Garden Update 2

Well, while I have you anxiously awaiting the promised garden update, I thought I'd give a few random updates about other things first....

First of all, Kate and Carissa were doing "accountability" in the hammock in our front yard...some days it's a bit harder than others to work at home :(


Second, last night our favorite neighbors Chuck and Ginger came over...while Ginger and I gabbed and made dinner, Chuck volunteered to mow our yard!! Turns out it's not the first time, he came across the street the other day and mowed the front without us knowing it. So, a great big THANK YOU to Chuck, it meant the world to us. I've been working on the house, in the yard, the garage, and the garden for pretty much all of my spare time lately and the lawn was looking awefully daunting at the time... So, it was a huge relief to have that done! Below is a pick of our wonderfully mowed backyard. He also chopped up a big branch that the snowstorm knocked down with his hacksaw, thanks for that, too!! Anyway, we ended up having a great dinner and hilarious conversation...they're still trying to talk us into going to the Village's Denton campus, and they may wear me down eventually, at least for a visit!


Also, our sweet friend Corrie came over.... she and Carissa were going to hang out, so we all 5 ate dinner and then Carissa proceeded to dye Corrie's hair...quite and entertaining experience! But, great fun was had and Corrie reports that her hair came out great!


These are some of the flowers I have planted in the backyard and apparently one of Stella's favorite snacks. So, I had to puppy-proof them:


It may be kinda hard to see, but the plants are covered in Cayanne pepper. It was quite entertaining to watch the dogs sniff everything, have a little taste, and then regret it for about 10 mins afterwards. I hope it'll keep them out for a while! It was a bit odd sprinkling seasonings on my plants, tho...


Ok, so finally, on to the garden. It's officially done (almost)! This is just half of it...

And looking the other way...

These below are my soybeans, I planted them as seeds, so I'm so happy they're still alive! I kill about 99% of seedlings....

And my ginormous tomato cages..I just asked the guy at Lowe's for 5 of them, so I got 2 normal ones and 3 huge ones....I don't know what kind of tomatoes they are expecting, but I think it's quite optimistic!

So, we now officially have planted: cilantro, basil, thyme, chives, spinach, jalapenoes, red onions, yellow onions, carrots, okra, tomatoes, arugala, squash, and potatoes. We still have corn to put in, but I've got a while and am sick of pulling weeds and tilling up ground! Carissa and I are both sore from gardening, which is a tad embarassing...but, I got online to a calorie counter and found out that 90 mins of gardening burns 528 calories!!! My current favorite workout by far...now that it's done, we just need to find something else to dig up!

Anyway, hopefully we'll be overrun by produce and have some to give away shortly!