There's No Place Like Home

Especially when you have a sick child. We spent last Wednesday through Saturday in Salt Lake for part business and part pleasure. We had planned on going to my bro-in-law's 40th B-day party, but Tanner came down with the chills on Thursday, and then had it coming out both ends by Saturday. He was just miserable, so I stayed with the kids while Anth went to the party. We did get to meet up with my best friend in Provo, and it was great catching up with her, as always. I also got my hair cut, again, and it is now the shortest I have ever had it. We also spent a night and day at Jeff and Vicki's and the kids had a great time playing with the cousins and I just relaxed. On Friday, Anthony dropped us off at temple square to kill some time while he made some business contacts. My little guys walked all over temple square and loved all the water features and flowers. On Sunday, we ventured south and stopped in Beaver for Sunday dinner and to see both sides of family. The White's have a huge pile of dirt in their back yard and the kids climbed it and played in it and rolled down it. Tanner decided he didn't want dirt in his diaper, so he stripped down to his birthday suit and rolled around in the dirt. I think Tanner is feeling better, although he still has some lagging diarrhea. It is definitely nice to be back home again, and everyone sleeps better in their own beds!

I am really enjoying my garden so far, however, my plants are getting big and it makes me nervous. Regardless of watering plenty, many of my plants are drying out. We are trying to decide if we need to add clay to the soil, or to shade it part of the day. I think the heat that comes off the cement is not helping any. So, we may not harvest much this year, but that's okay, because it is a good learning experience. It is a good thing seeds are dirt cheap. Here are a couple links for square foot gardening:

www.squarefootgardening.com and also http://frugaldad.com/2008/03/03/how-to-build-a-square-foot-garden/