How Does My Garden Grow Chapter 4

I planted four tomato plants which two are doing great and two tomatillo plants. They have tons of blossoms and tomatillos. Does anyone know when they are ready to pick?

The cabbages are doing great and the three pepper plants have peppers growing. My herbs are loving the heat and doing well, except my basil which would like a little shade.

We got one nice picking of my peas before it got too hot. I need to plant them where they will get some shade so they don't get to hot. But they taste really good. I have a lot to learn about gardening in the heat of Utah. Idaho has cooler weather and that makes a big difference in how plants grow. I am growing watermelon which likes the heat. So far no baby watermelons growing. I thought by now I would be seeing some on the plants. Will watch and see.
The lettuce has come and almost gone. It got so hot so fast that my poor lettuce is having a hard time not just giving up. For some reason the Butter Crunch lettuce didn't grow, I think I planted the wrong variety. Next month I will replant all my lettuce's again and hope they will be ready to eat before it freezes. I know that it is hard to think about anything freezing but....

The Tree That Was

I have written about the large Walnut tree in the backyard. It has provided many years of shade for this lovely house but all good things must come to a end and so it is with the tree.

How Does My Garden Grow Chapter 3

The front yard has 5 rose bushes. They had very tight buds on them before we went to Idaho and when we returned 5 days later they were in full bloom. I love to sit on the front porch and smell the roses and the hanging petunias. I love the beauty of flowers and their wonderful smells.

It has been so fun to see how fast the vegetables grow. See how big the cabbage is getting.

Look how tall the lettuce and peas are getting. The peas have blossoms on them and some of the lettuce went to seed while we were in Idaho. Tonight fresh salad from the garden.

T-Ball

Carter and Braeden played T-ball this year and Joe and I got to see their last game. It was so fun watching them. The kids on the team are 3 to 6 years old so you can imagine their attention span. Carter is walking out to the field. All the kids stand in the center of the field in one big group.

Carter running to first base.

Braeden always ready to pose for the camera.
Batter up--Braeden.


Carter decided that he wanted to play in the dirt instead of playing ball.

Tanner and Coleman are getting a little bored.

Moving Day(s)

We were in Idaho this past weekend packing up our stuff to bring to Salt Lake City. We have an offer on our house so felt like we needed to get as much done as we could. Alice and Jeff and the boys came up to help and were a huge help. I don't know how we would have got it done without their help. Even the the two big boys helped carry small items out to earn extra WII minutes. Alice and I decided that we needed to have some time limits or they would play all day long. Carl also helped and engineered the loading of the truck so we could fit as much as possible in. He did a great job, I couldn't believe how tight he was able to get every thing in. He also got two friends to help on Monday.
While we packing it was fun to look out side and see our pheasant who kept strutting around the back yard and clucking away. I love to hear him. It is only the male who makes the noise and it is quite loud. Pheasants are very territorial. We didn't see any of his female friends.

36 Lessons I Learned from Heidi

1. Love to buy presents for everyone
2. Love family
3 Love people -no matter who they were or what problems they have
4 To love life
5. To be patient
6 To tease
7 To be teased back —sometimes
8 To laugh at your self
9 To be thankful
10 To give hugs
11Be happy –this was one of her first words she learned and she was most of the time
12 Love the holidays and to anticipate them
13 That you can over come your fears and to not let them hold you back
14 That I can endue pain
15 To be an example.
16 To keep trying and not loose the desire to conquer
17 To try new things that seem to be really hard to do
18 Keep trying- don't give up
19 Sometimes it is OK to be bull headed (see # 18)
20 Life is too short enjoy every minute so take time to smell the roses
21 To accept who I am in-spite of looking or being different
22 Enjoy the Game of Life
23 Not to fight or argue —the spirit can't abide with you then
24 That I am so thankful that God entrusted me to be your Mom
25 That I am better person because of you
26 To carry the Light of Christ with you and let others feel it
27. That there are truly Angels among us and that You guide us
28 Life is not fair
29 Enjoy the simple life.
30 That I can make it through really hard things
31 That there is a light at the end of the tunnel and life does go on
32 That I want to always live my life so I can be with her when I die.
33 That you were a special gift given to us from Heavenly Father
34 That there are Angels here to help and protect us
35 That there is Eternal Life and life after death
36 Thank you Heavenly Father for the gift of Heidi in my life.

Happy Birthday Heidi

Wow! It is hard to believe that today you would be 36. I sometimes wonder how different my life would have been without you in it. I know I am a much better person because of you and all I learned from you. You were an amazing person in spite of the challenges you faced everyday. I know you are still helping me grow to become a better person. I am so glad to be called your Mom. Love you Heidi. Do you think about your birth day the same way we do here?