B&B Get-away

Having an AWESOME time at Mission Oak Inn outside of Henry, IL. We would highly recommend this wonderful bed & breakfast to everyone. We'll definitely be coming back very soon. For more information go to www.missionoakinn.com. Tell them Mark & Laurie sent you.



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Pluggin' Away

Pluggin' away at planting 400 red geraniums...




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Fun In The Greenhouse

It seems lately that a day isn't complete without some productive planting time in the greenhouse... I received 20 upright elephant ears (Alocasia macrorrhiza) today so I ran to the greenhouse to put them to bed :-)














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Getting Giggly From Green Growth

Awesome!!! I love starting to see green growth on plants this time of year... Gives hope of what's to come...


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Spring Smiles

Duelin' Duo

Duelin' Duo, originally uploaded by Capturing Life - Capturing Memories.

What a GORGEOUS day!!! And it was really awesome to come home from work and see the kids playing outside, running around, laughing, screaming and dueling :-[)

Sounds like we're going to have three days in a row like this, so hopefully Andrew and Savannah will have time each day this week to enjoy a little "outdoor time." By the looks of it, next week will be a poo poo weather week :-(

Time Change

Grin & Bear It, originally uploaded by Capturing Life - Capturing Memories.

Time Change - You just gotta grin and bear it.

Piano Recital Rehearsal

Andrew and Savannah had a rehearsal today for their piano recital on Sunday, March 21st. They're both very excited about their first "performance."






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Spring Choir

Spring Choir, originally uploaded by Capturing Life - Capturing Memories.

If you listen carefully you can almost hear them singing...

Listening To The Call Of Spring Flowers

I had to do it... I couldn't resist... They were calling out to me, "Buy me! Plant me at your house! We'll make your life happier."

Yes, I heard your call... Pink, yellow and purple primrose and baby tears. Sweet, sweet, sweet!!! Now we're talkin' spring!!!

What a GORGEOUS day again... And to top it off, Laurie and I had a lunch date at Noodles, one of our favorite restaurants. God is treating me OH so good!!!

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Yeah Spring!!!

Spring, originally uploaded by Capturing Life - Capturing Memories.

Yes... this made me very very very happy to see the other day :-) And, this is ONLY THE BEGINNING!!!

I'm really looking forward to gardening (i.e. my business) this year... MUCH more than last year. I have a feeling that 2010 is going to be a GREAT year. I begin working some regular hours at BCC (Bloomington Country Club) starting next week in addition to my regular clients. I think working at BCC will be a lot of fun and will be a tremendous learning experience for me... I'm especially looking forward to working with their head gardener. She has several years of experience in gardening and has a lot of knowledge to share about perennials and annuals.

I was especially thrilled to receive a phone call last week from the new homeowners of a house I had been working at since my business started in 2002... I met with the new owner on Monday and they will have LOTS of work for me to do all of this year. I'm really excited because we'll be completely redesigning ALL of the gardens. It can't all be done in one year, but a large chunk of it will be done in 2010. I'll also be doing regular weekly maintenance as I have always done.

I just hope the weather continues like today was... 65 & sunny on March 10... WOW!!! I LOVED IT!!! However, I'm not holding my breath. I know Illinois springs...

Throat Warmer

This is a photo I quickly snapped of Alexis last night... Though it looks like she's trying to keep Andrew's throat warm, actually she's snuggled in suckling AGAIN on his teddy bear's chest... I don't think she is EVER going to kick this habit.


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