Xavier is three weeks old today. Still not drinking water from the bowl, but apples provide moisture. I'm really hoping this kit pulls through. We need another Wisp miracle. Maybe she feels it too. She still won't leave the laundry basket. She spends her entire day hanging out with Xavier. What a good big sister.
I'm having trouble concentrating on anything lately. I feel so distracted. I try to do my tomato research, but then I get side-tracked. I think a lot of it has to do with #5 being especially clingy lately, so I can't concentrate on anything for more than a couple of minutes before he needs me for something. But hey, if my little guy wants to snuggle and hang out, I'm game.
I am itching to do some winter sowing. I keep telling myself I need to focus more on researching the varieties I have before I start putting seeds out... but darn it, that soil is calling to me!
That and my husband called me after work yesterday to inform me that Menards got their first seed shipment and the Burpee rep was there setting up the first seed display. He even sat there for twenty minutes as I went through my seed wish list to see if they had any of the varieties I'm looking for. No luck yet. I'm sure more seeds will be coming from other companies. And they don't have any of their roots and tubers out yet. I'm hoping to snag some purple asparagus and some more blue potatoes this year. I always end up buying plants too - especially when they're on sale. Who can resist 69-cent 6-packs of tomatoes? Well, that's much later in the season (obviously).
The live trap is set again today, we've added marshmallows as the bait (I'm told this is a raccoon favorite) and moved it to the place at the corner of the bunny barn where there's a gap and the critter keeps trying to get in. My kids are excited to "catch a trash panda" and my husband has a contact that is a trapper and will know what to do with it once we catch it.
I attempted to do a video of me opening the seed package. I was careful to cross out my address on the package, and then what do I do? Pull out the inventory list with my address on it... *sigh* And with no video editing software, I guess that's a dud video. Better luck next time I guess. Lesson (hopefully) learned. Anyway, we added Everbearing cucumber, Purple Tiger pepper, and Licorice basil to our collection.