Top Heavy

 We removed the bush under our front window over spring break and replaced it with a 4 inch stump of a hibiscus plant.  It's a hardy variety bred to survive our winters.

It didn't seem to do much for about a month and then we noticed little green shoots.  Those little shoots grew like crazy, and now we have three- 3.5 foot stems.  Before we left for vacation they were loaded with blossom buds.  They began opening while we were gone. This is how the front of the house currently looks.

The hibiscus is actually supposed to become a bush about 4 feet high and fill in the space with green leaves and beautiful red flowers.  Can't wait for that.  Until then, these huge blossoms make the little plant look somewhat top heavy!  I hope it really does survive our winters.  A tiny piece of a Hawaiian vacation in our front yard would be nice.

 

Left on a Jet Plane

Just realized this morning I never posted this.  The 2 weeks are up and our superheros are not only on their way, they've already landed and gotten to work.  So far they love it.  We'll miss them but are so excited to hear how the work progresses!  Thank heaven for phones, blogs, Skype, and email.  They help make this huge world seem a little smaller.

They're Off! (sort of)

MTC missionary life during the day, our house being grandparents by night. Two short weeks of superhero life and they'll finally be on their way to Australia!