Jun 10, 2009

@eyemgodmama http://twitpic.com/72oky - Yummy! Save some for me!

At Jun 10, 2009

Twitter

Original

Planty McPlanterson

The little garden has been coming along pretty nicely.  That is, until I compare it to some of the other gardens around here, and then my garden feels puny and sad.  But I will persevere!  I'll water and fertilize and fawn all over these bitches and see where that gets me.  Here are some pics of all the crap we've planted over the last few weeks.

 

Happy June, homies

What I’ve been up to (clearly not blogging): growing stuff is big around here.  Currently I have one planter box with beans, strawberries, romaine, tomatoes, zucchini and carrots.  I have a second (small one) planned for all tomatoes, with maybe a red chili plant and a jalapeno plant — both for Bryan.  The husband will be putting in a third small box a little later, that I’ll be planting with more lettuce and carrots for sure, and maybe some other things if I find something that strikes my fancy — I’ll probably look into crops I can plant later in the season.

The husband built all the boxes for me, and has been clearing out the plot next to our house to plop them down.  They’re pretty damn awesome, and although we didn’t take great pains to make sure they were level, they’re doing their jobs pretty well.  The kids love checking the progress of our seedlings every day, and there’s always something new to see.  I’ve gotten lots of compliments from the neighbors about how well we’re doing — considering that pretty much everyone out here has a vegetable garden, their compliments mean A LOT.  It also makes me feel more confident that I’m not screwing it up too badly.

We’ve been doing some very light landscaping around the outside of the house, including a rhododendron in the front, a few small bushes, some evergreen shrubs on the side, and a bed of lilies in the back (I’m most excited about the lilies).  I need to figure out somewhere to plant my tiny little lavender plant where we can all enjoy the smell, but am getting a little tired of digging up sod and putting in edging.  It makes my back hurt just thinking about it.  This place is starting to look pretty damn nice, though, and I can’t wait until the plants and shrubs start filling out. 

Also, I’ve been growing the baby, which is far easier than planter boxes and landscaping, lemme tell you.  I have an appointment on Friday to find out if it’s an innie or an outie (shall we start a betting pool?) and CAN HARDLY WAIT to know.  I think I need to know more than Bryan does, and just about everyone I’ve spoken to thinks it’s a boy.  Hmmm.

I have pictures all up in the camera but have yet to take them off… I’m itching to get outside 99% of the time, and can hardly be bothered to sit on the computer when there’s dirt to rake and weeds to pull.  I’m hoping to have some time soon, though, because I’m damn excited to show off all our hard work!

May 15, 2009

Follow my main account @Daphne

At May 15, 2009

Twitter

Original

Vacation fun

In light of the 3 birthdays (plus Mother's day) this month, we decided to do a family trip instead of having a bajillion parties.  I've been wanting to see some caverns, so we chose Luray since it's close, and has 23 acres.  Plus it's fun for even the littlest kid, even if they don't understand exactly what it is.

They have headsets so you can do an audio tour at your own pace, with a separate audio description for kids taking the tour.  I loved it because we were able to go at our own pace, and the kids totally had a blast.

After the caverns we headed next door to the maze.  My feet were killing me, and I hate mazes (since my sense of direction is, like, nil), but I thought the kids would like it.  Marissa seemed to enjoy it, and Charlie just kind of wandered around, but Phoebe became pretty pissed about 5 minutes in, since it wasn't easy figuring out where to go.  I found it hilarious that she kept insisting we just tell her which way was the "right way."

Tomorrow I think we'll hit the battlegrounds, provided the weather holds up (*crossing my fingers*). I'm so tired from all the walking, I think I'll need a vacation from our vacation.