Sounds like a wonderful mother’s day. I would love to have an avocado tree, I begged and begged my parents for one when I was a child, but they told me they were too messy. We would save a small fortune if we had a tree where I could just pick a few every day. :)
Thank YOU for being such an inspiration for the kind of mother I want to be! My son is a few months younger and I love the glimpse into the future that your writing offers, and all the ideas for how to interact with him and activities to do together. I’m so glad you had a lovely weekend and send lots of hugs from Texas!
I’m glad you had a wonderful mother’s day! And it’s a good thing spring is here so Charlotte will have many more grasshoppers to chase!!! =)
Mitzie - I’d draw the line there too! Poor kid, but NO WAY.
Sara - There are tons of avocado trees around here. The fruit isn’t very messy, but they do drop a ton of leaves. I think the biggest problem is that rats and squirrels love avocados so if the tree is near your house, you are constantly battling a rodent infestation. You can always plant one now - nurseries carry older trees that will produce in a year or two. They take breaks every few years, though, so be prepared!
Jennifer - Thank you, that’s very sweet =) My newest idea is: chase grasshoppers. They can’t go very far, so you can totally sit back and hang out while the kid runs back and forth screaming GAS FEW! (grasshopper flew)
Lauren - There are tons of grasshoppers! Can’t wait to see you tomorrow, friend =) I might be bringing out the science geek in you; I have all sorts of awesome newness in the veggie garden that I have questions about!
Love that she can say “honey” perfectly ... sounds like she’ll be good summer help for us one day! Happy Mother’s Day, Sarah.
Courtney - I will happily send her to have a summer bee-keeping adventure one day. What fun!
Happy Mother’s Day to you too. Fingers crossed for a baby soon-like!! =)
It has been a joyful to watching you growing into motherhood…even though we don’t know each other. :-) It takes me back in time and helps me to remember all the sweet things that happened when I was growing into it myself. Quite lovely.
I’ve obviously not learned how to proof-read before hitting “enter”.

By on May 09, 2011
Egads, only a toddler can wear out a grasshopper.
Also, I had a friend who would always kiss the boo boo until her son had an accident while using the toilet. He had lifted the toilet seat to urinate and let it fall back down and hit his penis. He ran to mom asking her to kiss it. Nope, not that boo boo she said.