For weeks my kids have been asking me if they could please have a garden. With all that I have going on with school, household and my *use Nacho Libre accent- “churchy duties,” I kept putting them off. As much as I appreciate plants and the process of growing things from the seed, I just could not see squeezing it in. So then, one day I had to stop at the discount store to pick up a few things in a hurry.. next thing you know…I’m perusing the gardening department. With kids voices in my head, I’m suddenly captured by the variety of seeds to choose from.. next I’m getting some dirt.. next some temporary seedling planters…next… Well.. you get the picture. Ah, why not. How much trouble could letting them plant a few seeds be, right?!
Oh! I know, I will ask my mom over to help the kids.. Great idea! Delegation!.. I’m all about time efficiency! The kids will be so happy and excited to plant seeds and my mom will get to spend some much needed time with them and I can keep on with everything else J …sounds good right? Well, it was, except I STILL had to help LOL…I often wonder how anything would get done with out mommy’s around. And if you are a mommy, you know EXACTLY what I mean!
Cute little seedlings began to sprout…cute little seedlings needed to be watered everyday…and THEN!!! Cute little seedlings grew really, really fast and before I knew it….Cute little seedlings needed to be replanted to survive!
You see what I get myself into…although it’s the labor of love never seems to cease, I still have this very funny comedian in my head that somehow still finds humor in it all.
Another, trip to the store…OH! And we can’t forget we need to protect the garden from the dogs…another trip to the store…Hmmmm.. I’m still not sure I have everything…a phone call to a wonderful gardening friend, Barbara ( I love you!)…a trip to her house to pick up much needed supplies…a sweet and irresistible persuading voice to hubby for his help…and well.. I will let the pictures tell the rest of the story!
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