Kim had a birthday a few weeks ago, and one of her presents was a shopping trip with her mom. So they made a girls trip of it and took Abby and Maddy along too. They had a good time, and Kim found some new jogging shoes. The girls were troopers for the day. When you are 5 and 8, popping in and out of stores is not usually on the top on your list of things to do. But the girls were content to tag along, try on shoes and clothes, and enjoy the day together.
Our girls aren’t big about asking for things when out shopping, but towards the end of the day, Maddy did have one request. It was the t-shirt pictured below. That’s it, that’s all she wanted. A shirt about gardening. We don’t often cave to random requests, but in this case, it wasn’t too expensive and was perfect given our business. It has quickly become her favorite shirt, and you’ll find her in it day after day.
But the real reason that it is has become her favorite shirt is pretty funny. Look at the picture above. Then look at the picture below this paragraph. What do you see that’s different? Yup. There is a poop emoji on the shirt. But in the top picture, the size sticker is directly over it. Maddy didn’t pick the shirt for that reason, it was covered up at the store. But it has become her favorite shirt because Mommy bought her a shirt with poop on it. If you’ve been a regular reader of this newsletter over the last few years, then you know that Maddy is our little jokester. This shirt fits her personality perfectly. Flowers, rainbows, bumblebees, and a poop emoji thrown in for good measure.
And the shirt isn’t lying. You need all of those things to make your gardens grow: nice rain showers, plenty of sun, pollinators, and if you’re really into your gardening, then a little manure thrown in too. Fortunately, we’ve had plenty of all of them lately so your gardens should be doing nicely.
This weekend, we’re going to help you work on your butterfly gardens. With the mild winter, the butterflies were active early this season, devouring milkweed and feasting on pentas just as quick as they pleased. It’s the perfect time to get a butterfly garden planted, so on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 10 am please join us for the Butterfly Gardening Seminar. We’ll go through the life cycle of a butterfly and show you how to turn your garden into a butterfly hangout. Also, with Easter on its way, don’t forget about the 9th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 20, 2019 at 10 am sharp. Come see how many minutes it takes for the kids to find 3000 eggs. I promise, it’s fun to watch.
