New happenings with our house

My in-laws have an amazing garden. Their passion for their garden is so amazing and definitely contagious! We decided we wanted to emulate them and start our own garden, which I have previously blogged about. We decided we wanted to put our garden on the side yard because it gets the best sun and probably the in need of the most attention. The side consists of dead grass, ugly trees, and basically a bunch of junk. So, we decided to clear that out and (eventually) put 3 raised garden beds. I have been looking through craiglist for wine barrels that we could buy and put our fruits,vegetables, and herbs in them. My in-laws have wine barrels and they hold a large amount and look VERY nice. However, when price checking them they would cost a lot more than we could afford.

So we decided to check out Lowe's for ideas on different ways we could make affordable raised beds. We found all the materials we needed and everything was less than $15 dollars! I think it turned out really cute and we want to eventually make 2 more!

I have also been looking for a new desk. Craigslist once again hooked me up. I guess, it's not really craigslist I should thank but all of the wonderful people who donate things to young families like us :) We were able to score this wonderful desk which is exactly what I have been looking for. As a look around at our furniture I swear everything we have is second half. Our couch, dining table, patio swing, patio chairs and table,desk(now),our old desk, guest bed (my old bed), Ty's bed, dressers, lamps. I love it. :) One day, we will be able to buy our stuff brand new, but for now, owning our own house and being able to live off one income is worth getting second hand stuff :)

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And our family wanted to wish our Scot a very Happy Birthday :) Scot, you are the very best father in law, step father, and gampa we could ask for. We love you and appreciate all you do for our family. You always have a smile on your face and your happiness is infectious! Thanks for being an amazing guy and we hope you had an amazing day!! Love you so much!!!

Tomatoes

One of my most favorite parts of summer is having a garden. We didn't have good sun at our last place and this was definitely not an issue with this house. We have so many areas of sun where we can plant tons of things! When we moved in we found out we had an apple tree, lemon tree and orange tree. So far, we have planted tomatoes, cantaloupe, green & red bell peppers, jalapenos, and habaneros. I want to plant blueberries, strawberries, and watermelon. We'll see. :)

This was the first tomato I found but now we have a bunch more :) I cannot wait to eat some fresh fruits,veggies and peppers :) Yum!!

Haven't blogged in awhile!

My sister texted me last night asking if I have given up on blogging-- I have not! Along with being a full-time mama, I am also taking summer classes! Summer classes, for those of you who have taken them are super fast paced so I have absolutely no time!! So let's see what I can update since the last time I posted which was Ty's Birthday.

1) Mother's Day was awesome! Had a delicious breakfast in bed, cute card, and lots of love and kisses from my boys!

2) We put an offer on a house in the Tri-Valley, a week later found out an all cash offer came. Sucks.

3) Paid off our credit card debt!! Yay! No more debt. We didn't have extreme debt, I mean no collection calls, thank goodness. But we have ZERO debt. I'm a little excited.

4) I graduated.. I got my AA in Liberal Arts and Sciences

5) We got a King size bed-- it's AWESOME. We highly recommend them ;-)

6) We had a family reunion! I saw my beautiful nephews, sista and bro in law!

7) Tyler got a raise! :) Whoo hoo!

8) Put an offer in a house and we should hear soon!!!

Ty has a GREEN thumb :)

Since I am a Stay at Home mom I NEED to find fun things to do. If I don't we are bored out of our mind which then equals an unhappy cranky toddler and mama! So we decided to go to Home Depot and get a bunch of gardening supplies to start some planting flower pots and tomatoes. First we went to the dollar store to get some pots and seeds. I was VERY hesitant to get seeds from the dollar store but I figured if they didn't work we would get some different ones somewhere else. I am not very garden savvy so I was a little nervous but I decided hey, what the heck we will have a lot of fun doing it! Here is a little chart of our adventure thus far!

April 2nd, 2010

Ty is in charge of watering them two days a week :)

The pretty pots!
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April 18th, 2010
Yay! Finally something!
Whooo hooo :)

Our first cherry tomato!

We cannot wait until we can eat all of our yummy stuff we plant!

Yum, My obsession :)

If I could live in a land full of delicious tomatoes... I totally would :) I have been craving them non-stop and I went to the store and got a bunch and ohh my goodness...so amazing!