how to make the perfect floral arrangement

Posted on April 25, 2010 by imadeitso

step 1. have or acquire child(ren).

step 2. neglect your yard so that it becomes over-run with weeds. this is usually the natural side-effect of step 1.

step 3. love your child(ren). tell them and show them often.

step 4. wait a few years. continue step 3.

step 5. eventually, the perfect floral arrangement will present itself, usually clutched in dirty, muddy, lovely little hands.

step 6. enjoy. it doesn’t get much better than this.

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11 Responses to how to make the perfect floral arrangement

  1. Amanda says:
    August 23, 2010 at 4:21 pm

    You are so refreshing, Ana! Thank you for the smile. Your kids are so lucky to have you :)

  2. imadeitso says:
    August 23, 2010 at 4:51 pm

    thank you amanda! so nice to see you here.

  4. Tara Benwell says:
    May 6, 2011 at 11:44 am

    A perfect mother’s day post! I was just telling my sister-in-law (who is due for baby #1 in a few months) that it is okay that she is already neglecting her house plants. It’s inevitable. I’m a little worried about her cats too. :)

  5. Alan Tait says:
    May 6, 2011 at 11:59 am

    Beautiful. Will follow your instructions to the letter. Haven’t got yard but will point my 2-year old in direction of park and country. Hope that will do.

  6. Brad Patterson says:
    May 6, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    This is short, sweet, loving and exactly I needed to send to my mom 2day. Thanks Ana, and Tara for drawing me here via twitter :)

  7. Jacqueline says:
    May 6, 2011 at 2:16 pm

    What lovely flowers your little fists had for you!
    I used to always make my mom dandelion bouquets. I should catch her off guard with one the next time I visit home. :)
    Happy Mother’s Day, Ana!

  8. Jo Chopra says:
    May 7, 2011 at 12:46 am

    I always loved the teeny tiny stems the children arrived with – floating bouquets, we called them!

  9. ~*~Patty says:
    May 9, 2011 at 6:05 pm

    ohhh
    sniff sniff
    you got me
    Forget-me-not’s remind me of my Mother
    perfectly precious post!!! (ppp)
    oxoxo

  10. Julie says:
    May 24, 2013 at 1:06 pm

    I’m a few years late! But this is perfect! My daughter did this a few weeks ago (she just turned 3 last Sunday). I was digging up weeds in my “garden” (there’s nothing in it yet…) and she came up to me and said (in French), “Flowers for you Mommy”. She had broken off two wilting tulips. Sooooooooooooo precious!