who doesn't love tulips?

I love spring in Utah.

One day it's gorgeous and sunny.

You don't even have to wear a jacket.

The next day it's snowy and cold.

Today it's snowy and cold.

I opted to wear my comfy jeans and a sweatshirt.

The kids and I ran errands this afternoon.

These tulips caught my eye at Costco.

 Before I knew it they had jumped into the cart with the kiddos.

Mr. Orange said we should have gotten the yellow ones.

(What?  I didn't choose the purple ones.  They jumped into my cart!)

 They ended up leaving the store with us.

 When we got home I laid them on the counter and went upstairs to do something really exciting like go to the bathroom or switch the laundry or something like that...

 When I came back down I could hear the clinking of glass.

The vases are kept under the kitchen sink.

I turned the corner and there were all of the tulips with about 2 to 3 inches of their stems missing.

The clippers were laying nearby.

Mr. Orange was holding a bud vase in his hands.

I wanted to get really upset.

Instead I took a deep breath, knelt down by him and asked,

"Are you making the flowers look pretty?"

His response,

"Yes, but I can't find a vase that will fit them.  This one is too small."

Together we found a vase that worked.

The stems ended up being the perfect lengths to just throw them into a vase.

I may have to seriously consider having him cut the ends off my flowers for me since I can never seem to get it right myself.

I'm grateful I decided to breathe today instead of getting upset over something as silly as flower stems.

Now that you think I am an absolute angel, ask me how I reacted when the kids wanted to watch something on TV and were hollering up the stairs for 10 minutes for me to turn it on for them.

I was wondering in my head,

"Is there something wrong with their legs that prevents them from coming upstairs and asking me this question politely?"

{Sometimes you just need tulips from Costco}