May or May Not Monday

May or May-Not Monday: Where you can divulge the secrets of life's mishaps without feeling like a failure. So go on... own up. I may have...

I may or may not have been minding my own business doing story time on the patio when a California quail charged us. It veered off two feet away. It quite startled us, though I was fully prepared to swat it with the picture book we were reading. Though I’m sure having an Italian “Vogue” issue would have been better. (“A Bee Movie”reference). We cleared sagebrush that was rather too large and far too close to our wooden fence and must have disturbed their home. I’m pretty sure the male was showing his dissatisfaction and anxiety with our clearing. But I can know add to my life accomplishment list , survived quail attack. 

I may or may not have been happy to have a no fuss or hullabaloo Mother’s Day and thirteenth anniversary, just the way I like it. I’m sure my littles will grow up and be celebratory and normal and if they marry a normal person, they will have a steep learning curve if they already don’t crave celebration. Good luck kids! I will be of zero assistance in this matter. 

I may or may not have spotted my first snakes slightering in our wild space of our backyard. Not a rattler so we’re cool. I also collected a baby snake skin for my littles even though I was puking inside the whole time. I still need to identify whether a bull or rattler. 

I may or may not have carpal tunnel in my pinky finger from excessive yard work. Yep, so there’s that. 

I may or may not be thankful for our alternative schooling style. Last week my little learned how to install and troubleshoot drip lines from a professional volunteering his time at the historical farmhouse. A real life skill I couldn’t give my kid not could traditional second grade. 

I may or may not have been unwilling to pay $3.49 for a container of spinach after our bulk buy of the clearance price of $1.49. It’s something I’m gonna need to get over, cause it’s not like I’m gonna find that price again. 

I may or may not be enjoying having an actual spring here in the land of extremes. We’ve never had one in the five springs I’ve lived here. It’s beautiful and oh my I find myself not wishing for summer. Give me 70s and low 80s all the time!  Soon enough it will just be 100 day in and out. 

I may or may not have tried to have my little use a neti pit, but he just couldn’t do it. It feels like drowning so I don’t blame him. I found a nasal spray called Xlear that has been life changing on the breathing end of allergies. It uses xylitol so it doesn’t cause dryness. Try it if you’re miserable. 

I may or may not have required my darling husband to report a suspicious vehicle in our hood because our HOA told us we need to. We are in the county and not city so we don’t have much of any coverage which was fine until this year when California invaded us and brought all their junk problems to our Mayberry state. So when asked what made it suspicious my darling husband answered, “he smiled at us”.  Bwahahaha! Sure he smiled but it was a creepy Jack Nicholson bad guy smile that made hairs stick up on the back of necks. I can just see the eyes rolling hard, some dude just called us because he was smiled at.