This week she's asked me questions about how we were made and how did we get here. Before answering her, I asked for her theories.
Ellie: Well, we were in pieces and Jesus put us together and then told us which house we were going to.
(and to the neighbor) Ellie: Jesus drove us here in His big car down the mountain.
in looking at a picture depicting scripture: Is that our boat from Heaven?
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Talking about fireworks: I like the pokey ones.
Retelling a story: "You can't catch me I'm the Ninja-bread Man." (if only I had mad Photoshop skillz like Zina, there'd be an accompanying graphic).
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She is now swimming about the pool in her little swim vest. She went from absolutely terrified to nearly fearless in one week.
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The garden is completely planted with the addition of some bush beans, another watermelon vine, lemon verbena (which I could devour if it tasted like it smells), cilantro, some new "mother" strawberry plants and a couple more Roma tomato plants.
I use the Mittleider method (scroll down) combined with Square Foot gardening. I also love How to Grow more Vegetables for the section about companion planting.
We grow most things UP. As in up trellis netting. I tried the string method last year, but it didn't work so well for the vining plants (squash and melons) as the weight of the fruits/veggies made them slide down the string.
We've been harvesting summer squash and enjoying them with dinner. The strawberry production is slowing down (boo!) so I'll have to use store-bought strawberries for my yogurt smoothies. Nothing beats the flavor of a home-grown strawberry (just ask the slugs and sow bugs).
