new creation

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!"
2" Corinthians 5:17

gardening

I am super excited to be starting our 2nd annual vegetable garden! I will update often on our progress this year. We learned a lot last year about what to do and what not to do. Our goal is to stay as organic as possible. My sweet husband got me The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food. I am obsessed with it! It has over 201 ideas for controlling pests and disease organically! It is 481 pages of complete garden know-how. No, I have not read the whole thing!

I will get us started by listing the plants my dear husband has started from seed at work. (Maybe I should mention he works for a plant and seed company?) Later on I will include a garden plan on where/how we will lay out the plants in our little 10'x15' garden! We have:
- 3 indeterminate tomatoes
- 2 determinate tomatoes
- zucchini
- squash
- sweet banana pepper
- jalepeno

We may also have:
- red/green bell pepper

Our herbs survived the winter quite nicely (except for the basil possibly, still waiting for that one!) Our parsley was attacked by our new puppy, but is now flourishing! I love that my backyard is starting to smell like my grandmother's will all the mint that is growing! Here is a few shots of our herbs.

So as you can see we have parsley, mint, rosemary, chives and big blank garden just waiting to be filled up! I'll keep you posted on our progress!

he is risen

"He is not here; he has risen!"
Luke 24:6a

update: march/april 200 challenge

Here is my half-way there update! I have not gone back to the store for anything yet and I think I can make it the rest of the month this way, which is really exciting. Here is what we have eaten so far...

Dinners
-Cheesy chicken and rice with broccoli (one to go!)
-Shepherds pie
-Baked ziti with spinach
-Salmon, onion rings, asparagus
-Burritos
-Crock pot chicken and black eyed peas
-Frozen pizza
-Mexican lasagna
-Mexican lentil casserole
-Chicken pesto
-Spaghetti, meatballs, garlic toast
-Shrimp scampi
-Popcorn shrimp, faux tatoes
-Biscuits and gravy (x2)
-Butternut squash risotto
-Smoked gouda mac and cheese
-Greek crock pot chicken
-Whole wheat blueberry pancakes
-Scallops and pasta
-Hot dogs and beans
-Chili beans and biscuits
-Turkey burgers
-Fried eggs, sausage, grits

Lots of yummy meals to go and only 12 more days til shopping!