Monthly Archives: June 2008

Jun 18

Garden Check-In

I finally got my garden planted a little over a week ago, and I crossed my fingers and hoped for the best.

This morning I was up early and I thought I had better go out and see how the garden has been doing. We have had so much rain the last week, I thought I would go out and see a gigantic mud puddle…

But guess what?!?  I have plants!!!

I’m so excited, it looks like almost everything is growing! So far the cucumber, watermelon, yellow squash, zucchini, green beans, and cantaloupe are sprouting, but no sign of those Bell Peppers just yet.

I ran inside and got Thade to see our garden. He was thrilled to see the little plants growing, and he can’t wait to water the garden later today. I’m still surprised, I really didn’t think that anything would grow. Let’s just hope that all of the plants will keep growing, and pretty soon we’ll have a garden full of tasty veggies.

Now I just need to figure out what is eating the poor Hosta…

Jun 17

Ramen Noodle Monday

On Mondays my hubby works open to close, and I always pack him a tasty lunch for the day. I thought Monday would be a great day to save a little time and money on my lunch too. I’ve decided to institute Ramen Noodle Mondays. To kick off the fun and easy lunch I picked up a few of my all time favorite Cheese Ramen, and a Spicy Chili Lime Shrimp Ramen.  I hope to check out a few other flavors too. Monday seems to be my busiest day around here, and I can always use a quick and easy lunch 😉

Do you have a favorite Ramen, or a quick and easy lunch recipe to share?

Jun 16

To Do Re-Do

You know I love my lists, and I’m always working on a way to make my daily routine run smoother. I’ve stopped making my daily To Do lists, and I’ve started making a weekly to do list. I figured out that I pretty much do the same chores everyday and I really needed a better way to keep track of those extra items that come up throughout the week. Once again I have redone To Do List…

It is now broken down into three sections:

  • What I Need to do
  • What I Want to do
  • What I Don’t want to do

The need section is reserved for all of those extra chores that really need done, a trip to the post office, or an appointment that I wasn’t planning on. The want section is reserved for all of the fun items that I would like to do: bake cookies with Thade, or sew a new bag. Lastly we have the don’t wants, which I am notiorus for putting off, Nico can be a bit of a procrastinator… This section is all of those things that I dread doing: like cleaning the litter box, or taking out the trash, the yucky stuff.

I’ve found that if I can get rid all of the don’t wants on the list first, it leaves me extra time to focus on all of those items that I do want to do. Maybe it will help out with the procrastinating Nico too 😉

How do you keep track of all of your extra To Do’s ?

Jun 15

Happy Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day to my amazing hubby!

James is not only an awesome husband, he is an incredible Dad too! He is patient, and kind, and makes me giggle as he runs through the house chasing Thade and Dylan. He is always there for his family, and he makes every day fun! Happy Father’s Day from the Kiddos and the Wifey too 🙂