Captian Crunch knock off

This stuff has totally stolen my heart!!

It's the kind with the little colored pieces...mmm-mmm-good....

I am happy to report that I almost have my voice back!! I felt absolutely horrible this morning but now I feel so much better. Expect now...I seem to be developing a sinus head ache. UGH I want to never have allergies again. I wish they would go far far away!!

This weekend was pretty lame because I was sick.

Okay about the whole 101 thing. I have failed pretty well(at least in my eyes, which are very critical of myself), so I am going to go ahead and RESTART! woot woot, because you can do this with these things! Don't worry I won't be doing a restart again. But there are a lot of things that I really do want to do and don't like that I've already missed a a week or two on. Not to mention a few things I want to change.

I am happy to report that my ginormous squash plant is doing great and I have a zucchini/cucumber growing along with a TON of shallots that have popped up out of no where!! But on the flip side I'm sad to report that my Ox heart tomato plant has passed away and something ate/cut my strawberry plant. Yeah way not happy about that one, but hey you win some you lose some.

Oh! I am pretty excited and a wee bit(super) nervous! I set up my college email! (fist pump) and am setting up going to orientation and getting my classes scheduled. I also and working on student loans( I missed FAFSA... I think). Shopping is going to be so much fun this weekend!

By the way is anyone else excited to see the Bachelor Pad2??

Monday To Do List!

Ugh is it just me or do the Monday come with huge to do lists?

It doesn't help that I am a bit of a procrastinator and I usually get things started at like 2...

Well I got the okay from Josh to do the things to the front yard that I'm wanting to do. But I have to take it all apart when we start to brick the house :( I can survive though because the way things are looking that going to be next year and I will probably want to redo the whole thing by then. On my checklist for that I need:

1. Landscaping timbers

2. Dirt, GOOD dirt!

3. That black mesh/tarp to keep the weeds away

4. Some more plants.

Right now we've got zinnias and I may have a carnations popping, not sure yet! I think I may add some sort of grass thing and maybe some sunflowers...

I'm really excited as to where this is going to go. I also want to put some more fill dirt in the back yard but Josh pointed out that there really is no way to get it back there. See we kind of live on a slope, an almost hill but not quite. The rain is slowing washing all the ground away from my house and I really don't like it. Right now I really can't do anything about it since we are going to brick the house because it will all have to be dug away. So I guess I'm going to have to suffer until it's all over with!

If you can't tell I like list. As much as I like list it's the "to do's" that make always make me stumble. So far I have only checked off one thing, and it's only partially checked off as I'm waiting for my insurance agent to get back to me. Only 11 things are left!

Day Five

It's hotter than Bieber ! I saw that when I went to check me yahoo mail and just had to copy it!

so funny!

I went to my best friends new duplex today, and I love it! They got a great deal! It has a ton of room a really good yard and is just totally nice! I even called and told Josh when we build our house I want a few things like the duplex! There is a vaulted ceiling(love!) the cabinets are all cherry(double love!) and there is a light over the sink like I want now! We are helping them move tomorrow, which is going to be tons easier since their daughter will be with her Pop-pop!

It's amazing how high energy kids are! Cay was doing laps around us and never stopped running. She is definitely going to have a good nap!

So I am in a pretty big organization mode. Mainly I'm trying to get my house in order both literally and spiritually. And because I want to furnish and organize my house with out spending ridiculous amounts of money I got onto bhg.com and was inspired. Here is the bathroom!

the before (please don't ask about the toilet paper or the dish soap lol)

the after!! yay me

and here is the in between

This is a yummy Arkansas Plum Jelly that my grama sent me

I emptied it into a storage dish and put it back in the fridge, then I washed out the jar
put the ring back on and tyed a pretty bow around it

next I washed a broken glas storage dish and used a glue stick to glue it back together!
not perfect but oh well!

then I added the soap and you can't even see the crack can you!? :)

And here is a tid bit from my morning!

See those nails? For some reason I really enjoy gardening, it is really calming to me. Even though the dirt under my nails is really annoying and can sometimes almost hurt, I don't mind.

it's even gorgeous dirty!

Besides all the hard work is worth it! look at that thing, trust me it's a behemoth!

Day Three

So far so good.

I am working on getting the list of recipes that I will be trying, this also helps me with #88(Redo my recipe notebook). There are a ton of recipes in there that I have yet to try, which is pretty sad. It's pretty sad that most of my recipes I have yet to try. There are also a few that I'm going to be trying from other sites and other books that I have. I'm really hoping this will rejuvenate my love of cooking, but then again maybe one of these mats might help. I am actually day dreaming about having one by the sink for doing dishes, it would be so much nicer.

On a quick side note! I just got a call from a friend of mine who is starting her massage business up! I won't mention any names yet, but I am so excited for her and her husband! Can't wait for the grand opening parties! Yes parties, one for just friends I believe and the other for the public!

Well last night I had a great time catching up with my friend Nicole. We have a great friendship and are almost exactly alike we just go months before we catch up again. Hopefully we can work on getting better at that. :) See our problem is that we talk about everything for hours. We got to Olive Garden at about 730, seated about 745 and didn't leave until after 1010. Well we exited the restaurant at like 10:03. They close at 10.

Mainly on my agenda for the day is getting things planned and researched for the 101. Other than that I've got house cleaning. Not so fun but it's better than a stinky dirty icky house. Besides a wife and/or husband should be proud of their home. One thing I am not proud of is my garden. As calming as it is for me, it's also really ugly right now. We truly didn't do it right, so next year we are going to be pot planting until we get moved. But then again, we may just live in this house until #5 is completed(buy land and build a house).

Does anyone know the best place to get a camera developed?

Stress

Honestly, as great as life can be it can sure be stressful can't it?

But the only things that really stress me are money. That is the root of all evil isn't it!? ;) Seriously though, money and our dogs stress me out. But if we had the money we could have a wood fence put up and then I wouldn't be so stressed about the dogs(Mainly my husbands dog). But God always comes through and it is always in his time, he's never late never early, always right on time.

I'll be totally honest, Josh and I are having financial problems and we can blame it on no one but ourselves. We haven't been trying as much as we should with our business, it's mainly my fault. I am not going at calling people, really I'm not, not even family. But when the appointment is set that I can do, I've gotten better at it. I'm good at setting an appointment in person, sort of. But it's just something that I have to get over and push through or things will never happen.

Okay so garden update! My one squash plant is doing AMAZING it is HUGE!! I have blooms too! Not to mention the lemon boy is giving me TONS of tomatoes! My other two plants are putting on the blooms and so is my strawberry plant! The spearmint is getting big and my zinnias are doing great! Well most of them are, Im having a problem with caterpillars! But I'll I need to do is get a spray bottle and they will be just fine. Don't worry I'm not using pesticides, I detest those!

So Josh took his permit test today! And he passed it!! yay! So proud of him and his bike is almost ready! Just a few more things and then we need to find the right paint and my baby will be set! So proud, excited and NERVOUS!

Hope you guys have had a great weekend and start to your week!

Goodmornin!

y the way! I wrote this yesterday but my blogging app would have none of me posting it!)

Okay so I know it's actually evening but I had a really good morning!

Let me show you why!:

See that!! That is my Zinnia's!! I have a WHOLE bunch of them sprouting! I can not tell you how excited I was and am! The only thing I'm worried about are my carnations. So far I haven't seen any of them sprout. But I did find 6 seeds that were hiding in the package! I planted them and my last Zinnia Seed that was hiding in it's package! I am so excited to see them all grow! I hope I get flowers before winter!!

Also my Ox Heart Is putting off a tomato! Yay! I finally found out why I haven't been getting anymore before now. The birds have been eating my blooms, I tried to fish that this morning though!

My basil is still doing so amazing! It is unbelievable how much is it growing!

My Strawberry plant has given me two more blooms!

The spearmint is also growing!

I'm just having trouble with these weird mushrooms around it. I pluck them all the time, but I'm having trouble making them go away(around most of the plants) I think it may be the soil I bought...

This is a picture of my zucchini! It is doing great! Two of the three survivors are doing just great!!! I really miss my cucumbers though..

Look! Another one from my lemon boy! It's just great how many tomatoes it is putting off right now!

That rain on the fourth was a huge blessing! Not only did I not have to get up to water my plants, but they seem to be doing great!(obviously lol)

What is my secret you ask??? God and Miracle Grow. It's the former more than the latter though...

Photography ... Is the flame Rekindled?

I may or may not have mentioned this, but I used to love photography! I mean I still sometimes see through a lens. I may never have have an actually amazingly beautiful(and horribly expensive) camera, but I can promise you I can take some darn good pictures with a hand held

These are all actually taken in Oregon. I'm not sure why, but the last two are actually my favorite. I think it's because of the rust edging it's way on to the sides or how theres so many bullet shells.

Well I let things get in my way of my love for photography. I mean, it's mainly one thing, but it still eats at me. Everyone is a photographer today. You don't have to have talent, just a camera and a computer. Those three pictures were not edited. Well what has rekindled the flame is that senior year in school art class my teacher handed out some papers about things to do our concentration on. While going through papers and trying to unpack boxes I ran across that sheet of paper. And the only word that popped out at me was "SMILES". I could have done my concentration on smiles.

I haven't really talked about this either, but I battle depression. I do not take medication and I have not been clinically diagnosed, but I can tell you I have issues with depression. And for some reason, I'm in one of those moods that I have to honestly do a lot of praying and reading the Bible. I also have to force myself into situations that I need to be happy.

So think about it, smiles! What do we do when we're happy?? SMILE! I will now be doing a concentration or I don't really know what else to call it...a collection? This actually makes me really excited because I am going to start today! And I think I'll let it last a month! Not to mention I am really hoping this helps me lose my writers block and insomnia I've had lately.

Thats right, I failed at finishing my book on my deadline. So I have also have a month for this as well. I'll make sure to keep ya'll posted on both of these projects!

now on to greener things!

My basil is doing amazing!! And so are my three remaining zucchini plants!! Huge shout out to GGOD! I mean they actually have their color back. They are the GREEN they are supposed to be.

But I do regret to inform you that I know only have 3 tomato plants. My three babies got roasted, my cherry tomato plant was murdered by a weed eater. And yes I did cry. The lemon boy my father in law gave me is still doing GREAT! My Ox Heart still hasn't given me any tomatoes and I have no idea what else I have planned but it's putting off blumes and hopefully I'll get some tomatoes soon!! Also one of sedum's was murdered by a water hose. It literally snapped at the base. Yeah, not a happy mini farmer. Just lettin ya know!!

Wait I have good news! I planted the carnation and zinnia seeds I completely for got about!! So hopefully they will bloom before the winter hits! Here's a few photos for you!

and here are a few almost ripe blackberries from my back yard!!! I tried one... they are tiny and not quite ready.
You really can't tell...but there used to be a cherry tomato plant there... :,(
here's my only ripe tomato off the lemon boy! he smells delicious and I can't wait to eat 'em!

yay flowers!

Well I gotta go! Hope you have a great and safe weekend!!

Going for the gold!

I started this morning off with a nice SuperSonic Breakfast burrito and half of a Butterfinger sonic Blast. Not the best idea I've ever had. Especially with all the sweets I've been eating lately.

So what's going to happen next is a weight loss goal. Last time I weighed I was at 132, my goal for the next two weeks is to be at a 122. Ten pound loss. Along with building the arms up a bit more, the stomach a bit flatter, the back more toned(I need to work on my back muscles especially for this coming hunting season), and definitely doing a lot of running. My goal is to run a marathon!! I actually do not know which one I am going to do yet!

But since my work out partner is now pregnant!!(Huge congrats to them!) I need a new work out partner! So I am on the hunt lol!

I slept in a little bit this morning and watered my plants along with a little bit of weed/rock pulling. Only to realize it was going to rain a lot sooner than I thought it would. My poor puppies are outside too! Tonight if it's not raining I will be doing more weed pulling(which get this, there are mushrooms trying to grow with my veggies!!) and some hoeing of the rest of the garden.

Pretty sure I figured out which marathon I'm doing! The Down and Dirty 5k! And I may even do some more this year!

My little brother is in town until monday and it's really exciting! I love catching up with him! We're going to the Twilight Walk tomorrow! Durn I can't find a good link for it!

Gotta run to the care and not get soaked so I can head to work!! Wish me luck haha

BOWLING!!

That is right! I went bowling last night for the first time in forever! Forever being 3years! This is what happened last time I went bowling:

Hmm I would show you a picture of a girl laying flat on her back from falling at the lane. But I can not find it anywhere!!

So last night was Rebecca's birthday! The big 13! So excited for her! She has the world ahead of her. It was a lot of fun! But my wrist started hurting at like the first part of the fourth game. Much! Better today though. Josh is still sore. Kinda funny to say my husband is sore from bowling!! I'm sure all you dedicated bowlers are thinking "Funny?? This is tough stuff!". Which it totally is.

My post yesterday would have been titled "Failure", but I am only part failure now! I do have a few pictures of my new hair, just none of my garden. Okay lets do hair first!

can you tell he loves me??
me and the birthday girl!

I will of course have more pictures later!

Now to the garden! I have my tomatoes planted, even had to put one in half so that it would still survive! My squash and zucchini are now planted along with my spear mint. I'm thinking about putting a tree in the middle with some stone work going through the garden and a possibly a fruit tree! The fruit tree would be right next to the bench. All I have to do now is talk Josh into it.

By the way I was hoeing a spot for my spearmint yesterday and was trying to get a weeds base out. The thing was HUGE! And the above ground part was very small! It was like 2 1/2 in diameter and 3in tall! The base!! Next time I come across one I will take pictures! Then I got a horrible sun burn on my back trying to get a HUGE rock out of one of my tomato holes. I decided I would dig the hole deeper to hopefully help out the tomato(its a yellow tear drop that the dogs almost killed with their tails! Josh's favorite quote now is "There is a rock. And I hate it." Like seriously we're mortal enemies.

I have several things I'm wanting to plant now! Exciting!