What a beautiful day!

Hehehe, reminds me of the kids' book We're Going on a Bear Hunt. But it is, it is a gorgeous day. Not like the last few days where you are sweating after 5 minutes of being outside. So lets head outside. I am so excited, about a month ago I planted about three bags of bulbs. We bought an assorted bag of lilies, a bag of gladiolus and another of hollyhocks. I also transplanted a bunch of these iris.

Iris :)

And now they are really sprouting up! I am like a giddy school girl every time I go outside and see that they have grown another inch. I am sure by now my children groan every time we get out of the car and I call them over to look.  Here they are today:

Yes, it looks sparse but I followed the directions and planted everything according to the directions. So hopefully one day this area will  become a mature flower bed and be full but until then here we are. The lilies are in front, then is this bad or what I can't remember but I think I planted the gladiolus next, then my transplants. Behind the iris I planted the hollyhocks, now nothing has come up there so I am thinking they are a loss. At least I tried, honestly I didn't expect anything to grow here anyway. The ground has no top soil it is completely full of red clay and rocks. I was amazed when these little babies started sprouting. After I spent hours trying to move rocks and crumbling the clay she told me she mixes potting soil in with her "dirt" or clay. Wish I would have know that earlier! Though I did do that once it came to the walk way up to the house. I planted four lilies on each side, then ran out of bulbs. So now half way up will be bare. Plus, I only have two that have grown on each side and of course they aren't across from each other. Going to look a bit off this year. Maybe I  can score a deal on some mature ones from Lowe's later this summer. 



Sheesh, don't mind the crooked lights and the bag of soil!  This walkway was full of hostas. I don't know what the previous owner was thinking when she planted them, this area gets full sun during the summer. They were not doing well when we moved in. So I moved a bunch of them under a few trees for the time being. I hope to find them a better home later. There is so much to do outside this might not happen for awhile. Next up, getting the fence up and the dog out of the house. I HATE dog hair!

-Jess

My Castle

Welcome to My Own Little Castle. It is definitely not perfect, nor never will be. What with three kids, a dog and a husband they make it nearly impossible. It doesn't have that decorator look to it, but it is a work in process. Most things in here don't match from the light fixtures, to the cabinet pulls, to the faucets and even the door knobs. Yes, we bought it this way and it drives me nuts! Buying it is another story...involving my husband house hunting and me only seeing pictures of it until we moved in. He did great, but I will definitely be there the next time. In fact, I told him I get to pick out the next house. Men just seem to over look too many things. Things that drive me batty. The yard is great, the size of the house is great though broken up a tad weird, the back deck is great, but they seemed to over look many things when doing the inside. Such as putting padding down under the carpet, anything matching in the house (refer back to light fixtures, door knobs, cabinet knobs, no towel bars, and their love of hunter green etc). But one thing is certain it is ours and we love it. God has truly blessed us with our first home.