Reflections:: Spring

Every winter after the Holiday’s finish, I start dreaming of spring and summer. In Minnesota spring is hard to come by. The months of March and April can be beautiful one day and then disaster the next! This spring I have a few personal projects I am hoping to complete by the end of May.

My biggest undertaking and one that I have been dreaming about for the past few years, is getting a box garden into place. After woking with my kids and a teacher at their school for the past few years in their Junior Master Gardner plan, I finally put mine to paper. Granted this year, I might only have one garden, I am starting slowly and planning for things that hopefully won’t die or get eaten by the pesky bunnies!
Planning out my entire summer. As you know I love lists and planning. I also love planning for the fun things we will get to do as a family. Camps, sports, the Minnesota State Fair and some day trips around the state are on the agenda, as is our big family vacation (of course it includes waterslides and being outdoors as much as possible!)
Employing my kids. See my insta stories recently? My 13 year old has taken it over and she is running with it. My 11 year old will be assembling welcome gifts and writing thank you’s, while my 9 year old son will be mowing and taking care of the yard. All of them will have daily chores that they already do, but going above and beyond will help them all understand the work that goes into owning a business and working in tandem to make the summer months go well for the all of us. It helps that they will all be paid for these activities too…

How will spring look for you? Are you a planner? Have any trips or gardening tips? I would LOVE to hear more. Drop me a line, I’d love to hear more about them!