When Life Gives You Oil, Add A Little Vinegar And Make A Lovely Vinaigrette

Ok--I totally stole that title from boomama and it has nothing to do with my post, but hers is so cleverly written and true that I thought it bears repeating. How can an oil company be so big and not have a plan in case..oh I don't know AN OIL LEAK EVER OCCURRED!? GEEZ! The latest I've heard is it will be August at the earliest for the leak to be contained.

I've been trying to reach out to my bloggy friends for quite some time, but kept getting an error message that blogger was down so I've been out of the loop! I'm going to catch up soon though.
In the mean time, I've been tending to my container garden and potted plants.

And YES, that is an OWL keeping a careful watch over my prized possessions. I'm not messing around this year. ;)

I'm trying REAL HARD not to kill them before July! Cause that's what I do, people. I go crazy every spring buying up plants and then I kill them. Every year it happens. It's in my DNA I suppose because you can bet your bottom dollar that my plants will be bone dry by the end of July. Maybe this year will be the exception. Like I said..I'm not playing around this time.
I even bought a hibiscus tree.

I almost returned it when Dodo told me it had to be stored in the winter. WHAT? I kill plants in the winter too. The Preschooler even noticed. He asked when we were going to water our dead plants in the garage. NICE.
So..if you would be so kind to give me and the plants some prayerful consideration..well, we would appreciate it. :)