Skip to main content

The Garden (uh....I mean Farm)

Carter wanted to start a garden in 2009 because his Granny gave him some seeds and a hoe for Christmas. Well, mom and dad flaked out and didn't get things started in time. We promised him we would do something this year. After much deliberation, we decided starting some plants from seeds indoors and transplanting them to a raised bed would be as much as we were willing to handle.

You see, we assumed Carter would be interested in the seeds sprouting and the initial construction of the garden, but we figured we would be the ones remembering to water, fertilize and harvest. Boy were we WRONG! Carter has gone full-on FARMER on us. He remembers to water on his own every day. He reminds us to help him fertilize every 7 days. He pulls weeds, and sometimes he checks on the crops multiple times a day. He frequently sits next to the garden and plans his expansion (he is hoping to add a cow) for next year. He has visited the Farmer's Market and wants to sell his crops there as soon as they will let him. We are totally impressed and I think we will do all we can to support him in his endeavors if he keeps working so hard.


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Cookie Exchange

The first Saturday of December, I hosted my first Cookie Exchange. I had been wanting to do this for years, but things were always too busy. I decided to go ahead and do it anyway this year and it was fun! Lots of ladies attended and the cookies were great! Maybe I will do it again...

Hunter is Five!!!!!

Hunter turned the big 05 on Saturday, September 26th. He had a Mario Bros themed party. It turned out pretty well. He had a good turn-out at his party, even though it came a flood about the time everyone had to get in their cars. Thanks to all who braved the weather! The kids had a great time and no one got konked in the head while they were trying to break the pinata! :-) Hunter's Cake - I didn't even cry while decorating it! Daddy and Graham watching the Pinata action! Temporary Tattoos Isaac hitting the Chomp Chomp Pinata Hunters BIG present - A playground that is still sitting in boxes!

Carter for President

So, Saturday afternoon Carter decided he was running for President. This idea came from the book he recently purchased at the school book fair "Spongebob for President". He decided to make flyers saying "Carter for Prezident" and put them all around the house. I went upstairs to fold the laundry and came back downstairs to find his flyer creation station empty. I went outside and saw flyers all around the porch, but no sign of Carter. I called his name inside the house, I called his name outside the house and then I caught a glimpse of him halfway down the driveway. I thought he was heading down the driveway, but he was actually coming back up. I said "What on earth are you doing?" and he said I went to Mr. James' house to ask him to vote for me and he gave me a check. I almost passed out! I thought he had conned our neighbor into giving him a campaing donation. After he made it back to the top of the hill he showed me his notebook where he had writte...