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Amazing Discoveries

Yesterday, the boys and I were outside, they have been cooped up for days because of all the rain so because it was nice outside yesterday and no puddles or anything laying around I let them run out some of that pent up energy.

I have to admit, I've  been pretty upset myself,  because it has been cold and rainy and I haven't been able to get into the garden, at all, I have nothing planted. Its very discouraging.  Especially when I had big plans of a huge bounty all canned up and or frozen and I have just been itching to get into that dirt .

It started with my dad who has been sick, God Bless him,  and understandably was alot later than usual getting here with the tractor to till it up for me and lay off the rows, but I understood and it was no big  deal, infact the day he came to till the garden for me I was actually still on complete bed rest and that day was the first day in over a week that I had even been outside, I had been on my back for a week and a half. My hubby went down to the garden with dad and my mom said if I thought I could manage it she thought I needed some sun since I looked pretty pale. As they  were working on the garden the PTO went out in dad's tractor after barely getting started so it was another week before he was able to come back with the other tractor to till it up. As soon as he finished laying off the rows it poured the rain and has been cold and raining practically ever since so you can see where my discouragement comes in right?.

I was feeling pretty down, here it is almost the middle of May and I still don't have a thing planted, yep I was feeling pretty low.

Then yesterday when we (the boys and I)  were outside I said to them "Let's walk down to the garden" I was hoping to go down there and see how muddy it was and see if I could possibly get some bean seeds planted later the next day after the sun and wind had more time dry up the ground and warm it up some.

When I got down there... I said "Huh!! Would you look at that!!"

I have almost an entire row of potatoes growing!!! Last year when dad tilled the garden he tilled 8 and 1/2 rows, the boys planted potatoes in the half row, the potatoes didn't do very well at all and then come fall when we tilled them up we all assumed we tilled that area up and dug the potatoes but I guess we didn't and instead of rotting in the ground during the winter the potatoes are up and growing like mad!!  I called my dad to tell him, I think he was as shocked as I was, but its a good shock!!!

So now I don't feel bad about having nothing growing in my garden, nope I don't feel bad at all infact I feel pretty happy and I think it was just the boost I needed to get me garden crazy again!! Yep, I'll be out there today seeing if its dry enough to plant anything!! Wish me luck!!