Funny Story for Tuesday

So I had to share. I am the world's worst Gardner. Some would even go so far to say that I have a bio hazard black thumb and cause plants to shrivel up and die just being near them. But I still persevere and buy succulents or cactus on occasion and try to keep them alive. 3 months is the longest I have every successfully kept a cactus alive.

My latest endeavor is a "String of Bananas". I bought it as a fully matured plant and gorgeous! It stayed that way for a whole month. Then some of the "strings" turned brown and dried up. So I put it outside for fresh air and to get away from me. So the WHOLE thing turned brown. Mostly due to the fact that I didnt water it over 10 days. Hey its in the cactus family! I thought they could withstand droughts!?! Even man made ones!

So I brought it back inside and after a few weeks of 1 to 2 times a week watering it was doing great. Then my cat laid on it. Yes the whole thing. He just plopped down and smushed it. All the lovely bananas were crushed!

My two little girls heard me yell "Midnight! What did you do! Bad CAT!" So they yelled from the couch. Because REALLY they couldn't be bothered to move. It was too much effort.

My youngest one asks at dinner, "Mommy why did you yet Midnight?" I said "Because he killed my plant Honey." So without missing a beat she walks over to my fake ficus looks at it VERY intently and says "Oh ya! Mommy it looks horrible! And its DEAD!" I tried to keep a straight face when I told her "Sweetie, that's a fake plant and it was never alive." She responds "Is that why its the only one that is still green?"

Yep, even a 5 yr knows that Mommy sucks as growing things. How sad is that. But still funny. I still remember her walking over and looking the fake tree up and down. She was really trying to find the damage. I guess I should buy nicer fake plants.