And the celebration begins

I am already receiving the best birthday gifts ever.

Austin gave me my guitar playing garden frog and it made my pumpkins grow.



Kim gave me this really awesome plate by my favorite person Paula Deen. Boy does she know me.

Top 10 garden tips.

The top 10 things I learned about my garden this year.

1. I don’t eat as many peppers as I thought!


2. Tomatoes need their own room. They don’t like to share space.


3. Okra plants are very tall.


4. Watermelon vines like to give hugs to anything near them.


5. Read the label before you buy. I have 12 inch cucumbers.


6. I really have no need for herbs.


7. Above ground means no weeds. Love it!


8. We need more then one squash plant.


9. Plant the same plants weeks apart so it will last longer.


10. And last but not least, Carrots take for ever to get big!!!!

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Composting

Beginning to compost. I truly want to be an earth lover. You know plant a tree, use reusable shopping bags and recycle. OK, I don't recycle. I want to. So I am going to recycle my garden. I bought this composter at Sam's club for $29.81. Nothing fancy, no turning thingy inside, just a container.

I have been saving up some organic material to put in my composter. I hope to have this thing full of nice rich compost for my garden next year. 

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Amy’s 5 new favorite things.

Amy’s 5 new favorite things.

Fruit chillers- they are awesome. I am in love with the strawberry and peach, but not so much the grape. $2.69

YMCA – I’m trying to get back on the wagon. I am enjoying it. I hope to lose some weight but most of all feel better.

My Garden – Thanks to Jess I have acquired a green thumb and lovin it. My baby veggies are so cute. See facebook for pictures.

Sandra’s money saving new cooking show – it comes on at noon on Sunday’s so I have to DVR it. I have made the meatballs and they were the best ever. She is so awesome. I still love you Paula.

Shiloh – My new niece that I got to watch be born on May 1st. It was also awesome. She is so unique and beautiful.

The other day Riah came over for a visit and she wanted to take a walk up to the woods. So off we go. I love to walk the woods and Riah had only been one other time more then a year ago. Once we reached the opening of the woods Riah said she was scared. I told her these woods were just like the woods on Bambi but this forest was a magical forest because all the trees grew over instead of up (I left out that the big ice storm of 06 had caused them to bend over like that). She was amazed. As we walked we talked about what kind of animals live in the forest. Rain deer, rabbits, birds and foxes. She was really hoping to see some of those. I was too. Riah then said she wanted to go to the tire swing we have in the woods. I was really impressed that she even remembered that I had one. I had to break the bad news that someone had taken the tire down but there was still a rope she could swing on. So off we went. Riah swung a little then said she really wanted to see some animals. I told her there was a dog that lived next door. A little pathetic but it was the best I could come up with. She was excited. So off we went and exited the woods to see the dog, Levi. We had to call him to the fence and wait about 5 minutes for him to get there (he is a basset hound). As Levi licked Riah’s had I looked up and spotted 4 full grown “rain” deer trotting across my neighbor’s front lawn. I showed Riah and that made our day. We had seen a dog and deer. This was the best walk ever.

Let it go

My house is busting at the seams. Every closet and cabinet you open is completely full. I have decided to have a yard sell the last weekend in April. So I’m cleaning out everything, with no luck at all. I’m not usually one to have a hard time letting things go. But for some reason every time I look at something I think well I could use it if I …… but I never do. Most things I have had for 10 or so years. I have four different kinds of dishes, every appliance in the world and hardly use any of them and clothes in every size from 4 to 12. Let’s face it I will never see a 4 again. This is going to be a challenge for me but I love a challenge.