Cold Front In July?!?!

When I let the dogs out this morning I quickly realized it
wasn't hot and muggy. It was much cooler than the 85 to 90 degree
mornings we have been graced with this year. I checked and it said
68!! I even double checked since this is not normal for Florida in
July! Yep it is a lovely 68 degrees and I wish I could bottle it up
and save it for a really hot day! Sadly, I will just have to enjoy the
cold front while it lasts.

Have a great day!

Our Garden Babies

We have a fresh crop of lizards and frogs!! They are the tiniest ones I have ever seen. They like to hang out in our garden and eat all the flying bugs that want to eat our plants! I love looking for them in the morning when I turn the misters on. Enjoy the pictures!

Lizard Stand Off

Ever have a stand off with a garden lizard? I had the opportunity on Sunday!

I like to leave buckets on our porch to catch rain water ( to help save on the water bill!) for some of our plants. I happened to look in one of the buckets and found a lizard in it. After several minutes of trying to coax him out of the bucket, I grabbed his tail and put him on some lumber we have next to the house. When I saw that my dog was sizing him up for her next snack, I decided to nudge him to get him to run away. This is when it all started! He didn't budge. He even began hissing at me. I felt like I was in an old western wondering who will shoot first! I nudged him again, and nothing! Just more hissing and standing proud that he was a big tough lizard. So finally after about 5 minutes I said "OK, let the dog eat you!" And I walked away. About 2o minutes later I noticed he was gone. I am pretty sure that one day he will be eaten by something he should have run away from!!

Friday Pictures..3 weeks worth!!

My son's first tooth came out yesterday while eating fruit in the car! We have been waiting for this tooth to fall out for about a month now. We were not sure if it would be a dramatic event or not. We were glad it came out all by itself with no pain or blood!!


The tooth fairy came to our house while everyone was sleeping and left this under his pillow!!


These are the shorts and sleep pants I made for my son last week.




God has blessed us with abundant fruits & vegetables!
He gave us 1 green pepper last month, and has 3 more growing this month!!

Tomato's! This is what I picked in one day!

I believe the final count was 42!!!

Cucumbers. He has blessed us with 2 already, and more to come!!

This is what my son got for us for his birthday.

Batman sent this to him from Gotham City (AKA Ebay!!)

He also got a big boy bike!

I'm Back!!

Hello all!


I am back from my blogging hiatus. It has been a while since I have posted and I have lots of exciting things to tell you!


1. Our tomato's are red!!! Well, we have 3 red ones and about 60 green ones! We are patiently waiting! If you have never had a fresh off the vine tomato, you are missing out on the most wonderful taste. They are sweeter then the 3-10 day old ones you get at the market or grocery store.

2. We have added to our garden! We have tomato's, blueberries, green peppers, cucumbers, strawberries, green onions, and chives. We have all been working hard to get these planted and growing.

3. I am almost finished with the textbook hunt for next school year. This was no easy task! Researching different curriculum's and books takes up a lot of time. I have social studies and history to find and then we will start collecting supplies. I am thinking of purchasing the majority of supplies after the public school rush. That way everything will be on sale or clearance and I can stock up and save more money!!

4. I broke the $200 mark in coupon savings for April!!!!!!!!!!! What a joy it is to know I am saving my family money!


5. We are now sponsoring a little girl in Peru. I will write more in a future post.

Update

It has been a while since I have posted. I have been busy in the yard and the garden. I am happy to report that the good Lord has blessed us with lots of tomato's! Every morning I check them only to find more have popped up!! We are still waiting for them to turn red. That will be a great day!! We have also purchased some Blueberry plants, Onion plants, Strawberry plants, and a Green Pepper plant. I have been very busy working on my summer tan!!

I am almost finished with my sons school books for 1st grade. I am still looking for Social Studies and History. Once I have these he will be set for school in the fall. Then I have to start planning the curriculum!!

I have more great news that I will post in it's own message.

Wishing you all a great evening!

We Have Tomato's!!!!!!!!

I am happy to report that we have about 30 tomato's on each plant!!!
They are still green, but growing very fast.
We are so excited that the upside down method works.
We are thinking of growing strawberries upside down next year!!

Upside Down Tomato Plants

Ok, ok, I know what you are thinking! Upside down tomato's ?!?!?!?

We have 2 of the most mischievous dogs when it comes to our yard and garden. They manage to dig holes everywhere we don't want them to. I found out by watching them one day that they are in search of frogs and lizards. They love to catch and eat them. I know...gross! I did not want to risk them digging up the tomato plants, and so I was searching for ways to plant then and keep them safe.

I was flipping through the channels a few weeks ago and saw a show about things to use to make your gardening simple. They featured a man who used the upside down method with tomato's and green peppers. He said they were low maintenance and easy to use. He had loads and loads of tomato's growing on them!

They are called Topsy Turvy™ Upside-down Tomato Planters . Follow the link here http://www.topsyturvys.com/10001b.html

They came in the mail Friday and I planted them Saturday. But first, I had to dig a hole for the pole we were using to hang them. Who says you can't dig a hole in a skirt?!?!?!

Then I put the pole in, put the plants in the planters, and hung them.

Other then the pole, it took about 10 minutes to put both plants in the planters and fill them. It was very easy! Digging and putting in the pole....not so easy when it's just you and a 5 year old!

Oh, the plastic folding gate you see behind the pole is to keep the dogs from digging to the neighbors house. Sad to say, they have already done it twice!!