So, we may not be living on a farm per say, but I'm one pair of overalls and a pitchfork away from it. See, remember the last post about the raised bed? Well, it's still sitting. Lying in wait. Last weekend we had the cousins over since Amanda and her family are getting ready to move. Packing with 3 kids? not fun. So Amy and I invited them for a sleepover so they could pack. Turns out 6 kids in Home Depot is a ton of fun. You get a lot of stares and quizzical looks. The funniest thing was the fact that they all could have been our children. The hilarity of that fact was brief though as I realized how old it made me feel. Anywho, where was I? Oh yeah, last weekend.
So we used the 5 older kids as slave labor volunteers to help in our backyard makeover. Stella enjoyed sitting outside with us all and watching. The kids helped to sand and paint a picnic bench we have from Granny and it turned out great as you can see below. I don't remember the name of the color, the kids picked it out, but I'm in love and am referring to it as Smurf Blue.
After that we all planted the seeds we had purchased at Home Depot (I knew that previous tangent started with an actual purpose). We may, and by may I mean truly did, have over bought seems and underestimated the amount of space we have. But we got them all started anyway. Except for the carrots. Turns out you can't start them in a separate place, they have to go directly into the ground lest you get crooked roots and thus, crooked carrots. Who knew? You learn something new every day!
So, in our dining room, in little starter pots we have a variety of seedlings that have already begun to sprout. Corn (yes corn, we're stoked about it), flowers, green beans, jalapenos, rosemary, onions, watermelon, tomatoes, and a few others I can't quite remember at the moment. See what I mean? We may have too many seedlings and not enough space. But we'll deal with that when we get to it in a few weeks when it's time to transfer. We have plans, and bricks, to put in a few more smaller beds. Until then they'll just hang out in the dining room. It should make for an interesting Superbowl party this weekend that we're hosting! But that's a topic for another post.
See, I told you we're practically farmers here. Impressed aren't you. In just a few short months we hope to be enjoying a fruitful bounty (that's farmer talk for crap-load of veggies)! We're excited and the boys have loved checking on the seeds' progress every day. It's cute and I think it will be a great learning experience. Probably not just for them, but Amy and I as well!
So, there you have it. Farm life. Right here in Drosche Land. Next step? A goat. I've always wanted one. Maybe not such a great idea with our crops though. Darn! Chickens? Eh, 2 dogs and 3 kids is probably enough!
All is well, planting and sowing, in Drosche Land.
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| Beginning the work on the bench |
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| A group effort |
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| The finished product! |
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| I used some of the blue paint to paint our stone path |
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| They're beginning to sprout! |
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