Planting

So, I've never been much of one to get dirty. Not super prissy, either . . . just tend to have an issue with dirt under my nails and grass makes me itch and I feel like people are staring at my butt when I bend over to pull weeds, well anyway you get the idea.

But we're trying to sell our house so it was important to make the front yard look nice. So we dug up a couple of overgrown trees and planted some new bushes that I went to Home Depot by myself and picked out - Texas grass, a rose bush and some zinnias!

Before -

After . . .

Well, I kind of got a bug about planting. It's cool to see something grow and thrive because YOU took care of it. Guess it's a bit more instant gratification than watching children grow and thrive.

On one of my regular CVS runs, I found a garden kit clearanced for $2.50. It had 12 little pots with 12 different kinds of seeds. I think you were supposed to plant one seed packet each month, but as you can tell I'm not the patient kind . . . so we invited Poppa over and we planted all 12 this week. (In addition to 2 more that I found while cleaning out the junk drawer and one more that a friend sent in the mail that hasn't gotten into a pot yet.) Now they're sitting up in the windowsill soaking up light, and I am waiting, waiting, waiting for them to sprout. Anyone know how long that part is supposed to take?

I'll keep you updated on their progress.