Weekend Recap

Friday we went and ordered 3 yards of dirt to be delivered for the 12 planter boxes. They said that they would deliver it in the afternoon some time. So back to the house we go. I moved all of the tires out from behind the garage. Then moved everything else out of there. I used the pitchfork and tilled most of that area up. I am going to plant sunflowers on one side and amaranth grain on the other. While leaving the compost bins at the end. Then I moved on to tilling around the stockade fence. I stapled up chicken wire and then planted cucumber, watermelon, pumpkin, & acorn squash seeds. I am hoping that when the seeds start to grow they will grab on to the chicken wire and grow up the fence. Then the dirt arrived. We were able to get all of the planter boxes and all but 1 of the tires filled.
Friday night we had the beer tasting. It was very good. Everyone that came over told DH what a great job he did. I was so happy for him. So now he really has the bug. What will he make next?

Saturday DH and I went to the farmers market I have been wanting to go to forever. I didn't get much. I got 2 heirloom tomato plants. I will let you know what type later. Sorry forgot. And we also got a strawberry plant, everbearing. We also stopped in at Whole Foods. I just love that store. Picked up a couple of things. Even got this new fangled cod liver oil. The company can be seen here. And you can even sign up for a free sample.

Sunday the kids and DH took me and mom out for brunch at the post. They had a very nice spread. French toast, eggs, biscuits and gravy, sausage, bacon, bread for toast & fruit. Then we went to get the bicycles out of storage. It is nice to have them home. After that I taught teenage monster how to use the electric staple gun as mine went missing. We are using twine to mark out the squares in the garden. Then after all that happened this weekend I felt so crappy, I went and spent the rest of the day in bed.
Oh, I almost forgot. I got tons of daisy's from everyone. They are my favorite. I will get pictures up one of these days.

Square Foot Gardening

Since I am planning on getting a square foot garden going here in the next couple of hours I thought I would share what a finished one looked like and who better to do that then the inventor himself. I will get some pictures of our adventure up later. I have an appointment with picky monsters teacher this morning so we will be a little behind get the boxes built.

Gotta Run,
Yart

Wednesday Musings

We were able to go and get the 25 boards that I need to build my sqft garden. 13 boxes in all. I was also able to get some tomatoes, beans, peas, peppers, broccoli and cabbage. There is other stuff to, but I wanted to post something for today.

DH and I will be building the boxes in the morning. Hopefully, I will remember to take some pictures. Then we have to go and get some dirt so that they all can be filled and planted. I can't wait. These boxes will last me for years. And provide my family with lots of goodies to eat.

I have been doing some research on Kefir Grains. I think that I am going to try to get some. I think that it is just what Picky Monster needs in her diet. She is super skinny and I think she needs more. More what is still debatable.

Did my second Bingo last night and the self defense class tonight. I am looking forward to the end of the week. I am so tired from being this busy away from home. It is different when your working at home and get tired. But this is different it is like bone tired. I don't know if that makes sense. But I did realize something. I need more freezer meals and more things that can go into the crock pot. Dinner this week has been really screwy. And in the fall when Marching Band starts things are going to be this crazy or worse. So I know what I will be working on all summer.

Gotta Run,
Yart

Tuesday Ramblings

Yesterday I was able to get to Mom's and get behind the garage cleaned up. Then I used the garden claw thing. You know the one, its been advertised on TV for years. Well, she got it on clearance awhile ago. I put it together. Now I remember the commercials of old people using this thing. Let me tell you it was pretty darn tough to use. Mom couldn't get it to turn once it was in the soil. It took me a couple of hours to till up a 4'x20' section. I know it was fast then using a shovel. But I thought it was going to be super easy. My mistake! Then she had some of that black plastic edging so I dug down and we got that around the new bed. After a brief intermission of food and picking up the monsters from school. We dug up all of the raspberries (9 plants in all). Took them to her house, put down the black weed control stuff and planted the raspberries. We decided that in area near the edging we would plant rhubarb. So that will be a nice addition at we hadn't planned on.

Mom said that she will buy the wood for the sqft garden as my birthday present. So either today or tomorrow we will get that. DH said he will build the boxes as soon as we get the wood. Then all we need is the dirt and I have the money for that. So hopefully, by Sunday I should be able to plant seeds and onions in the new garden.

Gotta Run,
Yart

Times a ticking

I was watching this great series on doing the laundry.


And while watching it they talked about how you need to have simpler things so to get done with the laundry faster. Which led me to read a blog about time. I will paraphrase as it is easier. The old timers had time to do all the chores and still had time for the kids, friends and church. And now a days we seem to be chasing our tails as we don't have time to do anything. Well, this all got me thinking. Usually not a good thing. But we waste so much time now on seemingly unimportant things. I am guilty of this: instead of making a 20 second call I will text and it will take me 20 minutes, between me typing and them replying. Then I sit and read all of these wonderful blogs. But time is ticking and I'm not doing what I probably should be doing. At least right now I have laundry going and that is why I am here right now. But what do you do that wastes time that you could maybe cull so that you could free up that time? One of my oldest habits that I broke was to sit down and talk on the phone. Sometimes depending on the person on the other end it could be a very long conversation. Now when the phone rings I answer and continue to clean or what ever I was doing before the phone rang. Multi tasking.. LOL!

All of the laundry is caught up and now I am working on my bedding. Picky monster didn't want to do her chores of getting all her bedding down to the basement so she got skipped till next time. It is suppose to be almost 70 degrees here today so a perfect day to hang laundry outside.

I am going to my mom's today to clean out behind her garage and maybe get the raspberries moved..... YEAH! I need them moved as I want to put in grape vines and the raspberries are in my way. But I didn't want to just dig them up and toss them. So I will still get to keep the berries and also have grapes. Off to do that now.

Gotta Run,
Yart

Weekend Recap

Friday DH and one of our friends and I went out for dinner in the big city. This is something of a first for me. I have been to the big city a time or two but this was to eat and then walk around one of the neighborhoods. We found this wonderful bakery. The smells were fantastic. I got each of the monsters something small as I knew they would enjoy the treat.

Saturday is still kind of a blur. LOL! Got the post in the morning to help set everything up. That only took a couple of hours. Then I went try and find a couple of yard sales no luck. Then went back home to get ready for the party. Got to the party early and that's when the fun started. One of the kitchen help didn't arrive so my DH offered to help out in the kitchen so that we would be able eat dinner in a timely fashion. There was toasts made and people living and dead honored. Dinner was eaten and prayers said. All in all I think that everyone that came had a very nice time.

I tried to sleep in today but mouthy monster had other ideas for everyone. So up we were. I was able to get all the laundry done as it was a beautiful day. I even got the grass cut in the back. This is the second time already. The front has yet to grow so I don't have to bother with it yet. Then I got a call that my moms privacy fence that we propped up last week had fallen down again and this time took more fence with it. So into the garage to DH's tool belt and away we went. 4 - 2x4's later the fence is now secured and once again upright. Woo Hoo! Grampa would be proud, I can still remember how to use a hammer!

So now I am tired, sore and probably should be in bed as this is going to be a super busy week. Tomorrow, dig out behind the garage at mom's. Transplant the raspberries over to her house. Tuesday I have the second bingo. Wednesday I have the self defense class. Thursday is my meeting for the legion. Friday we are having some friends over to try the first batch of beer. Saturday DH is going to take me to the farmers market an hour away. Then Sunday is Mother's Day. DH will probably be working so I don't know what the kids will have planned for me. No rest for the wicked.... LOL!
Well, I should try and get some sleep.

Gotta Run,
Yart

Thursday Afternoon

I went to get the grocery shopping for the dinner on Saturday. Now that is out of the way and I don't have to think about it again till Saturday morning when I have to go back and help set up. But I won't be the only one there so it will go fairly quick.

Tonight I have to go to the Veteran's Medical Center, we are doing a Bingo for the patience's there. I went to the one we did back in October. I think that it is a good thing do bring these guys something to do. But I hate to go. Now this isn't a bitch session. It is more my heart breaks for them. They are in the lock down ward. We go down there twice a year.

I helped DH this morning we bottled the stout beer that he made. We were able to make all 48 bottles. It will be ready to drink in 5 weeks from today. This was the first time I was able to help him. The last time he did it himself. Very kewl!

Hopefully, tomorrow I will be planting the spearmint in one of the pots outside in a pot that is by the backdoor. It is suppose to rain all day again tomorrow.

Gotta Run,
Yart