The Write Influence with Stacey

Hey there! This year is just flying by. My grandma always told me that once you have kids, that is it; your life will move faster than ever before. I love spring, and it is even more now that I live in the desert. It is like summer right now for those who don't live here. We have been in the pool and soaking up the sun for the past few weeks. It was mainly in the mid-'80s, but a few days last week, it was in the high 90s. We have had to turn on the A/C a few times. The boys have wanted to wear jeans, still forgetting that we are not in the PNW, where at this moment, they have snow and have only had a few times above 50 degrees.

I love all the blooming flowers. I started a tiny little garden. I have more pots to plant in, and I plan to fill them over the next few weeks. Do you garden? Do you have any tips? I have no idea what I am doing in the warm sun! So far, the mint and Basil are bursting and growing; the peas didn't make it at all, which is disappointing. I planted some beautiful flowers, but few didn't make it. I want to grow some lavender and geraniums and try tomatoes, onions, peppers, potatoes, strawberries, cucumbers, and others that I will update you on. I can't grow lilacs or hydrangeas here, and those are my favorite, but Hollyhocks and Poppies seem good for here. I want to do a cactus garden, but I killed the one I put in the house over winter.

How do you kill a cactus? Please leave it to me! I do not have a green thumb at all! I know for sure that we will have a fun summer, and I must admit that I love how lazy we can be all summer, sleeping in, reading books, swimming at the pool, playdates with friends. We have a bucket list that we have come up with that will be so fun to see all the things we are looking forward to doing. We only have about four weeks left of school. I am melancholy that this year is almost over, it has been an incredible year, and the boys have just come into their own. They have made great friends and had the best teachers, we have all had the best time, and I don't want it to end.

I am delighted that, unlike back home, the boys will stay in the Elementary school for one more year! They are far from being ready to be in middle school right now, and I like that I can keep them and keep myself tied to the school one more trip around the sun. This is the last year of them being tiny. You will hear me saying in this blog that time is a thief pretty often. What do you love most about spring? I would so love to know.