Vacationing & Gardening

Wowza! It has been a while since I posted. I have been a very busy girl. I think I mentioned in my last post that we were getting ready to go to Oklahoma. We had a great time! We got lots of thrifting in and did some school shopping. I was also able to hit Oklahoma Quiltworks. What a wonderful store! It has wonderful bolts of fabric from one end of the store to the other! I told my husband last time I went that I about started hyperventilating when I go in there because it is that exciting! I used some control and only bought about 5 yards.

We were only home a day when it was time to leave again! We spent three nights on the Frio River and had a wonderful time. We usually try and go once a year with my husband's family. It was extra special this year as I had my dad there along with two of my nieces. My sister also came and stayed one night. We have been getting so much rain that the river was perfect for floating.

When we got home from the Frio, I had to get in my garden. I have not really taken very good care of it this year as we have had so much rain and we have been gone quite a bit. I spent two hours out there and oh how I enjoyed it. My girls entertained themselves the whole time so it was kind of a thinking time for me. As I sat pulling weeds and getting vegetables, I started to compare myself to the garden. Yeah, I know I am kind of weird but the thoughts came.
As I looked around at the weeds and the garden's unkept status, I thought of the gray hairs that are so visible in the front of my head, my hair that has not been cut in over a year, and my wardrobe that needs updating. I also realized that the garden was just a bit too big for our family. It reminded me of my own size. While I am not huge, I do have about 10-15 pounds I need to drop. You know those pounds that linger on after you have a baby. The pounds you rationalize in your head that it is okay because you had a baby. Well folks my baby is 6. I guess I need to do something about it!
Anyways, I got tons of fresh veggies and with the help of my oldest daughter, we put them to good use.








We chopped tomatoes and added some bellpepper and spices and made some really good tomato sauce. It was used for our stuffed bellpeppers.




Man, were these good!




Everything came from the garden with the exception of the onions which I need to plant next year.

Before I go I did get some exciting news this week. A few of my items were featured on a wonderful site. Check it out at: http://www.hostessblog.com

Gotta get moving as I am hosting a baby shower for one of my nieces tomorrow and there is still lots to be done.

More tomorrow....