Gardening......my favorite hobby

Yesterday was a huge day for my back and legs.  The girls and I packed stuff up and headed to my parents house to help plant their garden.  This garden is not your average back yard, half dozen plants type of garden.  We work this garden up with our tractor and disk, and plow that we use out in the fields.  So when I say that my back was sore when we finished it's because it took a brutal 6 hour beating in the sun and dirt.  My girls were troopers though.  Jaclyn played with her toys, and in the dirt.  Mallory helped plant things as we got rows dug up and holes dug for plants.  By the time the day was over we had in potatoes, corn, peas, green beans, lima beans, onions, radishes, cabbage, eggplant, tomatoes, kolorhabi, peppers, zucchini, and squash.  Still have melons to plant, but when my kids were so tired and dirty that they practically fell asleep outside I decided it was time for baths and to head home.  Now today we are trying to catch up on a little rest, but getting ready to head out to plant our own garden once the girls wake up from naps, and the sun isn't quite so hot today.  I love planting things and reaping the benefits of what comes from the hard work and time put into the garden.  There are so many things you can do with what you will harvest.  It is amazing what God creates and what you can get from such small plants and seeds.  That is why Derek and I both love farming as well, as many farmers do.  The ability for so much to come from so little, God truly is amazing and so powerful.  It makes you appreciate things so much and respect those that do all this for a living.  If you have the ability to plant a garden I highly recommend trying it.  The results are mind-blowing and amazing.  It gives you a feeling like no other.