Desert Gardens

I know, I know. Where have I been? Well, who knows, really. I have tons of excuses- though not many good ones. So I'll just skip it. One thing I've been doing, though, it playing hostess to some wonderful visitors- my parents! While we were in Phoenix we spent the morning at the Desert Botanical Garden. Sound like an oxymoron? Well, maybe not. We saw some amazing cactus, tons of wildflowers in bloom, very cool sculptures and birds galore. It's definitely a must-see if you're ever in the area, and also a great kick-off to our time together.

Walking on the Bottom

This is by far the most exciting thing that we've done all week. (I know, it's sad.) For the kids, though, it certainly was a novelty. We've been at home a lot- so it's been nice to have something interesting happening in our own backyard. Literally. I'm trying to make some headway on a couple of projects and generally getting ready for house guests next week. Meanwhile, the kids have been checking the progress of the garden hose at refilling this. Yup. It's been a good diversion.