New Year's Resolutions

The new year is coming faster than I'd like, and for once I'm going to put my resolutions in writing for anyone to see & attempt to hold me accountable.

In no particular order:

Attempt my first 5K this summer. I know several people who run & who would be my cheerleaders, so I'm going to go for it. I even started early & hopped on the treadmill last night.

Going along with the above, the no-brainer: lose weight. I have lost, then something changes and the 5 lbs I lose comes back. I wish it would stay lost.

Finish the unfinished projects before beginning new ones. I had a fit of finishitis before Christmas & finished the living room curtains, only to find out we have packed the curtain rod hardware away somewhere. I need to find that so I can hang them and move on.

Take more pictures. I received a lovely new camera for my birthday. I need to give it a workout.

Spend more time with my horse. This includes sending her to a trainer in the spring.

Get the family passports so we can take a fabulous vacation somewhere warm & sandy.

Wish me luck. Happy New Year!

Progress

Emily's room is done. Her closet is not. 2 weeks ago, my parents came over & helped us put the carpet down. The following weekend, we moved her bed & got her set up in her room. Closet organizer will come at a later date. The girl needed her own space.

Garden update

The garden is growing! We only had one set of dud seeds (lavender), which we replaced with plants from the 50% off plant sale. The corn was knee high until the storms came through over the weekend. Some of the bigger stalks were knocked over, but are straightening up quickly. The pumpkins are starting to bloom. All the tomatoes are blooming. The carrots are growing lush tops. We have 1 bell pepper until the squirrels steal it.

Mother's Day Gardening

I had a great Mother's day with the family today. Hubby gave me a hammock to relax in the shade. Quite comfy, I tried it out this afternoon. The girls each gave me something they made at school, very sweet. After breakfast we went out to the hardware store to pick up a few garden tools, the the local nursery for plants!

This afternoon we planted the garden. First I replaced the landscape timbers at each end of the garden that had been pulled up to till. Then I set up a 2x2 ft grid to plant in.



We got everything out & decided where to put the plants & where to plant the seeds, and went to town. Each girl got a square for pumpkins and a pot for the flowers they picked out. We planted corn, tomatoes, peppers, cilantro, parsley, lavender, lettuce, marigolds, geraniums, bird house gourds, carrots, strawberries, pumpkins, peppermint ...



Nora helped rake the seeds in & planted most of the flowers. Emily helped plant the lettuce & carrots. Shannon planted tomatoes & peppers. I planted most of the herbs.

When we were done, we all took turns in the hammock.



We still have 4 squares to fill. One will take the strawberries that came up from Rolla with us. (I haven't killed them yet!!) And at least one more will take some onions ... Don't know what to plant in the last 2 yet, but I'm sure we'll find something.

Now we watch & wait.

Garden

We're going to garden this year. Over the winter, I collected horse manure from the barn & spread it in an 8x16 ft patch we selected in the yard. A couple of truckloads & we were full. Everything has composted & is ready to be tilled in.



What are we going to plant? The kids want to plant pumpkins and flowers. I want corn, lettuce, strawberries, tomatoes .... The list goes on. I think we're going to try to limit ourselves so we don't get overwhelmed.

More to come!