Every garden needs a FROG!

Here he is my gardens frog. I made this little stone and gem pond for him. Isn't he cute. Although I've a friend who got a much nicer one for mother's day. Lucky her. I wonder will it go in the garden or will it stay in the house?
Well I've learned one thing lately, flowers do open and bloom even if the sun does not come out for days. I'm wondering if my husbands friend will ever be able to mow our lawn. It has rained every day for a long time now. I'm wondering if our summer is just going to be rain. I'm happy to report that I'm finally feeling better my voice is still not normal though. My daughter had strep throat this past weekend. I'm hoping we

are done with illness for a while. We'd done so well the past few months. The garden is beginning to produce some beautiful flowers. I try to get out and get some photo's when the rain stops. Here are some of my most recent photo's. This lily caught me quite by surprise this morning, I wasn't expecting it to be open yet.









These are iris. I planted them last fall. I always like to put something new in the garden.













My strawberry plant. I like the vibrant pink color.












And my favorite blanket flower. I think these grow out west. I'll be so happy if they do. I'm thinking I'm going have to dig up the hens and chickens and take them with me.

Yes, I think it's safe to whisper the fact that we are moving. My husband is still a little bit scared, but I feel it is the best move for us. With all I read about jobs and the economy, I'm just glad he has a good job with a growing company. I don't see it being easy to stay here. Unless he worked there and the kids and I stayed here. I don't think he would survive that. And although I have to admit the time apart has actually been very nice for me, I am beginning to miss him. I've felt kind of bad that I haven't missed him more. One of the people I work with looked at me kind of odd when I said I hadn't really begun to really miss him. But he was so stressed out the past year. He constantly talked down about himself, constantly said I deserved better than him. I was doing all the work with the kids and house, and he would just come home and sleep or mope about. It was hard to not want to hit him on the head with a frying pan ( I love repunzel in the tangled movie all the frying pan hitting that was my idea!). The time away has let me just not have to worry about him and his issues. He has been doing so well, and he is beginning to talk better about himself. (Obviously my husband never reads my blog!) And so I look forward to him coming home for a visit, and I'm starting to get the house cleaned out and organized for the move. Wish us luck and pray for us!

Time to read Garden Spells again!

Have you ever lost your voice? Totally not been able to speak? That happened to me last week. I had to drive into work to let them know I couldn't work because I couldn't speak. In your head you can hear what you want to say, and you sound normal, but when you open your mouth nothing comes out. It has been a very strange weekend for me. I spent it on "voice rest". Which means no talking. If you lose your voice buy "LUDEN'S Wild Honey Throat drops." They are so good.

My thought today is that I need to read "Garden Spells" by Sarah Addison Allen. The garden is beginning to take form, and the ivy is beginning to come up here and there. I'm actually a little ahead of it.

I think that I've actually been able to kill most of it in the past few years. Yet whenever I see it coming up I think of "Garden Spells."
I'm actually reading "The Peach Keeper" By Sarah Addison Allen. I like her books. This one I think has a murder mystery in it. I like the sense of magic she puts in her books. I'd like to think there is magic in this world. That we have special qualities that are unique to us. I guess that's why each time she publishes a book I run out and buy it, to read about the magic qualities that she describes so well.



Today I had hoped to work out in the garden, but ended up running errands, tomorrow I am Photographer for my mother in laws yearly fashion show, so no gardening. Then no time off until next Thursday. Ugh! I will just have to do stuff at night and in the early morning.
My husband seems to be doing well at his new job, I'm still in the mind set that we will move. I have been working hard to clean out my attic. I have to say I'm doing very well. I have 8 bags of garbage to bring down, and I have a bunch of stuff to give to one of my good friends. I'm also giving her my wedding dress so she can give it


to her brothers bride to be. I think it is great that the dress will be used again. The wedding is also going to take place at the same temple that My husband and I were married at. I love being able to help others out. Well I hope you have enjoyed the photo's of this beautiful purple flower. I have to figure out what it is. I know I planted it last fall, but have no clue what it is called. I'll be going to the library this afternoon, I'll have to pick up another flower book. Have a great week.
Moment of Joy:) Playing badminton with my daughter.