What a fun night it was for Mike to get the tractor out again and give the children rides while filling up my one last garden bed that he made for me!!! Every year, I plan out how to plant my vegetables in the raised beds. I usually need to wait until the "lettuce bed" is finished producing it's yummy, tender leaves and then I plant my string beans. This time I planted everything at once and now my beds are packed full. I still had a cucumber, zucchini and watermelon plant that I wanted to get in some dirt. The way the raised beds are laid out, it will look perfect with one more. That happened last night as Mike laid out some railroad ties and filled it with dirt. We worked side by side and I love it when he helps me with these types of projects!!! Thank you Babe!!!
And while we worked, the two Little's were playing right behind us. Last week, I got Matthew to help me clean out the one garage. Mike brought home the tractor and with it plus so many bikes, riding toys, battery run jeeps ... the garage was SO FULL!!! We could barely walk in it. Matthew helped me move all the bikes and smaller toys out to the garage. It now looks so much better!!! Anyway, I guess this is what happens when you move some older toys out of the corners. Austin spied the Tonko truck in the barn and took it out to the field. Him and Ashlyn were digging for worms and getting dirty. They had a total blast!!!
And yes, he is still in his dinosaur PJ's. :/// It was a day of being just at home and if Austin has a choice to get dressed or not get dressed ... he chooses to not get changed. He loves, loves his dinosaur PJ's and I'm pretty sure he's getting the most use out of it as possible!!!
Before Mike had the tractor in park, I was planting my plants in the dirt!!! I can't wait to watch them grow and produce lots of yummy foods!
Meet my happy place! :)
We are having landscapers come out and put else pavers or brick or maybe some tiny pebbles in between the garden beds in a few (well, hopefully) weeks. The mower doesn't fit in between these beds and taking the weed eater around each one gets to be a lot of trimming! It's going to look much better when things are all finished up!!
"Mom, can I wear your gloves?" - Austin
"Well, yes they actually are!" Earthworms help increase the amount of air and water that gets into the soil. They break down organic matter, like leaves and grass into things that plants can use!!! Earthworms are important and welcome in our small gardens!
And as I walked back inside, dirty and ready for a hot shower, this is what I came too. The kids also had all the croquet arches stuck in the ground. Gardening tools were stuck in the grass. Trikes and skateboards needed to be put away. It's hard for me to not get a little frustrated at times with how things so quickly get turned upside down and dirty!!! I just spent the morning hours cleaning the house. I also went outside to work and mow because the weather forecast was saying cold and rainy most of the weekend. The grass needed to be mowed and the outside work done today. After mowing, I got out the blower and blew out the dirt on the garage floors and driveway! But, now tonight, the sidewalk chalk container was spilled out in the garage. Mulch and dirt were drug into the house. Dirty finger prints were on the hallway wall because a certain little miss came running into the house with her dirty shoes and muddy fingers and went flying into the bathroom because she had to pee SO bad!!! I tried to keep my cool. After a few stern words, the toys got all put away, the dirty marks got wiped away and the dirty, little ones got bathed. Baths are a necessity these days! It does feel so good to have them playing outside though and enjoying the toys!!!
After everyone was clean and in clean PJ's, Mike and I went to pick up a car we bought for Hadassah! She had volleyball practice tonight and needed to be picked up at Jess's house. The other week we noticed a car for sale and stopped by to gather the information. We took Hadassah to see the car and even test drive it. Any kind of car is going to seem a lot smaller to her because all she's driven so far is the Yukon. We ended up buying the car and Mike got the title and things changed yesterday. It was now officially ours. So, picking the car up last night and then letting her drive it home from Jess's house, was a sweet treat! When her and Mike got home, I asked her how she likes her car. She said, "It's awesome!" That was nice to hear her say that!!!
It's looking like a chilly, wet weekend in front of us but then more sunshine next week!!! We've got lots of events happening all weekend long for our family, so be sure to check in again next week for another "real life" blog post!
