Census and yard work

We had a visit from the United States Census this morning. It was interesting to see what questions had changed ( I think we did about 15 or so years ago). The country is changing. We're becoming even more of a melting pot then ever. Sebastian drew this cute picture of the census guy.

On thing I would like to know why is it always with out fail that someone comes on a day that we have started slow?????? Meaning I was taking a ten min break watching pride and predjudice (for the millionth time I love Jane Austen) while I drank my coffee before I cleaned up the breakfast mess or rather breakfast, plus Sunday mess. We're really lazy on Sunday and things tend to fall apart a bit. At least I had Sebastian reading to the little ones so we're doing "school". I invite the census man in and actually have to wipe a spot on the table so he can use it. Ughhhhhhh!!!!!! No one EVER comes when it's nice and tidy which it is most days I swear. :) .... well most days.... I'm not really a morning person.... but it's cleaned before noon that counts right?

Did some Yard work today it felt soooooo good to be outside working and making plans I'll take some pictures and add them. I'm so excited I have lilac bush. I have a list of plants and trees I want in my yard mostly wanted because of memories involving people so I'm slowly adding them in. I planted two this year, lily of the valley and lilacs ,both will have white blooms Can you believe Lily of the valley comes in different colors now? I want my house to have the feel of an old fashioned garden. I'm not there yet. I still buy a lot of annuals to fill in space and add color and slowly adding in the more expensive perennials,shrubs, and trees every year.

I come from green thumbs. My Grandmother had the most lovely gardens. I liked the lazy natural way her yard looked,like the plants had arrived there naturally. Most of the garden save the vegetable garden would indeed arrive on it's own each year. She usually only planted once! My mom's gardens look like Better Homes and Gardens and I'm not exaggerating. She spends hours each day. She has flowers the size of dinner plates. She digs up and puts in certain plants and bulbs through out the growing season, much more work then Grandma but oh so lovely.

Well I might have come from green thumbs but I didn't grow up with my mom so I'm on my own when it comes to figuring out things. Thank goodness for the internet. Most of my flowers and shrubs do ok but when it comes to grass...... I'm hopeless. I need to figure this out. I'm so sick of my sickly looking grass.

Chow for now be back with pictures (after I get the babies to bed) Sorry still didn't get any pictures. I forgot and then it started to rain. I will add in the census picture tomorrow I swear. LOL!