We had fun today. . .

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Every year one of our co workers tries to start flower seeds with our kids to grow "flowers" for Mother's Day. She never really succeeds, inside a dark old school building is a hostile environment. This year she had some health problems, plus we all feel like Spring just went on fast forward. It was never mentioned. I bought starter plants from Walmart--impatiens, and they have blooms.Soil is pretty cheap, and I did some decluttering. . . I brought cute coffee cups to use as pots. I need to get pictures. The kids got to choose a mug, put some stones in the bottom, choose a plant and add more soil and plant and water their plant. They will be settled nicely by Friday when we send them home. Tomorrow we will make cards to go with them. They will say "Moms are like buttons, they hold everything together." Lots of fun. Other people buy toys for the kids or junk food. I like to buy the experiences. I did not have to, but I chose to. There were plenty of impatiens left for my bucket that was empty. Oh and the flowers said "thanks" for rescuing them from Walmart.