Wordless Wednesdays

How Does a Garden Grow?

This Spring we decided to plant a garden. I had wanted to do it last year but we never got around to it, so this year My wonderful husband got it started. He built the garden and went and got great soil then we went and bought some plants and seeds. The girls and I had a great time planing the Tomato plants, broccoli and various other plants, then Nate and I did the seeds. Everything looks like it is going well. The tomato plants and getting taller and have blooms and we even saw some broccoli, I just wasn't sure exactly when to harvest the broccoli. I really didn't expect to see "results" so soon. Sure enough by the time I got on the internet to check it out the broccoli then was turning into yellow flowers. That is way too long. So we missed our first bunch. Oh well, that's ok, they say the first of the season isn't very good anyway. We'll have to see how long it takes to produce more. This gardening thing is good in theory but if you don't have a lot of patience like I don't, it gets "boring". Here are a few pics of my lovely garden. We did plant i think too many tomato plants so once it starts producing I might be handing out tomatos every time I see you.

Menu Monday

I did pretty good last week sticking to my menu. I am in a dry spell though. Need some new "healthy" recipes.

Monday - Spaghetti/Salad
Tuesday - Tilapia Veracruz/ brown rice/ squash/broccoli
Wednesday - Homemade Pizza
Thursday - Chicken Enchiladas/ salad / quacamole and chips (yummy)
Friday - Teriyaki Salmon/ penne/ veggies/salad

My Hero

It was quite an interesting afternoon here. Of course everyday is interesting but this one was exceptional. We got home from school and since the weather is just gorgeous the girls wanted to go out back and play and bounce on the bounce house. I had pulled out the house yesterday for Meg but i didn't get it staked down cause the ground was hard and I was lazy and didn't want to go get the hammer. Anyway, It was very windy today. The girls are out bouncing, i'm inside changing baby E's diaper and I hear screaming (MOM!) Well, what else is new, I always hear someone screaming. Again I hear it but this time I think, there seems to be some urgency. So I hurry up with E and go outside, I see the bounce house up on its side and Lauren trying to hold it down. This things weighs twice as much as her and is 3 x's as tall. I break into a run with E in my arms. Throw her down and grab the house cause it is still trying to get wind under it and take off. Well once we got it under control, I hammered down the stakes and made it all safe I asked Lauren if they were in it when it went on it's side. Yes they were. She got out and held it down and told Meg there was an opening on the side for her to climb out. What great thinking for my brave 6 year old. If you only knew, one year ago she would have completely flipped out. I was so proud of her and praised her for her Leadership and quick thinking. AHH, she makes my heart happy! Love you Lauren. You are my sunshine!

Menu Monday

Sunday - "healthy" Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Mixed Veggies
Monday - Aztec Chicken Casserole, Salad
Tuesday - Almond Fish, brown rice, Veggies
Wednesday - Church nite, drive thru
Thursday - Shake n Bake Chicken, noodles, veggies
Friday - Black Bean Quessadillas, Salad, Fruit
Saturday - Leftover Buffet

I know it's Tuesday, but wanted to get this out!