{"id":5111,"date":"2011-05-29T18:11:21","date_gmt":"2011-05-29T23:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=5111"},"modified":"2011-05-29T18:27:29","modified_gmt":"2011-05-29T23:27:29","slug":"waste-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=5111","title":{"rendered":"Waste of time?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had a busy afternoon today.  Alan and Lex worked together to put in the air conditioners while Eve and I did some gardening.  I read in a magazine that cats don&#8217;t like the smell of lavender, so I thought I&#8217;d plant some lavender around the yard and see if that reduced the amount of cat poop we are always cleaning up.  I got two packs of seeds awhile ago but failed to read the directions or do anything with them.  Then I thought it would be easier and more immediately effective to just buy lavender plants instead of starting from seed.  I haven&#8217;t made it to a plant store though, so today we decided to just throw the seeds in the ground and see what happens.  You are supposed to plant them indoors, wrap them in a plastic bag for awhile (humidity, I presume) and then slowly acclimate them to the outdoors.  Or put down some dirt, drop in a few seeds, watch what happens.  A total waste of time?  We&#8217;ll see!  <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5112\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2308.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5112\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2308-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"lavender around the tree stumps\" title=\"lavender around the tree stumps\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2308-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2308-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2308-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fresh dirt, seeds... <\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5110\" style=\"width: 384px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_154112.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5110\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_154112-374x500.jpg\" alt=\"watering - p1\" title=\"watering - p1\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_154112-374x500.jpg 374w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_154112-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_154112.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water, water, everywhere...<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5109\" style=\"width: 384px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_154120.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5109\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_154120-374x500.jpg\" alt=\"watering - p2\" title=\"watering - p2\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_154120-374x500.jpg 374w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_154120-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_154120.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This was her favorite part of the process.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After that I prepped the old iris garden in the back yard, right next to our raised bed garden, and we planted some pumpkin seeds.  Also potentially a waste of time.  I&#8217;ve tried them in the past but we&#8217;ve never actually gotten pumpkins.  This year they are in their own bed, with more space, and were more properly planted.  Once again, we&#8217;ll see :)  That seems to be my philosophy on gardening.  Toss in some seeds and see what happens!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_162333.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_162333-374x500.jpg\" alt=\"planting pumpkins\" title=\"planting pumpkins\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_162333-374x500.jpg 374w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_162333-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_162333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_162348.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_162348-374x500.jpg\" alt=\"happy girl\" title=\"happy girl\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_162348-374x500.jpg 374w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_162348-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/wpid-IMG_20110529_162348.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Something that is not a waste of time is our CSA this year.  Look at what we had for dinner!  Sesame tofu on a bed of romaine, spinach, and tatsoi.  Soooo yummy!  <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5113\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2313.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5113\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2313-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"dinner\" title=\"dinner\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2313-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2313-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/img_2313-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One healthy photo per dozen cakes\/cookies photos.  That&#039;s a good balance, right?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The kids are in bed so I&#8217;m going to bake some Alaskan Sourdough bread (KAF mix from their overstock sale today!), try hard to stop eating animal crackers (though I&#8217;ll probably sample some fresh bread tonight!), and crash.  I&#8217;m tired!  Hoping my voice comes back tomorrow.  Eve insists their is a frog stuck in my throat and my voice can&#8217;t get out.  I love how kids hear expressions and run with them.  At some point in time I&#8217;m sure she heard someone say &#8220;there&#8217;s a frog in my throat&#8221; and now she thinks the one in my throat is so big the voice can&#8217;t get past.  Sweet silly girl.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a busy afternoon today. Alan and Lex worked together to put in the air conditioners while Eve and I did some gardening. 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