My garden

This summer a neighbor gave me a flat of bell peppers and some green bean seeds, so I decided, hey why not grow some other veggies. I have to say this has been one of the most interesting things I have done in a long time. Now that might sound silly, and you think my life must be boring, but wow, to put the plants into the ground, and watch them grow and flourish, so amazing. The tomatoes are just starting to turn red, I was very concerned because they were big and green for so long, I thought I must be doing something wrong, but now, here they are, red and really good. The cucumbers are doing ok, they were doing better before, but I don't think I have been watering them enough, it has been pretty hot, and we haven't had much rain, but still they are pretty good. And the green beans, amazing, they are actually sweet, the kids love eating them better than the ones from the grocery store. I just wish I could figure out how to make them last all year round. So, I guess my next big adventure is going to be learning how to can the veggies for the winter, hmm, maybe next year. Oh, and the bell peppers are doing pretty good as well, but I don't think we will have as many plants maybe one or two instead of the 11 we have now. Oh and I we are going to do some fruit next year, already have the space set, just need to level it (Mike's job). So, strawberries, cantalope and watermelon, here we come.

Summer is coming to an end

The summer is ending, part of me is happy, part of me is sad. I watched both Payton and Garret progress in swimming, Payton has now passed shark, and unless she starts private lessons, the next level for her is Jr. Lifeguards and she can't do that until she turns 12, so we have one more summer for her to be a shark to practice. Garret is a minnow, and did pretty well, he said the water was too cold, and didn't want to jump in, tried to explain it to him, but there is no reasoning with a 6 year old. I did watch some of the kids who were learing how to dive, it was so funny, there were some that were great, and some that were just putting their hands up like they were going to dive and jumping in, it was actually pretty cute. I am going to miss seeing the kids wake up on their own, coming out of their rooms all bleary eyed, hair all messed up, now it will be get up, lets go, school is going to start, lets get moving. A first grader and a fifth grader, they are growing way to fast for me. I wish I could keep them small.