Garden Goodness

We tried something the other night and it was WONDERFUL!!  We made up a marinade, put the meat (the deer Keith shot last year) in it the night before and cut up peppers, (green, yellow, and red) and onions and grilled them.....

Not only were they pretty, they were very tasty!!!!

What have you been enjoying from your garden? I love to hear new recipes. :)

This morning's garden pick...

We would have had a lot more green beans but there was a lot of this going on. :)

The Man of Many Helmets (the kids call them Hemlets)....

I enjoy watching him come up with things to make life interesting.

The fierce leader!

Thanks for all the comments.  They made me smile.  You are a great bunch of friends!

Enjoy your day!!

Tomato Girl...(and a little vent)

Dear Readers, (if we still have any)

Life has been just packed full the last few months. I offered to clean the school last month and that took at least a couple of hours each evening, not to mention all the normal mommy stuff.  So blogging has gotten pushed way down on the priority list.  I considered just closing the blog altogether, but I do enjoy blogging  (when I have time) and so I'm thinking surely my life will kind of get back to normal one of these days. :) (My cleaning job is happily back in the hands of the janitor)

So if you're still hanging with me, I'm just going to shed the big elephant on my back that's saying "You're not keeping up with your blog...nag, nag, nag" and just move on from here and post periodically with just some things that are going on around here. I like to blog things as they happen - mainly because none of our family live close to us and I think they like to see what we're doing, BUT I can't do that right now (because there is ALWAYS pictures on my camera of funny things the kids are doing - I would have to post everyday), so it will just be total randomness for a while. :) (unless I decide to just close it altogether)

So on with the  post for today. :)

Ashlyn loves - LOVES - tomatoes!  If I don't catch her in time she is out the door as soon as she wakes up - PJ's and all - out in the garden, picking and eating tomatoes.

Her favorite are the small tomatoes that are growing like crazy right now.

I finally got it through to her that you only eat the red/orange ones - NOT the green ones.....

and it's a good idea to pull the stems off before you eat them.  It's SO cute to watch her pull the stems off  - priceless! (check out Owen's face on the side bar - look similar? LOL!!)

She is just the right height to see all the ripe ones and feast away.

 Yesterday she came up holding a big tomato with both hands just eating away.  She is one funny cookie! 

One of these days, I'll get pictures of her eating peppers - she eats them the same way as the tomatoes. :)

I have about 5 posts worth of pictures of our garden that we have thoroughly enjoyed this summer, but that will have to wait for right now. :)

I hope you are enjoying your day!!!!! 

Thanks for stopping by!

What Should You Do.....

when your weekend camping plans get rained out?

Well,.....

Hmmmmm......

You could be happy in the Lord anyway, 

Run and shout because it's still warm enough to play outside,

make "mud-angels",

have a mud bakery, 

be thankful that you're not hurting anymore, 

praise the One who created you (and the mud),

and just enjoy being a family!  Sound like a plan? 

Then get hosed off! :)

 ?????

Hope your weekend is blessed and full of fun!!!!

A Funny from Kristyn....

Last night at supper, Owen was shaking the Tabasco sauce bottle over his food (which is not uncommon) and Kristyn reached for the bottle.

She tipped it up and then set it back down.

"Nope, I'm not going to do it! 

God did NOT create me and Tabasco sauce 
to be together like He did peanut butter and jelly!"

I have no idea where she came up with that, but it made us smile. 

 :)

Have a happy Wednesday!!