Finally I was able to work in the yard yesterday. The weather was nice and warm but very humid, but nevertheless very good for gardening. I bought flower plants like Marigold, Impatience, Salvia and Begonia like 2 weeks ago but just couldn't get the chance to plant them due to rain. I started cleaning up the beds again and cultivating the soil with my little tot. I gave him his bucket, rake and scoop from the sand box. But oftentimes he would ask to trade with my trowel and fork.
He built castles with dirt and pulled some weeds too. He especially enjoyed digging, in fact he dug holes for me then I would put the plants in. But the thing is he would dig them out again. It was fun till I realized I was not progressing much. So I asked hb to take little tot with him when he goes out to run errand. Hb agreed so I gave little tot a quick shower and fed his lunch. They were out for quite a while so I accomplished a lot, super! I was able to plant everything but I ran out of mulch and I still have some area to clean up. Yesterday the deck rail hooks I ordered online also came in, so my bird feeders and hanging plants will be all set too.
I planned to buy some more mulch and possibly few more plants today, but was sidetracked by junk mails, catalogs and subscription magazines laying on the island. They must have been there for three weeks now so they piled up. So I had to sort, shred and file for a good one hour, with of course little tot seated beside me. I gave him some papers to cut out with scissors. Afterwards he requested to play in the sandbox, so I took him out to the deck for few minuets. And now hb is in the middle of a telephone conference so I have to wait till he's done before I can go out. I was planning to shop quick and leave, so I wanted to leave by myself. Wish me luck on this one.
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