Farmer Dan?

Here is Dan's new creation - a hanging garden stand! Here is tomatoes and jalapenos. He has cilantro started in the house so hopefully we will be able to make our own salsa this summer. Dan came up with the idea for how to build this stand on Sunday, went off to Lowe's and came home and had the project completed by sundown.

The Deck Is Done!

Last summer Dan repainted our gazebo and then at the beginning of March he ripped out the old deck off to the side of it and here is the new one he built. If you remember, him and the boys worked on this during spring break. Here is the finished product!

Where Does The Time Go?

I am really sorry I haven't been posting on here more often, but time just seems to fly by. What have I been up to? The first week of March I had surgery on my wrist for a ganglion cyst and had a splint on for 2 weeks. The night before I got my splint off, I started having abdominal pain and went into the ER on the Tuesday morning and spent the majority of spring break in the hospital and was diagnosed with Diverticulitis. I have done a little sewing and have been selling and taking orders on some.

I continue to write "Mom Speak" for our local newspaper. Since the couponing class I took in November I am now a "Super Couponer" and doing quite well at it. You can see my coupon binder above and let me tell it is completely organized and full! In the picture with Oliver above, I got 35 boxes of flavored instant oatmeal and 10 boxes of cereal for $6.70 and saved $175.60! When I calculate out what I am saving and the time I am spending on couponing/shopping it would be like me getting paid around $55/hr at a job. I am also still working 16hrs/week at the hospital. I guess what I am trying to say is that I am busy, but hope to get to putting more posts back on here.