Last Sunday my mom and dad decided to tear out the tired looking bushes from the planters on our terrace.  It was declared a family gardening afternoon.  

While dad hacked away and mom pulled weeds and added dirt to her flower bushes, I did what I do best!  I made a mess.  

I dumped dirt OUT of pots instead of into pots.  I shoved twigs from the bushes down our drain pipe and I used the broom to push dirt around the whole terrace.  

Sometimes I was maybe a little helpful but mostly I just got lots and lots of fresh, dark dirt under my fingernails.