the jade plants massacre

the jade plants massacre was successful. i have a retarded tendency to do gardening work when the sun is blazing hot...just fits into my schedule that way i guess, but i took down 6 jade plants and uprooted them as well. not as tough as i originally thought because the plants are succulents (spongy) so they were relatively easy to saw down. uprooting them was a bit tougher, but i was able to work out my aggressions so it was all good :)

first step: my radar locates ugly jade plant in the vicinity.

step 2: saw down jade plants. very meditative though i'm killing something while i'm at it :(

step 3: shake head at ugly roots. apparantly, bleached out blondes are not the only ones with a root problem.

step 4: stab it and shovel it til it hurts.

man, i'm sooooooo NOT meant for manual labor.

this jade ain't precious

there's some ugly, dead looking jade plants that line the front of my wee house. they look a lot deader now because i don't water them.

no matter what angle, they be ugly. ick. good thing they are succulent plants so i think cutting them down will be easy. uprooting them will be another issue though.

it's best that i roll up my sleeves and get cracking on this! i have 5 weeks now till the end of vaykay to cut and uproot 6 jade plants. though my garden transforms slowly, it is indeed transforming!

i have big melons

if there is some dirt somewhere in or around the house, my momma would like to plant food. yes. something that will eventually be edible to us. do all older asian folks do this? even though she doesn't live in this wee house of mine, she does come by every weekend to play with charlie and to do some gardening work.

not too long ago, she planted a few winter melon sprouts. they grew pretty quick and started tangling themselves around the apple tree and out towards the driveway. my dad used some leftover wooden planks that used to be the fence and made a trellis for it.

did you know there are male and female parts to this plant? if you don't have both, then a melon won't develop. interesting. for a while, we thought we weren't going to get anything, but the flowers were pretty. they also attracted a lot of flies though!

then voila!! my mom found a few teenie melons and boy was she excited!!! they started growing and growing and now, i have two huge winter melon effers in my yard. they are about the size of a basketball.

the first one. how cute that she stuck a round cutting board underneath it. looks like it's been put on a pedestal or something.

here's the 2nd one resting on a plank.

funny thing is that i don't even like eating winter melons. these things are usually cooked in chicken stock and made as a soup. guess who'll be eating a lot of soup :(

weeds suck so much

there are many arguments for and against owning a home. some want to put their money towards something of their own, whereas others think it is a good investment (probably not a good investment right now for quick money per se, but a future investment perhaps). others see that having a home is a hassle and would rather rent. there is something pretty sweet about being able to pick up the phone and call your manager/landlord to tell them that something needs to get fixed and all you have to do is wait.

after owning this wee house of mine, i can see where all the whining comes in. boy, cleaning never ends and maintenance is always needed, though in my case it's depends on budget which is zilch right now especially since i'm going back to school. the little bits of "garden" area grows crazy weeds and my fruit trees are out of control. here's me pulling out a thick ass weed with a crazy thick root. a lot of my weekend is spent "maintaining" the house.

after a particularly annoying long day of pulling weeds, i say "fuck you weeds. fuck you. i know you are going to come back again and you will grow thick and strong like before, but for now, fuck you weeds. fuck you."

clean chonies oh my!

update coming a bit late, but i've been enjoying the wonders of an in house stackable laundry unit for some time now. LOVES it. love the fact that i can sit around and do things while my two machines do all the work. modern day helpers elves...that's what these are!

new year, new projects

a new year means new projects. my wee house is getting a laundry room. no more walking 10 miles barefoot to the nearest brook to beat my clothes clean with rocks. no more flipping the chonies inside and out to maximize use. i just want to be able to wash my clothes without feeling like an undergrad college student once again. you know, collecting loads and loads of dirty clothes before making that inevitable trek to a laundromat or to your parent's home to get them washed. i want to be able to do laundry in my own house.

my wee house has an itty bitty space for this much needed laundryroom. i think the previous owners had planned for this as well, but they did a horrible job with the physical spacing of it. it is rather tiny. i figure in order to install my laundry units, i needed to invest in a stackable washer and dryer which meant i had to install a gas line in a very specific place. looking for a plumber/contractor to do the job was so tedious! i called about 6 people, met with 3, and finally settled on butt-crack mark. seriously, pull up the pants dude! he gave me the lowest bid, installed the wrong gas valve size, and fixed it with a not so recommended converter because he didn't want to crawl under the house again. seriously! ugh! i am SOOOOOO going to count to 10 because of this. anyways, i THINK it should be fine. no gas leaks right?

hearing the sawing and hacking really freaked me out!! ahh, poor wee house! no pain, no gain i guess.

goodbye and hello!

the year draws to a close and a new one awaits. POW! time kind of hits you in the face doesn't it? what the hell happened in 2008 and how the hell did i end up with a house and a ton of bags to put in it?!?! thank god for blogging! i can refresh my memory by rereading some past posts :)

i feel truly blessed. truly, truly blessed. to me, blessed feels like god kissed you on your forehead and you feel simply toasty and fuzzy inside knowing that such good things can happen in your lifetime. though my house is a fridge at the moment, nothing takes away from the warmness i feel sitting in my messy living room, chaotic from my sister's recent new year's eve gathering, knowing that i own this little wee house of mine. ok, maybe it's not all mine...i owe the bank a gazillion years worth of payments.

i feel warm and fuzzy and love this house so very much. i know i should probably invite you guys over soon. my sis already had 2 parties and i'm still at zilch. must be that weird host-phobia i have. you know, that phobia that comes from being a dork.

feeling truly blessed! perhaps 2009 will bring even more adventures! thanks for reading along!! :)