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Saturday, May, 17

Emily got to plant flowers and strawberries - David helped her with the strawberries and I helped her set up 2 rectangular pots to grow an assortment of wildflowers. She has been looking forward to growing plants for some time now.

We mixed seed and sand; watered and used grow sticks in the pots. Hopefully in a few weeks we will have armfuls of flowers. Orginally, Emily and I had decided to unearth the grass; and pull up any weeds. But Kansas ground is quite stubborn and would not yield. David thought we were wussies for not getting anywhere. For the grass held tight to the earth; no matter how hard Emily and I tried to clear it. He came out with a big digging shovel and got a little further with it. Soon blisters were starting to form on his hands and he had to stop too.

Thoughts of going to one of those rent-a-centers and renting a tiller came to mind. Instead we went to Walmart and bought a product that in essence will bake (using the sun’s rays) to a cinder the ground it is placed on - destroying the grass underneath and the root structure; leaving healthy soil (with no pesticides) to plant the assorted bulbs and small shrubs we want in front of the house. Wish us luck!