Project Wildflower - Step One

Find a pot that fits - and a place where it will not get direct sunlight.

Charlie and I headed out to our shed in jammies and flip-flops to find a container that would be the right size.

We sprayed off the pot, which is actually the bottom of a huge planter. When I rubbed some chunks of dirt with the tips of my fingers Charlie said, "Gross Mom! Why on earth would you do that?"

I turned to him and said, "What, YOU'VE never gotten dirty?"

The next step is to soak the paper in some water, which I suppose means another container - good thing we brought two in...

Project Wildflower

Charlie belongs to Publix Preschool Pals - every few months in the mail he gets something neat. This is the most recent. At first glance I thought it was a bookmark made of recycled paper, but then when I flipped it over I read that it is a paper embedded with wildflowers.

The directions read:

THIS PAPER CONTAINS:

Wildflower seeds

HOW TO GROW YOUR FLOWERS:

1. Soak seed paper in water for a few hours.
2. Place the entire card in a pot of soil and cover lightly.
3. Keep out of direct sunlight and water two times a day.
4. In a week or so, sprouts will grow.
5. Move outdoors when the weather permits.

Handmade paper is 100% recycled

This morning we are going to follow the directions and start our wildflower garden.

Happy Spring!

Lagging Behind an Angel Face

Last night when I was flipping through some old magazines, I decided to give this a try. I love to get caught up in artsy projects where my hands can be busy and my mind can do what it will.

By the time I was through - this is what I had.

Now - granted, my boy is not QUITE this angelic, but I certain features ring true. Years down the line I am sure that he will be chastising me for the alfalfa do, but I just couldn't resist!

An update on the imaginary friend front - To Market and Sign have their own - albeit it very, very small - car. I was informed of this as we left them behind in traffic. I didn't even know they were still hanging around. If you are lost - well, welcome to my life on a daily basis. To Market is one of my son's imaginary friends. He is a boy and apparently tiny but able to drive. Sign is also an imaginary friend - but Sign is a witch. They, along with Humpty Dumpty, are my son's nemesis (neminisi?) nemisises. They antagonize Charlie and ultimately end up getting him into trouble. This seems to be why he was pleased to see that we ditched them on MacDill.

Absent an excuse for his daily spells of poor behavior since then, I assume Charlie has come to the realization that they were merely lagging behind.