The last week (Several weeks ago)

All that is left of the garden and that's just cause it'll be on my front porch in a matter of days in 2 bunches!!  

So this was after getting rid of the lettuce and 2 tomato plants and this is what I still had left to tear out.  Thanks heaven that I'd already pulled the pumpkin patch the week before cause the garbage can was really full after I finished.

This is one plant of regular tomatoes....all green, but I have eaten quite a few since they've ripened!  I'm in heaven, reminds me of the tomatoes that came from my Grandpa Joos'!!

What was left of the lettuce.  Next year we're not planting 3, 1/2 length rows of lettuce.  I was always finding someone to take some and I still had a lot go bad at the end.  But it was delicious and easy to grow.  I figured I saved quite a bit just from the lettuce, but we got sick of salads by October!!

So between all of this I've been completing two big super saturday orders, a picture frame with vinyl for an auction, and trying to get a few Halloween projects of my own completed.  If you want to see some of them jump over to my craft blog.  Daisydotdesign.blogspot.com 

Not to mention that I was rehired on my old floor at EIRMC, so I started orientation and have been up there 2 days a week for the last few weeks.  I'm so excited to be working back there, (only 2 shifts a month), but I'm exhausted...and so is Chad.  But we did have lots of fun between all of that.

We got to go to my aunt and uncle's cabin for Chad's birthday and had a few days of rest in between the craziness.  It was hard to even come back to reality. 

Change of mood

Okay I'm finally up from getting about 3 uninterrupted hours of sleep!! It was Heavenly. And so know I have the rest of the day to do whatever I want!! Chad told me yesterday that I need to hop on the elliptical and go for it!. We'll see if I'm that desperate or if my patience has come back.

(I finally added pictures to the pregnancy update/father's day post if your interested in picts.)

So yesterday I got in the mood where I just wanted everything set for the baby and I went to work. Sort of what I guess would be nesting? Anyway the changing pad for our changing table finally came and so I went through the room and organized everything. When I was done with that I tried pulling out anything I need to get done. So I still have a few craft and things that I got out yesterday that I could work on. And I know I need to take advantage of that while I can. I still have my nursing cover to make for breast feeding, and I have some more cloth diapers to make into burp cloths too. And that's all baby oriented. I even have a table runner, (that will go on my piano) that is 4th of July themed that I need to sew, and I also have a chalkboard to finish for a gal. Thanks to my sister-in-law Stacie for getting me hooked up with the cabinet doors. (Oh Jen that means we can make you a chicken wire photo holder!!!)

I also have finally made a blog that I'll have come up on search engines to sell some of my leftover crafts, that I need to get pictures posted so I can get some of this stuff out of my house!!

So I could work on that too. See my options are endless really.

Chad got home last night and was in his own nesting mood.!!HEHE I'm sure he'll love that I called it that. He just wanted to organize and do things the in the baby's room and I'd already done it. OOPS! Didn't think he'd like to do that after being on rotation all day

See I have tons to get done before this baby can come. I'm in no rush right!? I have also been meaning to get some pictures to show everyone how well our tomatoes and peas have done. We also did plant a few stalk of corn too a few days ago and they haven't come yet, but I'm interested to see how they do in our home made garbage can garden!!

So here are our little row of peas. Not nearly big enough pea patch to satiate Chad and I, but we have enjoyed getting a few pea pods to munch on. Yesterday I got 4 good sized pods off for us to share!!

So here are our homemade garbage can gardens. Right now it takes up lots of patio room, but by next week we're supposed to have the rest of the patio poured!! Hooray!!

So this puny little plant is what happens when you let the tomato plant sit in too little of a pot for too long. We're still wondering if it's going to survive.

These next two pictures are close ups of the cherry tomatoes and early rise tomato that are actually on the plants now. I can hardly wait to eat them. But we're going to have tons of cherry tomatoes, so anyone want to call some dibs now?

Here is a picture of the one type of flower that we grew from seeds that sprouted. Little Purple Pansies!! Reminds me of the Primary Song!!

And here are some Gerber daisy plants. I've never really payed much attention to what the plant is supposed to look like, but since they aren't flowering, they don't look like Daisies to me.
(They are the ones right next to the stones)

So Chad and I decided that the flowers aren't really worth trying to grow on your own. much easier to just go by the pony packs and plant them. Then you get immediate pleasure out of how your garden looks and it's easier. The things we pay for conveniences.

What a beautiful day!!

So this is something that I've been working on in my own life, and I thought this was a beautiful way to do it.  I was impressed when I heard President Eyring message the first time.

So several Mondays ago the weather was so beautiful, I was way motivated to get things done.  But not only was it a get it done day, but one that I easily saw some of the beautiful blessings that I have in my life.  I've been noticing these gorgeous white flowering trees that I drive by on my way through town.  (They were on Main street on Sunnyside hill), but for weeks they have cheered me up as they remind that good weather is on it's way.  I also notice the the grain in the fields was long enough to just sway with the breeze, just enough that it reminded me of the small waves of the ocean.  It was amazing how it touched me, and just made me happy be there to enjoy these small things that God created for us!!  

I also went to the grocery store in Moscow and I just happened to see this older gentleman doing his grocery shopping, but what was unique about this man was that he was pushing his wife in a wheelchair in front of him as he pulled the grocery cart behind him.  His wife wasn't interacting with anything in the environment and had some dark glasses on that hid her eyes.  I really don't know what medical condition she had, but it made me realize a few things.  First, why was I worried about doing everyday things with a new baby?  I mean honestly, how selfish am I!!  I just realized that I will have it easy in comparison to this man.  Second, what a neat guy to not find someone to either do his grocery shopping or be with his wife as he did his errands.  It got me thinking about how great of a husband I have been blessed with.  Chad does so much for me to make me comfortable and happy even after having put in a full day of rotations even, and with me being in the last leg of the pregnancy and being whiny.  What a good selfless guy I was able to find by some small miracle.  I thank heaven for him everyday!!

So after getting home I was out enjoying the great weather and I decided that I would weed our flower garden, cause I know that Chad had been meaning to do it.  For those of you who don't know Chad, he's a doer!! So when things aren't done, it frustrates him and he loves to have everything looking nice (Especially the yard).  So I knew he'd love to have it done already.  So it took him a matter of maybe 30 seconds of being home before he realized what I had done!!  That's impressive!  But I guess it was cause he was thinking he would do it when he got home that evening.  So I was able to surprise him with that little thing.  It made me feel good, since he's so busy with rotations!!I feel bad that haven't mowed the lawn this year since I've been pregnant and I'm not as good with the plants as he is, but I'm trying to get better at that too.  And amazingly, the tomato plants are doing awesome!!  We planted 3 of them in our homemade planters for people who have no garden area!! So I'll have to get some pictures updates on the soon!!