Birthday Artistry

I celebrated my birthday over the weekend.  I am extremely fortunate in that I was able to spend time with family and friends.  On the morning of my birthday, my husband and daughters let me sleep in (a true gift in itself), made me a delicious breakfast.  I would have been thrilled with just this as I adore nothing more than a peaceful day spent with my husband and daughters.  However, they surprised the heck out of me with a gift that they made themselves.  Shall I show you pictures?

Yes, I adore the band Duran Duran! My wonderful husband and sweet daughters made me a jacket celebrating the current incarnation of my favorite band.  As it turns out - the original bits of the idea for this gift were my youngest daughter's.  I love my gift but even more I love my family and their thoughtfulness.  They make getting 'older' so worth it!

Gardening

Yes, I absolutely believe that gardening is an art! Normally, I am really, horribly bad at gardening! Seriously, I can not even keep a simple house plant alive.  Recently, Miss O and Miss B expressed a keen interest in gardening.  So, over Easter weekend my husband, our girls and I went to Home Depot and did some research on gardening.  We don't have a lot of space to plant a proper garden - so we decided to start with a couple of things in pots.  We got strawberries and Brussels sprouts.  Guess what, it's working - the plants are actually blooming! To say that my family is thrilled is quite the understatement! I hope these plants do indeed produce fruit and vegetables.

Brussels sprouts

Pretty flowers that Miss O planted with her Girl Scout troop.  I have no idea what they are - told you I stink at gardening.

Strawberries