God has graciously provided a very productive garden for us this year. The winter squash are so productive that they hide other vegetables. Namely cucumbers. Yesterday I went in search of cucumbers after avoiding the garden for a few days.
Although I do try to get out to the garden daily and search for produce that is ready to harvest I can still miss stuff due to the big huge gigantic squash plants. They have grown into and over almost everything. By the time I find some of the stuff is has grown to Guinness Book of World Record size. Or at least runner up.
Well, when you have boys this is what they choose to do with the cucumbers (and a couple of zucchini)…
They might be dorks but their MY dorks and I love them.
Some day those imaginations of theirs may just discover the cure to cancer, or solve the question of “what is dark matter?” , or they will figure out “why the sun’s corona is so hot”, or maybe, just maybe they will discover a means of traveling faster than the speed of light. Can you tell we have been studying astronomy this summer?
Whatever it is I am sure I’ll be documenting it for all of you. Cheer leading is probably my favorite part of parenting.
Karen
And when they make that “life as we know it” discovery, we can say we knew/know and love them too. They really are extraordinary boys.
Karen – what is the concoction you make for bee stings?
I’ve always mixed “meat tenderizer” with water. Needs to be thick but not too thick. Let is sit for about half an hour. This last time I took a friends suggestion and used baking soda and water. It didn’t seem to work as well. Maybe that was because he had four stings.
Thanx for keeping in touch.
Love,
Karen
Well, I thought I was about to be disappointed, BUT, last but not least were the guns. They are my grandsons and I too love their dorkism. And I love your cheerleading. Your posts always bring a big smile, laughs and Joy to me. I am really glad that Michael likes all the girls around. Such a man. Thanks, Teacher for your excellent blog and the enJOYment it brings. God is good.
Love, Mom, Grandma and Karren
P.S.-I love their creative, intelligent, they-will-make-a-difference “dorkism”. They are on their way to learning who they are, what they are good at, what they like, what they don’t like and in that gaining self-confidence, esteem, and all the while learning how to be kind, gentle(animals and guns!!)men, respectful, loving, happy, at rest, PATIENT(a defect in our family, and probably the human race), kindness, goodness and self-control, as we all are, as God works His will in us. Thank you, Mom and Dad, for being the best parents ever. I vote you MOM AND DAD of the year. I praise God for you.