In Spite of Ourselves...

I'm still amazed by the change in our lifestyle over the past two years...
Two years ago, I had a traditional full time job and we had four kids who were pretty much big enough to take care of themselves. Life was pretty easy, and we had plenty of time to do things like plant a garden...

Now of course, both Cindy and I are self-employed, and we've added an 18 month old who is just certain that the world revolves around her - and she'll do whatever it takes to make sure the rest of us accept that!

As a result, as of today our garden remains unplanted. We've done little steps along the way - tilled it all up, bought some plant starts (since we knew we were too late in the season to work from seeds) and talked many times about actually getting the plant starts placed in the ground so they can flourish.

Well...

Here's an example of a tomato start we INTEND to get in the ground... We bought it will the full intention of putting it directly in the ground within 24 hours. (a month ago)



But all is not lost!

The front corner of our yard, which has been a gradually-improving eyesore ever since we bought this house, is simply overflowing with a purely accidental - perhaps divinely appointed? - crop of strawberries!



I'm heading out to pick them right now, and am thinking a nice batch of strawberry ice cream will be enjoyed by the end of the day!

Oh, and hopefully that poor tomato's will to live will be rewarded as well, and we'll finally give it a taste of more than 3 square inches of dirt to enjoy...