Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers. Here, the weather has taken a turn for the worse, with highs today only expected to be in the 50s, and it looks kinda windy out there. It’s not the worst weather we’ve even had on Mother’s Day, though. I recall one year when we got eight inches of snow.

There hasn’t been much new going on around here. Yesterday was Fritzi’s turn to go to the vet for a checkup and a lepto shot. Poor guy was very nervous, but we managed to get through it all, and he’s in good shape. Another $64 down the money sink hole. My other big accomplishment yesterday was cutting the grass, which had gotten quite high since last week. One of the nice things about the tractor is that it could be over my head, and I’d still be able to go right through it. Now that spring seems to be fully kicked in, I have some serious weed whacking to do. I’m really tired of farting around with my 2-stroke gas weed eaters. To go trim stuff out near the road usually involves about an hour of trying to get one or the other to start and stay running, and then ten seconds of actually whacking (the weeds). Of course, I’m lucky if I can actually walk all the way to the road at this point, but that’s another story. Plus the damn things are noisy and spew nasty shit into the air. So yesterday I ordered a cordless one that gets good reviews. It should be fine for the bulk of what I do, and at least it’ll be quiet. It only comes with one battery, but I figure my foot will give out before I have to recharge it, so that should work out OK.

My goal for today is to do the rear brakes on my car. Normally, this wouldn’t be a big deal, but since something almost always goes wrong (or at least pops up to complicate things), I’m not overly optimistic. Looks like a good day for garage work, at any rate.

Those of you with mothers out there be sure and do something nice for your ma today. And for one day a year, can you just do what she tells you to without an argument for once?