the influence of big cass

it's time to plant. i'm sure you've all been digging in the dirt this week, or at least itching to, and so have i. although i had it on good authority from a family tree nursery employee that it would be safe to plant my vegetable garden, i didn't jump the gun. i'm sure the freezing temperatures are long gone, but the torrential downpours that destroyed my lettuce have made me a little gun-shy. therefore i only put in onions, figuring they would be safe underground for a while. turns out i was right and here they are, starting to pop up:

i'm pretty excited they're showing their little green heads. these bulbs were given to me by a friend, who got them from another friend, so i wasn't intending to plant onions, but i'm blessed by them nonetheless (is that really a word? is it a compounded compound?). now i'm wondering when i can actually use them. i'll have to consult my midwest gardening book. or just ask cassie.

in other news...

i repotted the zamioculcas zamiifolia plant big cass gave the kids. (this picture is hilarious to me). it grew quite well in their room for the last month or so, but now it needs more room to flourish. i am very pleased with this little guy and look forward to all of his coming leaves. i was worried about uprooting him, but believed cassie when she said it shouldn't be a problem. turns out the little bulbs have roots, but i think everything turned out alright.

i actually repotted the repotted z.z. because after i put it in the terra-cotta pot i noticed the pot was dirty. and orange. and then i realized this would not work in tom's house. i think the look on cassie's face says it all. sorry honey, my mistake.

i found another, more attractive pot, in the garage and put the plant in there. i'm relieved to have made the save before the little guy moved into the house in his unsightly orange container. the kids seem pretty happy with the new situation too. when i water the plant  the kids ask about him (just as in some people's minds all dogs are boys and cats are girls, green leafing plants are boys and flowering plants are girls). most common question: is he not dying? this is in reference to the flowers that tom gets me. sometimes i put some of the flowers in their room, but since they're cut flowers they only last so long. it's a sad question really, and i'm trying to reassure them that this z.z. plant, also known as the eternity plant, will be just fine for a while.