The Fruit of Her Hands...: children

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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Coming soon...daily house cleaning schedule...

We are finished with our school year. I have been working on getting my plants ready for the garden. The children have been very busy with their various activities. The one thing I have been working on is developing a daily cleaning schedule that will work for us this summer. We already have daily cleaning routines, but with more time on our hands I want to expand this more. So, check back. I should have something soon.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Please take care of me...

Friends,

I just had to share with you the sweetness of my daughter, Brianna. Brianna is suffering with a pretty nasty head cold right now. It started off as a sore, scratchy throat earlier in the week, and finally, last night it progressed to a nasty runny nose. As I came into my bedroom at 11:30 PM, I noticed something on my bed. When I turned on the light, I saw "Hippie" sitting there with a note attached to him. The note read: "Please take care of Hippie for me while I am sick. From, Brianna. To Mom and Dad."

I was overwhelmed with her sweetness and concern for her little hippo that she felt she should give him to us for the duration of her illness. I am letting her sleep in a little this morning, and Hippie has been petted and fed.

Blessings...

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Plans for the week...

My seed order came in a week or so ago. I purchased from both Johnny's and Seed Savers. I have had good success with the seeds from both places.

In my pile of seeds are:

Trophy Tomato
October Bean
Charlevoix Dark Beans
Butternut Squash
Detroit Dark Red Beets
Premium Late Flat Cabbage
Snow Fancy's Pickling Cucumbers
Negovia Carrots
Butterhead Lettuce
Yellow Onions
San Marzano Tomato
Provider Bush Beans
Jade Bush Beans
and...

Conquistador Celery. I have never planted celery before, but I sure do use a lot of it. These seeds must be started this week in order to be ready to plant outside at the end of May. This is the earliest I have planted seeds indoors.

In light of our discussion on the economy and surviving a depression, I don't think we can ignore the importance of growing some of your own food. I have been gardening on one level or another for about 15 years. This will be my third year for starting my own seeds. I learn a little bit more about it each year that I do it.

If you have never planted any vegetables before, I always recommend starting with crops that are easy to grow and that you like to eat. I discovered that there is no point in growing zucchini if I am the only one who will eat it no matter how prolific it is. Also, if you are planning on planting peppers or tomatoes, find a local nursery or garden center that has what you want and buy your transplants from them. Your first year is probably not the year to try growing your own transplants. I was not planning to take the time today to get into a lengthy discussion about gardening, but I will be writing about my progress as the season progresses. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have about the topic. I am not an expert, but I will try to answer your question to the best of my ability.

We are winding up the hockey seasons. Next week are the championship games. Then I can start sleeping in a little longer on Saturday morning. The 4-H season is just coming into full swing however. Carolyn had a great public presentation yesterday. In two weeks, Natalie has her horse bowl regional competition. We will have a couple more practices between now and then. I will try to remember to take my camera with me to these events. I forgot it yesterday.

Lastly, I am knee deep in planning next year's curriculum. My planning process begins in January and is usually completed by the end of March before the catalog prices increase.

I will keep you posted on how my seed starting activities progress this week. Also look for more discussions on preparedness.