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Little Bits O' Life

We dried out a little bit last week so we got busy while the sun was shining. We put the weed block down on the new flowerbed and got some perinials to put in. Maddy chose a rose bush. It's a double knockout rose so hopefully we won't kill it. We then had to wait for a shipment of quince shrubs from Gurney's before going on to the next step on this project.

Garden has been producing lots of goodies. Also got some mulberries off our mulberry tree.

Mulberries stain bad. I had purple rings around my fingernails for several days.
I made my own laundry detergent for the first time ever. Thanks to Chrissy for the recipe. I really like it so far.
We were going to a friends house and Maddy decided to go with a 1920's vibe for the occasion.
A project from school:
When I am 100 years old
Kelsay randomly decided she wanted a bow in her hair.
We had 6 month dentist appointment for Maddy. No cavities! First time in a year and a half. The kid's sonicare toothbrush we got is amazing! She picked pink vampire teeth for her prize. This pic makes it look like Kelsay punched her teeth out.
Mother's Day. Nuff said.
Maddy made an ant trap because we have ants in our house. Not sure how this was supposed to work.
School's out for summer! Above: first day and last day of kindergarten and award ceremony. She got a scholarship ribbon and kindergarten completion certificate.

Scottish Rite summer all stars basketball camp. Free for patients. So fun! We will try golf tonight if it isn't raining.





Landscaping completed. Now it just needs to get established and grow!
Miss cutie pie.
Turtle in our backyard. No idea how it got back their. Aaron and Maddy took it back down to the creek on the walking trail.





First ripe tomato!

Comments

Anonymous said…
agh!! I'm way behind you on the vegetable garden. Hanging my head in shame. Looks great! That's really cool about the scottish rite sports. That'll be a lot of fun this summer.
brittany
May 19, 2015 at 3:34 PM
Sandra said…
The turtle may have been there to lay her eggs! It could be a very fun surprise for you guys in a few weeks. Were there any dug up spots in your yard (well hidden)?
May 22, 2015 at 9:43 AM
bee said…
I love all your pics. Great wrap up of recent activities. You are on the go dogs go track. MM looks great with that basketball. Kelsay is a "ham". Even though I have seen most of the pics already, I love seeing them again and again. Wish we had some fresh garden produce.
May 26, 2015 at 7:49 AM
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