Garden 2019

It's January it's cold out and it's looking like it's going to get colder this week so no better time to think about gardening. Last year the garden did not go well at all since I was traveling most of the summer and the kids at home didn't water what I had planted. I was able to get a bed of hostas started and I will see what happens with them when they come up again this year. It has been an adjustment to change from gardening in NY to Gardening in Kansas but this year I have put more time into learning and planning for the differences. I also an still battling the poison ivy but getting better at identifying it in all the seasons.

Kansas Garden 2017

I have plans for tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, summer squash, basil, oregano, lettuce, broccoli, cabbage and adding a watermelon, pumpkin patch area. I also will be updating the garden beds and adding another one, just haven't told the husband yet about that project.

Kansas Garden 2017

This week I will be starting cabbage and broccoli in the house, and if it warms up this upcoming weekend spending some time on clean up jobs and finding a weed killer to keep the grass out of the stone walk.

 

New York Garden, where the summers are wet and cooler

Goal Up date

Ten Goals for the 2018-2019 school year

1. Read one non-fiction book per month :

Yep not doing so well on this, but I have one checked out from the library and time set aside this weekend to try to read it.

2. Monthly date with the husband : 

No new dates this month, since the husband happens to a Federal Employee so no extra spending for the next while.  But have on the list a at home date night like we used to do when we were first dating, chicken nuggets, french fry's, onion rings and a movie at the time usually Uncle Buck or Teen Age Mutant Teenagers on VHS. Will set the at home kid up with his own tv show in a different room, so it will be a date and not a family movie night.

3. Weekly Game Night : 

The youngest is loving a new game his sister bought him for Christmas, Fortnight Monopoly. With the brothers back at college we are back to two person game time. 

4. Try a new recipe each week - 

Planning on cooking from cookbooks that I take out of the library is working really well, we tried a pizza recipe from Cook it in Cast Iron Cookbook by Cook's Country and we really liked it. There are a few more recipes in there I would like to try before returning it to the library.

5. Fall Garden- Spring Garden

This week we ordered our grow lights and got them hooked up, and I have placed my seed order at Rareseeds. I also spent some time making a list of planting times and reading up on Gardening in Kansas at the K- State College Website. I will have a garden this year that will grow. 

6. De-clutter- 

Working on this bit by bit, we have friends that have a fundraiser that collects soft goods like clothing, shoes, etc and pays them by weight. My goal is by Sat to have at least 5 bags for them to pick up.  

7. Loose some weight- 

It wouldn't be a list of goals with out at least one healthy living goal. 

8. Learn a new skill - 

This has been on past goal lists but this year I will learn to make soap. Still working on it.

9. Reduce trash- 

Increase our recycling, reusing, and composting. Doing much better and working on taking our own bags to the store. 

10. A Financial goal-

 I am not going to share to much on this publicly but I do have a saving goal which is on hold for now.

A Harry Potter Inspired Photo Day

So yesterday the weather was wonderful and the lighting perfect and Kat had received a camera for Christmas so time to take some pictures

Goal Update:

Good thing that I didn't make blogging more a goal, but I have been working on things bit by bit some more then others. 

First of all starting in January I added a  new goal which should make my other goals more reachable and that is no Facebook until 2:30 in the afternoon.


Ten Goals for the 2018-2019 school year

1. Read one non-fiction book per month :

Only managed one non fiction book so far this year and plenty of fiction. Wondering if I could make cook books count as non fiction. I did read A Fine Romance, Falling in Love with the English Countryside by Susan Branch and really enjoyed it. As it is a trip I would love to do someday with my husband.

2. Monthly date with the husband : 

We  usually have been going to breakfast and we might have brought the 12 year old along on our dinner out for our 25 year anniversary.

But we did do a overnight train trip to St Louis just the two of us and it was a lot of fun. To watch the Buffalo Sabres Play. 

3. Weekly Game Night : 

This has been hit and miss but we have been trying, often its a two person game but now that the brothers are home on break we have been trying some other games.

4. Try a new recipe each week - 

This hasn't been really happening but I have added to the goal and will be trying a a recipe from each cook book I take out from the library. This past week we had Fried chicken tacos 

5. Fall Garden-

This was a bust so on to the spring garden

6. De-clutter- 

Working on this bit by bit

7. Loose some weight- 

It wouldn't be a list of goals with out at least one healthy living goal. 

8. Learn a new skill - 

This has been on past goal lists but this year I will learn to make soap. Still working on it.

9. Reduce trash- 

Increase our recycling, reusing, and composting. Doing much better and working on taking our own bags to the store.

10. A Financial goal-

 I am not going to share to much on this publicly but I do have a saving goal which is going well.