Archive for the 'Garden' Category

Green Grass & Twins

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Green Grass
This past weekend, we did a lot of work around our house. Hedges were trimmed, grass was mowed, oil was changed, rooms were cleaned, etc. After mowing the grass, I noticed that the edges of the driveway were still a bit shaggy and I really wanted it straightened up. Unfortunately, we […]

5th Birthday Week - Part 2

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Every year we make it a point to stop by my step mom’s family farm in the fall. We kind of incorporate it into Pinky’s birthday weekend and this year was no exception.

The farm has about everything that a visitor could wish for. A wide variety of animals, fruit trees, a pond, tractors, […]

Let Me Sprout

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

It’s been just a little over a week and our tiny plants are growing like weeds herbs, flowers and vegetables. Planting the seeds was super easy and making sure they get ample lighting and don’t dry up, secures that they will grow big and strong. I planted some basil, chives, parsley, impatiens and […]

The End

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Today, I finished up my last final exam! It is such a relief to be done with school for the quarter. (Can we say Spring Break?) Feeling somewhat neglectful of my child for the last few weeks, I decided to pick Pinky up from school super early. We stopped by the store on the […]

Spring Has Sprung

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Even though there are still three more days until it is officially spring, someone forgot to send that memo to nature. Flowers are sprouting up and things are starting to turn green, regardless of the fact that the outside temperatures around here have been what could only be described as bipolar. […]