More on Independence Day

Coming back from our backpacking trip on Independence Day was only the beginning of the day for me! As soon as we got back, I got to work unpacking, doing laundry and cleaning up my gear and getting it put away.

Then I worked for two hours in my garden. I HAVE SLUGS IN MY GARDEN!!! They are eating all my strawberries and the leaves on my pea plants. So I decided to finally take the time to research what I can do about them and then wage a ware on them. I cleaned out all the weeds and dead leaves underneath my plants. Then I dug up the ground around the plants, put some rocks around the roots of them and threw some oats around since I hear that will help get rid of the slugs. And then.... be prepared.... I murdered all the slugs I found with salt. Yes. I know. I might have been a little sadistic yesterday afternoon.... but only towards those darn slugs! Slugs that keep eating my garden. I have several slug carcasses in little piles of salt lined up on the wood that borders my garden... let all other slugs be forewarned from entering my garden. Grrrr. :)

After my little murderous rampage, I went mountain biking with some friends up at Lambert Park. Then we came home and I finally got to shower! Just in time to ride our bikes up to campus again to watch the fireworks show from the Stadium of Fire.

And I must be in a little destructo stage right now. Last week I got into a little fender-bender on my street and then last night I totally got knocked into a car by the curb on my bike and put a scratch on this family's van. The family was sooooo nice. The dad told me not to worry about the scratch. I still feel bad though. :( I hope this stage ends soon.