Precious Dandelions

"Why is Dad digging up those precious dandelions??" The next day... "Those are beautiful flowers. Why does Dad dig up the flowers when they're beautiful?" We'd all do well to take Shelly's approach to lawn and garden care. We'd be much less stressed about the plants in the yard if we called them precious and beautiful instead of thinking of them as ugly weeds.

Archer, on the other hand, is happy to help dig stuff up. Any excuse to play in the dirt is fine with him! Of course, his attention span for that is fairly limited and usually the bike calls him away for a ride around the neighborhood. "Mom, can I go for a ride around the block? One time? I mean two times?" Sure, whatever, go ahead, let me know when you get back. "Ok, just three times, ok? Five times?"