flowers!

We have some peonie plants in our front yard.  They have been there forever, and my dear husband always just mows over them. So, a few years ago when we were finally landscaping the front of the house, to save money I dug up some of those plants and moved them into the area directly in front of the house.  I didn't know if they would survive, but thought I would give it a try.  I also dug up this enormous hosta plant behind the garage and split it into about 10 different plants to move up front.  Lots of work, but saved us a lot of money!

Well, the peonies are so big they are laying on their side.  I should have gotten out there with some garden fencing or something to prop them up, but I didn't.  But, we have tons of huge flowers!  3 of the four plants have white blooms, and the last one has a beautiful pink.  I was thinking about digging them up and replacing them this year, but this is the most flowers we have ever had.  What a great little treat.  I am going to prune some off and put them in a vase in the house, so I can enjoy them as long as possible.

Another wonderful treat?  My husband is on midnights this week (which is kind of a bummer), but means he is home with us during the day.  So we had a nice breakfast together this morning (french toast, yumm!), then a trip to Target.  We need to put up some room darkening curtains in the bedroom so he can sleep during the day.  Found some that are supposed to block 99% of the light and be super energy efficient for only $12.99 a panel.  Yay!  G is hanging up the curtain rod right now, can't wait to see them up.