A Friday Moment

So, here it is another Friday which means another week has flown by. My parents always warned me that one day time would fly.........did not believe them for so long, but now I totally get it. Yesterday I decided it was time for me to clear out my kitchen drawers. The things I found were interesting. Most interesting were all the baby bottle nipples I had saved over the years from the days I did child care here at home. They sure added clutter to my drawer space along with some other things such as broken turkey basters, lids to toddler cups, and an array of ancient items from early marriage days.............why do we hold onto things so........at least I tend to more than I should. So everything has been washed anew, drawers vacuumed out, and reorganization has begun. Now I need to do the cabinets..........how old are some of those things I never used? I will be very honest and admit that I have never been a great organizer..........I would much rather be watching the assortment of birds that visit my bird bath. I would much rather do anything than organize and clean............I have numerous friends who are totally opposite of my trait, and I have asked them to rub off on me...........horrified that they would offer to assist me instead...........talk about them finding out things about me that I am not proud of! But anyway, I will try to maintain the motivation and do fall cleaning rather than the normal spring cleaning. I just always find other things to do..........or not to do in this case. Brandon came home last night and of course bouncing in was our four legged grandson.....a mixed breed named Raleigh. Our long standing cats, Kleckley and Gracie are always happy when Brandon returns to Charlotte. Fred and I managed a lunch date today as he is trying to get his work hours accomplished Monday through Thursdays now. That leaves us a few hours on Fridays to spend together when Clay's caregiver, Patricia is here. The excitement was going to Lowe's and Home Depot and purchasing some insecticidal soap for my plants that I will need to soon relocate inside and finally found a rectangular ceramic planter for my ET fern to have room to grow in. Just got it potted and prayed over it to take off with fresh additional soil for nurture. It has been a beautiful fern. My Foxtail Fern, a surprise gift from Fred in the spring, has done remarkably well and I am pondering how best to bring it inside when the air (if it ever really decides to change) will turn cooler. Two Boston Ferns I overwintered last year have been very pretty, but bringing them in means leaf drop off that I don't really want to keep up with so hopefully I will be able to shelter them adequately on the carport again this year.............last year they sat outside in Brandon's old large aquarium and it worked very well...........he reclaimed it and now it is in Charlotte with him.........not sure if or what he might have in it. A Button Fern is thriving and growing and they all give me such pleasure. Two different types of Ivy are invading our 'sun' room and a Scheffelera(sp?) is huge.............one of two potted plants I was given by the husband of my best friend when she unexpectedly died of a brain aneurysm a couple of years ago. He said for sure he would kill them, and I take great comfort in being reminded of Debbie especially when I am watering and rotating these plants. Not sure where things will get shuffled around for Christmas and all that comes with it. Can it really be this close already? There will be so much to do! So I have taken my break, brought my re-potted fern and a starter of something called a Mules Ear inside and now I need to get back to that kitchen project....................of course, I would rather be here.