Sunday, April 19, 2009
Spring Work
Yup it was the day, huge spring work need to be done, Time to plant, plant, plant!
Ben got tired of planting all the little things, and asked if there was something BIG to plant, and that it where it all started. I pointed over to the blue spruce tree that we had gotten at Christmas time and said "that needs to be planted, you man enough to do it?" Digging holes in this Alabama clay can be a pain in the butt! Well he was all man and ready for the job. He cut the sod away, and started digging the hole. Meanwhile I came in to fix lunch, I looked out the window to call them in for lunch and the hole was plenty deep enough for the small 1 gallon size tree we had. I told him it was plenty deep enough, (about 3 ft) and called the in for lunch. During lunch Ben kept talking about wanting to dig a 5 ft hole in one of his garden beds, just cuz he always wanted to dig a 5 ft hole. (wow I don't think we have enough work for this kid to do around here) We also talked about the water table and how it was only about 4 ft down. (The reason we don't have a basement, and the reason we can't have an in ground pool)
Anyway just as lunch was getting done, we got a phone call, some friends needed some help. so Chad and I left to go help them, we weren't gone very long, and when we got back this is what we found. And it all started with planting a tree.
Ben got tired of planting all the little things, and asked if there was something BIG to plant, and that it where it all started. I pointed over to the blue spruce tree that we had gotten at Christmas time and said "that needs to be planted, you man enough to do it?" Digging holes in this Alabama clay can be a pain in the butt! Well he was all man and ready for the job. He cut the sod away, and started digging the hole. Meanwhile I came in to fix lunch, I looked out the window to call them in for lunch and the hole was plenty deep enough for the small 1 gallon size tree we had. I told him it was plenty deep enough, (about 3 ft) and called the in for lunch. During lunch Ben kept talking about wanting to dig a 5 ft hole in one of his garden beds, just cuz he always wanted to dig a 5 ft hole. (wow I don't think we have enough work for this kid to do around here) We also talked about the water table and how it was only about 4 ft down. (The reason we don't have a basement, and the reason we can't have an in ground pool)
Anyway just as lunch was getting done, we got a phone call, some friends needed some help. so Chad and I left to go help them, we weren't gone very long, and when we got back this is what we found. And it all started with planting a tree.
Easter Weekend in Texas
It was a quick trip, but it was fun and packed with a lot of memories. Despite all the bad storms the drive was uneventful, in fact, wind and sunny skies were all we had to deal with. The kids were very well behaved, and we made awesome time. Our first stop was Tyler TX. Where we stayed the first night, It was fun and really relaxing. The kids did a lot of swimming in the over chlorinated marriot swimming pool. and then we had a fun dinner, and off to bed to get ready for the next day. Which was in Corsicana TX to attend the memorial service for Chad Grandmother. From there we were of to Austin. We spent a few hours talking, and settling in for the evening. And then it was off to bed. Sunday we woke up got ready for church, had a wonderful Easter service. Then an awesome easter egg hunt, one with CeAnna and Sameenah, and then a mega hide for the boys. It took them a long time to find all their eggs. Good thing I didn't use any chocolate eggs. In the process they found a baby opossum. Then after a wonderful Easter lunch/dinner We spent the afternoon and evening playing games and just talking. The Monday morning it was up bright and early and on the road again and home in our own beds, in a messy house Monday night
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