I’ve been slipping the past few weeks in College and haven’t completed my homework assignments on time. Today, I left work early and finished an essay that was due my six pm. I don’t want to lose out on five hundred dollars I spent for this class so I had better get in gear and keep going.

I also mowed the lawn this afternoon. I am so out of shape it isn’t funny. My back aches because of all the extra weight I have been carrying. I am setting my sights on a better day tomorrow.

I started out pretty good and everything was going great. Saturday morning I set out to clean the living room and kitchen. I made it through the living room and cleaned everything up. I turned on the radio and was in a mood to drink beer (Which hardly ever happens). I broke down and went to the drive thru and purchased a 12 pack and drank six beers by the afternoon.

That led to a total breakdown in my diet, not to mention the sever hang over I received yesterday. It was a “I’ll never drink again” day. If you have ever said that then you know what I mean. I am still feeling bad both mentally and physically from Saturday. I just can’t do what I did in my twenties anymore.

Today I planted four of my Dill’s Atlantic Giant Pumpkins in containers. They say that it takes 7-10 days to germinate. I’ve been reading a little about Giant Pumpkins from various resources online. One of the key ingredients is to get the right soil PH level, compost and a lot of luck. Although the record Giant Pumpkin is over 1500 lbs I am hoping to get a 200 plus pound pumpkin our first year.

I’ve got an area in my backyard that is really not good for anything else so I think I will turn it into my garden. I think I will have to rent a rotor tiller and till up the garden this week in preparation for planting season.