Planting with the Grandkids!

Today was a great day! I was off from work and decided to go and dig up some plants from our old place and move to our new place. The sun was out the wind was very brisk and I had two grand kids to help! One of my helpers fell asleep in the car before we got to the old place, so that left me with one to help. She was very helpful, she picked dandelions and violets to add to my bulbs.

The First Dandelion

Simple and fresh and fair from winter's close emerging,

As if no artifice of fashion, business, politics, had ever been,

Forth from its sunny nook of shelter'd grass--innocent,

golden, calm as the dawn,

The spring's first dandelion shows its trustful face.

Source: "Leaves of Grass," by Walt Whitman

I had dug up all the plants that I saw and heard a faint voice "grandma, grandma". My second helper was awake, yeah!!! He came out of the van and quickly started to help his sister pick flowers, then he decided that the basket I was using was too full! So he helped empty it, I guess he didn't realize the big plan that we had for the bulbs at the new house. But even with the upset we were able to collect the bulbs and put them back in the basket.

Since we had collected all the bulbs, we tried to clean up the property a little. It is amazing even though there is not too many people living on the NW side of Cedar Rapids where the flood took a big toll, the trash still seems to collect on any rough area in the yard. We didn't have enough room for all of the trash but brought enough home to fill the back of the van.

Once we got home we unloaded the trash, cleaned up a little and headed off to Wally world to get some soil and compost for our little bulb planting. I also decided to try a few edgers to make a finished look to the lamp post area where the bulbs would be going. Back at home we unloaded the kids and the stuff and started to work. The kids immediately took off for the pea gravel under the tree, leaving me to try and make a circle with the edging stones, I was beginning to think I was geometrically challenged!! I finally got a suitable circle and deposited my compost and soil evenly in the circle it had a very appealing look to it.


Occasionally while planting I would have a small helper come and assist with chore. We completed the project at a few minutes before 4 p.m. and I had to be at the bus garage at 4!! Yikes!!!

I arrived there a few minutes after 4 but still had to wait for my "sweetie" to get out of the building! What a great day!! We accomplished everything that we had started to do, made it to my meeting on time and came home to fresh baked cookies for a birthday surprise! (We had the cake over the weekend for the birthday.) God has truly blessed us. I am looking forward to the blooming of the "Naked Ladies" that we planted (also called the Belladonna Lily). I will keep you updated with pictures on a future blog.