Time to plant pumpkins! The pumpkin seeds finally arrived. The ground temp is more than warm enough. We loaded up and headed to the farm. We had a cooler of seeds in warm water that made it look like we were carrying an organ for transplant. We really want pumpkins this year. We read books, we researched, Pop got special fertilizer and chemicals. We planted in rows, not mounds. We measured and planted every 12 inches. We gave the cargo variety extra space. And as we left the patch we said a pumpkin prayer - something Ima made up that included something about wine. Elizabeth laughed and we all agreed pumpkin wine would be gross! The rule for the day was you couldn't say "I'm hot". The kids did awesome. We got the pumpkins planted and took an ice cream break as a reward for no "hot" complaining. We headed back and planted the deer detergent marigolds around the newly sown patch. Truly, I don't know what else we can do. We will wait for them to sprout and hopefully blossom. We will watch for the insects to pollinate and if need be we know how to "hand pollinate". Grant might learn a few new things about life if it comes to that!
We visited with my grandparents outside. It was really good to see them, but really strange not to be able to hug them. I have met a few new neighbors recently and we didn't shake hands of course. It is very strange to me not to hug loved ones and not shake a new person's hand.
We had the famous pizza party in the truck on the way home. 3 adults almost drank an entire 2L of Pepsi. I am not proud of this, but man did it taste good! Kids slept really good. Fresh farm air and getting dirty was just what we needed.
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| Driving lessons |
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| Next round he was sitting by himself. |
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| The precious seeds |
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| Measuring and marking precisely |
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| Sometimes boys just like to dig in the dirt |
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| The marigold border |
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