{a growing experience}

I'm learning alot my trial and error in an effort to grow a garden

for the first time in YEARS.

I am about to till under the lettuce and I am thinking the spinach

is at the end of its days.

I have transplanted more zinnias that I grew from seed on the patio.

Planted four peonia bushes from roots.

Planted garlic in my little herb bed.

Transplanted more cucumbers that I grew from seed.

Planted a MASS of wild flowers on one end.

Very shortly, I need to finish tilling.

Determine what spring veggies are about to be compost.

Get the trellis up for the cucumbers. 

Tranplant my sweetie tomatoes. 

Transplant my squash.

Plant my remaining pink lemonade raspberry and pomegrante bushes.

Plant from seed {I'm getting a late start}:

corn, okra, squash, zucchini, more sunflowers, herbs, and 

finish the pumpkin patch.

I am hoping none of my friends will have to purchase pumpkins or 

cut flowers this year!    

{summer daze}

On the way to school this morning, they plotted their

summer menu....it is to include.....

LOTS of cupcakes

LOTS of snow cones

homemade ice cream

my chocolate chip cookies

cucumbers

LOTS of dinners on the patio

popcicles

canned pickles {that would be E only}

salads {again, E}

bakery cookies {the decorated variety}

popcorn at the movies {this would also entail the drive-in} 

the countdown is on.   {mostly for E on that one too!}

{o' happy day}

It's a beautiful Monday!

I actually revived last night and have energy despite a long, exhausting weekend.

I get to hang out with my very best friend tonight  {camera in hand}.

Looking forward to my first weekend off since the first of March.

{and, it wasn't planned, a wedding was called off}.  Get to spend

some time Saturday with friends I dearly love!  

and, my banny roosters are learning to crow {so stinkin' cute}. They

must be teenagers as their voices are cracking so much! :)

{the answer}

to the prayers that flooded Heaven.



she looks so much like her sweet big brother Wyatt.

That is a GREAT thing. 

{my mother's day}

Dear Boys:  

It goes without saying that you were the greatest gifts I've ever received.  You make my heart smile every day....so every day is truly Mother's Day to me.   Although my journey to both of you was not typical, I would take every step of that long trip a million times over without hesitation. But only if it led me back to both of you. 

For whatever reason God shined on me to be your mommy, I am eternally grateful.  I pray everyday that I can help you grow into your fullest potential.  I pray that you see Jesus in me and that you crave that for yourself as each day passes.  I hope you forgive me when I fail as I will never claim to be a perfect mother.  I hope I am giving you sweet, simple memories that will last your lifetime. 

Thank you for simply being you.    

xoxo,

mommy to E

 &

mom to N

{field trip: strawberry patch}

It was one of those days in which I had to let the calendar slide. 

I had a date, a very important date.   

With a little cutie. 

And, by the way the little girls in his class room act around

him, I'm not the only one who thinks that. ;)

Way too early!

But, WW had their field trip yesterday which started out

at Wild Things Farm for picking strawberries in a loaded field,

a petting zoo and a hay ride.

Notice below:  he really does listen to instructions.

The application is where we slip at times.

His best classmate buddy:  Jake

 

 There were THOUSANDS of berries for the picking and yes,

they scattered to claim their "own" plots. 

Hmmm...peacocks.  Although beautiful, 

they are clearly not my favorite animal.

Let's just say I got attacked by one in Hawaii.

Remind me to tell JC about that one, it needs to

go in my book.

I snuck inside a greenhouse.  After I swooned, I stomped out

when remember my flooded garden. 

Honey Bees....love. 

Although I detest honey.

THEN, we were off to Ben Geren for our picnic and time

on the playground.  Exhausting, but fun day! 

{bounty}

Since the rain, rain and more rain has literally made my garden a weed filled,

mud pit...instead of throwing in the towel, I've decided to dive back in. 

Well, then it rained last night.

So, that little thought will have to wait until I do not sink to my knees.

Again.

 I decided to appreciate what I had out there instead of how 

terrible it all looks.

Then,  I saw Jen's beautiful garden.{sigh}

I won't even go look at Angela's. 

It took me a bit, but here our little mud mess is in all of its glory. 

Or, at least the glory that should have been. :)

Below is a bowl of fresh spinach that our deer and rabbit

were kind enough to leave for us.

Yeah, that fence is still on the to-do list.

 

But, it was YUMMY!  And, there really is something about

growing it yourself that is very rewarding.

Below is the dill that is awaiting the cucumbers that drowned

in their own hills.

And, the raspberries are doing fairly well.

Although the strawberries are growing back, I'm not sure

it will be in time to get much of a harvest. 

The plant below is a pink lemondade raspberry bush.  I have

a few of those, can't wait to see what they do. 

Or, taste actually. 

Below are Evan's collard greens.  I'm thinking I have alot of washing in my future.

The boys love checking out the cabbage.  I must

admit, it is pretty fun to watch it take shape. 

Some romaine lettuce. 

And, my poor drowned out snap dragons. 

The cucumbers are perking up. 

The peas are grabbing hold to the trellis.

The chickens are loving the radishes.  

The onions are everywhere. 

The blackberries are producing.

The tomatoes are blooming. 

The flowers are recovering from way too much water. 

And, the grass is everywhere!  

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can!!