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Thursday, March 28, 2013

life is good.

 
as i sit here..it's raining outside, rowan is playing with the neighbor girl in the other room, setting up a tea party. Bubba is in Seattle, finishing the last of his individual interview for the adoption.
i sit here and think... life is good.
 
 
bubba took the week off of work to get some things done around here. our lives have been so crazy busy that we have gotten behind in some things.
although even though he took the week off we didn't get nearly enough things done as we had planned because life just tends to get in the way, doesn't it?
 
here is an update on my little seedlings.
 
our sugar snap peas are dying to get outside, look at how tall they have gotten.
bubba was able to build a pea trellis real quick one day and i can't wait to use.
the broccoli is doing well also and rowan's sweet pea flowers on the very right are also growing tall.
 
the plan is to get some of these outside by this weekend!
 
i had hoped to have another flat of seeds planted by now, but that just isn't happening. soon i hope.



 
my boys were snoozing together after rowan went to bed the other night.
rascal blends in with the darkness, he tends to have ninja abilities, but he's there.


 
rowan had her easter program at school the other night.
and i have to say that it was just so adorable.
they sang songs, they each had a line to say about resurrection eggs and then sang a couple more songs.
oh my! i think i had a silly grin on my face the whole time.


 
so cute!


 
me. tackling the bathroom ceiling. not fun. sanding it.. oy! glad that is O-V-E-R.
 
 
 
 
rowan had picture day at school... in march. ha.
why is she so darn adorable?
 


 
us.

Beautiful.



Beautiful day.
Beautiful daughter.


Friday, March 15, 2013

Growing from Seeds


Since I started gardening two years ago, this will be my third year, I like to document what I grow and through the stages.
 
So I just snapped a couple of pics with my iphone while i was thinking about it.
 
this is my first tray of the season.
bubba is hoping to take the last week in march off from work and we hope to get some yard work and gardening done.
at that point i will be planting some of my starts outside and also planting some spinach,beets and carrots soon.


 
here are the sugar snap peas.
we planted a lot more of those this year because they are my favorite thing to grow.
i just love watching rowan be fascinated by how quickly the peas grow.
then watching her go outside to "harvest" them.. and shove them in her mouth.
asking questions, helping, learning, seeing the miracle of a seed plus dirt.
i love it.
that alone makes gardening worth it.
 


tomatoes and broccoli.
i'm hoping not to buy any tomato starts from the store and to use only my plants from seed this year
as for broccoli, i grew them in the fall but found that i had planted them too late.
this is the first year i'm planting them in the spring.

 
onions (bubbas choice) and rowans sweet pea flowers.
 
hoping to see more sprouts soon.
 
i'll be planting another tray of more seeds the end of march!

Thursday, March 14, 2013

List of Adoption Books

I thought that I would list some adoption and/or parenting books that I have read or have bought and plan on reading! :)
 
 
 
 
(this isn't adoption specific, it's just a great parenting book)
 
Labor of the Heart: A parent's guide to the decisions and emotions in adoption
 
 
Setting Limits: How to raise responsible, independent children by providing clear boundaries
 
 
 
I will add some more books as I come along them and we have a great list of books from our agency!
 
I have some great suggestions for adoption books for kids as well, but i will save those for another time.