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Not much has been happening around the Giovannoni place, so here is a few more pictures of how much my little garden has grown in just a week.

Just about to bloom
These flowers have got to be one of my most favorite
They are a Crocosmia called Lucifer

My tomato plants have just about doubled in size and are flowering like crazy


















































My zucchini and crock neck squash tripled in size
and I have quite a few little baby squashes growing

This eggplant is the only one that I think is going to do something this year
the other two look rather sickly, we'll just have to see I guess.

Garden Update

I finally got around to cleaning up the yard and snapping some shots of my little garden.

Here it is in every angle imaginable


My zucchini and my crookneck squash
romaine lettuce and a pot full of green onions

My tomato's, chives, basil and some parsley

Little ittie bittie eggplants and green chillies
and a huge bunch of parsley

This ones packed with carrots, peas,
red, yellow and green peppers and more parsley (I think)
but they are all still pretty little

More ittie bittie eggplants and green chillies

spaghetti squash and nasturtiums


I saved the best for last
but first you have to stop looking at my down syndrome hands and fingers
(Cozy, you might appreciate that)
and look at my little ittie bittie tomato's

What We Discovered at Discovery Gateway Children's Museum

Discovery Number One

Nobody wants to stand around for group pictures

Morgan, Sydney, Dylan, Alivia and Braden

Discovery Number Two

Dylan's Neon shirt was a big help when we were trying to find him among the throngs of children.

Discovery Number Three
Livie likes to ignore my voice just like Dylan, I couldn't get her to look at me unless I shoved the camera in her face.

Discovery Number Four
I just cant get enough of being with these guys!


Morgan , Sydney, Braden, Dylan, Alivia and Emily

Discovery Number Five
We could have avoided the chaos and just sat in my porch swing for free


Discovery Number Six
Heidi kind of looks like mom
(I had never thought that before)


Discovery Number Seven
I'm kind of Narcissistic (and homely and man-ish) but I wanted a picture of me with everyone

First Fruits From My Garden

Well technically they are veggies , but I think you get my drift.

I was nearly jumping for joy when I noticed that my romaine lettuce was ready to be harvested. I have never grown lettuce before (hence my child like enthusiasm) and was more than thrilled to see it bursting at it's seams.
Isn't it beautiful? It was pretty scrumptious too!
I have been meaning to take some pictures of the progress of my garden, but for some dumb reason I keep putting it off. I was looking today and noticed that some of my tomato's are starting to flower. The tomato plants I started (quite a bit earlier) inside my house have actually got little tomato's growing on them, Yipee! So far so good everything seems to be doing fine.

The Way I See It

What originally started out as a family blog, somehow kind of became a blog about my life, although can you blame me, the two are intimately attached to one another.
So in an effort to separate my life and my family's life, I have created my own personal blog page . This way I figured I can go all "CRAZY" on my own personal blog ( in which I'm sure only the truest and most devoted friends and family will ever read) and leave the family blog for family things...however I make no promises of not going "Crazy" on my family's blog every once in a while. Enjoy!

A Back Seat Perspective

While I was down in good old Utah County visiting with my family, I decided I would make a trip to Cooks Greenhouse and Nursery, (I just love that place, if I could have a whole day to myself, I think that is where I would go and wander). My niece Sydney asked if she could come along and I just couldn't resist her cute little dimpled smile and plea to go, so after a little begging I let her jump in the car and we were off.

Sydney politely asked me to put on some music, (after all, conversations with me aren't always that stimulating) and so I turned up the music, we rolled the windows down and for one second life was going really well, and then along came trouble to my little paradise.
Sydney says to me, "Aunt Michelle why is everything in your car broken"?
"Broken?" I asked. "What's Broken"?
My car was once my baby, (back before I actually had children) and I really took care of it, I just couldn't believe she would call my car broken.
"All these things", she says as she points to all the missing little pieces of plastic that once covered the screws and hardware that attached the little handles (that are right above the windows) to the body of the car. "They are missing just like your door handle is missing".
And much to my embarrassment I have to admit, Sydney was right. Time has taken it's toll on my little car, what was once new and fancy is now old and weathered, it just took a little honesty and a back seat perspective.
Thanks Syd for keeping things real.

It's Raining

Actually it is pouring outside.
And I couldn't think of a better way to pass the time, then to get caught up on our "not so exciting lives".
I just might incur the wrath of my sister Heidi for blogging when she specifically told me I was not allowed to blog until she got back home (she is up visiting from Albuquerque). Be gentle with me please, I just cannot help myself. Besides isn't it kind of my sisterly duty to do things that annoy and anger you?

Heidi Is Here.
And when ever Heidi comes to town there is bound to be all sorts of adventures and family drama. It's the kind of stuff memories are made of anyway, I guess.

This past Saturday we all got together for some FREE fun at Wheeler farm.

Aunt Emily, Morgan, Sydney, Dylan and Alivia

I remember when I was little, my moms side of the family often got together and some of my fondest memories are of doing things with all my cousins. We did a lot of things together as cousins, a few of which include, trips to Lagoon, the annual Fourth of July parade in Provo, going through boxes and boxes full of Halloween costumes making each other giggle until we cried, spending time at my Uncle Deans cabin, eating thanksgiving dinners together which always included Aunt Arda's famous rainbow jello, watching Mr. Boogedy, and putting on Christmas plays.
I guess I always grew up thinking that is what I wanted our family to be like once there were little cousins to play with each other.
So it has been hard to have my sister and her family move away. I think my kids and I are missing out on so much. I miss being able to go and visit Heidi and Jon when ever I want to, I miss Morgans intelligent little mind and happy little toothless grin, I miss Sydney's adorable little fairy princess face and her sweet as ever personality, I miss watching Braden with his little china man eyes and infectious giggle. So much of our lives are unfolding in different directions, I cannot help but be a little sad.
I think that as with most things in life, change is inevitable and there is no use fighting it. So we'll just have to build our memories and make the most of the time we are given together.
I'm glad you are here Heidi, drama and all.