Research

My weekend went something like this:

Saturday night: Went out to steak house for dinner, and of course had about 12 lbs of leftover beef.

Sunday morning: Decided to enjoy steak & eggs, but had no eggs.

Late Sunday morning: Went to Hy-Vee to get eggs... walked in the door & saw mounds of loose Brach's candy. Impulsively scooped up a bag of milk caramels & husband announced that if I got caramels, he could get ice cream. Headed toward ice cream and noticed display of seed packets. Decided it was absolutely necessary to grow tomatoes, carrots, and beans this year...

Sunday afternoon: Played in the dirt.

Moral of the story: Compulsive shopping yields delightful afternoons? I'm not so sure if that's always how it works, but this time it was great. PLUS, it's good research. One great way for kids and adults to get involved in nature is to have a garden, even if it's a teeny-tiny suburban one, like mine.