Planting the seeds

It's been far too long since I've blogged! I mean, it's not like I haven't sat back and laughed about my life a million times...I just haven't had the time to sit down and write about it. Well friends, I'm making it a goal to try harder...and by harder, I mean actually attempt it!!! HA! Seriously though, if I have time to look at pinterest for an hour or more a day, I have time to blog!!!! Actually, I've stopped looking at pinterest lately...hence my blog update!!! Anyway, the point of this post is not about pinterest. In fact, what I'm about to share with you I didn't even get the idea from pinterest!!!! It came out of my own head...I know scary, right?... As anyone who knows me knows how much I L-O-V-E the fall in general. I love everything that happens in fall, the weather, the food, the colors, the holidays...it's my favorite! So to spread some of that absolute love with my son, I decided we were going to grow some pumpkins. I think now would be a great time to inform everyone my growing ability is well...I don't have any! Zero ability! I'm terrible at gardening. In fact, I knock the leaves off my artificial plants while I dust them...I really can only grow beans in a bag with students and then send them home when they start growing too big and need to be transplanted. I really am not a green thumb AT ALL!!! But, I had this wild idea about how fun it would be to grow a pumpkin with Andrew. Unfortunately, I had this idea a little late in the season so 95 days from now when our pumpkin(s) are ready to harvest it will be the week before Thanksgiving. Talk about cutting it close!!! Here's how it all started. I thought, "Hmmm, we should grow a pumpkin. Wait, I don't know anything about growing pumpkins. Hmmm...let's Google this. Oh, I could grow a little pumpkin like Jack Be Little. Seeds, dirt, full sun, water... I can do this!!!" I called Josh, (he's still out of town) "Hey babe, listen, Andrew and I are going to grow some pumpkins in the backyard." Josh: "Ok, that sounds fun." Yep, I love that man! So we started the adventure. First I Googled where to buy pumpkin seeds. Then Andrew and I went to Walmart. No luck. Then Home Depot. No luck. Then Lowes. No luck. These were on three different days. Finally, I decided this was ridiculous...I needed a pumpkin seed STAT! So I got on amazon and had it shipped to my door for free just a click of the button and $3.95 later pumpkins seeds in route!!! I can't remember how many days passed from clicking to getting them in the mail but it was less than a week for sure. Now, a smart gardener would have used this time to set up the area, buy soil, etc. Not me...I'm no gardener! I got the seeds in the mail and thought, oh, I guess I better buy some dirt tomorrow after church. So we did. I also needed some coffee creamer so there we were...Andrew and I, at Walmart with a 40 lb bag of dirt and International Delight Heath Bar flavored coffee creamer at the checkout stand. It was hot when we got home and we had other things to tend to so it wasn't until I saw storm clouds brewing that I thought, oh, maybe I should plant these pumpkin seeds before it rains. Novel idea if I do say so myself!!! HA! So here I am with a pair of gloves, Andrew's wagon loaded with the 40 lb bag of dirt, a shovel (most ridiculous shovel I've ever seen but the only one I could find in the garage) some bricks, and a small package of seeds.

Hey, what else could I need? Plus, Andrew was so excited he wanted to pull the wagon himself! So we went outside, dogs included, to dig some holes. I Googled "All About Pumpkins" and learned that I needed to only plant them about 2" deep in the soil and make sure the soil is moist and don't get water on the leaves.

Easy enough... So I dug two holes, made a brick boarder around them, filled them with dirt, pushed in a few pumpkin seeds, and then soaked them.

Andrew was a big help. He kept uncovering the seeds I would plant. He also transported dirt from one hole to the other by the handful. He's always so helpful!!!

We took a few pictures and I wished the best and then went inside to give Andrew his bath before bed. It did rain a few sprinkles Sunday night, but I was sure glad I soaked the seeds pretty well prior the "rain." So there you have it...we are growing pumpkins!!! Wish us luck!!!