TanksHill...Roll on!!

[colowyo0809]

Farm Fresh, I totally agree with you.

CFL = compact fluorescent lights.
Lori, that's a great idea.

It loos like all of the tomatoes have sprouted except the 9 with seeds I saved myself. Go figure. I will give them a few more days because the seeds are kinda old. Then throw in some more Roma's instead.


I got the kids out the door with now major issues this morning. No tantrums. DD 5yo ate some food. She is not big on breakfast. GF girl had a gf pancake with her eggs and bacon instead of toast. And ds ate two turkey eggs over easy with his toast and bacon.

It is just gorgeous outside today. It should hit the mid 70's and sunny. I'm sorry.

I think I am going to go get my errands run early so I can come back and work in the garden. I am thinking about direct seeding some green beans today. Oh, I also told dh that I was thinking about growing snap peas and shelling peas in the dirt between the fence and the driveway. So they could climb the fence. He was very receptive to the idea. Maybe I will run down the drive with the mower and then put some seeds in there as well.

aways so much to do.

have a great day!!!

I just refer to those as twisty lighty bulbs as far as those greehouse box thingys go, when we did ours last year the instructions that came with them said at some point to prop up the lid for several days, after leaving them closed for several days (notice how vague I am here? I don't remember the instructions plus, the seeds we started inside all died. plus half the store bought transplants. but My squash seeds did faboo! )

 

[abifae]

I just refer to those as twisty lighty bulbs

"spiral bulbs" here LOL.

 

[TanksHill]

What is today??? Tuesday?

It's an early one for me today. The alarm went off at 4am That was after my dd7yo woke me up screaming and having a nightmare.

Nothing compares to the rush of adrenalin you get running across the house at 1am when you wake up to screaming. I think I had a mini heart attack.. I'm to old for this.

dh was headed to the office 80 miles away for an early meeting and then out to Palmdale. Its like 4 hours from home so I guess another 2 from the office. So I cant imagine he will be home in time for dinner.

Not much else going on. I have been helping ds 10yo with his 5th grade state report. He chose Missouri of course. Each week he is doing a section, flag, state bird, nickname etc.. Blah blah blah, talk about dragging things out.

Yesterday I went out with 5yo and planted a 4 x 12 foot box of green beans. We put in 3 kinds of bush beans. 2 green one yellow. I noticed some of my beets are sprouting. The onion sets are all about 1 inch up now.

Not sure what happened to my carrots. Maybe it was to cold for them. Hopefully they will come around.

I still have not caught up on house work. It's so hard to stay inside. The weather has just been fantastic.

Well maybe today I will get some chores done.

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

yep its tuesday.

i'm so excited for you that everything is coming up!

still snowing here... sigh...

 

[TanksHill]

Thanks OFG. I know it's still a bit cold out but that dirt is just calling me. I think we are in for a few days of heat this week and then maybe some rain. It might be a good one- two punch for starting seeds.

g

 

[Farmfresh]

If that kiddo needs any help with the report just let me know.

We live near 5 or 6 BIG historical sites and I can even get Harry Truman Library and Home info if he needs it. I would be happy to visit one of the sites and send him a collection of the brochures about the area history.

 

[TanksHill]

Thanks FF. I have found a ton of stuff online. I am thinking about ordering a Easter Blue Bird figurine on e bay for his shadow box. Not sure what else were going to put in there. Maybe some livestock, . I know he needs to draw a flag still.

With his attention span we try to keep things simple. Or he gets very frustrated.

 

[glenolam]

I'm jealous of your day so far. I longingly wait for the day I can wake up, make a decent breakfast for everyone..something other than eggo waffles, cereal or a bagel w/cream cheese, and spend the day outside in the garden.

The grass is always greener...or maybe it's just because I haven't seen any green in months....

 

[TanksHill]

Well the morning has not gone as smooth as yesterdays. About 2 min after the kids were supposed to leave dd 7yo got tripped by the dog while she was running down the hall. She managed to rip an existing scab off of her knee. Had a ton of blood running down her leg. I got her fixed up and sent her out the door.

Drama, drama!!!

I managed a shower, laundry, dishes.

Then I found a mumbled message from ds 10yo calling from school. This is a new one. He needed something. So I call the school back. They connect me to his classroom. He proceeds to tell me the homework he did on the Mo. state name and nick name was supposed to be two paragraphs not one. He asked if I could re print after fixing it and bring it to the school for him.



I know we live across the street from school but come on. So of course I fixed it and took it down the hill. We have a big disconnect with what the teacher is assigning and what he tells me when he get home. He has an assignment book but most instructions he writes Phonetically. It like decoding a secret message.

My shoulder has shooting pain and I want to take a nap.

Oh and its about 10 degrees cooler here today, grey skies and cool breeze.

 

[framing fowl]

Morning! Reading about your tomatoes and beans and peas is making my spring fever worse! Glad to know it is spring somewhere. I hope you're having a good weekend.