Sunday: sponsored by Lowes
Our first stop today was to visit Brusters; we had never been before; it was pretty good – the kids slowly got into their ice cream dinosaur things; and I wanted a Banana Split; but they had no bananas.. so I had a brownie sundae that was quite nice. I feel no need to go back again; i’ll have to consult with Jenny on how she felt about the experience ;-) 
While we were munching; I played a joke on Emily and placed her much loved doggie into the trash; she was NOT PLEASED with me; and briskly nabbed it out; although Nicholas found it quite hilarious. With the dog rescued; and everyone filled up on valuable ice-cream; we made our way to Lowes; for some much needed plant and flower recuperation. 
Here we purchased a few things; the most important being a Venus Fly Trap; the kids were really interested in this; as they had never seen one before. We had to explain the entire process of fly munchin to them. We also got a really nice tree; it was a steal at $18 – and 7 feet tall; and should bloom this spring. Id tell you what it is; but Ive forgotten already A Cleveland Pear. We also got a smaller tree for a pot; and Ive forgotten what that is too. Rhodadendrum. 
After that we made a quick stop at Kroger for some much needed supplies. In the small little piccy you can just make out the planted Cleveland Pear; its in just the right spot. Hopefully this year we can afford to close the fences up; and we will have a wonderful backyard oasis – made possible; by our good friends at Lowes; and possibly Home Depot.
