Dear Cole,
You can blame me for lots of things… being short, dodging fly balls, having wide feet. Yup, those things do come from your mother’s genetic code. I’m sorry about that…
But the allergy thing—nope, that’s not my fault.
I am fonder of the world when everything is in bloom.
The weeping cherry outside my kitchen window…
The Japanese maple t
hat you all thought was a Charlie Brown tree…
Even the pear tree that doesn’t make pears…
I feel giddy in the spring sun amid the fresh green smell of the dewy lawn, the cottonwood tufts floating through the park, and the fields of wild flowers growing along the country roads.
It’s a blessing to enjoy them all with neither a sniffle in my nose, nor a tickle in my throat. No, my eyes don’t itch either my dear.
I know you think Dad is the greatest. He tall and strong, good at math and never yells – yes, I’ve heard it all. I agree, he is pretty cool – but in this one little matter of the allergies…
I am going to have to insist that finally, something is not my fault.
I’m glad to hear you say this morning, between sneezes, that the trees look beautiful. I love you and I will get more Sudafed today.
Fondly,
Mom
8busyfeet 
Hey. This is Kaitlyn from the Kenosha Writers Guild. Checking out your blog and I really enjoy it already. It’s so much more than just a blog about your children and the pic of their toes is so great.
If you want, you can check out my blog, wordbabble.blogspot.com. It’s a little less personal, but I write about words and where they come from, along with my ideas about how they are used/abused.
See you at the next meeting!
Slug Wars!
Slugs can devastate a beautiful Hosta collection and reduce a moist shade garden to tatters. FIGHT BACK! Mix a simple solution of 20% household ammonia (1 part ammonia to 4 parts water). Using a watering can apply this solution generously as a soil soak around the crown of your Hosta plants just as the pips are breaking the soil in the spring. This solution will kill overwintering slugs and slug eggs in the soil. We have found that it significantly reduces slug populations.
Note: Once the Hostas have leafed out a milder 10% solution can be applied during the growing season.
Theresa, don’t forget this. I received my reminder from Monches Farms today
I’m on it — thank you mom!