So what do you do during a wind storm?

I know what I do... I run around my garden covering up my plants (at least the ones that can be covered up! The wind (according to the weather.com) is blowing 35 mpg with gusts up to 45... Which can take plants from living healthy to leafless stocks in no time flat (plus dry them out pretty good) So it was a good thing that I hadn't thrown away all my butter dishes/sour cream dishes/ and my milk jug hot caps.. I hope all the plants make it. There were a few plants that I couldn't cover (to tall or on a trelis) all my bean plants and three of my tomatoes.. good luck guys! So now you know what I do.. what do you do during a wind storm? lol


(oh, we planted all of the plants (minus the cherry tomatoes and peppers that aren't quiet big enough for the garden yet) in the garden yesterday.. it is amazing how adding all of our plants made our garden perk up! (and cleaned up the guest room) The corn still has come up yet but that is all we are waiting for...:)

Fruits (or Vegetables ) of my labor!

Thats right I am crunching down on my first garden harvested goodies right now!.. Radishes.. yum! I have onions and carrots growing quiet well I might add, My green bean plants have green beans on them (and they are still happily residing in their cups) My pumpkins have bright orange buds on them! Oooo I can't wait until Saturday when we get plant them in the actual garden! (I sure hope they make it through the transplaning process) I can't wait! MMMM.. back to my radishs!

Garden tips for next year...

So I will totally forget this next spring so I am writing this down so I don't forget it.

• One row (in the green house) is fine for Lima Beans(2), Green Beans(4), Lettuce(way to many), Watermelon(5), Pumpkin(6), Cucumber(4), Cantaloupe(5) and Peppers(4), it was a little much for tomatoes (gave a way a bunch). (the number you have living right now)
  

• March 30th was great for Watermelon, pumpkin, cucumbers,cantaloupe, peppers and tomatoes, it was a little early for the beans (they grow fast and are need trellis, before it is time to plant outside) Try April 15th for beans.

• The cold vegetables did great outside (onions, carrots, radishes ) when planted sometime the beginning of April (try wide rows next year) (the lettuce grew but who knows if it will bolt now that the weather is warming up- maybe better in the house?)

• Start collecting butter dishes, sour cream dishes, and the like in January, the 16 oz cups did well, but the plants you put into bigger dishes did much better... and can stay longer
  

• The milk jugs you kept for heat caps can also be used for containers for bigger plants.

• We put them out on the front porch starting may 13th and plan on planting them on the 23rd(weather permitting). -they have stayed outside over night a few times and done fine!
  

• We are planting the corn outside tonight (try starting corn inside next year- last year it didn't work)

• The branches you cut off of the tree when pruning in the spring work great to help stabilize the beans and tomatoes!

• Buy (2) 40 lb bags of walmart potting soil next year... for all the transplanting.
  

3 months

Yep. I flew out of Boise Sunday afternoon, by myself, no car seat, no strollers, no children to loose. I have to say flying is much less stressful without children (still not my favorite way to travel, but much better!) had a small layover in Portland and then flew on to San Jose, the flights weren't bad, just loud small planes. Got into San Jose and got to hang out with some family (and family of family) got to stay up late reading my book, didn't have to change any diapers or feed any body but myself (very weird... and on mothers day!) Then I made my way to Stanford Cancer Center (the smell still bugs me) I went to the blood draw (I was fasting, made it hard to get a vein) so I was stuck twice, then I went the CT scan, ok.. probably the weirdest test I have ever had (and that is saying something) they injected this iodine based stuff into the IV and it gave you a hot flash and then made you feel like you peed your pants (not a good feeling when you are laying on a table and you can't move.. oh and don't swallow!) they had to do it twice, one to get a picture of my chest the next one was of my neck, then I could finally eat! I was able to go visit some of the nurses who gave me my Chemo (the one's that REALLY take care of you) Then I meet with Dr. Hoppe my radiologist and they couldn't find any "lumps or bumps" and they read the scan it came back clear! So at this point I only need scans once a year, but I still go back every three months, nest time is a chest x-ray(no big deal) and then I will probably meet with Dr Advani (my oncologist)... Then I flew back! So, here is to another clean three months!

Happy Mothers Day!

To MY MOM who held my hand through, tests, blood draws, chemo, radiation, frustrations, tears, moving, recuperating, nauseousness, weight gain, weight loss, boredom, and smiles! (and that was just this year!) Thanks for all that you have done, Mom! You are one heck of an example to me! (now we can hope and pray that my kids turn out half as good as your did)