Kids Aren't Expensive

Hi Tawra,

Thought of you this morning when my little guy created his own fun from an item in his Easter basket.

In his Easter basket, my son received a couple miniature race cars ( of course on clearance from Christmas Holidays).

Instead of letting me recycle the cardboard tube from the newly exchanged paper towel roll in the kitchen, he stopped me and said, "Hey Mom...can I use that?"

He propped it up on a slant against the couch and put his car in the tube to watch it race out of the bottom of the cardboard tube and speed across the floor! He did this over and over testing different angles of slants to see which made the car race the fastest.

I heard over and over, "Woo Hoo!" Children are so curious, and their minds so inviting to excitement, that the simple experiments with the world around them bring delight.

I can't wait to finish a roll of Gift wrap to give him a 3 ft. long cardboard tube. Wonder how fast marbles can race down the tube? He's got me interested.

Hope all is well with you and your family.

I started my garden seeds this week when I saw the blog. Started with lettuce and parsley. I am using newspaper plastic bags to give my egg cartons a green house environment over the seeds to keep the moisture adequate. First year trying lettuce. Hoping for the best.

And to my delight, I found that my flower annuals from last year seeded themselves and are growing back again. I love it! I already have multiple petunias flowering with no effort at all. Just because a flower is an "ANNUAL" does not mean that it needs to be replanted every year. I have found that most times, nature will nuture itself.

God Bless, Robin in CA