12 of 12 February

so it's been awhile since i've sat down and spent some time here in my space. work is keeping me busy. i spent everyday there minus sunday. i am able to sneak out an hour or two early once or twice a week. mitch is enjoying his new job at wells fargo. lucky for us, his branch is next to the mall and we've been able to enjoy lunch together a couple of times so far. i like being able to see him during the day. 12 of 12 came quickly and i remembered to keep my camera on hand...

1: waking up and checking email and facebook
2: cezar continues to be my little buddy and spends the mornings by my side
3: it's time to drag the vacuum upstairs and de-hair the bed. cezar is shedding a ridiculous amount lately
4: mitch and i started the p90x program and have been enjoying quality breakfasts.
5: my valentine flowers came early. mitch gave me another orchid :) someday i'll have a gorgeous collection of rooted flowers. i prefer it this way... i am able to enjoy them far longer than a week with a cut bouquet
6: planting some more micro greens at work to showcase our mini greenhouse with lights
7: pulling out the calender, scheduling, taking notes and making sure everything is getting checked off
8: i transplanted the rest of our hot pepper starts. i can't wait to harvest such spicy goodness this summer
9: greenhouse #1 is filling up with flats of pansies, perennial starts and onions. i'm counting down the days until i claim the space for all my premium annuals :)
10: sneaking out of work two hours early
11: seeing signs of life and flowers in my beds at home. spring is stirring in the ground
12: day 2 of p90x

what i didn't capture with my camera --
-my mother in law Susan took me out to lunch. i enjoyed spending time with her and catching up. it's agreed that we need to do that more often.
-being able to meet up with my poppy, aunt val and grandpa taylor. they had a rough day taking care of aftermath details of their car accident monday night. seeing doctors for a consult on my grandpa's neck. i'm glad i was able to see them and enjoy time with them even though it was short.

a new year, another 12

1: my back is still causing me a lot of pain from my fall on new years eve. friday i woke up to the pain doubled what it was and then saturday morning as i was getting ready for work something moved and i screamed. gratefully mitch was home and able to help me get my sock on. between ibuprofen and naproxen i've been able to keep the pain at bay..... minor lifting and lots of rest is on the agenda for me.
2: my lemons are ripe and ready to use.
3: my beautiful agave needed some r&r in the greenhouse. transplanting it into a gorgeous teal pot i found in the fall..... it's a perfect fit.
4: valentines day is just around the corner.... a fabulous deal on orchids and an early arrival.... they brighten up the greenhouse
5: i planted up some poinsettias for grant's stake conference
6: the artichokes are sprouting beautifully
7: there is nothing cuter than fluffy chickie bums :)
8: one of the chicks was checking me out as i snapped away with my camera
9: i spent most the morning sitting and reading through articles {enduring my back pain}
10: baker creek heirloom seed company is quickly becoming my #1 favorite seed company!
11: mitch and i picked up dinner and drinks on our way to joe's for the football game that evening. after the game alyson and i hung out as the boys went to a movie. it turned out to be a very enjoyable evening!
12: my chickies enjoy the hot water i bring out to them each day... it's their morning 'tea'

12 of 12 November

1: Jack frost visited us last night
2: I found this succulent leaf in my window.... looks like it's starting to bud/bloom. I love it.
3: My flowering pear tree is absolutely breath taking right now. Green, gold, orange and red. It's magical.
4: Remains of Friday's snowstorm
5: I stopped for a coke on my way to work this morning... the gas station had rockstars on clearance two for a dollar :) yay
6: Farmer Grant approved my flyer for the poinsettia pre-season sale
7: A quick trip for lunch. Burritos with green sauce.
8: Cleaning and organizing the collect all table at work
9: Leaving work
10: the temperature was freezing all day
11: We had a sweet treat left for us at home. Thanks Momma Dayley.
12: The boys were happy to get out of their rooms and play this evening.

12 of 12 September

1: turned the crock on to cook down my salsa some more
2: pricing all the fall bulbs
3: fall displays
4: painting. pumpkinland is in full swing
5: working more hours. schedule challenges. oh the joys.
6: fall is in the air
7: strawberry harvest
8: my artichoke went to bloom. it smells heavenly.
9: sun kissed raspberries.... perfect snack. mmmm
10: cezar and jake sneaking raspberries
11: hot peppers
12: spent a little time digging, planting fall bulbs and perennials

12 of 12 August

1: heading back upstairs to bed after letting the boys outside
2: watching the Olympics
3: cezar snuggles
4: time for a new coat of nail polish.
5: prepping the lesson for our primary class
6: fresh corn from grandpa's for lunch. it's the best ever!!
7: mitch spent the day taking care of the laundry.
8: sunday afternoon nap
9: it's been awhile since a cold sore decided to make an appearance..... i dislike them and the pain
10: jake trying to steal my sock
11: a little reading before bed. yoga for anxiety.
12: my night stand before turning out the light.

12 of 12 July

1: a look at my week-weekend
2: cezar enjoying the backyard
3: harvesting garden fresh carrots and a hungry Jake {my new favorite picture of him}
4: I spent a good while chatting up with my neighbor while I was taking photos of my flowers.I'm grateful for wonderful neighbors.
5: The temperature was climbing fast. 89 degrees at 10 in the morning. It was a hot day.
6: our pansy seed arrived for fall plantings.
7: Sanna and garden fresh cucumbers. YUM
8: the before shot of my target area for weeding. oh the bindweed....
9: a dear customer brought sanna and I icees as a cool treat for the heat. We also love our new fountain feature
10: the after shot of my weeding. I felt accomplished
11: Mitch and I went shopping for the wedding once again. We were successful. Stopped by to say hi to Abby and picked up a gorgeous Ice cream pie.... Can't wait to eat it
12: We found a fabulous deal on throw pillows and Mitch indulged me. I love the little touch they add to our living room!!

12 of 12 June

1: driving to work
2: spent time dead heading our planters
3: i was freezing this morning. I couldn't get warm til the afternoon
4: our Corsican mint is in bloom. it's amazing how tiny the purple blooms are
5: turkey and cheese for lunch
6: my mini collection of plants I gather through the day at work
7: waiting at the bank
8: smoothies for dinner
9: we picked up 15 bags of pond rock for my garden corner
10: i'm going to need more bags.... I love how it's looking though
11: after dumping all the rock out, i mowed the lawn and spent more time in the yard
12: planting and taking pictures

12 of 12 : Instagram style

This past week was crazy busy for me. Mother's day week is the busiest week of the year for us at the garden center and true to form.... I squeezed as many hours in at work as I could muster in order to keep things running smoothly. I started Saturday morning bright and early in hopes of being into work by 7:30 knowing the crowds would start early. I laid in bed soaking in the quiet of the morning, scanning through my phone and realizing it was the 12th.... there was no way I'd be able to tote my SLR around capturing my day. So I settled with my iPhone, knowing that it'd be easy to snap pictures of my day.

So here is my 12 instagram style :)

1: early morning. Spending a few quiet moments with the boys before getting ready for the day
2: waiting for my laundry to dry, so I could get dressed
3: clocking in for the morning. I was already at 43 hours for the week.....
4: I'm in love with all the hydrangeas that arrived Thursday!!

5: Mother's day weekend.... Saturday is the busiest day of the year
6: lines all the way to the back of the store
7: 15 min lunch break with Mitch. He surprised me with Cafe Rio. Best lunch ever!!
8: 3 pm = survival cake {that my momma brought for everyone} and caffiene

9: a quick visit to the baby goats
10: empty parking lot. best view all day. Glad to be going home
11: I walked in the door to the most beautiful bouquet or roses. A beautiful way to say Happy Mother's day to me. Mitch has really rocked my world this weekend. {Thanks for being the best Honey!!}
12: my daily walk through my yard.

12 of 12 April

1: Looking out my kitchen window
2: I'm obsessed with succulents lately
3: My garden. Raspberries are looking fabulous, rhubarb is growing well and I planted potatoes, beets and peas this week :)
4: My bleeding heart next to my porch
5: a surprise tulip in the middle of my delphinium
6: spent some time planting up hanging baskets at work today
7: I got a shipment of succulents in yesterday... made some mason jar succulent terrariums today :) I'm in love with them!!
8: a beautiful fuchsia bloom
9: our Monrovia shipment arrived a day early. Luckily just before 3, so we had our spanish crew still available to help unload. Lots of fun plants! It was a serious workout hauling and unloading the semi.
10: Driving home in the rain
11: Pulling up to my house. I love how my yard is looking
12: Letting the boys out to potty and wishing we could hang outside. {Dear sun please shine}

12 of 12 March

I was looking forward to toting my camera around all day...
My morning started out with Mitch getting up around 6:30 for his l o n g shift
Letting the boys out at 7 and heading to the gym at 8.
I forgot it was the 12th until I was at work....
Luckily I had my point and shoot in my purse.

1: Breakfast smoothie. I've made smoothies practically everyday lately. I love them!
2: Pricing perennial labels
3: Filling and stacking trays, prepping for my plants arrival this week
4: A cheerful daffodil in bloom in the greenhouse
5: Planting new guinea impatiens
6: last year on the 12th, Sanna attempted to retrieve a snake from the same spot.... This year she pulled out FOUR!!!! {!$@@%^@#^@&^!!!!!!!}
7: I called it quits in the greenhouse for the day and did some computer work. Hoping I'll be brave enough to work in the greenhouse tomorrow morning. Golly I hate snakes.
8: Driving home from work
9: My crocus are gorgeous crocus are in bloom
10: My yard is in need of a little love... Loving all the signs of growth
11: Sanna was filling walls of water at work... Time to start warming the soil for early tomato planting
12: My second trip to the gym today. This morning was Yoga and this evening was Pilates. I love starting my week this way!!

12 of 12 February

I seem to have fallen a little short with my shots yesterday.
I stayed home from church in order to catch up on some sleep {thanks mono}.
I managed to make sugar cookies as I intended.... but my sweet Nanna {sister} decided to stay home due to the snow fall. Mitch and I didn't get any snow :(

1: Making sugar cookie dough
2: pretty cookie cutters and sprinkles
3: The boys kept me company. Mitch worked.
4: My bed calling my name.... I got a 3 hour nap in.
5: running a straightener through my hair
6: did some yoga stretches
7: sugar cookies straight from the oven.
8: dough and cookie cutters
9: we had a family dinner at my grandpa's last night. Mitch helped me frost some cookies so we could take some.

After dinner, all the cousins played Sardines. Since Grandpa's new home is so large it was a perfect place to play. It was incredibly entertaining listening to everyone feel their way around in the dark downstairs in hopes of finding the person hiding. I was the last person to be it. I rocked the hiding place!! My brother Peter was the only one who was able to find me. We all had a wonderful evening!! Too bad I forgot to bring my camera along.

12 of 12 January

1: waking up and heading downstairs to let the boys out for their morning business.
2: getting on my computer to check email and blogs
3: the boys keep me company
4: doing dishes and cooking breakfast
5: my current love... eggs in a basket topped with avocado :) mmmmmmmmmm
6: juicing. Mitch loves to have fresh carrot juice for lunch and I love a fresh class of healthiness
7: Mitch's lunch with a love note
8: my first shipment of plants for the year at work. changed suppliers for my spikes and ferns this year. Very pleased with the quality of plants and shipment of them!
9: adding a few orders to April of my plants
10: there was a big gas leak in front of my work due to the construction. ambulance and firetruck showed up
11: my Nanna stopped to visit me before she headed to her college class :) she's all grown up now.
12: Jake gets some loving from Mitch before dinner

12 of 12 December

1: Filling up my water bottles before heading to work
2: Driving to work. Detour back by the lake since Geneva is closed for awhile
3: Bows for Poinsettias
4: Foil for wrapping
5: Miss Sanna being energetic and tidying up the greenhouse. Bless her soul. I've lack energy and motivation lately. Thank you thyroid.
6: Lady bug lady bug... fly away home
7: The tree lot at work
8: The construction is still there....
9: Tacky tomato cage trees. which do you think is tackier?? 
10: Krispy Kreme delievery from Mom and Nanna. mmmmm
11: Sanna enjoys frosty
12: Little Cezar and our beautiful Christmas tree

12 of 12 November

Another month has come and gone.

Wow!

 I swear time passes a million times faster as each day passes.

1: Looking downstairs into our living room. Mitch still needed to finish putting together our TV stand.

2: Whole wheat toast with honey for breakfast.

3: Pulling into work. The pumpkins need to find they way down.... into the dumpster 

4: Our register. Helping our customers throughout the day.

5: Our fall squash display. So many yummy squashes!!

6: Triple Treat pumpkins! Makes the best pumpkin chili and pumpkin seeds!! mmm :)

7: Did you know poinsettias are NOT poisonous?!! Really really!

8: Our poinsettias are absolutely gorgeous this year! One of our best crops ever!

9: Avocado turkey sandwich for lunch... YUMMY

10: Working on the work website and Facebook page

11: beautiful sunset as I leave work. can't believe sunset is at 5 pm now

12: construction. it's everywhere!!! 

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12 of 12 October

I started the 12 of 12 project a year ago.
I've quite enjoyed capturing my days with pictures!
Looking forward to many more months of the 12 of 12 :)

Yesterday was my LONG day!! 11 hrs spent at work.

1: Pumpkinland. Lots of field trips.
2: Beautiful pansies. I need to start planting some in my yard.
3: Delicious winter squashes. Yummy.
4: Coloring contests. I love seeing all the pages come in.
5: Orange wellington tomatoes. They are so yummy!!
6: Unloading pumpkins. I helped unload 2 trucks loads. Who needs a gym when ya haul pumpkins.
7: Corn husks.
8: Finally getting a moment to sit, while being the gate attendant. Indian corn and Pepsi.
9: Pumpkins!! Are one of my favorite things ever!! All so pretty!!
10: closing the gate. lots to do to close.
11: Finally heading to my car. My day finally coming to an end.
12: Beautiful sunset as I drove home.

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12 of 12 September

1: Driving into work 7:50 ish am
2: Road construction at work. It feels like it's always backed up
3: Jacket weather!!! I love the crisp mornings
4: Filling the corn display up. I love love love the fresh corn at work!! It really is the best ever. Beats Harwards ANY day!!
5: Some Sanna lovin. After wards she asked 'Is it the 12th??' Lol.
6: Sorting the cucumbers for the pickle customers
7: I love working with my momma!! It's the best!
8: Sorting tomatoes
9: Fall bulbs are in and beautiful. I'm super excited.
10: I finally got around to some yard work. Mowing the lawn. It felt really good to be outside
11: Mitch cooking dinner. Too shy for the camera. lol the little stink.
12: All the beautiful goodies I've canned so far. I love looking at them. {you were right Mom ;) lol}

12 of 12 August

1: getting up and ready for the day. Able to sneak a photo of my sweetie.
2: arriving at work, prepping the produce
3: shipment of new {gift} fowers. Gerber daisies are always a favorite
4: what are friends for!?! Cleaning up Sanna's brows for her. Yay for feeling more girly.
5: more fresh goodies from our fields at work.
6: leaving work
7: food storage needing to be put away
8: my beautiful 'Jazzberry Jam' Hibiscus
9: water my flowers in the backyard.... Cezar LOVES the water!!!
10: the boys sharing a fresh picked cucumber
11: Dilly bean canning party with Jaclyn :)
12: 16 beautiful pints put up between us.

12 of 12 July

1: Happy Socks!!
2: Abby stopped by the store. Super glad she finally made it home! :) Can't wait to see her more.
3: Baby bunnies at work. Love the silver ones!
4: First summer squash of the season. Can't wait to cook some!
5: Working on the hospital order for delievery.
6: Gathering up Burpee seeds to send back.
7: A few new beauties for my perennial bed :)
8: Taking a moment for myself. Enjoying the couch in the basement, pretty green view
9: Mowing the back yard. It sure grows fast these days.
10: Gold Dragonfly. I spent a few minutes admiring this beauty and was lucky enough to grab my camera a photograph him before he flew off.
11: Laid some mulch down on my perennial bed.
12: Me time. Well a moment at least. Pepsi and my FAVORITE popcorn :) the 100 calorie one. LOL. It's the best tasting in my opinion.

12 of 12 June

{This month I forgot to grab my 'real' camera... photos courtesy of my wicked awesome iPhone and instagram app :) gotta love technology}

1: we made it to church on time, new bishopric and in charge of the primary rolls

2: coming home after church... my bed was calling my name.... so inviting!!

3: my favorite -- PEPSI

4: my closet keeps calling to me... 'clean me, clean me'

5: I found a dead bee in my laundry basket. weird.

6: driving to pick up Mitch from his meeting

7: putting dinner in the crock pot. YUMMY.

8: Cezar loves the helicopter!!! It's Mitch and Cezar's 'bonding' time :) lol

9: Sunday evening drive

10: I love Highland, Alpine... such beautiful views!

11: Car sick puppy. Cezar hasn't fallen in love with the car like Jake has. Drooler... yuck!

12: My beautiful new trellis for my hardy kiwi plant :) hooray

{12 of 12 May}

1: sleeping in 'til 8:30 and tossing the covers up
2: Mitch helped me clean out the Jetta. It feels good to have a clean car :)
3: my KIWI plant!! I'm so excited! It's a hardy and will produce fruit... YUM
4: my raspberries are sprouting perfectly and growing nicely
5: Mitch took me for a Pepsi run. Such a wonderful hubby.
6: on the way to the garden center.... lots of construction. it'll be that way fro a very long time :(
7: we helped his parents find some garden veggies :) It was nice helping them out
8: a car full of plants for my side job {Elizabeth's} and my garden
9: planting up my baskets
10: it feels good to have color
11: after 3 hours working at Elizabeths I came home to work in my yard :) Mitch helped me fix the fence around the garden, I mowed and watered
12: finished the day with a BBQ with me and my smitchel :) It was pretty awesome