Granny, Granny quite uncanny
How does your Magnolia grow??
When a little boy pees,
The next day he sees,
The flowers have all bloomed in a row.
Yep. That’s
exactly what happened at Grandma Cindy’s house. Please don’t think we are bad grandparents, besides his
parents were here too, but isn’t this just another great reason to have children?
Here’s how the story goes. Youngest grandson #5, came to visit. Being 4 years old and not wanting to
take time out from playing to go in and use the facilities, we simply said, “Go
behind that big bush.” That big
bush happened to be a Magnolia, which for those of you not from the Midwest or
familiar with this botanical beauty, it blooms in the springtime with gorgeous
pink and/or white flowers. Now, #5
is no stranger to gardening. Back
home in Colorado they have “lived off the land” sowing seeds, growing
vegetables, and harvesting their fruits of labor. So, while doing his thing, he noticed “little fuzzy things”
on the “tree”. Unknowing, at this
time, what was going to transpire we proceeded to educate him on what exactly
the “fuzzy things” were… being buds that would turn to flowers. At this point we were very good
grandparents (I was not alone in this).
It’s what came next that was questionable.
“Did you know if you water them they would blossom?” Well he did his best and low and
behold…. The next day they were Flowers!!! We told him how wonderful he was that he made our Magnolia’s
bloom!! He can turn buds into
flowers! Oh the excitement. Who was going to be the one to steal
this little boy's thunder? Not
us. Now we just wonder what’s
going to happen if he “water’s” his vegetables….. Good luck with that Mom!!
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