[bookwormpeg]

It's wet and raining.....very dreary outside....42 degrees.....we aren't use to this...I'm chilled to the bone...
Picked up a couple new totes today....
Took my Madra Gras table apart and will do a safari theme next I think....
Leftover pizza for dinner....
Stay safe...stay warm and dry....

 

[jettsmom]

Sunny and warming up. Should be nice all week. Dgds spent the night. It was a rough night. Lots of tears. When youngest gets too tired, she has a melt down. Oldest was upset because she doesn't get the attention she used to. Oldest is spending the night tonight by herself. It's what she needs.

Picked up a sams order this morning. It was so busy. Glad I was just picking up. Dgd wanted to paint. I packed away the paints somewhere and don't even want to start looking. They need to be replaced, so am doing a Target pick up soon. Dh needed a couple of things too. Got some McDs for dinner. Dh is building a work table for one of the rooms. He can use that instead of the dinner table.

Didn't do much of anything today. The girls just mentally wear me out. So much noise.

 

[marthamfi]

hope everyone is well! was nice enough here but then rain and wind. \ just dealing with life..family etc. lol all those people who think little kids are the easy ones ..nope teens need as much. running errands reg ones..libraries, food etc. didn't get as much work done as I wanted too. Guests here in a week so want stuff done.

ds is off at a friends for birthday ..he made something .. I was good and didn't say when he said he didn't have enough time..bud you just had 4 days off from school and he was smart enough not to go to go down that path. Dh was out w friend after work came home and ds dragged him into the workshop ..was a late night.

trying to get stuff done before guests here. stopped at grocery store for creamo and bread etc and I got a spring planter for friend birthday.. she had open house today. big number. windows got measured too and dd went off w him to see her friend too. picked her up at open house and got mcds on the way home for dinner. chilly in the house! drafty..

trying to organize my week ..popped another allergy pill that and lack of sleep both dh and i are is it time for bed at 8pm lol but watching taped movie. took one bowl away to clean of dry food and now cats feeling sorry for themselves cus 3 cats and only 3 bowls. they may starve to death. work to do tomorrow get caught up. not sure what is for dinner tomorrow.. need to clean fridge pull shelves out too. soak etc. spring cleaning time.

 

[josantoro]

LOL at your starving cats, Martha - and it's way too early for spring cleaning, at least that's my story.

 

[dlrcpa]

I'm trying to do some spring cleaning too, look at places and see dirt - ugh. Hubby was supposed to work today but bad weather at the destination so tomorrow instead. I assigned him to go to grocery store, maybe he can cook too? I have chores to do and want to get back to work on the quilt. Should be able to do an hour in the yard, pick up branches. Have a good day.

 

[Grammarbug]

Sunny and cold here. Doing laundry and quilting later. Online church coming up. Not doing much else today.

 

[jettsmom]

Should be an easy day. Making "cheesy rice" for dinner. Dgd's request. It's a copycat of a Mrs. Stouffers frozen meal. Dh will probably eat something else. I told him we could fix something different, but said to make the rice. Dgd can help me make it. I told her she had to eat, because a good chef always tastes their own food. We're thinking her mood swings are because of too much sugar. Going to try and make sure she eats healthier and starts liking better options than ice cream and candy. She doesn't get it at home, only at grandma's house.

Going to pack away all my snowmen for the year. Time to bring out spring/easter. My crocus are blooming. Dgd is ready to decorate for Easter.

Hope to relax this evening after everyone goes home.

 

[Contrary Housewife]

Above freezing this morning for the first time in a couple of weeks. My crocus are also starting to bloom. Spring is not far off, but I'm not counting out late season snow. Today would be a good day to get pots and soil out of the garage and start seeds. If potatoes can sprout out there then other seeds should also. Right? Just have to make some space.

Got some burger patties out for dinner. May make some coleslaw, or if I'm tired I'll bake some fries.

Have a good day.

 

[marthamfi]

well nothing like guests to get you moving lol plus sun and flowers! but no not that deep cleaning just stuff that needs it lol like nameless people who spill in the fridge and you discover that there is all drips under the drawers etc. that type of cleaning.

 

[rujerro]

Martha- Those ghost spills are nightmares. I had one of those and a hour later and it was cleaned. ugh
Jetts- How is the cat?
CH- How do you grow potatoes? I have a burlap sack and a wine barrel that I could use but what do they need to grow and how much sun/water?

We took DS1 and his GF to lunch. She was quite nice and social. I asked if she would like to go to a home/garden show or camper show and she said yes while DS1 said it's not his thing. Well, I'll ask again and maybe he will take her.

I made noodles/beef/sauce for dinner and had old rolls that were wrinkled. I put some butter on the rolls and put them in the oven to crisp up. This week will be turkey and fixin's. I have potatoes growing sprouts so they must get used.

I have to get labs drawn today and DH has to drive to pay the mortgage. Not sure why he is late as he is always on time. He doesn't want to use the CC. Fee to do that is 2.18%.

I got a goji berry plant from Etsy. A thin twig with leaves. I put it in the window and overnight, a berry appeared! It tasted like a strawberry at first and then was tart. For that tiny berry, it had 5-6 seeds. I may keep it indoors, although I've read that it can handle drought and harsh conditions.....I need to get some bigger pots for the lemon and goji.

Expecting snow Friday-Tuesday. yikes

 

[Grammarbug]

Going to the gym and then cleaning house. Dinner will be takeout of some sort. By the time I get through cleaning, I’m exhausted. Going to be warm here later in the week. Planting onions, potatoes, sugar snap peas, carrots, spinach, beets and Swiss chard.

 

[Contrary Housewife]

Ruj, I dig a hole for potatoes. Our soil is heavy with clay and they don't do well. In fact I no longer bother growing them because it's so much work and not worth it for $3-4 worth of spuds. If you have nice loose, deep soil they are more productive. I think that is why people like the bags. I have never done that, but there are lots of online resources. They need a good amount of sun and water.

Went through my seeds and figured out planting dates. Have a handful of things I can start now indoors. Mixed up some dry potting soil with water and compost yesterday. No tomato, chard, spinach, or pepper seeds left. Some I can get tomorrow from the community garden, but I think I will order some specialty seed, too.

Sunny and warming up. Should be in the 50's this afternoon, good for a walk.

Fish for dinner. Not sure if it will be baked or sandwich style.

 

[dlrcpa]

Good morning. Did a SS cardio class. Hopefully have energy for yard later. Did a load of laundry. Leftovers for supper, we have lots.

 

[jettsmom]

Sunny and warm today. Supposed to be really nice all week. Dh is going to work on his table. Need to work on getting rid of the moles. We drive around the city and they are bad everywhere. We have one trap that caught one mole, but the current mole/moles are smart and tunnel around the trap. The backyard is a mud pit. We didn't bother putting any seed down this winter. We usually throw some seed out after a snow and in the spring, we have some nice grass growing. Not worth it with the moles still around. Going to get some grub control and whatever else we can find. I need to hire my brother-inlaw to come over. He stands there and waits and catches them. My sister says it's embarrassing. Hey, if it works. Dh was watching videos last night and that's what some were talking about. Standing and waiting. We used to have really nice grass.

Need to go mail some papers to ds. He packed the license plates for the car I just licensed and they are gone, moving to his new home. I told him I really didn't want to go back to the DMV. He said just send the papers and he'll use that until he moves. He's going to establish residency there once he gets settled. No more DMV for me. Yay!!!!!

Going to work on laundry today. Have a couple of loads to fold and dgds blankets need to be washed. The dogs lay on them next to her at night and they smell like dog. Pack away the snowmen. I'm done with snow. Time for spring. Probably make a salad for dinner.

 

[rujerro]

CH- Soil is lots of clay here as well. Plants may or may not do well and it's tricky to figure out. I do dig it up and throw in miracle-gro before planting anything to help. I add coffee grinds as many plants love acidic soil. Best I can do but it doesn't always help. Growing season is so short. I planted heirloom tomatoes one year as the schools were selling them and it was in May. They didn't grow tomatoes until September. Early October, we had snow. I think the best bet is a sturdy greenhouse, really but we don't have land for that and I doubt the HOA would allow it. This year, I'll use planters/buckets and grow things indoors too.

Jetts- We had nice grass. It's been water logged and brown in areas but not due to moles. A broken water system is what a guy said last year. DH has to fix it. The weeds were the thickest/thorniest ones I had ever seen and I pulled them. I put seed down before the snow but have no idea if grass will grow.

Had my labs drawn today. Waited 40 min and then another 10 min before being seen. It was packed.
Lovely day but no gym for me. I need sleep and DH keeps waking me up several times in the morning to get up. DH should get better sleep as well. I'll see if he wants to pay the taxes by CC so he doesn't have to drive to pay them. He's fallen asleep at the wheel before and it's not worth it sometimes when tired. Pay the fee and learn from it.

I'm not making dinner today. Too tired.

 

[Contrary Housewife]

Ruj, I used to be able to dig a lot in the garden, even got a tiller, but my old joints can't handle it any more. We have compost bins and add buckets of it to the garden every spring. Compost is best for clay soils like ours, adds nutrients and helps break up the clay. I do pretty well with shallow root plants like garlic, radishes, lettuce, spinach, peppers, peas, and herbs. Surprisingly, beets do ok, and short variety carrots. I'm going to plant beets, but carrots are too cheap to bother with. My tomatoes are always late, too, but that may be me. I don't start them early and I don't like to plant them before May.

I haven't had much luck with pots on the deck. Large pots are expensive, then there's the cost of dirt to fill them (because the stuff in the yard is no good and full of weeds). It's so hot in summer that even if I water in the morning the plants are wilting by dinner time, the pots just can't hold enough moisture. I don't have time to be checking 2-3 times a day, not to mention going in and out several times during the hottest part of the day.

Maybe you could do a small temporary greenhouse tent for a couple months? Now that I think about it, DH bought an extra for his 3d printers, and it wasn't large enough and it's still in a box in the garage. Heh, I have a plan....

 

[Zhoen]

HEY!!! Take all that garden talk over to the other thread so I'm not just talking to myself over there!!!! 😜 But Ruj, the (very) little experience I have with potatoes was vertical (and bags is one popular way to do that...) The thing that struck me the most from researching that was that you have to be careful with the fertilizer-- too much nitrogen, especially later in the season, leads to lovely vines, but less tuber development.

 

[dlrcpa]

Still cold here, tired of it. Sun is shining and saw witch hazel blooming in a neighbor's yard. Thought it was forsythia but that's not blooming yet. Exercise class this morning and leftovers for supper. Taking car for service tomorrow, drag the junk out and tidy it up. They usually offer a free wash if they are not too busy. Have a good day.

 

[Grammarbug]

Chilly this morning, but in the 70s this afternoon. Going to tutor the boys, stop at the grocery store, get in a workout, and clean my herb bed. I have no clue what dinner is going to be.

 

[Contrary Housewife]

Slept late, been wanting to do that for the past week. Already 60+, going to be nice and warm. Feels like spring is here, don't fall for it, it's a trap!

Going out to run errands, get myself something for lunch, do the grocery shop. Hope to come home with seeds from the community garden if they are not too busy.

Dinner is something with chicken, I haven't decided yet.