5 on Friday

1. Our garden was built last week!   We are so excited for fresh veggies and being able to walk outside and pick green onions for recipes.

2. Saturday I had a practice exam downtown for most of the  day.   Once I got home from the exam, we made a quick trip to Earl May to pick up plants for the garden and other garden supplies that we forgot to replace after the fire.   The girls did great and enjoyed eating popcorn while Nick and I discussed which kind of pepper to buy (we ended up with pretty much all the kinds they sold--- we must like peppers).   After the girls went to bed Nick and I each grabbed a beer and planted the garden.  It went really quickly and I loved being able to spend time with Nick without the feeling that I needed to be studying (because I had already put in 7 hours that day).    Here is what we planted: green onions, carrots, cauliflower (Nick), bush beans, peas, spinach, salad lettuce, zucchini, cucumbers, peppers (8 different plants!) and tomatoes.   We may have over planted... we will see.   I still need to get some rhubarb from my mother-in-laws farm... that is a must as I LOVE rhubarb.

3. On Sunday Ellie and I ran and bunch of random errands.   I had a list of things I needed to do and was not able to do on-line (because I have been doing anything and everything I can on-line the past few months).   Ellie was on her best behavior, and a random lady at the mall even came up to us and asked if Ellie was always that well behaved.   I smiled and said "Yes, she is."  I love it when we recieve compliments on how well behaved our children are!  They each have their moments (ex: Neve is not a fan of grocery shopping at Hy-Vee), but for the most part they are very well behaved.

4. Ellie received her visiting letter at day-care, which means that she will start transitioning from the Pinwheel classroom to the Big Wheel classroom.  She is very excited.   We love the teachers in the Pinwheel classroom, but understand that Ellie developmentally ready for the next level up.  We are excited for the teachers in Big Wheel classroom as well, as one of them is the lady that has babysat for Ellie and Neve (and they love).

5. Ellie and Neve both had parent-teacher conferences at day-care this week.  I love hearing about how they are doing in 'school' and the cute little stories the teachers have to share.   Both girls had awesome conferences and we are so proud of how they are developing.