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    My cucumbers have arrived. 🥒

    Auto-generated description: A cucumber hangs on a vine surrounded by sunlit leaves. I’m currently growing 2 or 3-year old straight-eight cucumbers on a cattle panel trellis.

    April Monthly Round-Up: Plants: Baseball, Homeschool, + 90!

    My husband has recently started doing weekly round-ups, so I’m taking his format and making my own monthly round-up. With more photos. Because that’s what I like.

    GARDENING

    My garden was a huge focus in April (it is a lot of other months too, but especially in April). Planting transplants, putting in more seeds, purchasing other plants. I love it all so much.

    Auto-generated description: Several small plants are arranged in pink cell trays on a concrete surface.

    I’ve also been reconfiguring a few of my garden beds. I’m making two from three. And they’ll match two in front of them, so it looks a little more symmetrical. I’ll also be able to add another arched trellis (like in the photo below) for some climbing plants (and beauty).

    Auto-generated description: Two kids stand facing each other near a garden archway surrounded by greenery and raised garden beds.

    I let the kids take over one of these new beds, and they have been excited. They’re currently growing (everything from seed) beefsteak tomatoes, jalapeños, bush beans, sunflowers, borage, sage, and swamp milkweed. All with minimal help from me.

    Auto-generated description: Two children are tending to a garden bed together in a lush, green outdoor setting.

    So far, I’ve harvested about 30-something Sungold cherry tomatoes, several handfuls of strawberries (the birds have enjoyed way more than we have this year), and 2 banana peppers. And there’s a lot that’s looking good and should be ready to pick pretty soon.

    OTHER PLANTS

    Outside of the garden but still in the outdoor plant realm :), I’m probably most proud and excited about my Louisiana irises and Peggy Martin roses. They were beautiful this year. My next project is going to be attempting to propogate some new Peggy Martins.

    Auto-generated description: Pink roses climb a fence with a tree and grass in the background.

    BASEBALL

    My son is enjoying playing coach pitch baseball for the third season. And I thoroughly enjoy (with some nerves mixed in) watching him learn, grow, and have fun doing it. We all do. He was invited to try out for an all-star team again, but we decided to pass on that as he’s only 8, and we’re not ready to have baseball completely take over our lives. I really don’t know when we might become more involved, but now just isn’t the right time.

    Auto-generated description: A young girl with a yellow bag watches a boy in a batting cage. Auto-generated description: A baseball field is visible through protective netting, with people on the field and an American flag flying in the background.

    HOMESCHOOL

    We’ve found a pretty good rhythm in our homeschooling lately. Getting done earlier in the day has always helped, and we’ve actually been able to consistently accomplish that.

    We’ve also had a really great semester with our co-op. Our topic this semester was animals by location (so there was geography mixed in). There was a lot of great learning opportunities. And most weeks included some sort of a craft or hands on project. Simply because I love how all of their creations look in a group, here are a few of the things they made this month.

    Auto-generated description: Six paper chain cardstock snakes with various colored patterns are arranged on a green rug. Auto-generated description: Colorful Play-Doh coral reef sculptures are displayed on white paper plates arranged on a tiled floor next to a green rug.

    We also had some pretty cool field trips. Just a couple of weeks ago, we met a fellow homeschool momma and her daughter at a park and learned all about showing goats. Milked goats and fed the kids too. But the highlight was definitely baby goat snuggles!

    Auto-generated description: A girl with long hair holds a small black and white baby goat over their shoulder.

    MY GRANDPA TURNED 90!

    My Pop, my last remaining grandparent, turned 90 at the beginning of April! We took a trip to North Louisiana to see him and celebrate with a lot of other family.

    Auto-generated description: A smiling woman embraces an elderly man as they pose together in a kitchen.

    Garden candy!

    Happy Mother’s Day!

    A woman is joyfully embraced by two children, one wearing a cap and the other in a floral skirt.

    Mammoth dill. Saved the seeds last year and growing lots more this year.

    A cluster of vibrant yellow flowers with delicate stems is surrounded by grass and bordered by paving stones.

    It has rained a lot here today.

    A gravel driveway leads to a flooded area surrounded by trees and greenery.

    She’s his (littlest) biggest fan. 🖤💜

    A young girl sitting in a chair holds up a sign that reads "GO DRAGONS" at an outdoor event, surrounded by other spectators.

    B found a (live) crawfish in the garden yesterday.

    A person is holding a crawfish above a garden bed filled with green plants.

    One of the best things to do on a Spring Saturday… We went to one of our favorite local “plant places” today, and the kids picked out some flowers for their garden.

    Two children are exploring plants in a greenhouse filled with greenery and flowers.

    Thought my coffee looked pretty from above. I prefer purchasing beans that I know were roasted pretty recently, but sometimes I don’t order in time and it’s tragic to run out. 🤪 So, I’m currently using (and like) Kicking Horse Coffee Three Sisters and Decaf mixed together for a homemade half caff.

    A frothy coffee topped with a generous amount of cinnamon, viewed from above.

    3 years ago today: My girl hunting for Easter eggs in the clover at home 💛🩵🩷💜💚

    A young child wearing a blue cap and colorful boots holds up a pink basket while standing on a yard full of clover.

    We got school done early so we could have a “LEGO party.” Kids have their own new sets they’re working on, and I’m doing this set I recently got for my birthday.

    A LEGO instruction booklet featuring a floral design and a numbered LEGO bag are displayed on a wooden surface.

    (Happily) Flew through some school this morning. Then, we might have got the order of things wrong, but so be it… Chiro then trampoline park for the kiddos. Welcome time with sweet friends (both theirs and mine).

    A trampoline park is seen through a chain-link fence, with kids playing on the trampolines.

    From our trip last week

    March 27, 2025: Houston Museum of Natural Science

    Such a good museum. My two favorite exhibits this time were Fabergé (first two photos) and Gems and Minerals. Ancient Egypt is pretty cool too. (Third photo is from the Hall of Paleontology 🦖.)

    A detailed, intricately designed egg sits on display in an art exhibition, surrounded by glass cases.A girl in a red skirt walks through an ornate, museum interior with intricate flooring and display cases.A large dinosaur skeleton is displayed in a museum exhibit, mounted in a dramatic, dynamic pose.

    March 26th, 2025: Houston Zoo!

    Ro’s favorite animal was the meerkats. And I didn’t get a picture of her with those even though she sat looking at them for a while… And asked to see them one more time before we left. But allll the other animals were close seconds. And we had a great time!!

    A seal gracefully swims underwater while sunlight filters through the surface above, with a child watching from below.Two children are observing a pelican through some fencing at an outdoor enclosure.A child is observing mongoose from inside a transparent dome in a zoo exhibit.

    Celebrated her birthday this week with a trip to Houston!

    A child with a big smile sits at a restaurant table with a plate of spaghetti and a giant meatball.

    Dried herbs and spices are so pretty together.

    In a red bowl, there are small piles of various spices and herbs including rosemary, thyme, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, and salt.

    This makes me smile.

    She missed co-op yesterday because of a sore throat, but we brought her home all the activities. She got busy on this one yesterday evening.

    A child is wearing a puma/cougar mask while standing indoors.

    💚☘️🌿🌳

    White clover flowers and lush green leaves are seen under a clear blue sky with a house in the background.

    Made applesauce muffins allllll on their own today. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

    Two children in aprons are standing in a kitchen, with one on a step stool, preparing food together.
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