Happy Mothers' Day! Gibson got to use markers to draw some flowers for his grandmas. It's pretty rare for him to use markers because he requires close supervision.
Every other Spring, our school presents an art exhibition with projects created by every student. It's a fun evening to walk through the exhibit, enjoying all the color and creativity, looking for names we know and especially admiring the talent of our own resident artists. Sophie painted a lovely watercolor of a beach at sunset for the show.
Abe drew this frog with markers and a pencil. He says, "It has a football for the mouth and baseballs for the eyes." We love the curl at the end of the frog's tongue. This frog snaps flies with panache.
Mother's Day weekend marks the end of probable frosts for our area, so we planted our garden on Saturday. Sophie, Abe and Helen each chose their own bed to plant whatever they wanted in. We filled in the remaining 2 beds with the leftovers. Each bed has a different style. Sophie planted exotic varieties of carrots, kohlrabi, parsnips and radishes in concentric arches around an Anaheim pepper, all bordered by forget-me-nots. Abe planted cherry tomatoes, broccoli, beets and kale in orderly lines. Two thirds of Helen's bed is flowers-- asters, zinnias and lupine-- food for the soul, maybe.
The biggest threat to our freshly planted garden is our neighbor's cat. The soft dirt looks like a warm, inviting litter box to her. We tried a home remedy this year-- sprinkling the dirt with cayenne pepper and chili powder after we planted the seeds. Hopefully the spices will discourage digging.
And finally, one of those parent payback moments. Sunday afternoon, after church and lunch, Abe, Helen and Sophie put a puzzle together on the hallway floor. We could listen to them all day like this-- chatting together as they helped each other find the pieces.
4 comments:
Happy Mother's Day yesterday. I really enjoyed your lesson. So much for taking the day off from teaching at church.
Sorry that your kids had that horrible fever sickness that has been going around.
It is a fun idea to let each kid be responsible for a planter box.
I too like Abe's frog and its slinky tongue.
What artists! I am impressed. How fun that you planted your garden. Let me know how the cat deterrent works out- we will need some tips as well.
Oh, good luck with all the cats . . . cool remedy, I hope it works! Your kids planted things I've never even heard of, much less ate. .. I hope you'll include some of the cool stuff in those 2 dinners. . . xo
We used the Cheyenne pepper last year with the addition of coarse crushed egg shells, they didn't bother our garden at all. Good luck. I can't wait to see the picturs of the garden beds as they are growing. Happy Mothers Day (a bit late)
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