Grubby Gardener By Day...Glam Girl By Night

I finally got the vegetable garden planted!  What a chore!  I made the mistake of starting yesterday morning and then ran out of time.  I helped my friend put on a black tie event in Salt Lake and needed time to get the dirt out from under my fingernails.  So I got up and got out there again this morning.  It takes plenty of time to plant a garden by yourself, but when you add kids helping with the hose, carrying around big rakes and shovels, tipping over plants and sinking in soggy mud puddles, you need a whole day.  Yikes!  I went inside to get some of the starts my neighbor gave us that were sitting in my window sill and it was time for Dylan's preschool to start.  I had no idea it was that late - and he was muddy, needed to change clothes and of course we had to drive there.  I literally hosed off both kids, pulled their clothes off, threw clothes back on Dylan, put Preston in the car wet in his diaper, grabbed each boy a piece of bread and a couple pieces of turkey (since it was 1:00 and I hadn't fed them lunch yet) and rushed down the street.  Crazy, forgetful mommy moment!  Anyway, I worked a day and a half planting the garden and catching up on the weeding, but it's done.  I get a little crazy when I work like this though.  I've convinced myself that I need rose bushes back in the same spot where we took them out a couple years ago (although half of the reason we took one out was because our next door neighbor took one out for us without asking us...in an area that is clearly our property - gotta love helpful neighbors like that).  I love gardening - I'm just not very good at it.  But I can usually keep vegetables alive through the summer.  Oh, and I think we might try to get a fruit tree to replace the two we lost last year from Marcos' super thorough trimming techniques.  ;)  I hate the thought of a messy fruit tree, but we're trying to be more self-sustaining so it seems more practical than a regular shade tree.  We'll see what we can decide.  

So about the black tie event.  It was just nice to get out, help my friend with her event, see some old friends and faces, get dressed up, eat great food, watch a really nice program and feel like a total grownup again.  I didn't have to think about dinner or baths or bedtime.  So great!  The only thing missing was my hubby!  It would've been nice to have him there, but it was too hard to get everything figured out in time.  I sat at a table with some really neat people, who I got to know a little bit during the dinner.  It was one of those things where you think there was probably a reason you met them and heard their story and shared yours.  I won't share the details, but it was pretty cool!  

The vegetable garden (it looks empty but there really are lots of little tiny plants out there)

The kids were filthy at the end of the day so we threw them in the tub

I LOVE this cute "cheese" smile of Preston's

My purpose of taking a bath picture was to show the disgusting water, but it's hard to tell just how dirty it is in this picture.  The kids looked cute though so I decided to post it anyway. :)

Here's me posing for Dylan the photographer before I left for the event.

Seriously, I should just stand normal and not pose for the camera.  I try way too hard!  I definitely play a much better "girl next door" roll than sexy vixen.  :)  I love that my pose is in the kitchen with the kitchen utensils in the background.  That's real life for you right there!