My garden is growing!

My veggies are growing! It has only been a mere week since I planted them and they are already poking themselves out of the ground.

These are my radishes!

my green onions....

and my mesclum mix!

Do you have a garden? How is your garden growing? I can hardly wait to enjoy a fresh green salad from these veggies! I first fell in love with the idea of growing my own veggies when I was still a quite young child. My father was a farmer, my mom was a stay at home mother and raised us 6 kids on only my dads income. We always had the necessities, and with my dad being a dairy farmer we always had milk and meat. When I were really little I can remember my parents having chickens for eggs also but, they always had a very large garden in which they grew all of our vegetables. Neat rows of carrots, lettuce, green beans, sweet corn. I am so glad my parent's enthusiasm for a large garden and growing all their veggies has rubbed off on me. Having my own garden and growing my own veggies, deciding which veggies to plant, preparing the ground, sowing and tending the plants and finally harvesting the produce and eating it is an activity I will always enjoy!

Menu Plan Monday-May 10

It's better late than never! I was too busy yesterday to post my menu for this week. It seemed I no longer woke up in the morning and it was already time for bed again! To tell you the truth, I'm not sure what happened to the day. The weather here in Indiana has been so rainy, cold and windy so, that when it is sunny and decent outside I feel the need to take advantage of the situation. We are having our oldest granddaughter Jasmyne, staying for the entire weekend this week. I am excited as we haven't seen this granddaughter for a good long while. They grow up so fast. Mimi and Papa plan to spend alot of quality time with her. She loves to go out and eat and go to garage sales with us but not sure what else is on the agenda. We also have another granddaughter who's birthday party is Sunday. Reese will be turning 4 years old. So, for my menu this week I will be throwing in some kid friendly foods Friday and Saturday that I believe Jasmyne will like. Friday she will enjoy helping make the pizza. We will probably go to our favorite restaurant for breakfast a couple of times as, she always requests or should I say, tells us she wants pancakes, sausage, and chocolate milk at village kitchen. My menu this week looks like this....

MONDAY

grilled pork chops

brown rice pilaf

steamed fresh asparagus (from our patch)



TUESDAY

goulash

canned purple plums



WEDNESDAY

grilled chicken breasts

pea salad

garlic potatoes





THURSDAY

progresso minestrone soup

grilled cheese sandwiches

fresh cut up veggies



FRIDAY

homemade pizza (veggie for me)

pop



SATURDAY

garlic cheesy bread

lasagna

green salad



SUNDAY

Reese's birthday party!



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Busy as a bee

Earlier this week I mentioned I was going to play catch up. That's exactly what I have been doing. Having many undone tasks can only make things confusing and it really feels good to finally get caught up some. I have been busy doing things all day, doing, doing, doing, busy as a bee, flying from one project to another hoping to accomplish alot in my hive of activity. DH tilled our garden a couple of days ago and yesterday I couldn't wait to dig my hands in the soil and plant. I planted 2 hills of zucchini, 2 hills of summer yellow crookneck squash, 10 hills of potatoes, carrots, lettuce(leaf), spinach, green onions,thyme, dill, mesclum salad mix, chives and regular onions. I am waiting to plant my green beans, tomatoes, green and red peppers, sweet banana peppers, cucumbers and whatever else I decide. This weekend the temps are supposed to dip down in the thirty's at night. I have some flowers I need to plant and so I will wait a few days to plant them as well. Speaking of flowers my Iris's and peony's are bursting with blooms. I am afraid the lilacs around here are about done. It's a shame, they smell soooo.....good and they are here today, gone tomorrow. Who doesn't love fresh asparagus or a homemade rhubarb pie. I picked another bunch of asparagus from our bed and have enough now for dinner someday next week. I also picked some rhubarb and will make a fresh rhubarb pie tomorrow morning for our dinner tomorrow night. yummy! okay, I know I am on a diet, but, I can have a tiny piece maybe? This pie was to be made yesterday but, I never got to it. Our three sheds are just about all painted. We have just one more to. It's starting to look pretty good around the place now. DH says this weekend sounds like a good weekend weather wise to start painting inside the house. As you can see, it's been buzzing around here! Here is the recipe I use for my fresh rhubarb pie. It is absolutely delicious especially with a cup of coffee. Enjoy! http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Fresh-Rhubarb-Pie/Detail.aspx
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Menu Plan monday

How was your weekend? There is one thing about this time of year and its that there is always something to do or that needs to be done. DH and I have been painting our sheds. Tonight we should have the two out of the three done. It's looking good! Nothing like a splash of color on the otherwise unpainted wood. As for our garden, I have my plants and seeds ready to plant. DH will till the garden tomorrow night. We sure are lagging behind this year. Perhaps this week we will be able to play catch up.For this weeks menu we are having......





MONDAY


cabbage with polish kielbasa sausage


whole wheat bread


tapioca pudding





TUESDAY


ridiculous easy beef roast (in crock pot)


red potatoes


carrots





WEDNESDAY


beef and noodles ( made with leftover roast)


green beans


rhubarb pie ( for the DH)





THURSDAY


grilled lemon pepper chicken breasts


brown rice


tossed green salad





FRIDAY


chef salads


purple plums (canned)





SATURDAY


chicken and veggie stir fry





MOTHERS DAY


????Hmmm don't' know what DH has up his sleeve





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Thankful Thursday

This weeks Thankful Thursday is hosted by Lynn at spiritually unequal marrige. Wow! Another Thankful Thursday. Where does the time go? I swear the older I get the quicker time passes! This week I am thankful for so many things. We had an awesome yard sale last week which in turn helped us buy some river rock for our driveway. Yea! no more mud and dirt! I am also thankful it bought paint for our sheds. Our one shed was bare and had never had any paint or nothing. It was in dire need of a good coat of paint not only to look good but to keep the wood from rotting. I painted the little shed today and what a difference a good coat of paint did. My eyes are going to have to get used to this! We also got some paint to paint the inside of the house. The last time we painted was in 2005. Its not real bad but, it could use it. We have that thing if you take a picture down off the wall you can see the outline. No problem unless you hang something in its place and it doesn't cover the outline. Oops! It bugs me! I am also thankful for my health. I am 52 years young, Now I admit I am no spring chicken but, I don't do too bad. I am trying to eat right and exercise, and get plenty of rest and hope to ward off any big health issues like heart problems, diabetes and so forth. Oh, and I am so very thankful and most thankful and blessed to have such a great husband and family. DH is very good to me and the past couple of years I have never been as close to my father as I am now. I cherish the time I spend with him drinking coffee and talking. It is something I will always remember. It is good! So what are you thankful for this week?

Wordless Wednesday

Our grandson's birthday party was last Sunday. He turned 2 years old.

I can't tell you how glad I am this weekends over! My yard sale has been fun but, I am soooo.....very tired. We will be finishing the clean up from the sale today as it has rained all day the past 2 days. Yesterday was our grandsons birthday. He has turned 2 years old. We spent all afternoon in Michigan for that. Anyways, for the menu this week it is back to our normal routine except Saturday and Sunday which will be spending the day in Shipshawana, IN and a little granddaughter who turns 4 on Sunday with yet another party to go to. This week looks like this...

MONDAY

grilled ham steak

fresh steamed asparagus ( from our own patch)

potato salad

TUESDAY

spaghetti and meatballs

tossed green salad

WEDNESDAY

grilled chicken breast

garlic potatoes

fresh steamed broccoli

THURSDAY

out!

FRIDAY

chicken and veggie stir fry

brown rice

SATURDAY

we will be out and about all day!

SUNDAY

granddaughters birthday party!

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