makin' bacon

i make lists ... lots of lists

lists of things to do

 and lists of things to buy 

and lists of things to sigh about

or cry about

or worry about... 

a few weeks ago i made a NEW list for the things that absolutely HAD to be done before tomorrow...

it was a long, loooooong list...

have the furnace serviced

and the swamp cooler serviced

and the dryer vent cleaned
and renew my passport (no, i'm not going anywhere ... sigh)

and the garage door repaired

and the gardens bedded down for the winter

and winterize the outside faucets

and take flowers to the cemetery for my mom's birthday

and hang the shade in my bedroom (the one that has been waiting for me to get to it for at LEAST eight years)

and get the wreaths ready for the cemetery

and have the leaky toilet fixed

and the broken bathroom fan replaced

and the back porch light, too

and bring in the patio furniture

and paint the front door
and renew my driver's license

and have the house power-washed (this isn't gonna get done till next year)

and paint the garage door (this isn't gonna get done till next year, either)

and rake leaves

and rake leaves again

and again
and again

and remember to be GRATEFUL for those leaves

and have the lawn aerated

and fertilize it

and over-seed it

and mow it

and mow it a few more times

and put away the lawn mower

well ... you get the idea

the list was getting shorter and shorter 

and i was almost at the end...

so what do you think i did?!?

i ADDED things to it...

things like this...

a crocheted bacon scarf .. i kid you not

which is for Michael Myson

because he LOVES bacon
 and because he ASKED for one
 and because i love him enough to work with gawdawful chunky yarn that looks like bacon fat...