May

April showers did not bring May flowers to my garden. As a matter of fact, I think it rained more this month than it did in April. To top that off, I think all the rain earlier this month drowned and rotted my green bean and carrot seeds. I have a weed garden where green bean plants should be appearing. On a brighter note, my tomato plants and a couple of my pepper plants are flowering. That's a good sign. It means I need to go to Wickman's Gardens and pick up some bug repellant because it won't be long before they start nibbling away at any and every good thing I've got going. I had Dylan help me weed in the garden and had there not been so many weeds, I think he would have done a pretty good job. I spent 2 1/2 hours of back breaking weeding and really only got one section done good. We had so much rain that it was too muddy until these last couple days to even get out there and pull weeds, so now the job is much bigger. Not to fear, though. I will just spread the work out over a few days so it's not so much.

Dylan and I went to Silver Dollar City on Monday. We took one of his pre-school friends, Rory, and her mom, Dawn. It was the Bluegrass and BBQ Festival. Dawn is a huge Bluegrass fan and actually plays the mandolin. We watched a little bit of several different shows and you could see how much she enjoyed it. The kids were not as enthused, especially Dylan. Even though the park was relatively empty, we spent the majority of our day there. Eli enjoyed a peaceful day at his favorite Aunt Mel's house.

Chris and I are preparing for vacation. We're only gone for 5 1/2 days, but I will enjoy every minute of it. Fun in the sun with no children tugging on my shirt. I'll miss the boys, but it will make our time when we get home that much more special.