How many times a week do I catch myself saying those words to the boys? Someone is playing in the sink instead of brushing teeth or letting the bathtub fill up too much: “Don’t waste the water!” Well, guess who forgot to turn off the soaker hose last night? Yep, that would be me. I suppose it is also the 11yo’s fault, since it was his job to turn on the hose, but I should have thought to turn it off … before 3am when I woke straight up in bed and remembered.

Of course, the garage door was loud as it opened, and dogs started barking. I looked at the garden again this morning and immediately thought of Viva Pinata when the watering meter turns to blue, indicating that you’ve overdone it. I hope that I didn’t turn our garden from drought to drowned! 😦

From now on, I will set a timer when we turn on the soaker hose!