save the day again.

If you remember, a while back, there was an email going around about some soldiers in Iraq who were holding a huge spider that was said to be super fast. This is exactly what that was... just a smaller version (this guy was about 2" in length). I guess we don't get them as large as they do in the middle east.

But really, who the HECK cares... this thing gives me the willies.

4 days until the bug guy comes back.

Hurry bug guy, hurry!

Almost Done

It's been a very crazy & rough few days (more on that later)...

But, I did want to mention that today is Isabel's last softball practice and tomorrow is her last game.
That is, unless she makes the All-Star team (which she tried out for on Saturday night). We won't know about that until late May. And the cost is going to be fun (not!) - as it's basically club ball. She REALLY wanted to tryout though - and she's done such a great job this season, how could we say no?

Besides... we figure if we invest now, it will come back to us when she earns scholarships for her awesomeness. Right?!

A Small Change

I went to WalMart the other day.

I couldn't pass up some green.

So I've moved my twigs & sticks into the entry way.

For now.

And decided I was going to go with a palm.

Well... two, to be exact.

I still need to "plant" them in the planters...

I have to fix the fact that they are not exactly

the same size.

It's killing me.

But once that's done - I think they are a sweet addition to my lovely front yard.

Wait.

I said "lovely."

What the heck?!

Yep. Landscapers are back and they've made a HUGE mess.

This momma is not very happy right now.

But, I will save that for another day.

Happy Tuesday!

What I don't ♥ about Arizona

Seriously?! This is not how I wanted to start off my Monday morning.
And the fact that I spent a few extra minutes making the picture look "pretty" disgusts me even more.

Scorpions ARE NOT welcome here. Go away. Shoo.