Mean old lady

Ok, I've been in mean old lady mode all day today. I was doing some research on my computer for my presentation in two weeks, and the way I have my computer set up allows me to look out my front window while I'm on the computer. I love to look out the window. Anyway, my noisy neighbors started the fourth of july party nice and early today. First, I noticed two boys from next door sitting on my sidewalk. That wasn't too bad, but I'll admit, it did kind of bug me. Then one of the boys flat out stood in my mulch and was absentmindedly kicking it out of place and all over the sidewalk. That really bothered me. Then he started picking up my mulch and throwing it at a girl. Ok, mulch isn't free. Granted, it's close to free at $5.00 a bag, but that doesn't mean I need to go spend $5.00 for a new bag of mulch just so kids can chuck it at eachother. I had been doing my best to relax and not be the nasty mean lady next door, but once he started throwing my mulch, I couldn't just sit there and let him do that. Kids need to show respect for other people's property. I opened the door, and the same time I opened the door, someone next door yelled at the kids and they got off my lawn, so I didn't have to yell at them. Seriously, I'm 22 years old. Why am I freaking out over bark? I guess I'm just really possessive and I spent a lot of time digging out that area and carefully planting the bushes and laying the mulch down and it angers me to see someone blatantly disrespect my hard work. I posted a picture of the mulch so hopefully what I'm saying makes sense. This is a picture shortly after I dug out the grass and put down the weed stopper fabric and the mulch. Currently, the mulch is all over my sidewalk thanks to the kids nextdoor and all the rain we've had.

And mean old lady hates the fourth of july, too. I never did like loud fireworks, and now I have a real reason not to like them. Chloe goes to bed at 7:00, and she went to be very peacefully tonight. Well, at 9:00 noisy neighbors started lighting fireworks. Of course Chloe woke up and started screaming. I thought they were done on two separate occasions and put Chloe back to bed, only to have her startled yet again by fireworks. But I think they're really done this time, and I put Chloe back to bed without too much of a fuss.

I can't imagine what a horrible old lady I'm going to be. I'm only 22 and I already spend most of my day looking out the window and making sure no one messes with my yard. And I get really, really pissed off when a beer can from the neighbor's house makes its way onto my lawn. I think I would be more at home in a retirement home. I believe if we were still in the 80's, I would be directed to take a "chill pill." Of course, maybe it's not so much about being old as it is being home all day with nothing better to do than look out the window and get pissed off at kids. I don't have class again til Monday, so I do have quite a lot of free time on my hands right now. Well, whatever the reason, I need to get to bed now.