Plant lady

Mites crawled around the soil of the plant I half tended to off and on for a over a year. I cradled my newborn and contemplated the dying plant.

Then I made a decision. At this point I was only keeping one thing alive. The baby cried, I looked down at his crinkled face and sighed with a love I hadn’t known before.

The plant understood, I’m sure.

Fast forward several years and after managing to successfully grow three boys and while doing so my younger sister gave me a spider plant I kept alive as well.

My sister in law gave us a new plant when we moved into our new home and that green houseplant (of the name I cannot recall) chugged along too.

These plants go on and off along with what I am able to invest but as of late they seem more on than off.

I bought a plant to add to the mix, and we got two new plants when we moved into our third new home. If you’re keeping track that means we are now the proud family (and I am the proud plant mama) to five plants.

I water them today as the snow kept the land outside white and cold. Inside there is green; life. My three boys raced around me, almost knocking the watering can from my hand.

Lots of life, and it’s all growing. Somedays better than others.