May. 10, 2006

Digging in the Dirt

Posted in Family Life
My mom and I started to work in my yard on Sunday afternoon....then Monday morning...and then I finished it up this morning.  It's best to work in the yard at 6am since there is no direct sun yet!

We planted impatients in the front and mom gave me an Aloe Vera plant from her yard:


She also took an old pot with something dead in it (lol I am NOT a gardner!) and put a jade and some Hens & Chicks in it.  It now sits proudly on my front step:


Then in the backyard - ugh, what a job!  We had a VERY overgrown area with Bermuda Grass at least 12 inches high.  We dug it all out as well as some other plants to which I was not attached!  However, we did keep the Lavendar bush - but we cut it back quite a bit - and some plant I bought two years ago that is finally growing.  I wish I could remember what type of plant it is exactly! lol  (again, not a gardner, remember? lol)  We planted six strawberry plants, a lemon cucumber and three tomatoes.  I probably put the tomatoes too close together - but I was worried that one or more might die and... frankly, I was running out of room!

Here's a couple of pics:


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Day by Day....we strive to learn together, love each other and have some fun. Day By Day.... we strive to raise our boys to be knights and warriors for the Lord. Some days it's a struggle...

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Me - I like to read and knit. I've been a Christian for many years and loving learning about God and seeing the Lord work in our lives! I also post on my other blog, "Journaling Back To Joy"
DH - Is a theologically trained teacher of 4th graders at a Christian school. He loves astronomy, LOTR and playing with the kids! He is the funniest man I know.
J1 - 12 - our oldest. He came to live with us when he was 16 mos old and completely turned our lives inside out! While he is struggling with self-control right now - he is the one who can brighten the room just by smiling! He loves creating things from our recycling and anything that allows him to move (trampoline, skateboards, inline skates, etc)
J2 - 11 - our middle son. He is the one who I am currently homeschooling. He loves to create things from Legos and he loves movies. He would watch movies all day if I let him :( He has just had a major breakthrough in reading - for which we are praising the Lord!
J3 - 6 - my joy. He has a very tender heart for me and really works hard to make me happy. He loves to cuddle and is just learning about Legos. He wants to be with his big brothers so much, but the age difference is a big hurdle right now.
Joshie - 5/29/02 - 2/22/03 - Our surprise! Our only pregnancy that the Lord allowed - and we were blessed to have him for those short mos. We are all still grieving his loss - you'll hear alot about that from time to time. We look forward to getting to know him someday.

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