So, last night I picked up seeds on the way home from work. With the help of my husband and BIL, we planted watermelons, green beans, peas, carrots, and lettuce in the areas I expected. Then, I figured I'd take a long shot and try corn in the 8x10 that was turned over but had some ants still. I figure if they don't come up, no big. And if they ( Read more... )

So, a cucumber, a zucchini, two green peppers, and two jalapenos have now joined my little tomato and hot pepper garden. In two weeks, I can go back and pick up a little cantaloupe plant or two for Craig, as well, and that area is prepared already ( Read more... )

( They say a picture is worth a thousand words ... )

* Music Sunday is over, and I'm both relieved and pleased. The adult bell choir did pretty well with our 3 pieces. The kids bell choir stayed together and did well. The youth choir did great with their song and solos, and the collective piece for all choirs at the end was energetic. I'm so glad that the season is largely over. My 3 seventh ( Read more... )

So, our well pump went bad about a week ago, and we had it replaced to the tune of about $1K. Ouch. But, hey. I like running water, so we coughed it up ( Read more... )

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AMD has been ordering lunch in for us since the chip came back, and I'm about to switch back to normal packed lunches. Being a good person, I decided that maybe I'd look at the food pyramid to see what I should be eating. I know I'm overweight, and this sounds like a good thing to try to do properly without having to count calories or anything. ( Read more... )

Which Buffy the Vampire Slayer Character Are You?

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Which Battlestar Galactica Character Are You?

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I took today as a vacation day just on a whim, since we'll be getting insane in about 3 weeks, and I'll probably work nonstop for about a month. So today, I decided to learn how to make pot pie. I have to say that for a first try, it's quite tasty. I think that the half and half called for in the recipe was completely unnecessary and will omit ( Read more... )