a great time was had by all
It's nearly summer- bring on the weeds, I can take it! This weekend we did a ton of yard (overgrown jungle) clean-up. It was very satisfying- boy do I love my hedge clippers! There is no better cure for frustration then hacking things up- bwa ha ha!
The great thing about pruning is that it produces such visible results, and the plants *stay* trimmed. No small people come along and put the branches back on! Sarah did, however, use buttercups and the morning glory vines that I pulled up to "decorate" our apple tree. It now looks like it belongs in a swamp in Louisiana.
Sammy occupied herself by making mud stew and stirring it with a stick taller than she is. She looked a bit like she was churning butter :) This morning I have plans to channel her cooking energy to bake muffins- mmmm. (We'll be leaving out the mud, thanks.)
I also wanted to share a really yummy recipe R. made last night. http://www.recipezaar.com/Egyptian-Fava-Bean-Dip-Foul-Mudammes-9154
R left out the cayenne so the kids would eat it, and substituted a sweet potato for the potato because we had one in the fridge. He also said that next time he would add the spices with the garlic. The kids loved it! Yay!
Finally, for your amusement- I walked into the living room yesterday and saw six naked barbies lined up on the windowsill, mooning our neighbors. 8 year-old installation art?
The great thing about pruning is that it produces such visible results, and the plants *stay* trimmed. No small people come along and put the branches back on! Sarah did, however, use buttercups and the morning glory vines that I pulled up to "decorate" our apple tree. It now looks like it belongs in a swamp in Louisiana.
Sammy occupied herself by making mud stew and stirring it with a stick taller than she is. She looked a bit like she was churning butter :) This morning I have plans to channel her cooking energy to bake muffins- mmmm. (We'll be leaving out the mud, thanks.)
I also wanted to share a really yummy recipe R. made last night. http://www.recipezaar.com/Egyptian-Fava-Bean-Dip-Foul-Mudammes-9154
R left out the cayenne so the kids would eat it, and substituted a sweet potato for the potato because we had one in the fridge. He also said that next time he would add the spices with the garlic. The kids loved it! Yay!
Finally, for your amusement- I walked into the living room yesterday and saw six naked barbies lined up on the windowsill, mooning our neighbors. 8 year-old installation art?